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Bold and Bright

Fall is synonymous with a warm color palette of reds, oranges, and yellows. But if you want to make your bouquet pop against the ever-changing backdrop, turn up the saturation. This bright, unapologetically bold batch is equal parts autumnal and eye-catching.

Think Pink

Why limit your autumn palette to red and orange? For an unexpected pop of color—and one that doesn’t stray too far from fall’s warm tones—incorporate some pink. This bouquet uses various shades of the hue for a cozy, tonal effect

Bright and Rich

During a season that is both bright and brown, this arrangement tows the line between those two worlds in a fun way. It includes a mixture of vibrant hued flowers—pin-cushion protea, ranunculus, spray roses—as well burnt oranges leaves, for an effect that’s festively fall.

Pretty Pastels

Just because you’re getting married in the fall doesn’t mean you have to completely ditch the airy neutrals. It feels crisp and fresh like the change in weather. Dahlias and roses took center stage in this bouquet.

Go Big With Greenery

Speaking of a neutral palette, it is possible to make a bunch of blush and white blooms more seasonally appropriate. The key? Surrounding your neutral blooms with lush, leafy greens. This winning combination pays tribute to Mother Nature herself.

Burgundy Bouquet

Romantically moody and undeniably luxe, this burgundy bouquet is comprised of black calla lilies, roses, blushing bride protea, rice flower, ivory spray roses, and white snowberry.

Stay Cool

If your wedding palette is on the cooler side of the color spectrum, sprinkle some purple blooms into your bouquet. This mix of purple adds a wow factor to this soft bridal batch.

Burnished Foliage

This fall bride loves orange.  She used marigolds with other burnished foliage to create a sophisticated autumn palette.

Rich Reds, Pinks, and Cappuccino

Red-and-pink might seem like a tricky palette for a fall wedding, but mix in deep, oxblood tones and a neutral (like, these cappuccino roses tinged with red) and you’ll steer clear of Valentine’s Day–esque territory.

Autumn Coral

Perfect as a centerpiece or as a bouquet, this flower arrangement makes the case for coral tones in fall. Dried grasses, lunaria, carnations, and brown lisianthus explode from the vase of this striking arrangement.

Jewel Tones with Gold

This velvety, layered, hand-tied bouquet features dahlias, lisianthus, zinnias, veronica, and roses, all of which are weaved with cascading maidenhair ferns and pops of raspberry foliage.

Ombre Bouquet

Seasonal flowers like zinnias, garden roses, and dahlias in shades of pink—from deep burgundy to the palest blush—give this bouquet an almost ombré effect. The flowers are arranged loosely, for an unfussy, just-gathered-from-the-garden feel.

All Orange

This orangey bouquet proves that one color is all you need to create a dynamic and elegant bouquet. An assortment of flowers, including ranunculus, helios garden roses, cymbidium orchids, anemones, broom corn, wheat, seeded eucalyptus, roses, amaranth, and Italian Ruscus is texturally rich yet totally refined.

Luxe Jewel Tones

While walking the dog yesterday, we found the tracks of a pack of wolves that had passed across the edge of our property. (I live out in the highway in Alaska.) I took a picture of my hand next to a wolf track for comparison. 

Now here’s a picture of my hand with one of our dog’s tracks:

And he’s not an especially small dog; he’s a 55-lb retriever mix.

And the dog’s tracks next to wolf tracks:

like, a wolf is as tall when lying down as most dogs are standing. here, see for yourself. Labs are a very dog-sized dog, wouldn’t you say? Check this out