36 Fall Wedding Centerpieces That Pay Homage to the Season

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Photo: Lauren Fair Photography

Celebrate autumn by filling your tabletops with in-season flowers and harvest fruits and veggies.

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Lauren Fair Photography

Whether you're getting married in the country or throwing a casual wedding in the city this fall, we love the look of fresh, seasonal flowers. There's no better way to embrace the season than by bringing the outside in and celebrating the natural changes around you with autumnal flowers, on-theme colors, and fall add-ins that pay homage to the cool weather. Thanks to fiery foliage color schemes and warm, woodsy accents, autumnal wedding centerpieces can transform your reception's tablescapes.

There's no lack of variety when it comes to choosing a centerpiece that feels aptly fall-inspired. From jewel tones (like deep purples and rich sapphires) to more classic colors (think burnt oranges and rusts reds!), your color palette options are endless. And don't forget those harvest-inspired elements that make for great table accents. Use eye-catching pumpkins and pine cones on your tabletop to supplement an abundance of beautiful blooms, including in-season selections like dahlias, zinnias, scabiosa pods, and anemones. Other fresh autumnal accents like fall foliage, berries, persimmons, and squash, are also noteworthy adds (check out how Oleander incorporated harvest fruits and veggies to this tablesape, for example).

If all of this sounds straight up your wedding décor aeshetic's alley, just wait until you see the following stunners mixed together. These arrangements highlight the very best of the season's offerings and prove that the best way to add a hint of seasonality to your big-day décor is through your tablescapes' flowers. Luckily, a fall wedding has so many beautiful and rich shades, fresh flowers, harvest fruits and veggies, and more to draw inspiration from. Ahead, fall centerpieces plucked straight from pretty and mimic-worthy celebrations.

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Autumn Pinks

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Jen Huang

Fleuriste proved that a pink-centric summer color palette can be translated with fall buds, thanks to this arrangement of dahlias, scabiosa, ranunculus, and garden roses.

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Candle-Lit

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Lev Kuperman Photography

A dark red and burgundy dahlia, mum, and carnation display by Lindsay Rae Design felt even more fall-ready on a candle-lit tablescape, curated by Jove Meyer.

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Goblets

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Next Exit Photography

Krista Jon and Kristeen LaBrot Events worked together to bring these goblet cluster centerpieces to life. The vintage glasses moody hues, combined with the merlot-hued blooms, created a unique and seasonal vignette.

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Pomegranates

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Kristen Kilpatrick

This dahlia, spray rose, and scabiosa arrangement also featured an edible component—pomegranates, which adorned the base. Katy Bohls of Without Wax both created these displays and designed the tablescape (note how the candles are the exact same color as the fruit!).

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Burgundy Leaves

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Christian Oth Studio

Ariella Chezar added continus, a type of burgundy fall foliage, to blush-toned floral centerpieces to tie them back to the more dramatic branch displays. Lynn Easton Events introduced other autumnal elements to the tablescape, like black taper and neutral votive candles.

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Cluster

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Alexandria Monette Photography

On this warm tabletop, small glass bottles held dark pink blooms and orange spray roses by Rogue and Fox Floral Co. The result? A mismatched assortment of centerpieces that looked minimal, but still autumnal. Gold candlesticks, burnt orange glassware, and soft gray napkins—all curated by Candace Jolee Events—were on-theme embellishments.

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Mostly Greens

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Joel & Justyna

Just a few lush white roses (a year-round favorite) adorned Lois Mathews Design's mostly-greens garland, which featured eucalyptus and fern. Bottles of pine brought verticality to the display.

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Rustic

fall wedding centerpieces vintage distressed country table
Sean Money + Elizabeth Fay

Stephanie Gibbs Events channeled the rustic vibes of this distressed country table's into the dahlia and ranunculus centerpieces, which she arranged in vintage outdoor planters. Yoj Events added in the woven chargers, simple linen runner, and red candles.

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Modern

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Henry Tieu Photography

Platform black-and-white candles weren't the only modern parts of Rain and Pines' sweetheart table. The contemporary floral arrangement by Bond In Bloom was created with dried eucalyptus, white ranunculus, and roses, all of which were displayed in a cool black bowl.

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Dark

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Sally Pinera

A deep, dark color palette informed this asymmetrical Studio Mondine centerpiece, made with blackened leaves, berries, and coffee- and wine-hued blooms. Just as bold? The butterfly-covered plates and bold blue chargers.

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Grasses

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The Edges Wedding Photography

Posey Floral + Event Design worked ranunculus, dahlias, pampas grass, and anemones into dainty gold vessels, which were offset by jet and emerald candles.

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Dried Wildflower Basket

Dried Flower Basket Centerpiece
Feather and Oak Photography

An antler and tree stump base made this German statice, helichrysum, broomcorn, and craspedia-filled basket even more fall appropriate.

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Romantic Centerpiece

Fall-Hued Centerpieces with Fresh Fruit
Sarah Kate Photography

This romantic red centerpiece felt particularly autumnal thanks to in-season blooms (like dahlias) and plenty of fall foliage.

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Fruity

Fall Tablescape with Dahlia and Zinnia Centerpieces and Fresh Fruit on Table
O'Malley Photographers

Fall-inspired centerpieces, arranged with dahlias, roses, zinnias, and berries, got an even greater autumnal upgrade thanks to fresh fruits scattered along the table. Gray taper candles added to the aesthetic.

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Organic

Dahlia Centerpiece for Fall
Mark for Trent Bailey Studio

Poppies & Posies arranged this lush, organic fall-inspired centerpiece. Packed with dahlias, ranunculus, roses, and autumn foliage, the arrangement sat pretty at a seasonal reception.

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Overflowing

Fall Centerpiece with Mini White Pumpkins
Courtesy of Tulipina

This centerpiece was inspired by the bounty of fall, both in terms of color and quantity of flowers. White pumpkins and fall-hued flowers spilled from the sides of the

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Muted

Romantic Fall Centerpiece with Foliage
Norman & Blake

Bespoke Only arranged this muted autumnal centerpiece using shades of yellow, blush, and orange. Fresh fruit and berries paired perfectly with fall flowers and foliage for an eye-catching display.

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Burgundy

Moody Burgundy Centerpiece for Fall
Michael Radford

Art with Nature created this ultra-romantic burgundy centerpiece using anemones, tulips, and lilies, then accented the entire arrangement with ferns and berries.

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Mini

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Mademoiselle Fiona Wedding Photography

These Brrch centerpieces might have been petite, but they didn't want for autumnal style or color.

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Dahlias and Berries

Dahlia and Berry Fall Wedding Centerpiece
Jose Villa

Dahlias, hellebores, and fresh berries made for the most delightfully fall-inspired centerpiece. A vintage-inspired silver footed vase infused the display with romance.

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Pumpkin-Studded

Fall Centerpiece with Mini Pumpkins
Brady Puryear

Colorful mini pumpkins were tucked inside this wedding's centerpieces. Roses, berries, and tons of foliage, arranged by Garden District, rounded out the look.

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Fruits and Veggies

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Patrick Moyer

Made largely of fruit and veggies (yep, that's a beet you see!), this Oak & the Owl centerpiece spoke to the bountiful nature of autumn.

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White Pumpkins

Fall-Hued Centerpiece with White and Red Flowers and Pumpkin Accent
Amalie Orrange Photography

Cloud 9 Wedding Flowers created autumn-hued centerpieces that paired perfectly with mini white pumpkin accents. The result was fall-inspired perfection.

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Berry-Hued

Burgundy-Hued Fall Centerpiece with Fresh Berries
Jordan Brittley

This dreamy fall centerpiece was packed with every possible fall hue. Victorian Gardens mixed ranunculus, dahlias, roses, foxglove, berries, and ferns to bring the look to life.

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Foliage and Fruit

Fall Centerpiece with Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit
Callie Hobbs Photography

Bare Root Flora created this gorgeous arrangement of garden and spray roses, ranunculus, cosmos, scabiosa, blushing bride protea, astrantia, and seasonal foliage. The look was made all the more autumnal with fresh pomegranates, pears, and deep purple grapes.

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Victorian Garden

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Bryan from For the Love of It

Partially inspired by a Victorian garden, this autumnal centerpiece by Moon Canyon included oak leaf hydrangea, garden roses, chocolate cosmo, and seasonal foliage.

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Fall Roses

creamy orange and red centerpieces
VUE Photography

These rustic bowls of seasonal-colored flowers were arranged by Gertie Mae's Floral Design.

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Greenery and Blooms

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Lauren Kinsey

"We wanted to create a feeling of romantic moodiness," said planner and event designer Jessica Sloane of this tablescape. The result was a mix of greenery and blooms on a supremely rustic table.

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Color-Changing Trees

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Cappy Hotchkiss Photography

These tables featured actual trees, which referenced the branches overhead. The result? A tented affair that gave off fall forrest vibes.

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Moody

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Alixann Loosle Photography

Centerpieces (they were created by Urban Chateau Floral) at this September wedding included astilbes, maple leaves, dahlias, rice flowers, roses, baby artichokes, hypericums, and snowberry.

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Tall Foliage

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Amber Gress

Lindsay Rae Design filled vases with tall greenery at this November wedding. "It just looked so beautiful, not too fussy and wonderfully unexpected," shared the bride.

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Red and Pink

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Heather Waraksa

Saipua created these vibrant painterly centerpieces, which were set atop a deep-green silk tablecloth.

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Fall Succulents

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Sasithon Photography of The Wedding Artists Collective

Seasonal pine cones, sturdy succulents, and bright orange blooms blended for a natural, autumnal look in this Emily Herzig centerpiece.

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Harvest

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Heather Payne

Floret fully embraced the harvest season by housing carrots and baby gold beets in terra-cotta vessels.

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Vibrant Purple

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Aaron Delesie

This deep plum mix was made by Max Gill Design, using dahlias, ranunculus, scabiosa, and chocolate cosmos.

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