I just love fall weddings.  Mostly because of the fall wedding flowers available, of course!  I’m a big fan of berries and branches, and fall is a perfect season to include fruits, berries, and branches in floral arrangements.  This post, I’ll focus on non-flowers.

Ornamental Peppers (Capsicum annuum)

Ornamental peppers are more diverse than you might think!  They’re available in black, purple, red, orange, and yellow, and they are sometimes long and thin like a serrano pepper, and sometimes short and fat. For a black and white wedding theme in fall, ornamental peppers are a great option.  They’re shown here with coxcomb and sunflowers.  Please don’t eat them!  I hear they’re terribly hot.  Haven’t tried them myself, though!

Ornamental Kale (Brassica oleracea)

“What is that… cabbage?”  Yes!  It is!  And isn’t it cool???  Kale comes in plum/purple, blush, ivory, and green.  If you ask me, it resembles like a giant rose.   Sometimes the petals have  ruffly edges, sometimes smooth.  Ornamental kale is a popular fall bedding plant as well as being a great option for fall wedding flowers!  They are very striking, and a bit unusual.  Don’t dismiss cabbage for your wedding flowers.  They’re quite the conversation starter!

Smokebush (Cotinus coggygria)

Another favorite of mine, smokebush is a shrub that turns reddish purple in fall.  The leaves are roundish and about 2″ across.  One of the prettiest cut branches available for fall color, if you ask me!