Fruit and Weddings

Yesterday I met with a bride and we were discussing centerpiece ideas and she mentioned how she wants to use green apple and/or cherries in them...and it made me think of writing a post about how to incorporate fruit into your wedding day! Being that CGW is located in Hood River, which is well know for is amazing orchards filled with tasty fruit, we try to incorporate local farmer's products into our weddings. Using fruits in your wedding is a great way to add color and texture to your wedding. Fruit is also very cost effective!! Fruit typically last longer than flowers, therefore if you are to make the arrangements yourself, you will be able to prepare them a few days in advance!

Escort Cards/Table Setting Cards
A common use of different fruits from Hood River that CGW has done in the past is use either pears or apples as an escort card holder. Being that there are so many different types of pears and apples, the couple has a wide variety of shades and colors to choose from! Line the fruit along a table and either rest the escort card on the fruit or use a decorative floral pin to place the card on the fruit itself (this is a great idea, especially on those windy days!!). To add more color and decoration, scatter rose petals or other flowers around the escort card table!

 

Here we used crystal end floral pins to pin the escort cards to the pears.

Here, the escort cards are inside the labeled envelope and placed against the pears. Photo by Vlado Sklenar.

Another great idea is to punch a hole in the corner of the card and tie the card with a colorful ribbon to a pin and stick the card into the fruit, like shown above with apples. Photo by Vlado Sklenar

I love this idea of making the leaves out of paper and pinning the to the apples with the guest's  names and which table they will be sitting at. SO CUTE!

 

Very simple and VERY cute ideas with lemons!

Place the piece of fruit on the table setting with the guests name.

I love how the name is wrapped around the pear and stuck with a pin! Very cute!!

Here the name of the guest is hand written on the lemon!

Centerpiece

Adding fruit to centerpieces has become a huge trend within the wedding industry. It adds fun colors you may not find in flowers you like, adds texture and dimension to your centerpieces.

 

If you and your fiance are planning on getting married at a vineyard, incorporate grapes into a wine themed wedding. The photo above used apples in the base of the centerpiece and added grapes to the top of the arrangement. Left photo by Columbia Gorge Images

Here the pears rest at the bottom of the centerpiece with bright pink flowers to top!

This large vase is filled with pears with a matching rustic colored ribbon tied around the vase with the table number on the ribbon. Very simple and easy to do yourself!

 

Instead of having the fruit at the bottom of the vase, here the apples are placed above with other flowers.

  

Cake Decoration

Another great way to incorporate fruit into your wedding is to add around your cake. You can use small or large fruit at add to your cake as decoration.

You can see the small amounts of grapes to add a hint of green to the cake.

 

Burgundy and olive colored pears are placed around the cake. Cake by La Joconde Cakes

Layer the fruit in between the tiers of cake.

  

Favors

As a way to thank your guests for coming and being a part of your special day, offer them fresh fruits!

Cherries are placed in small take home boxes as favors for guests!

 

 

Here the bride and groom gave caramel apples at their Fall wedding!

 

Who doesn't LOVE caramel apples!?!

Individual wrapped pears...You can wrap a wide variety of fruit besides pears..

Have fun and be creative with the natural fruits you  have. Support local farmers and add a touch of what makes Hood River so amazing!