Fall is an amazing time of year to throw an engagement party! The weather is perfect, the changing colors make for gorgeous pictures, and there’s usually a lull in travel plans for your guests after summer vacations and before the holiday season.

No matter which month you decide on, plan a fantastic (and picturesque) fall engagement party with these 23 unique ideas!

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Apple Cider Drinks

Welcome guests with hot apple cider! This is an especially great idea if you’re outside and it’s a tad chilly. Make it a spiked apple cider if you want it to be a cocktail.

Blankets & Shawls

Keep guests toasty and warm on a chilly fall evening with complimentary blankets and shawls for guests that may not have dressed warm enough for the occasion. Keep them in a cute wicker basket by the entrance so guests can snag one when they head into your event space. Or if your event space is inside with an optional outdoor area, keep them by the door for guests who want to step out for some fresh air!

Fall-Themed Invitations

Make sure you’re carrying the fall theme throughout your entire shindig with fall details included in the invitations and signage as well.

Coffee & Hot Drinks

Help guests warm up with a hot cup of coffee, hot chocolate, tea or apple cider by including a hot drink station at your fall engagement party. We love the idea of offering multiple options, and even including Bailey’s, whipped cream, and fun toppings that your guests can add to their drinks.

Rustic Cakes & Desserts

Fall is the perfect time to break out all the rustic designs. Carry the rustic look throughout the event, including on the cake and desserts if you’re having them! We love this incorporation of a cozy blanket, galvanized metal, oak slices for dessert displays, and wooden cake trays.

Seasonal Colors

Incorporate the colors of the season in your fall engagement party color palette! Rich reds, burnt orange, and rustic browns make for a warm and fall-feeling event.

Pumpkin Decor

It wouldn’t be fall decor without pumpkins, right? Incorporate pumpkins throughout the event space, options include: on tables as centerpieces, around signage, photo backdrops, or just sprinkled throughout the space in corners and nooks that need to be filled.

Caramel Apples

Help guests feel like kids again with delicious caramel apples at your fall engagement party! Include optional toppings for guests who really want to go all out with their apple treats.

Pumpkin Entrance

Take your love of pumpkins a step further than cute decor, make your entrance pumpkin filled! We love this pumpkin aisle leading into the event space – so adorable! And bonus, you can use it again for Thanksgiving or Halloween decor.

Seasonal Menu

Include fall flavors in your event menu to really highlight the beautiful time of year. Think pumpkin spice cocktails or coffee, mini apple pie bites at the dessert table, butternut squash appetizers, or even spiked hot chocolate with fresh cinnamon sticks!

Fall Party Favors

Send guests home with fall engagement party favors! We love the idea of giving guests little fall-flavored shooters (like pumpkin pie vodka or apple infused whiskey), little scented candles full of fall scents like cinnamon, apple, or pumpkin spice, or even bags of freshly made caramel popcorn!

Fall-cuterie

Everyone loves charcuterie! Make yours fall-themed by incorporating cinnamon butter for dipping crackers and spreading on bread, apple slices, grapes, and cranberries, mixed in with the nuts, meats, and cheeses.

Rustic Fall Centerpieces

Make your centerpieces feel fabulous and fall-themed with rustic elements mixed with autumn colors. We love this combination of dramatic gold candle sticks, votives, and greenery mixed in with deep burgundy flowers!

Fall Wine List

Fall is the perfect time of year for wine-lovers because we can enjoy those heavier reds again instead of opting for more refreshing white and rose wines in the hotter months. If you’re a wine lover yourself or want to accommodate guests that are, here are the top fall wines that experts recommend for autumn:

• Dolcetto
• Carignan
• Grenache
• Sémillon
• Barbera
• Rhône/GSM Blends
• Cabernet Franc
• Primitivo/Zinfandel

Keep Guests Entertained

Whether your fall engagement party is indoors or outdoors, make sure guests have options for entertainment – you can only mingle for so long! We love the idea of having corn hole set up for outdoor events.

S’mores Station

Something about fall makes it feel like s’mores season, doesn’t it? Perhaps it’s because cooler nights make for a cozier fire. Include a s’mores station for guests if your event location has a fire pit!

Rustic Details

Make the whole event feel cohesive by carrying rustic details throughout – even for a cooler! This beer-barrow idea is so adorable and perfect for an outdoor fall engagement party or rehearsal dinner.

Fall Guest Book

Think guest books are just for weddings? Think again! Include a guest book at your engagement party that feels ultra-personal and fall-themed. Have guests sign pre-flattened and preserved leaves to add to the book, and for a polaroid camera right by the book for guests to take fun pictures they can include right next to their signed leaves.

Mason Jar Lanterns

This idea is so rustic-chic and perfect for a fall engagement party or fall wedding! Hang mason jar lanterns above tables for a dramatic effect, or in trees nearby to define an outdoor space.

Fall Snacks

Guests will inevitably be hungry throughout the event, so make sure you give them options when those hunger cravings strike! Some fall snack ideas include popcorn, carmel-corn, mini pumpkin pie bites, charcuterie boards and mini soups for guests that want to warm up.

Rustic Photo Display

Guests love looking at photo displays, especially at engagement parties since they tend to be a little smaller and more intimate than the wedding itself. Make it feel especially rustic and fall-themed by incorporating wood elements, ornate picture frames, and fall foliage like leaves, vines, and fall-colored florals and greenery.

Heat Lamps

Another especially great idea if you’re having an outdoor fall engagement party: heat lamps. As the sun dips and your party continues into the night, it can get a little chilly without that sunshine. Depending on your location and time your event ends, you may want to consider heat lamps.

Fall-Colored Drinkware

Make your engagement party tables pop with drinkware that fits the season! We love these burnt orange goblets, they look amazing with rustic centerpieces filled with candlesticks and deep fall-colored florals.