The Autumn bride.

An Autumn bride is wearing the season the rest of the year envies. Rust, oxblood, mustard, deep olive, golden chestnut, brick, deep teal — the palette is warm, deep, and rich, the visual register of a season at peak. Cool jewel tones (sapphire, emerald, fuchsia) will fight her skin even if they look beautiful on the rack.

• rust#A8531F
• burnt orange#C76E2A
• antique gold#D9A23F
• deep olive#7A8B36
• forest teal#3F7E6E
• oxblood#6E2E1C
• warm chestnut#8C6048
• wheat#D9C0A0

The flowers

Garden roses in rust and burnt orange, terracotta dahlias, copper-tone protea, dried wheat, eucalyptus seeded with brown clusters, fall foliage as ribbon-substitute. A bridal bouquet that smells of nutmeg and looks like an October still life.

The bridal party

Rust, burnt orange, oxblood, deep olive, warm camel. Velvet is the period-correct fabric for an Autumn wedding party. Pure-black dresses will photograph harsh against the warm palette — go dark chocolate or oxblood instead.

The venue

Stone barns, warm-wood interiors, vineyards in October, fall-foliage forests, library or brownstone venues with natural wood tones. Marble and white-stone venues will read cool against an Autumn bride; warmth attracts warmth.

The makeup

Warm rust or terracotta blush. Brown-red or warm-berry lip (think Tom Ford's Cherry Lush family). Eyeshadow in warm browns, copper, deep gold. Avoid cool pink highlighter and cool taupe shadow — they'll read as a different season on the bride.

The metals & the gown

Metals

Yellow gold and antique gold. Rose gold works. Brass accents in the styling (chargers, candleholders, signage frames). Silver and platinum will look gray against the bride's warmth in the photos.

Gown

Champagne, warm ivory, or even pale gold. A pure-white gown can look stark against an Autumn bride's natural depth and warmth. Champagne silks and warm-cream lace photograph richer.

What to avoid

Cool fuchsia, royal blue, silver-heavy jewelry, true black, pure white gown, icy pastels. These cool jewel tones will fight every warm note in the rest of the wedding.

Designers worth a fitting

Carolina Herrera's autumnal collections, Monique Lhuillier's warm-toned lines, BHLDN's velvet collections, Sarah Seven, Catherine Deane.

And after

New England in October, Provence at harvest, Tuscany in October, Aspen in early fall, Marrakech. Anywhere the palette of the wedding continues outside the venue walls.