a big hello and question about DIY wedding decor

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hi-hi everyone. i've been lurking for a few days and finally decided to come out of the shadows and post.

i've been DIY-ing for years... i'm rather ADD about it, though. you name it, i've tried i- but, chances are, i haven't finished it. i have a slight problem and i hope some of you can give me a little creative inspiration.

i'm getting married in october, and i decided from the beginning that i was going to do all the decorating myself. i'm extremely anti when it comes to the corporate/debutante picture of the perfect wedding.

my fiance is irish, and he has in mind a renaissance type wedding. i'm a little more eccentric... more "Moulin Rouge". our colors are scarlet, cream, and gold. we're getting married at an equestrian center, on a hill with gorgeous views of mountains on all sides.
instead of plastic chairs, we're using rows of hay bales as seating. (covered with tapestry fabric to keep the guests from being poked in the butt ;))
i'm planning to have baskets of red apples with little gold ribbons tied around them as decoration... but other than that, i'm completely stumped.

i'm sorry for the long post, and for the vagueness within... but any ideas or suggestions are desperately needed.

(thanks, goddessofpurple for the ping pong rainbow light post. definitely using that one!!

~vegas