In honor of Emerald’s selection as the 2013 Pantone Color of the Year, I wanted to give you some ideas for a green-themed wedding. If you are thinking of green as your wedding color, you have a wide range of colors from which to choose. In a recent listing of green colors that was found online, there were 50 different shades of green on the list! I am focusing on five shades here . . . From Emerald, which is [...]
Most all brides want to create a wedding that is “her own”. One way to do this is to choose a color palette that will be reflected throughout the wedding and reception. Another way to create a signature look for the wedding décor is to choose one particular flower as the centerpiece of the wedding theme. There are lots of flower options but in this blog post I will focus on Calla Lilies, Sunflowers and Daisies. Calla Lilies create an [...]
Purple is one of the most popular wedding colors of all time. We’ve had quite a few brides-to-be ask on our Facebook Page which colors will work with purple for their weddings. To help make it easier to choose a color to combine with purple, we’ve compiled all of our purple-themed color-story collages in to this blog post. As you can see from the collages below, purple with silver can have a totally different “feel” than purple with red. So [...]
Deciding on your colors for a winter wedding can be challenging. In most cases you don’t want it to look overly Christmas-y unless that is your theme, of course! There is no limit to the options for winter wedding décor but we’ll focus on seven possibilities here. One color choice is Red and White. If you don’t want a Christmasy look you can add some yellow to give it a whole new look! You may want to add winter accents such [...]
Choosing a color scheme for your wedding is one of the most important wedding planning decisions you will make because the colors you choose will be played out in your invitations, bridesmaids dresses, flowers, bouquets, cake, place cards, favors, wedding decor, reception decor and more! So, how do you go about choosing your perfect wedding colors? Some things to consider . . . Time of Year: The season of your wedding is always a good place to start because you probably wouldn’t [...]
