Category — Color Trend

Weddings these days are seemingly centered on bicolor themes, or a two-colors-with-an-accent color palette.

It’s time to shake things up a bit. What about the bright colors we were crazy about as kids? Even now, think of the joy that seeing a rainbow brings, or seeing colorful balloons at the carnival. This same joy can bleed into your wedding color scheme (and theme).

The places to inject color are endless. For those going for all-out color shock, this is the time to have some fun. White bridal gowns with a hint of rainbow, along with appropriate accessories, are just the start. Chair covers in varying primary and secondary colors can add a splash of color to a reception hall. Colorful flowers, whether just in the bridal bouquet, all bouquets, or in the floral décor throughout the ceremony and reception venues, are sure to lift your guests’ spirits. Serve colorful cupcakes, or add a splash of color to aspects of your centerpieces, like candles and glass vases.

To avoid color overload, however, concentrate on the smaller details or a few larger items. A little color can go a long way.

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When life gives you lemons, make some lemonade!

Looking for some fresh spring or summer party ideas? Check out this beautiful “Hello Spring” party theme that Charm Event Design recently put together! From the vibrant color palette & mason jar drinking glasses to the playful “Lemonade Stand” Dessert Buffet. (courtesy of Hostess with the Mostess)

To make create this fresh new theme for your wedding or bridal shower, basically, think lemon and then think all shades of yellow, yellow, and yellow. In some small way, try to incorporate a little yellow or lemon touch into the most important aspects of your unique wedding theme. You can include lemons in your centerpieces, lemonade on your sweets table, and a delicious lemon flavor cake! Other aspects you can include lemon yellow into are invitations and dresses.

Invitations: The invitation is the first thing guests will see that sets the stage for a theme wedding. Make them simple, classy, and elegant.

Dresses: The greatest thing about a unique theme wedding is that it can truly be as unique as you want it to be. Your dress is no exception. You can find a wide variety of bridesmaid dresses in canary yellow. However, who says only the bridesmaids and the wedding party can wear a color? Consider switching things up and select a yellow wedding dress while your attendants wear white this time instead.

If your wedding plans include an open bar consider serving lemon drop martinis as your wedding specialty or either Mike’s Hard Lemonade.

Wedding Cake: If you would like a traditional wedding cake select a yellow cake with buttercream icing. Other choices include lemon poundcake or adding a lemon filling to the cake. If you’d like something different and a little less traditional, lemon meringue pie would be delicious as well as lemon cheesecake!

Favors: For guest favors, again think yellow and think lemon. Yellow Lemonheads come packaged individually, loose in bulk, or in the cute theater sized boxes. Couple yellow Lemonheads with a funny or quirky poem and these would definitely be cute and unique wedding favors. If candy isn’t exactly your style or if you’d prefer something a bit more classic, try a lemon scented candle.

by Chris Easter

If you’re thinking of popping the question soon, you’ve probably already started to consider what kind of ring you’ll be giving her.  After all that’s been drilled into your head about diamonds being a girl’s best friend, is there any way you can possibly give her an engagement ring that doesn’t include a diamond. Surprisingly, that answer is yes.

We’ve partnered with our friends at Whiteflash.com to identify four of the most popular non-diamond engagement ring styles that grooms and brides are targeting in 2010. Here are some quick descriptions of tanzanite, sapphire, emerald and ruby straight from the experts at Whiteflash:

Tanzanite – a rare gem only found in the Merelani Hills which was discovered in 1967 in Tanzania. This stone is a newcomer to the gemstone market and is referred to as the “Jewel of East Africa.” Tanzanite is typically brown with reddish, orange, yellow, or bronze hues and is a unique variety of the mineral zoisite.

Sapphire – is the ultimate blue gemstone that represents the soul and fidelity. Sapphire is an extremely durable gemstone that comes in a variety of colors, the most common being blue – a color associated with friendship and loyalty as well as harmony. It is known as “The Jewel of the Sky” and is the birthstone for September.

Emerald – an intense green gemstone, its magnificent green color speaks volumes as well as being May’s birthstone. It is known as the “symbol of spring.” In the ancient world this gem was believed to symbolize hope, arrival of spring and rebirth. Emeralds come in various varieties of light and dark shades of green and sometimes having background hues of different colors like yellow, blue, brown of gray. In its finest quality, an emerald is more valuable than a diamond.

Ruby – the birthstone for July is also known as the “King of Gems”. The ruby is considered the ultimate gemstone associated with love and passion and its sometimes referred to as the “blood” gemstone representing courage and bravery. It is rare to find in its top quality which displays all the characteristics of a precious stone: pure brilliance, lasting hardness and stunning color, which is noted as ruby’s most appealing feature.

Non-diamond engagement rings aren’t for every woman. We strongly recommend sitting down and spending some time talking with your fiancé-to-be about what ring styles she likes. She is, after all, going to be the one wearing the ring for the rest of her life.

What better color for a Winter wedding than blue? Create a Winter wonderland using colors such as royal blue, ice blue, white, silver and variations of metallic blues.  Incorporate snowflakes, icicles and sparkling crystals to create a modern Winter wonderland theme.  Use flowers such as blue and white hydrangeas, white roses, orchids, baby’s breath, and touches of birch bark to create the perfect Winter feel.

Here are some blue wedding inspirations and ideas:

Images courtesy of Brides.com, Duke Images, Disney Bridal, and Paper Olive.