Color Me Indecisive

I have been thinking about the color palette of the wedding almost since the day we got engaged.  To me, this is a “bride” detail – you know, the details that you think are a huge deal and therefore everyone else will think are a huge deal but really nobody else cares.  Tons of brides everywhere put so much thought into their color palette.  This is why when a bride is asked what the colors are for her wedding, she doesn’t reply with a standard one-syllable color.  In fact, bridal colors MUST be at least a two to four word phrase.  It’s not blue, it’s “robin’s egg blue”.  It’s not green, it’s “slightly greyed jade”.  And if you're going to ask about the palette, you had better know that there is a huge difference between lilac, lavender, light plum, fig, fuchsia, violet, amethyst, indigo, and eggplant.  Especially if you are the groom.

 

Rainbow Brite:  You’re doing it wrong.

 

When I really break it down, nobody at the wedding is going to give a hoot whether the tablecloths are carnation pink or cerulean blue or burnt sienna or granny smith apple (oh Crayola).  But for some reason, I can’t stop obsessing about the colors.  And not just the plain old colors, but shades, schemes, brightness, and accents, and also where to put the colors and to what degree.  Flowers?  Bridesmaid dresses?  Centerpieces?  Napkins?  Invitations?  The possibilities are really endless.  And how do I incorporate the bling factor I love so much?  The last thing I want is for my wedding to look like a tacky, fluorescent, glittery mess.  AKA:  Ke$ha.

 

I found my bridesmaids’ outfits!

When thinking about colors it is easy to pick ones that look nice or that go well together or are simply your faves.  But for a wedding, it’s more complicated than that.  Sure, I love baby pink and peach, but is that really “us”?  Probably not.  I also love black and red, but for a wedding?  Bor-ring.  I also like yellow, but imagine that conversation with the bridesmaids.  “And our wedding colors are.....YELLOW!  You’re going to be wearing a yellow dress!!!  Yayyyyy!”  Cue fake smiles and nervous laughter.  So for me, it’s a big decision.  After a lot of thought, I pitched two palettes to Eric.

Pink, peach and purple pastels, with champagne and gold accents:

 

 

Royal purple, black and damask, with diamond accents:

 

 

 

And so, like I teased in my theme post, we are going to go with option 2, because we both like it and feel it is more “urban chic” which represents us well.  It's dramatic and will go well with our venue, and it's not an offensive bridesmaid dress color either.  Plus, I really want a color palette that I can incorporate diamond accents into because, well, I have a sparkle.  And I’m not going to let anyone take away my sparkle.

 

 

Yes.  That just happened.

 

Happy Wedding Wednesday!!!

 

~M

 

PS:  I reserve the right to change my mind 80 more times...

Theme Schmeme

I have to make this week’s blog post quick because I am drowning in a sea of T4s and T5s, but I just wanted to share a quick little topic that Eric and I have been discussing here and there since we started planning.  I also realize I've been pretty snarky the last couple posts, and while I am a sarcastic jerkface, I actually really do love wedding planning and blogging about decisions!

If you watch the show “Four Weddings” you’ll see that for every bride’s wedding, a two or three word theme is attached to her that best describes her wedding.  It usually has something to do with the decor, the personality of the bride, or some ridiculous thing she has planned that sets her apart.

 

 

From L to R:  Welsh Wizardry, Tears of Joy, Love Nest, Fiery and Fierce. 

I wish I was making this up.

 

So when we were watching an epi of Four Weddings once (I say we, but I really mean me, while Eric sits at the kitchen table doing something far less embarrassing and I make judgey comments out loud), I asked Eric what he thought the theme of our wedding should be.  He didn’t really know what I meant, so I broke it down for him.  “You know, like our theme.  Our THEME.  [large hand gestures] Our overall theme.”  Naturally, he was still a little puzzled, so I threw out a few examples. 

"Romantic simplicity"  A soft color palette of mostly pink, peach and purple pastels, roses, sweeping linens, casual and sweet:

 

 

 

"Dramatic elegance"  A dark, jewel toned palette with lots of sparkle, exotic flowers, lights and a black-tie feel.

 

"Rustic Luxe"  Mossy, old, and smelly, with a woodsy twist.  Must have lace, mismatched china, and hipster guests.

 

 

 

So after I’m done giving my ridiculous examples, Eric started laughing.  He was like, “Romantic simplicity?  That makes no sense.  That’s like saying our wedding theme is...FUN HAPPINESS!”  Which of course, made me LOL.  Eric is seriously hilarious, especially when it comes to making fun of me while I'm totally geeking out during wedding planning.

But after talking about colors and different things, we are leaning towards dramatic elegance, even if that’s not our official wedding theme.  We’re probably going with a dark royal purple as an accent color, which I think will look great in the Millennium Centre, along with high centerpieces (that’s right, you won’t be able to see the people across from you at the table, deal with it) uplighting, and naturally, a touch of bling.  ;)

Some inspiration pics...

 

 

Ah, the internet.  What did brides do before Pinterest?

So while our theme is far from nailed down and we have a long way to go before we start picking out linens, the vision is there!  Knowing me I will probably change my mind ten more times but still...progress!

 

Happy Wedding Wednesday!!!

 

~M