January 2010

Sometimes it can be fun to incorporate many different colors into a wedding while still maintaining a dominant color scheme. Especially if the wedding venue and location is outdoors where many different colors can be found naturally in the environment and surroundings. Being free with color can be very exhilarating and allow your personality to really shine through!

At a recent late summer wedding in September, the bride chose greens, yellows, and oranges for her reception table centerpieces. But for the personal flowers and bouquets, she wanted to do something a little different and more playful. All the groomsmen and bridesmaids were decked out in black, but each attendant wore a different color pair of shoes. The contrast between the black clothing against the colored shoes really popped and grabbed everyone�s attention. Along the same theme, we made each bridesmaid a bouquet featuring her specific color using flowers within the color�s shades and tones. The bride�s bouquet tied everything together by incorporating each bridesmaid�s feature color.

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You might consider the wedding arch a little tired. Many times you see them decorated with oodles of vines, roses, and hydrangeas with the flowers framing the arch, tracing its natural shape. This type of design utilizes a lot of flowers and makes the arch look very beautiful, very opulent. However, such a design may also seem a little more on the traditional side.

I love wedding arches, but sometimes I want them to look a little more modern and updated. Lately, I have been using strands of hanging flowers and beads to decorate arches, arbors, and gazebos. Dramatic and eye-catching, it also creates a very simple and elegant look. And not to mention, since it uses fewer flowers than the traditional wedding arch design, it might be friendlier to your pocket book!

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