Winter is coming out like a lion, bringing spring into fashion, so we can feel it on the tips of our tongues. For some it means pedicures and pretty colors, for others the extreme utility of watches in their dream weddings, as summer looms not far overhead.
Not sure where to start? Don’t be fooled, as an event coordinator I’m the usual bride and groom who can’t even think where to begin. I usually start with a soft color. One of the most important steps to planning your dream wedding is choosing a color palette for your big day. With Colorschemedesigner.com you can pick your own color, and the color wheel tells you to pick which colors complement it. Whether you want the same shades of one color (monochromatic), opposite colors on opposite sides of the color wheel (complementary), three (triad), or four (tetrad) colors equally spaced on the color wheel, or analogous color, which are; along with the different colors, this site is a great place for a great guide for newlyweds.
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Summer brides are in luck because this season brings with it the widest variety of flowers and colors to enhance your wedding dreams. Below are some summer wedding themes to get your creative juices flowing.
Light of the Bride
Whether you’re a beach bum or live, a beach wedding is a popular choice for summer weddings. Choose tea length dresses and sharp lines to provide contrast against soft waves and sandy rolls. If you want to blend into the venue, comfortable sandals are a good choice for bridesmaids, especially if you’re going to have wedding destination
Beach weddings are great because you can’t use any color. Bright, vibrant colors like orange, yellow, and bold blue are all the rage for 2009 brides. You can fill bowls and centerpieces with exotic hibiscus, orchids, and star lilies with palm accents. For a unique look, try hanging silver starfish or pearl charms from the stems, or scattered throughout the bouquet.
If you don’t care for traditional floral centerpieces, or you’re wedding planning on a budget Cups of winds, or fish filled with sand, colored shells or candles. Sprinkle pearls or hibiscus flowers on the tables for an authentic coastal feel.
drinks are always a hit at weddings. Choose a summer drink, such as coconut or pineapple rum mixed with cranberry juice and name it yourself. For example, Paul & Karen’s Love Aura. Theknot.com suggests a trendy wine charm for the new and fun. Non-drinkers or kids add a club soda to pineapple juice or lemonade and garnish with a paper umbrella.
For those in the cake spirit, try a sandcastle cake like the one at La Patisserie in Cape May, New Jersey. Take a photo to your favorite cake designer and see how they can wow you.
Can’t have a beach before the wedding? Do not despair; you can bring the beach to you. Have an outdoor cocktail hour or create a space for your guests to take pictures. Tear down the tikki bar and buy some sand from the local Home Depot. Wrap some rope around a pole, lamp, or pillar to look like a palm tree. Take some fake palm trees and place them on top. Added a favorite touch of bright Christmas lights on hanging ropes, and green Christmas lights at the top to a. the palm that glitters with the stars Voila! Instant beach for any area.
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Masses
Some brides are looking for a magical way to say “I do”. This wedding romance from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the perfect way to have a happy ending.
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Dresses in silks and chiffons in pastels, plums and creams are the best for this play theme. Weave flowers into loose hair, or adorn bridal crowns with leafy flower accents. Ballerina shoes will add the right touch of romance to complete the look.
Exchange of vows under trees decorated with vines and flowers. Cover the floor with a white cloth (make sure it’s properly secured!) and sprinkle multicolored rose leaves all over. a picture perfect scene.
Multi-colored flowers are the perfect complement, or for a flirty touch try wands or wands. Choose full blooms like roses or lisianthus with subtle accents like Peruvian lilies for centerpieces. A silver bowl with floating lily pads, rose petals, or candles is an alternative.
To set the stage, think about hiring a guitarist or a group of renaissance musicians. Fill your venue with potted trees strung with white Christmas lights. Hanging roses or electric tea lights in multicolored candle holders. For a funny touch hangs even on average figures.
Signature drinks may include champagne spritzers, aptly named Judy & amp; Johnny’s Love Potion.
You can also create a D-I-Y fairy pool next to the gift table. kiddie pool ready with solid blue line. Fill with water, river rocks and water plants. Surround the outside with wild bushes. They adorn the average figures and from the bottom or from the back. A floating flower is sweet to this touch. Encourage your guests to pray, and give your gifts to your charity.
Fill the little bowls with colored sand, and block them with shining silver bark, and give the favors fairy dust in the cards of your love poem, or from Shakespeare’s play. For more useful twisting in fair dust, use homemade bath salts , and tell your guests to enjoy the relaxing effects of another night.
Japanese “Zen” Wedding
For the bride who wants elegance and simplicity, an Eastern/Western fusion wedding is a great way to avoid typical wedding styles that just may not be to your taste.
For this theme, you can stay neutral with brights and pops, or go bold with muted fuchsia and green accents. Tea-length dishes are in vogue this wedding season, as well as elegant gowns adorned with more earthy dresses. For a more authentic Asian flair, kimonos are an awesome choice that will have your guests talking for months. Umbrellas are a great picture piece and come in colors and shapes to suit any color palette.
Flowers, you can bright calla lilies, orchids or plumerias, or pink peonies For a bolder accent. High sleeping centers can be combined with bamboo accents, soba rugs with mini Zen gardens accented with orchid flower soil, or explosions of origami cranes swimming in bowls and fountains.
Sake martinis are a great signature drink with witty names like Lucy and Steve’s Confucian Love Blossom.
Heaven is the end with Japanese décor. You can have your programs printed on fans, fill your room elegantly with paper-lanterns, or create a D-I-Y Zen garden. Make a square area with 4 pieces of wood and fill it with sand. Take your hands over smooth river stones and place them in the sand. Carefully rake the lines in the sand, and don’t touch them! Surround yourself with bamboo plants and you will feel filled with serenity.
Hand prints fans, or favors make great favors (http://www.japaneseweddingfavors.com). Or you can give from boxes filled with fortune cookies. For an exciting touch, create a candy bar with all the fun treats from your local Asian market.
Kate Wood “Summer Weddings: 8 Summer Wedding Trends”, The Knot.com
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