Orange-spiration

I think I have finally settled on my wedding colors! It has really been a difficult decision for me, but a spread in the January issue of Brides Magazine served as a final confirmation that Orange, Cream and a touch of Pink will be the colors inspiring the design for my wedding day festivities. I had the pages of Brides Magazine dog-eared in my copy and had gone back to them a number of times. Amazingly, my brother also came home with a copy of the same Magazine. He gave it to me with the same pages marked and with this beautiful picture frame.

Won’t this look beautiful on the favor table with a note to our guests? I think it will! Once the orange decision was settled my imagination went wild. Everywhere I go, all I see is orange. I already purchased this adorable box from Ikea that we will use for our guests cards with a big cream bow…
Also check out this simple, yet elegant arrangement inspired by my color palette! I think I am picking up steam on the décor planning. I can’t wait for our next trip to Michigan to finalize our linen picks!

Color Palette

Picking wedding colors has been a really challenging task for me. I have a really hard time visualizing how the colors will come together, so I keep changing my mind. I have two pieces that are non-negotiable when it comes to colors, my glass bluebirds that will decorate my tables and a bouquet that I fell in love with in a bride magazine. I tore out the page and forgot which magazine it came from (hence the horrible scanned image).

I originally thought this orange/blush color floral would be really nice with bright green, hot pink and maybe some yellow touches thrown in. Sunset colors, was what one florist called this color palette. I was going with this until Evan made a comment that I always pick those colors. “I do?” I thought, and then he gave the example of my living room and our Christmas tree. Ahhh! I can’t have my wedding colors match my living room!

I needed to alter the plan, but that bouquet is staying no matter what. So I think I am editing them down to orange/blush, bright green, cream and possibly periwinkle. I really liked how the periwinkle table cloths at my engagement party offset the cobalt blue that is similar to the color of my birds.

I keep going back and forth to see if this blue will look nice in the space at the Max. Or maybe a more champagne color for the table cloths? I will definitely have gold chiavari chairs, because we are using those for the ceremony, so the table cloths have to go with gold chairs. Does anyone have a recommendation on what is the best way to pick wedding colors?