New DIY Trend

There is a new trend that I have been seeing a lot of lately and have to admit I am very fond of. It is something that looks very easy; I have to admit I haven’t done it yet so there might be more to it than what I am seeing. But this is a great idea for an outdoor wedding, possibly even an indoor wedding if you know how to incorporate it into the right aspect. This idea makes me want to have an outdoor summer wedding! You probably are dying to know what I am talking about right? Well I am talking about decorative signs that can be placed throughout your wedding venue and reception. Look at the picture below that I got from Brides.com it illustrates the use of signs for guests that are walking down the aisle into the venue.

It truly sets the scene for the entire evening. Letting guests know what a magical experience they are about the share with the bride and groom and how much time and effort you have put into your big day. Another and completely different look that could be made with signs is like the one pictured below.

There are more signs in the picture above and it has a little more of a rustic outdoor setting as opposed to the more whimsical romantic setting as the first picture. The second picture is to let guests know where anything is that they might need. I love this new DIY idea though because you can have a sign for just about anything. There are so many things that could use a sign, reception cocktails, appetizers, and lounge area just to name a few.

Do you like this up and coming idea or do you have something you like more? Let us all know!

ROYGBIV minus the “I” plus some Favorites

For those of you just tuning in the last few blog posts we have been talking about the most popular, and of course my favorite, wedding color combination's! There are so many different ones to choose from but of course I had to narrow it down and create a list for you of my favorite ROYGBIV color combos from my previous blogs and some that I didn't mention in my first post!

From my Red blog post my favorite would have to be red, purple, and silver but also if it's a summer wedding red and yellow would be beautiful I think. Just think of sunflowers and tulips, how lovely!

For those of you who love orange don't forget about the fall favorites of orange and green. Just think pumpkins! But if your looking for ideas for an orange and gold color combination don't forget to check out my Orange blog.

If you're looking for something a little bright, like yellow, I love yellow and pink as a color combo. Maybe because lemonade is one of my favorite drinks and you can make yummy cocktails out of both to match your color combo? Possibly, but if something more diverse like yellow and blue is what you're going for don't forget about some great ideas for the reception on my Yellow blog post. 

Green is just a great color all year round but goes particularly well in the winter with red, think Christmas time. But if you're getting married in Spring don't forget about my Green blog and the unique ideas I had for using different pastel colors.

One color combination that for Blue that I didn't mention in my blog is a dark navy blue and silver, this would be great for a New Year's wedding perhaps. But don't forget in my Blue blog is where I talked about incorporating some of your favorite Sports teams if you wished to do so.

Purple, bring my favorite color, I wish I could tell you every single idea I have for this color but I want to save some for myself after all. However I do mention my favorites on my Purple blog, but for one more idea I once saw purple beta fish swimming under a floral bouquet of the accent colors used in the wedding. It was unique and kids loved it!

Pink is a color that can go with so many different things and can be elegant or fun and spicy just like the pictures on my Pink blog demonstrated. For one more idea though try a strawberry flavored cake, it will just be one more thing that is pink that coordinates with the wedding and it will taste delicious!

On a more elegant and classy note is the black and white wedding. It defiantly tells people that the occasion is meant to be taken seriously. However if you want to lighten things up a bit throw in some color, like I suggested in my Black blog post.

And for those of you wondering what other colors there possibly is, well there's still brown don't forget. In my Brown blog posts I mentioned ways to incorporate the color into your wedding but one other idea is brown and cream, or ivory. It will go wonderfully with the dress and like the first suggestion in my brown blog post, it would look beautiful on a beach somewhere!

And again if you have any more suggestions please feel free to share them with all of us because, like me, I am sure you will appreciate all the ideas and advice you can get!

Brown

Some of you may be wondering who would ever have a wedding where the main color is brown but you probably don’t know that it does tend to be a very popular color, especially for beach weddings. Beach weddings tend to popularize the colors of brown and light brown (or tan) because the colors look good next to the sandy backdrop. However when you have a beach weddings most of the men usually don’t wear tuxedos though, they usually lean more towards suits or casual dress pants with a dress shirt and tie. However beach weddings are not my favorite brown color combination, my favorite and one of the most popular is mocha with a light blush pink. I also really like mocha and teal. There is something about the two color combinations that you could do so many things with and they both seem to be becoming very popular in the last couple years. About an equal amount of each but I am have teal used maybe a couple more times but that might be more so at the groom’s request than the brides because he doesn’t want to wear pink, which not all men like to do. Who would have thought that right? However if you groom can pull off a chocolate brown tux or mocha than more power to him because it defiantly doesn’t look right on everybody. However let’s say the color combination is mocha and teal, I think it flatters the groomsmen even more when the bridesmaids dresses are teal with a mocha accent or sash and the groomsmen have a mocha tux with teal ties and vests. They accent each other in just the right way that makes your pictures look beautiful, of course not as beautiful as the bride!

Black

Black and white weddings, we have all been too at least one. This might be the most popular and classic color combination of them all. It can be done no matter what time of year, no matter what time of day, no matter what season it is or what the whether is like because it is that timeless. However not everyone likes it, I myself am not a fan. I love the pictures but when I think of my friends and my mother and my fiancé’s mother all wearing black to my wedding it feels morbid. I understand that the tuxedos are black and some may argue that it’s the same thing, however to me it’s what colors the vest, tie, and dress shirt are that really matters. Don’t get me wrong I have seen pictures of wedding parties that have done black and white and it looks nice, it certainly makes having black and white photography a little bit easier but it’s just not my thing. If you do go the black and white route though I do love when color is thrown in all over the place. Not just a little here and a little there but add some pizzazz make the bouquets an assortment of pinks, oranges, and yellows for summer or blues, greens, and purples if it’s a winter wedding. Adding color that way really livens things up and in my personal opinion I think it makes everyone relax a little bit too because it shows then that you’re ready to have a good time. Reds, oranges, and yellows for the summer and you’re having your wedding outdoors – make sure you serve your guests a Tequila Sunrise they will love it and it will accent your wedding colors fabulously!

Pink

When I think of pink I immediately think of hot pink. It is by far one of my favorite wedding colors for summer. It is bold and fun and goes great with orange (or some prefer tangerine) and green, a lime green that is! Of course the hot pink and tangerine is going to be fun with so many possibilities. When choosing your cocktail for the night you can pick something for everyone that has a slice of orange in it even to play up with them theme! Also try adding the a touch of lime green in with the orange and pink, it will open up even more possibilities such as maybe setting out fresh fruit (only if you’re reception is inside though you don’t want to have pesky gnats and such around the food!) you can do things like honeydew, strawberries, pineapple, and oranges! It makes my mouth water jus thinking about the deliciousness of summer. If you don’t think the color combos go good together just check out the beautiful picture below I found of a bouquet, just imagine it in front of a white dress or your maids hot pink ones!

However, if you’re looking for something a little more on the elegant side I still like the hot pink and lime combo but try adding some black to it. Black can make anything seem classier especially if you add some detail to your invites like in the picture below that I found at this website! 

Either way if you chose hot pink or a shade closer to blush you can never go wrong in my opinion – make sure you share your favorite pink combos with us below!

Purple

Purple, the color of royalty, it’s no wonder that so many people chose this as one of their colors for their wedding day because who doesn’t want to feel like a princess marrying her prince, or a price marrying his princess. There are many different color combinations that are very popular throughout the year at different times with the color purple so this time I am just going to tell you my favorites. I have many because purple is my favorite color and also the color that I am going to be using as the main color for my wedding. I haven’t figured out what other colors I want to use yet so I will just talk about my favorite combinations that I have come across so far. For spring weddings my favorite combination, and a popular one is lilac and sky blue with a bouquet filled with an assortment of pastel colors. There is something about this combination that is so whimsical and magical. Imagine walking into your reception venue with purple tablecloths, sky blue table runners, and an accent of different centerpieces and favors in a variety of pastel colors including lilac and sky blue. It’s as if you have the whole season of spring covering the venue.

My other favorite combination is plum with lilac and jade green accents. Another popular accent of plum is gold. I am not a big fan of gold but it does make for a wedding fit for a king and queen.

Please don’t forget to share with us your favorite purple color combinations!

Blue

Blue is a color that has many different shades to it, not that the other colors don’t but with blue there is robin’s egg blue, sky blue, royal blue, blue, navy blue, ocean blue, teal, and the list goes on. With all of those different shades of blue it is hard to decide where to focus and what the most popular color combination are. So I am going to focus in on sky blue and navy blue because with both of those colors the most popular combination to go with them is silver. Silver is a great accent to almost any color and can be added to almost any decoration or added as decoration to almost anything. Whether it’s spring or summer, my two favorite months for sky blue, you can do wonderful things with it. A day when the sun I shining think how beautiful your gorgeous white gown will be standing next to your girl in light blue dresses it will be as if they are the sky accenting a beautiful cloud that is gracefully floating by. Think of the photography opportunities outside with the gorgeous sky as the backdrop to your girls you and you’re soon to be husband with his buddies; or even just you and you’re soon to be husband because nothing is more romantic then that.

Now it is my duty to my husband to be to throw this out there but in our house we are avid University of Kentucky fans and Yankee fans so IF we were to have a theme wedding, which we’re not, having blue as our color of choice would be a great way to make our tribute to our favorite teams and if could tie right in to possible wedding favors and his groom’s cake. So my favorite color combinations are Kentucky blue and white and Yankee blue and white.

Sound off below on your favorite blue color combinations!

Green

Green is a color that when I see many things come to mind. One of the only colors that I can see being used all year long in a variety of different ways is green. In the winter the most popular green color combination is evidently green and red. The epitome of Christmas colors and so many things can accent your winter wedding with these colors. Poinsettias can be laid around as decorations for flowers at any venue; you can set out red and green peppermints as some sort as favor at the reception. For a spring wedding there are many popular color combinations that go with green, however the favorites are any pastel color such as light pink, light yellow, sky blue, and periwinkle. With these and spring there are so many possibilities. If you plan on inviting children to the wedding to keep them busy you could set up an Easter egg dying station while the parents have fun on the dance floor.

Winter and spring are not the only times that green works, it is also a beautiful color in summer and hot pink is my favorite color combination for summer. Imagine each attendant in a tee-length bridesmaid dress with each one holding a bouquet of hot pink flowers. How fun would pictures be? However as much as I love that color combination fall is a time for one of my all time favorites. Fall is by far my favorite season so my favorite color combination for green is a jade green with a dark purple. You can do so many different things with this. Adding a bit of orange for decoration can spice things up a bit as well.

Please share your favorite green color combination below!

Yellow

Yellow is a color that can be used all year long, in shades at least. By shades I mean that fall and winter are perfect occasions for using gold, which I consider a shade of yellow. However, my favorite time to use yellow is in the spring and the summer. The most popular yellow color combination right now is light yellow and a light blue. To me this sounds like the perfect spring color combination. Imagine light yellow dresses outside with all of the freshly blooming flowers and bright green grass, along side the bride in an ivory dress. This would make for fantastic photographs! You could add the blue accent in almost anywhere. A light blue sash on the girls dresses, a signature blue cocktail and the reception, blue hydrangeas as centerpieces with maybe some yellow accent in with them. That would offset the girls yellow dresses with blue sashes nicely.

But personally my favorite color combination for yellow is a light yellow and light green with an accent of red. I have seen photographs of the most beautiful wedding with these colors and I have loved this yellow color combination ever since. I believe these would be wonderful colors for a summer wedding, especially an outdoor wedding. The yellow sun, beautiful green grass, and an assortment of beautiful red, green, and yellow flowers, imagine the possibilities especially of everything that you could do yourself. If you were doing an outdoor wedding at a garden or in a field there would be no need to decorate the venue because its natural beauty would be enough. However you could put out decorative signs for guests to be directed towards different places such as the dance floor and the venue. You could also use these colors for an assortment of signature cocktails such as a mojito.

Make sure you share with everyone your favorite yellow color combinations!

Orange

Orange is one of those colors that I feel you have to have loved your whole life. I am not a fan of orange. I don’t know why I just have never really liked the color. However, there are some beautiful color combinations you can use it with and it can be a very flattering color on some people. When I think of orange I immediately think of summer and fall. Summer because of the bright flowers and the sun, many people may think of yellow when they think of the sun but I think of yellow and orange because when I was little and would color the sun I would always add some orange to it. I think of fall because of Halloween, pumpkins, autumn leaves, and many more of my favorite fall things.

One of the most popular color combinations that brides have been choosing is orange and teal. I think of this more to be summer colors than fall but they would look gorgeous in summer. You could also do a lot of things yourself with the color orange. You could buy flowers from your local hobby store and make beautiful centerpieces, even maybe your bouquets for the wedding. Tie some teal ribbon around the bottom and you have found a way to incorporate both colors.

My favorite color combination with orange though would have to be orange and gold. Maybe because I love fall but there are so many different things you could use with orange and gold in the fall. If you are getting married on a farm you could use hay barrels and some outdoor seating. You could also serve lemonade with orange umbrellas in the drink. I love fall and orange and gold are defiantly one of my favorite fall wedding color combinations!

Don’t forget to share your favorite orange color combinations with us below!

Red

Over the next few blog posts I am going to be telling you my favorite(s) and the most popular wedding color combinations for every color of the rainbow plus couple colors that weren’t so lucky as to make it into the rainbow family. What ever color my blog post is titled for the day is going to be the dominant color. Bt dominant color I mean that this is the color your are going to focus your wedding around, and it most likely will be the color of your bridesmaid dresses.

We’re going to start off with Red. Red is a color that can be used almost throughout the whole year. The season that it looks the best in though, in my opinion are winter, spring, and summer. Don’t get me wrong red could defiantly be used in a fall wedding; I just prefer these seasons better. 

For instance, in winter red can be used in a number of ways. One way it can be used is red is the color of the poinsettias that the church puts out, which most churches do this around the Christmas season. So if you are looking to save some money you could use the poinsettias that the church has out as your flowers you will use to decorate the church.

Back to the color combinations though; the most popular colors that people use to accent red with are color combinations of red, silver, and black. My favorite color combination of red is red, purple, and silver. I don’t mean a light periwinkle purple either I mean like the color of a purple crayon, it’s not dark and it’s not a light, it is the perfect shade of purple. Some of you may think that I am crazy for this but I assure you I am not. Purple is a shade of royalty so what better day then on your wedding to feel like a princess?

Make sure you share your favorite red color combinations with us below!

My Website

As you know my blog is all about wedding planning. However if you just started reading my blog you might not know that I am actually planning my own wedding and as I find information for it and come across things that I like and find interesting I am sharing them here with you. Nevertheless many of you might not know that I also have a web site. My web site goes by the same name as my blog - “I’m going to the chapel .. and I’m on a budget.” My website is a little bit different from my blog though. On my  web site I write more in depth articles about wedding planning with a lot of detail, but I don’t post them as often as I post things on here. Some of the articles I have on my web site include “Dream Wedding on a Budget,” “Wedding Checklist,” “Just Engaged – Check Out These Helpful Items,” and “Reception Music.” Each article gives and in depth overview over something different. The wedding checklist provides you with not only a checklist but an in depth description of each item on the checklist and different ideas about some things. The article about just getting engaged recommends some pretty amazing items that I have come across since being engaged that I have found very helpful when planning my wedding. I’m sure you could have guessed this one but the reception music article gives you times throughout your reception that couples enjoy playing certain music and some ideas of songs to play for each occasion throughout the night. But I’m not done with my web site because just like my blogs I continue to update my website. So when you check out my blog make sure to check out my web site as well and look for new content and articles that you might find just as helpful as my blog posts!