My mother and I went to Michaels this past weekend to look for supplies for making button bouquets and other fun decorations for the wedding, and I came across a whole aisle of ribbon and it made me very happy and at the same time completely insane. So many choices!! :) But so many choices. :(
I cannot seem to commit to a color scheme. Obviously, it's not that big of a deal at this point, we have plenty of time to decide. Still, I can't help but think about it all the time.
Zach and I both like the idea of brown. Maybe brown suits/tuxes, maybe not, but we like brown. Definitely it would match the venue, with all those dark beams. But one does want a Splash of color (thank you Nathan Lane), and it's that part that's getting me. We picked up a bunch of ribbon in yellows and oranges and I generally like that idea, but I don't feel committed to it. Also it's so easy to go too retro using brown, yellow and orange. Originally Zach suggested green, and I was resistant to it because his brother's wedding was a lot of green, and I don't want to copy them.
However. I do love green. And it's so darn springy. I also love pink. And the way bare pre-spring trees look against a dusky blue sky... Blue is not "my color" but it would look darn good on my bridesmaids - well, 3 out of 4 of them were made for blue, Marnie can pull it off but she'd probably prefer brown!
Hmm.. Scenario: Mary's wearing a tux anyway, so she'd be in brown with blue accents, then if we put Sarah next in blue, then Marnie in a brown dress with blue sash or something, then Kara in blue.. That could work!
Another thing though.. brown and blue.. so baby shower right?! I don't want it to look like a baby shower.
Anyway one awesome thing from the Michael's trip - we found a new idea for the button flowers. I picked up a small bag of antiquey looking buttons, and also in the packet were several sets of paper flowers with neato patterns. So my mom layered a single button, or a small button on top of a larger button, on top of one of the paper flowers - difficult to describe but they came out super cute! I'm trying to find the set on michaels.com, can't seem to find it. I think it could add a new dimension to the button bouquets.
Have I mentioned the latest idea for the favors? I can't keep up with it all sometimes.. But Sarah suggested giving out candy buttons for the favors, and I want to put them in these tins! My mother has volunteered to hand paint each one. Guess I'd better order them soon so she can start painting..!
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I definitely like the idea of brown with some other color as accent, as it definitely evokes a feeling of early spring. I think brown and blue might be the most eye pleasing color combination, but green or yellow would maybe be more spring-like. Obviously, I'm pulling for blue :) I associate a particular shade of blue with baby showers (I think its called, um, baby blue), so I think if you went with a darker blue, or a blue-green, you could avoid a baby-shower feel.
ReplyDeleteSarah, stop beating me to these comments! I keep just saying, "I agree with Sarah!" Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sarah that the baby shower feel could definitely be avoided... besides I don't remember seeing a lot of brown at a baby shower.
I actually like the brown/blue or brown/green combo better than brown/yellow, unless it's brown/yellow/green (I keep thinking of those forsythia flowers!). No reason, just personal opinion ('cause that's so helpful, I know). :)
Yeah, forsythias and daffodils are usually the first flowers in spring, which is why I suggested yellow, but yellow and brown would kind of feel a bit too retro 70s ugly
ReplyDeleteI think the blue and brown would work really well. You shouldn't discount green, because of Andy's wedding, if you prefer it. You would probably have a different shade of green anyway, and the brown will give it a completely different look. Oh this is so much fun to talk about these girlie things! I haven't had much of a chance to do this with three sons!!!!! Thanks for including me.
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