How Do You Choose Your Wedding Colors??

What are the colors of your wedding??  It's one of the first things I ask my brides.  After all, that helps determine the color of the flowers, the linens, the bridesmaid dresses, the list goes on and on.  Its part of the theme and the story of your special day.

Where do you find inspiration and ideas for the colors you want to choose?

When I got married, 9 years ago, I found a picture in a wedding magazine that I could not get out of my head.  (Yes, a magazine!  We didn't have Pinterest back then!!)  I decided at that moment that those would be the colors for our wedding. (I still have that magazine cut out in my wedding binder today.)  I also found a scarf that had those colors, I wore it obsessively the whole year we were engaged.  I couldn't get enough of hot pink, orange and bright green!  (Sounds crazy, but it was amazing together!)

Some brides look to the trends for the latest in color choices for their big day.  Like Pantone and their color of the year.  Radiant Orchid is the color for 2014.  I think it is perfect for a spring wedding.  Still soft for a more romantic look but vibrant enough for a more contemporary wedding.  Pretty versatile.

This is a Pinterest idea board showing ideas for the color.  I love this board!  What great examples of how to use Radiant Orchid in dresses, invitations, a men's tie.  So many great ideas all based on this one color.

More images from Pinterest.  I am a big fan of Radiant Orchid.  Pantone really created a beautiful color and I cannot wait for a bride to tell me this is one of her colors!!

What do you think of Radiant Orchid?  If you are getting married, how are you choosing your wedding colors?  If you are already married, how did you make the selection for your big day??

Fall LOVE!!!!

Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE FALL!!!!I love every little thing about it.  Cool temps, falling leaves, boots, sweaters and pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING!  (I may or may not have at least 5 pumpkin flavored food/drink items in my house right now.  And maybe a candle or 2!)  I just love how warm and cozy this time of year is.  I love it SO much, that my hubby and I picked the month of October to get married, 9 years ago!!  WOW!

Fall is such a romantic time of year to get married.  While I LOVE love my spring and summer weddings, I have a special place in my heart for fall weddings. 

I have been working on a few quotes this week that will take place on Halloween, so the colors are rich and deep and the textures just jump out at you.  The best part is, the arrangements involve pumpkins!  I can't wait to show you the final products next week!

Until then, here are a few pictures to drool over that I found on Pinterest.  (Duh, where else would I be spending my free time!!??)

Enjoy!!

A Little Pinterest Love

  Anyone else feel a slight obsession with Pinterest??  I almost feel a little guilty for the amount of time I spend searching bouquet and centerpiece ideas!  (And, I'll admit it, I am usually looking at the food section as well!!  But that is a story for another time!) 

Pinterest has become a brides best friend!  When I got married, (back in the old days) we had nothing in the way of social media, let alone a place on the Internet to find inspiration and ideas.  I mean, there was no Facebook!  I'm not really sure what I did with all that free time:)  Maybe I read a book or 2, talked to someone on the phone or even face to face!!  My how things have changed!

I typically use Pinterest to find inspiration photos that I can use to illustrate ideas to brides. (Although,  I am so school, I still really like to show brides pictures from books and magazine!) I typically ask brides to send me the link to their Pinterest page so I can see all of the ideas they are cooking up!  I also share mine page because I am pinning like crazy these days!! 

For most of my brides, I will offer to create a board just for them.  That way we can share ideas anytime, anywhere!  This is great for my out of town brides! 

With a 5 month old, sometimes I am up in the middle of the night.  Usually I am  pinning while I feed the baby!  The worst part about my late night pinning is my mind starts to race and even after he is back to sleep, I am wide awake!!  Oh my mind!

 Feel free to stop by and check out my boards.  I am all over the place with what I pin!  http://www.pinterest.com/meechols/boards/  Food, home design, ideas for the kiddos!!  But my flower boards, those are my favorites!!! 

What are you pinning these days??

Happy Pinning!!!