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FOR BREAKING NE WS VISIT www.qns.com september 22, 2016 • bridal • THE COURIER sun 41 s bridal What Lovely COLORS By Tresa Erickson Your fiancé popped the question and now the wedding planning is underway. First up is choosing a color palette. While some brides opt for two colors, others go for three, four and sometimes a whole myriad of colors. The choice is yours, and while the colors you select should flatter everyone within your wedding party, that should not be your only criteria. Color palettes can run the gambit. To determine yours, sit down and write out a list of colors that you like, with your favorites at the top. Perhaps you’re wild about red or mad about pink. With those in mind, look through some home décor magazines and paint swatch racks for complementary color schemes that appeal to you. Add these to your list of favorites and collect all pleasing photos and swatches in a folder. With list and folder in hand, you can start narrowing down your choices. Think about the time and theme of your wedding. Are you having a spring wedding? Spring weddings often call for lighter colors than fall or winter weddings. However, if you are having an evening wedding, you may be able to get away with deeper tones. Are you having a garden-themed wedding? Garden weddings also call for lighter colors. Pale pinks, luscious lilacs and lemony yellows might all be on tap for a spring garden wedding. Consider the connotations of the colors as well. Red is vibrant and will bring energy to the occasion, while blue is soothing and will make for a peaceful event. Browse through several interior design books to get a feel for the kinds of moods various colors provoke. If you are having a Feng Shui wedding, you will definitely want to research the connotations colors carry in that tradition of thought. Availability might also factor in your decision. You might start out with a pink, lilac and yellow palette but change that when you fall in love with a rose-colored bridesmaid dress. Instead of pink, lilac and yellow, you might end up with rose, purple and gold. Once you have a color palette in mind, go for it! Select apparel, flowers and decorations that reflect that palette and look for other unique ways to incorporate the palette into your celebration. Use rose-colored ink on the invitations rather than the standard black and scatter some rose, purple and gold flower petals around place settings at the reception, Surround yourself and your wedding guests with the colors you adore!


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