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Inspired by Instyle magazine’s feature on Anne Hathaway wearing a romantic Bottega Veneta dress, we created these stylish wedding invitations featuring a band of royal purple satin, the top hue in our latest wedding color poll. We used the Jet Black heavyweight background card and white overlay printed with a vintage monogram ($14 for a book and cd of 812 ornate letters from Formal-Invitations.com), wrapped with a delicate Unryu sash and Royal Purple satin belly band. We like the vintage illustration paired with a the modern clean lines, and the price at only $1.02 each, with 100% recycled envelope from http://www.formal-invitations.com
Inspired by Brooks Brothers.com Fall Looks Collection, we put together this wedding color palette using sophisticated Navy blue, Scarlet Red as a secondary color and modern Kiwi green as an accent. Wedding invitations could feature a Navy blue background card wrapped with a Red Beaded Sash, Unryu with Red Velvet Belt or a Ruby crystal brad from http://www.formal-invitations.com. The bridesmaid dresses would look fabulous in Scarlet Red, accented with a bouquet of lime green orchids. To complete the look use Navy table linens with red roses mixed with the orchids or use red candles accented with kiwi green ribbons as centerpieces.
Perfect for a bridal shower or modern garden wedding, these hot pink wedding invitations (66¢ each from http://www.formal-invitations.com) feature a vintage butterfly illustration. The heavyweight Berry background card was layered with a crisp white overlay printed with Japanese vintage clip art ($14 for a book of 454 designs plus cd of scanned images from Formal-Invitations.com), the butterfly image would also look great printed on favor labels, menus, programs and return address labels.
We also like these flower hair pin sets from Handle & Spout, made of layered fabric & tulle, attached to a 2″ bobby pin as a bridesmaid accessory …perfect for your summer wedding.
Are you having a garden wedding?
The results are in from our survey, asking our readers what their primary wedding color will be. Purple and blue were the most popular, followed closely by red and green. We love the elegant shade of dark eggplant purple, the cool blue hues of vibrant turquoise, muted denim and gray-blue frost, rich scarlet red and earthy greens, including basil and pale meadow for this season’s weddings and events.
A general guideline for how to use colors throughout your wedding is to select one primary (60%), a secondary (30%) and an accent (10%). Your wedding reception location is a good place to start when choosing a primary color, make sure the venue decor fits in with your scheme. I like using a neutral for the secondary and a bright or contrasting color as the accent. Use your primary color for your wedding invitations, bridesmaid dresses and table linens. The secondary could be used for centerpieces, flowers, cake and favors, then sprinkle in a splash of the accent color with your embellishments.
Perfect for fall weddings, we used the current hues of the season to create this modern palette of basil green, rich chocolate brown and soft, pale meadow green. A rough guideline for how to apply these colors throughout your wedding is to use one dominant color (60%), a secondary color (30%) and an accent color (10%) with your wedding invitations, bridesmaid attire (shown here from JCrew.com), table settings, favors, and floral arrangements. Do you like the colors we put together?
A real skeletonized leaf is featured in these stunning silver wedding invitations. The shimmering Silver metallic heavyweight card and white overlay were wrapped with a delicate unryu sash, with a skeleton leaf tucked in between for texture and interest. These unique invitations were available in a diy kit for $1.10 or custom printed for $1.80 each, with envelope from http://www.formal-invitations.com.
To go with the cool modern tones, we also like the silver leaf pendant ($90) and earrings ($175) with ethically sourced green sapphires from BrilliantEarth.com, perfect for bridesmaid gift.
Do you like metallic wedding invitations?
Inspired by Pantone’s Fashion Color Report for Fall, we created these beautiful olive green wedding invitations which combined modern hues with a vintage illustration of acorns, perfect for a fall wedding. The heavyweight Basil background card was adorned with an Amethyst crystal brad and the overlay was custom printed using vintage artwork from Formal-Invitation.com’s collection ($1.44 for each printed inviation with blank envelope from http://www.formal-invitations.com or 74¢ for a blank diy kit.). Do you like the color combination of basil and amethyst?
Butterflies are though to symbolize new beginnings and we used this appropriate motif for these chic pear green wedding invitations. The white overlay was printed with a vintage illustration of a butterfly ($14 from http://www.formal-invitations.com for a clip art book of 1268 images with cd), which could also be used to print on return address envelope labels, favor labels or tags, menu and programs for a uniform look. The invitation overlay was layered with heavyweight Anjou background card and wrapped with a delicate unryu sash embedded with gold threads (90¢ each, with envelope from http://www.formal-invitations.com).
We also loved this vintage beaded bridal clutch from Orange & Blossom ($67) made in Belgium by hand. This designer handbag by Walborg features a stunning butterfly design in white beads, which shines on a cream/ivory background. A gorgeous vintage touch alongside any wedding gown.
Do you think butterflies are a good wedding theme?
