Wedding Color Inspiration: Lucite Green

Colorful greetings everyone! 2015 is just around the corner. And so, we are making the rounds for wedding trends for the coming year. Pantone released earlier this month its Spring 2015 Fashion Color Report boasting of subtle and soft color choices that take its cue from nature. For this article, we bring you one of our favorites on Pantone's list - Lucite Green. 

Lucite Green is a milky green shade that is a cross between greyed jade and mint. It is fresh, pretty and has a playful vibe making it a great color choice for a wedding. 

Here's a cool ensemble of lucite green elements perfect for a spring wedding: 

Pair it up with Aquamarine (another Pantone 2015 Spring Color)

 to create a hip and modern wedding invite.

Fancy an outdoor wedding? 

Set up a fabulous but inexpensive backdrop

of white and green fabric strips for your wedding ceremony. 

Lucite green shawls make a great accessory for blue bridesmaid dresses.

Funky lucite green bow tie for the groom and party

The maids will look pretty and dainty on these lace bridesmaid dresses.

Add a feminine touch to wooden chairs with some flowers and ribbons

Work with lights to transform the wedding reception venue into a magical setting

Here's an ingenious idea - 

table numbers made of cork from wine bottles.

Share your love story by showcasing your pictures as a couple in one corner of the reception area

Serve up green lemonade coolers

 Everybody looks forward to seeing the wedding cake at the wedding reception. 

And this cake is sure not to disappoint with its intricate design and character in each layer, 

certainly a feast for the eyes!

Layering does the trick - pack wedding favors in neat boxes and place them on top of plates to create a gorgeous table setting.

Tip:Work with colors that are close to your heart and you're comfortable it. 

Select from different shades or hues before settling on your wedding motif. 

Lots of Love, 

Susan

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A Shining, Shimmering, Splendid Wedding

Sparkling greetings to all our Lots of Love Readers!

The holidays bring about a festive mood all over town - a time for celebration, parties, gatherings and reunions. And what better way to celebrate a wedding than with people close to your heart. 

If you are thinking of giving your family and friends something to gush about even after the holidays are over, go for a wedding celebration during this time of year. And for a theme, work with sparkling elements adding glamor to the joyous occasion.

In this article, we are giving you an inspiration for a shining, shimmering and splendid wedding. What we have in mind are silver, gold and metallic decorations, fireworks and everything that glitters. Here's how you can add these elements into your Christmas or New Year's Eve wedding: 

A sequined wedding dress that brings about a radiance in the blushing bride.

Instead of covering up your locks with a veil, sport a loose braid tucked with hair accessory.

The glamor girls in their sequined bridesmaid dresses

The flower girls would love the lady-like feel of a sequined dress

Go for a more personalized brooch bouquet filled with your favorite trinkets

Say your "I Dos" with this gorgeously lighted backdrop for a whimsical effect

Transform ordinary chairs into elegant seats by dressing them up.

And carry over the theme at the wedding reception

For table centerpiece, transform ordinary vase with some glitter

Wrapping up candle holders in rhinestones works as well

Tiny details that will go unnoticed - Shimmering escort cards

Dazzling table numbers

And shimmering marquees

For a winter wonderland feel, splurge in some sequined linens that shine and shimmer under the lights

A touch of gold on a plate

Serve exciting drinks like this blush champagne on glasses rimmed with gold sugar

Wow everyone with a decadent gold cake.

Or with a sweet and elegant combination of flowers and gold accents

Get everyone excited in showering you with confetti as you walk down the aisle as husband and wife

And don't forget to pack some sparkling champagne favors to cap the celebration.

Lots of Love,

Susan

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2015 Pantone Color of the Year: Marsala

Colorful greetings to all our Lots of Love Readers! December is an exciting time for trend watchers who wait in anticipation for what’s going to be in and out for 2015. And every year, Pantone gives us an exciting selection of colors that will dominate design trends for the coming year. 

For 2015, the Pantone Color Institute chose a soft, cool hue that blends well with subtle warm tones creating a “soothing escape from the everyday hustle and bustle”: Marsala. 

Leatrice Eisemen, Executive Director of Pantone Color Institute describes Marsala as a complex but grounding shade of brown red with blue undertones for a dark blush effect. This color has a stylish and universal appeal. It’s been around for a long time now and has been used in consumer packaging, housewares, industrial design, fashion and beauty. 

On its own, it exudes natural earthiness and warmth. But it also makes a great accent to other natural colors like gray, black and beige. 

Here are some ways you can use this versatile color as your wedding motif: 

Wedding Invitation in Gold and Marsala

Give that white bridal gown a pop of color 

with these perfect wedding accessories - Marsala nail polish and shoes.

 On the groom, wine colored rose boutonniere to match a Marsala tie

Colorful bouquet of succulents and flowers in different shades of red

The girls in a simple bridesmaid dress

Fancy hats for an outdoor wedding

A gorgeous floral centerpiece in a tall vase 

makes plenty of room for conversation around the table.

It's the tiny details that matter. 

Aren't these tiny floral arrangement the cutest?

Linens make a great harmonizing element at the wedding reception

Table napkins and a little calligraphy make an elegant addition to a table setting

Here's a simple DIY project you can do for your wedding:

a seating card holder made of chicken wire and some old sturdy frame.

Ribbons and flowers accentuate a birdcage meant for guests to place their greeting cards for the newlyweds.

Simple but visually appealing Marsala cake

An exquisite three-tiered Gold and Marsala Cake

Tip: When working with colors, find a color palette that you are comfortable with and will incorporate all the elements that you want to include in your wedding. 

Lots of Love, 

Susan

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