Nuptial Trends: Green & Yellow!

This week I thought we could look into an up and coming color palette trend: Green & Yellow!
Check it out:

How to pull off this look...

In terms of bouquets, you can stick with yellow flowers and then use plenty of greens. Some popular yellow flowers for weddings are buttery cream roses, the bright yellow rose variety called “Sphinx”, oncidium orchids, yellow calla lilies and yellow tulips.
Here are a few samples:



You can also use any of those flowers as decor for the ceremony:


You can tie the color scheme into all of your paper products, starting at save-the-dates & invitations and continuing on to:
Ceremony programs,
Menus,
Placecards,
and coasters (or cocktail napkins)!

For the men, a yellow floral bout can bring in both the green and yellow. For ties, you could choose solid green or yellow or a pattern including both colors.
For bridesmaids, you can do green OR yellow dresses and then use the opposite color for the flowers or for jewelry.



For centerpieces, you could do any of the flowers mentioned earlier or you could use non-floral elements like yellow and green candles or lemons & limes.


For a candy buffet, look for green candies (green apple gummy rings, M&M's, Mike & Ike's, skittles and spearmint starlight mints) and yellow candies (sour lemon drops, jelly belly's, lemon fruit slices, bananarama candies and peeps) on sites like Metro Candy and Candy Warehouse.
For cakes you have LOTS of options to bring color in.
Again, you can bring in the lemon / lime theme.
You can use yellow flowers with greens.
You can do a cupcake tower! You can make frosting in ANY color and the tower allows you to bring in another accent color.
And, for my favorite, a white and green cake with yellow flowers.
For more yellow and green accents, you can use table runners, napkins or lighting to help bring the colors into your space.


Where do wedding trends come from? Fashion, of course! Check out these Green & Yellow trends at:

The Limited:
Macy's:


Nordstroms:

Zappos:

and Shoes.com!

What color palette did you use (or are you planning on using) on your wedding day?
I'd love to hear what you came up with!


All images courtesy of The Knot or websites listed.

A Wedding Story: Lisa!

This weeks Wedding Story comes from Massachusetts native, Lisa Carter. Lisa and her husband chose a day time wedding in Newport, Rhode Island. I'll let you tell her story, here's Lisa...


When did you get married?
August 23, 2009

Where was your ceremony? Reception?
Both were at Belle Mer, Newport. Ceremony was on the grass overlooking the water and bridge.

Lisa and her MOH had their hair done by Tina Figueiredo
What made you choose that reception location?
The location. I always wanted a wedding on the water and the views at Belle Mer are beautiful. And just the overall feel of the location.What was your favorite aspect of your wedding?
I loved, loved, loved my flowers (Flowers by Semia) and I am not a flower person. The centerpieces were blue hydrangea and my bouquet was red roses and she did a fantastic job and they were absolutely beautiful.

The bridal bouquet
The Maid of Honor bouquet

The centerpieces. Notice the table numbers? They were playing cards!
Another aspect I loved was how small our guest list (89 final guests) was and how small our wedding party was (MOH and BM only). It made the day less stressful and all the planning much less stressful with no girls arguing! lol :-)

Lisa & her husband with their wedding party during the Best Man's speech
And along the same lines, we had a private ceremony- immediate family only. I wouldn't have it any other way.

What was the best resource you used during the planning process?
TheKnot and I have been working in the industry for 5 years so my experience with other weddings gave me the ideas I ended with, too.

The place cards and menu at each place setting.

What's the one thing you would have done differently?
Definitely would not do an open bar! But I think that's just because of our specific guest list. We had drunk guests, on a Sunday afternoon, by 2:00.

Any advice for future brides?
Don't be afraid to think outside the box. Just because it's in a magazine doesn't mean you have to do it exactly like that. It's you and your fiance's day, make it your day. You will get stressed and you will probably become a bridezilla, but don't overstress the things that are out of your control, no one can control the weather. Prepare for the worst but expect the best. Have fun, be positive and do what you want to. It'll pass by in a flash so enjoy every second of it.

In lieu of favors, Lisa & her husband made a donation to The Jimmy Fund.

Very good points, Lisa. No one can control the weather! But, let's be honest...that didn't stop me from checking it hourly daily the two weeks leading up to the wedding! She's right though; don't let it control your life. Just have a backup plan (and hope you don't have to use it!)


All photos courtesy of Mandy Mayberry Photography


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Nuptial Trends: Candy Buffet!

This week we'll be looking at Candy Buffets! How do you make a candy buffet? Where do you get that much candy? How much should you get? Don't worry; the answers to all of these questions (and more!) coming up!

How early can you buy candy?
Depending on when your wedding is, you may want to utilize some post-holiday sales to stock up on candy for your buffet. For example, you can get red or pink candy after Valentine's Day, red or green candy after Christmas, pastel colors after Easter and pretty much any color candy after Halloween.
For tips on what types of candy you can buy when, visit this website: We've Got The Scoop! to find out the shelf lives of most candies.

How much candy should you buy?
From what I gather, there is not necessarily a "rule" on how much to buy (Although I have heard both 1/4 lb per guest and 1/2 lb per guest) You have to think about the types of bags or containers that the guests will be using. Whether they plan to eat it all or not, they will probably fill the bag at least half way full, if not more. One thought is to take one of the bags you plan on using to a candy store, fill it up with the types of candies you plan on using in your buffet and then multiply that poundage by the number of guests you'll be having. To me, it was more important that the display look ample and full; so of course, I ended up over-buying. Let's just say we ate pink rock candy for dinner for the next few weeks.


How can you make the display look fuller/better without over-buying?
If you're having a smaller wedding or a larger candy buffet table (or a combination of both!), you don't want to over-buy candy just to make the display look better. One way to make a display look fuller is to add non-candy elements, like flowers, cupcakes, cookies or signage.

Flowers
Cupcakes (and flowers!)
Cookies
"Candy Buffet" sign
Where do you buy glass containers to hold the candy?
A few ideas for where to get some different-shaped glass containers: Michael's, JoAnn Fabrics (for either of those options, be sure to look for their weekly 40% off one item coupons), Christmas Tree Shop, HomeGoods, Pier1 Imports; and I'm sure there are more; keep your eye out!

Where do you get a bunch of candy in ONE color?
A few places on the web that sell bulk candy (by color) are Metro Candy, Candy Direct and Candy Warehouse. You can also check out local candy stores and for any Rhode Island brides, there is Candy Land Warehouse in Warwick.



Did YOU have a candy buffet? I'd love to see pictures, hear how you approached it or any tips you may have!



What we did for our wedding... We had a very pink candy buffet!

I got the majority of my jars from Michaels & the Christmas Tree Shop, the candy from MANY different places and the bags (in 2 shades of pink) also from Michaels. I made stickers for each bag that had our monogram and wedding date on them.


Our buffet was filled with candy canes, M&M's, candy corns, rock candy, wafers, Lindt chocolates, conversation hearts, sugar-free hard candy, hershey kisses, gummy worms, cinnamon candies and probably even more that I'm forgetting!


All inspiration pictures courtesy of The Knot. All my pictures courtesy of Zenobia Photography Studios.