Choosing Wedding Colors

A lot of brides we talk to are between a few different color themes and struggle to make the final decision. I usually advise them to search for examples of the different schemes they are considering to get a feel for the overall look. Well, The Knot just made it that much easier with their new color search bar.

When I was getting married I knew I wanted yellow but I was deciding between yellow/gray and yellow/navy. When I discovered The Knot's new color tool I first just clicked on the yellow button:

Then I did search for gray and yellow:

and navy and yellow:

Although the differences aren't too striking, then and now I would choose gray and yellow. Here is how it turned out:

Hope this can help you make your color decision as well!

Will You Be My Bridesmaid?

We love when brides find a creative way to ask their best gals to be bridesmaids. Thus when I saw this card, available from The Dessy Group, I couldn't help but share!

Each card can be customized with one of the dozens of dress colors avialable from The Dessy Group's collection of dresses (the Alfred Sung and Dessy Collection dresses are availabe at Something White):

There is also an option to create cards with your wedding colors and print at home for free. Here is one that I mocked up:

Bridesmaid Dresses in Just the Right Color

One of the first decisions you will likely make when wedding planning begins is selecting your colors. Once you have the color you can get started on all of the items that will highlight your selection, one of the most noticeable of which is your bridesmaid dresses.

Finding coordinating colors can be tricky though - especially when you are trying to match a fabric swatch, to paper, to flowers, to icing. However the new line of Pantone colored bridesmaid dresses by Alfred Sung, available from The Dessy Group (and Something White of course!), solves this problem by offering the gowns in Pantone colors.  By selecting a Pantone color you will have a common color language that you can share with your other vendors. And, the dresses in the Pantone collection are rather fetching to boot!