Sunday, August 23, 2009

Inspiration Board - Yellow

Yellow is an extremely bold colour. It is seldom applied in Asian weddings because somehow, the Asian skin tone does not seem to take well to this colour. A Singaporean friend of mine recently planned her wedding around a yellow and white theme. "Why?", I asked. Here's her reply: "My fiance is American and I am Chinese. So yellow and white is kind of symbolic to our skin tones".

















Row 1: Bridesmaid's dress via J Crew, Mums by Erin Hearts Court, Stationery via Invitation Consultants, Sweets Display by Erin Hearts Court
Row 2: Pom poms by Erin Hearts Court, Shoe via Anne Klein
Row 3: Boutonnieres by Erin Hearts Court, Wedding cake via Martha Stewart Weddings, Bouquet by Erin Hearts Court

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Inspiration Board - Plum

This shade was discovered before Roman times through the use of harvesting and treating of a sea snail known as a mollusk. This tedious task provided very little dye, making the color very difficult and expensive to produce. Thus, plum was seen only amongst the noble. Today, we often hear about the colour plum in the context of makeup - lipstick, rouge and eye colour, but very seldom as a colour used in weddings. Perhaps it's time to explore this inviting and charming shade.

















Row 1: Gown by Eadwine, Gown via Vera Wang, Stationery via The Knot
Row 2: Ring pillow via The Knot, Shoe via Christian Louboutin, Flowers via brides.com