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By Emma Cooper Tarry |
Choosing Unusual Wedding
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| 3) Talk to all your suppliers first before committing to a colour.
By this, I mean the venue, the caterers, the people supplying your outfits,
whoever is supplying your invitations and other wedding stationery, and your
proposed florist. 4) Be a little flexible – variations on a colour theme can be very beautiful and a lot less of a headache than if you try to get everything absolutely perfectly matched (it’s probably impossible anyway unless you choose white, and even that comes in a variety of shades, believe it or not!!) 5) Be a little creative – if you can’t get favour boxes, for example, in exactly the colour you want, get them in a complementary colour instead and tie them with an appropriate ribbon colour. Or make little tags and print them in the right colour. So – getting it in the right order… you should consider: A) Your outfits, and those of your bridesmaids/ushers/pageboys/flowergirls etc Depending on your outfit supplier, you may not even be able to match the boys to the girls if you choose an unusual colour for either. Check with your supplier about making waistcoats/cravats in the bridesmaids’ material, for example… but don’t book anything until you know you can match it to other things! B) Your reception colour scheme Something many brides don’t consider when choosing their colour scheme is the existing venue colours: Don’t make the same mistake! If your reception is in a hotel or other ‘static’ venue, often the basic colour scheme of the room is quite bland, but clashes are best avoided. Have a good think about what is going to work, and take into consideration the colour of the chair upholstery, the available tablecloth/linen napkin colours, and whether the hotel intends to supply menus or other table decorations. Have a good chat with your point of contact about what they are prepared to do for you on the day – some places will refuse to set out napkins other than their own, for example, and this is all best dealt with in advance! If you’re having your reception in a marquee, talk to the supplier about a coloured lining if you don’t want white. Also, many caterers offer either only white or only ivory tablecloths, and standard chairs in white plastic, or burgundy and gilt, which can clash horribly. This is definitely something I would flag as a big headache for many brides when trying to plan the table decorations – make sure that you’ve asked to see the chairs the marquee company are proposing to supply, and have a chat with the caterers about your colour scheme before you even decide to book them. Like the hotels and venues mentioned in the point above, some caterers will refuse to set the table with anything that isn’t their standard issue, so make sure you understand what they include in the price they quote you - this is all best dealt with in advance! There are companies that will hire out coloured table linen, but the colours can be limited and it gets quite pricey quite quickly (assume around £10 per tablecloth, and £2.50 per chair cover). Again – make sure your colour scheme is going to work with whatever they’re offering before you commit to either!! C) The wedding stationery, and getting it to all match on the day! Those fabulous peacock coloured invitations may look like just the thing, but pause for a second and think about this… Do you want your colour scheme to carry through from the invitations to the day itself? and if so, can the same company supply you with everything? You’ll need some or all of the following that can be made from the same card/paper supplies: Beforehand, you will need:
Now, obviously you don’t have to have everything matching, but in an ideal world, there should be consistency and you don’t want to be changing the colour scheme half way through because it’s proving too much of a nightmare! D) The florist: These days, you can more or less have any kind of flower at any time of year, but the price will vary widely with the month and the seasonality. If you want your blooms – your corsages, bouquet, church/registry office flowers and your table decorations to go with your scheme, have a good chat about what’s possible and how much you’ll need to spend BEFORE you commit to your final colour scheme… And please remember, a little patience will go a very long way!! (finally, if you’re completely stuck and you’ve already booked and paid for lots of things and you can’t source the remaining items in the right colour, we at I-Candi offer a colour matching service for everything you could need at your wedding except the flowers (we don’t supply brides or grooms either, sorry ;-). So – pretty much everything! If you have a problem and no one else can help, give us a call on 01227 860886 or email me at emma@i-candi-designs.co.uk and we’ll do our best to assist!) Emma Cooper Tarry is the founder and owner of I-Candi Designs in Kent, UK. I-Candi's weddings department specialises in bespoke and unusual accessories for weddings. We have many unusual colours permanently in stock, and we can always find what you're looking for! Give us a call if you're stuck - +44(0)1227 860886 or email Emma: emma@i-candi-designs.co.uk Article Source : www.womenbrands.com
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