It’s dream palette Wednesday, an inspirational distraction from tomorrow, as I will be embarking on my first flight with my 10-week old daughter. Fortunately my husband will be coming along to keep me sane. We’re off to San Francisco to visit with family and to attend a rockin’ concert in which he’ll be performing.
If you’re in the bay area this Friday, do check out Tribal Disco Noise, part of the City of Hope Benefit Concert….
….aaaaand we’re back!
Inspiration: Red and Green Cider
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In the spirit of the northern California region, I thought it’d be perfect to celebrate vineyards. Today’s dream palette was requested by bride-to-be: Wendy.
Bride’s Request: Wendy is a Chinese American bride who is planning her August wedding to her fiance who’s “German, Irish, English, Scottish & American.” You can be sure this will be the perfect blend of traditional style and modern romance. Because her heritage and culture is a huge part of who she is, Wendy is hoping to create “a fine balance for their inter-cultural wedding.”
Date & Location: August 2010 in a Vineyard
Dream Palette # 67: CIDER & ROMANCE
Colors: Candy Apple Red, Grape green and Fresh Linen White.
(Above: House by Good Earth Cooking via The Swishlist; Bride and Flower girl photo by Laura Bruen via Project Wedding; Red bouquet photo by Emilie Inc Photography via The Knot; Cake photo by Jonas Peterson; Seating card photo by Gene Higa; Champagne glass photo by Bryan Johnson; Shoes & Grape photo by Marie Labbancz; Green shoes by Luxe Event Productions via It’s a J’aime Thing; Fruit crate; Vineyard ; Invitation by Leigh’s Wishing Well; Signage on Lawn photo by Jonas Peterson; Mannequins by Paul Joseph Hopper [Photo by Nick Watt]; Red sash photo by Laura Bruen via Project Wedding; Wine barrel photo by Leigh Miller)
Things to consider when picking a Fusion Palette:
The same rules apply to regular weddings as they do to fusion weddings. When picking your color palette, it’s always easiest to fine tune your selection of hues to at most – four. Of course the laws of nature dictate that more colors will innately be included, but typically as accents, details and complements NOT main colors. Just because a color is symbolic of a certain culture, doesn’t mean you have to go with it, if it doesn’t speak to your emotions. Fortunately in this case, Wendy’s main color (red) is one she likes.
I’ll let Wendy describe how she decided on her color palette:
“Red plays a huge part in Chinese weddings; it’s the color of luck! You see it everywhere during Chinese New Year, in red envelopes (lai see), the traditional Chinese wedding outfit is red. So it was a no brainer that red would be a dominant color in our wedding theme. White is of course the dominant color of American weddings, white wedding dress, etc. Being at a vineyard the color green was an easy one to choose as our accent color.”
Color Palette Ideas:
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For more asian inspired color palettes, click here.
For a more extensive breakdown of traditional Chinese wedding customs, visit here.
Wendy, I hope this sends you off on a confident note. Happy Planning!
