When planning your spring wedding, there's a few things you need to keep in mind. The first - it's not as warm as you think it is. Your daytime temperature will be warm enough for a strapless gown, but save yourself from freezing at the ceremony and go with the big ballgown skirt, and put your bridesmaids in floor length dresses. Trust me on this one. And it'll be nice enough for an outdoor ceremony, but for the reception, especially if it's at night, bring it indoors.
Second, your colors. Spring is when things are just starting to bud and grow, so keep your palette to pastel shades. Bright reds and oranges and yellows are summer colors - for spring, you want very light tones - like butter yellow, baby pink, and yellow-greens. Light purples and blues are good too, but keep them very light!! You'll be overpowering the natural tones around you if you choose robust colors. And don't forget - this is the time that green comes back to vegetation, so use it!
And third, focus on the natural. Buy flowers that will be in season, or gentle buds that invoke the look of fruit blossoms - like peonies. They're soft, come in gentle tones, and look so much like apple blossoms. For foods, use fresh vegetables like baby carrots and asparagus. Keep your drinks light and fruity - for example, in my polyvore wedding for today, my signature drinks are margaritas and sangria's.
More about my wedding - I've got the big beautiful full wedding dress, this one from Platinum for Priscilla of Boston. For the bridesmaids, floor length dresses in the wedding colors from David's Bridal. The flower of the day - peony - accented in the centerpieces with fresh limes and lemons in the vase.
For the ceremony, a simple and beautiful setting on a lawn with white chairs and a white garden canopy. For the aisle flowers, keep it simple, and have some lovely blossoms or plants laid naturally on the lawn. It's making a statement without having to spend oodles on props. The program is a lovely little booklet made of cardstock and stamps, again using the colors of the wedding.
And for the ring bearer? A pillow of greens - green Kermit mums! The big reveal of the ceremony, after the kiss, little boxes along the aisle open to release hundreds of butterflies as the couple proceeds down the aisle. So sweet.
Now the reception - using those tips and bringing it back indoors. The tables set with linens in the wedding palette in a variety of miniature shade changes and multiple pairings of the three basic colors. Our peony and lemon/lime centerpieces - bringing in the palette with a fresh, citrus smell. For the table assignment cards, cute little leaves attached to fresh green apples. So cute! At the tables themselves, the place cards are miniature watering cans with the guest's name on the ribbon - a little play on the spring showers.
Again, the fresh fruit drinks of margaritas and sangria's, fresh, light, and coming in the palette! The drinks include the fresh fruit for guests to munch on. Yum.
Lastly, the cake. Something simple and budding. This gorgeous creation is from April Reed Cake Design and invokes perfectly the feel of the entire wedding.
{Rebekah} Spring: Spring Renewal Love by bekahross
