Palate Palette

I have a couple getting married next year on the first day of summer. Outside. Beside a pond. I had bright colours dancing through my head, pinks! oranges! yellows! aquas! greens! blues!

Then Terri bought her dress; {it’s beautiful by the way} it has highlights and embroidery in burgundy. Her bridesmaids will be in black. And the men will be in black tuxedos. Hmmm. Challenge. Burgundy and black automatically make me think of winter and fall. So, It’s my job to bring in the summer!

Inspiration! My husband was casually flipping through an issue of Men’s Fitness magazine and, me, peeking over his shoulder (he loves it when I do this, ha!) spots a bar chart showing the different types of wine. Quite frankly, I wasn’t paying attention to the article, just the bar chart showing the gradient colours of wine from a darkest to lightest. It was gorgeous! Me: “Are you done with that magazine yet honey?” “Now? Are you done now?” So I cut it out of the magazine and showed it to Terri. She’s all in.

This is the palette we’re going with, and I’m really excited about it!



Since our next task is focusing on hiring a florist I spent some time yesterday thinking about her bouquet. These are a few considerations I’ve sent her.



I'm very excited to see how this is all going to shape up. I love this creative stage of the wedding planning. And, the moral of the story... inspiration can be found anywhere!

Michelle Rago Inc.

I am in awe of this woman's talents. And I aspire to create events as breathtaking and meticulous as hers. Here's a glimpse at the genius of Michelle Rago.




I'm so excited to see that she'll soon be blogging. Check back for that report!

Un-Cookie Cutter

The thing I love most about this wedding is how it emphasizes the personalities of the bride and groom. No one wants their wedding to be the same as everyone else’s but this couple seems to have embraced their zest for life and captured it on their wedding day. There is a delicate yellow and bird theme but it only highlights the couple.

I find that so many couples pick their theme and the entire wedding is saturated with Eiffel Towers for their “French Provincial Wedding”, or grapes, cork and ivy for their “Vintage Wine Wedding”. Or the couple choose one colour to decorate their day and every thing that could possibly be aqua is aqua; from the bridesmaids dresses and groomsmen’s ties, to the centrepieces to the tongues of the bride and groom who have just enjoyed their cake covered in aqua fondant.

I think the most important theme to choose is the personalities and relationship of the bride and groom. Then add in subtle touches that are uniquely you.

Meet Patricia + Corey:



This amazing wedding was shot by Erin Gilmore Photography. She's Vancouver based and -oh-so-fabulous-. I leave you with my favourite shot of the whole day.