Bride and Bridesmaid Dresses
So I decided to go slightly rogue with my J. Crew bridesmaid dress colors. (Ever so slightly, really. I wouldn't necessarily put "rogue" and "J. Crew" in the same sentence, but for this, I'll make an exception.)
While I'll be clad in the traditional ivory hue, my leading ladies will alternate between two different shades of gray - light pewter and violet stone - to create a sort of tone-on-tone look. Two bridesmaid colors? How daring am I!
Why this decision? When I sat down to pick dress colors, I just couldn't bring myself to choosing a bubblegum pink or cotton candy blue. "Traditional" bridesmaid dresses honestly tend to warm up my gag reflexes. And pick just one color? My ladies aren't clones. Or robots. (Or fem-bots, more accurately.)
I realize this still might sound a little strange, so here are a few pictures from which I drew inspiration, to give you a better idea of how it will look all together:
Now that's not so bad, is it? Actually, I have no idea how it will turn out, but I think it's worth a try. And I'm going with my gut! My bridesmaids (bless them) are also on board and have even started purchasing their dresses. Fingers crossed my idea's not lame.
But bleh!, you say. A gray wedding? How boring! But of course, it's all part of my master plan. (Mmmooo-haha.) What better, more neutral palette than stone gray from which to paint the most beautiful, vibrant colors? Which brings me to my thoughts on....
Flowers!
Deep reds and burgundies, lavenders and violets, punctuated by white and ivory accents... all these splashes of color against neutral, stone-gray backgrounds are what constitute the current mix to our wedding backdrop.
The spotlight will be on fall colors, which I absolutely love, and so I feel really good about my choices so far. I just can't wait to see my vision fall into place!
So there you have it. A sneak peek into my Wedding Wonderland of fabric and color. (Um, is the bridal (ec)centricity starting to show?) 142 days and counting!
mer, pretty colors! in the second bridesmaids pic, it took me a while to tell who the bride was and who the bridesmaids were. the pewter dresses seemed very close to ivory. i'm sure you will outshine everyone as a bride, but maybe you could ensure that they carry flowers very different from yours? just a thought :) loving the blog.
ReplyDeletesatvi! i love it when you comment; good idea with the flowers! it's funny, because i'm now realizing that maybe part of the reason i chose light pewter was to blend in a little. sometimes thinking about being the center of attention makes me shy away... but you're right... this is a day i should shine! keep the commentary coming, it's great.
ReplyDeletegreat idea satvika! and i LOVE the sample pictures. the flowers will be beautiful!!
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