Thursday, January 14, 2010

Coral Me Happy!

I received this gorgeous bouquet of flowers for my birthday back in November and I still can’t stop thinking about it.

The bold color combination of coral and pink worked surprising well together that it just had me thinking…

Coral has been coming back in a big way over the last two years – first it was the actual motif – the jagged sea formation. Now, various shades of the color are finding a home in many places including wedding fashion and décor. Once thought of as a “coastal color” coral has found its place all over.

Coral is easy to pair with shades of blue such as navy or turquoise as seen below:


As well, mint green and ivory tones give coral a crisp, clean look. Don't the khaki suits for the guys just balance out the color scheme perfectly?!


Items in this set:
row 1:
Anna Kuperberg, Gemma Comas Photography
row 2: Martha Stewart, Beaux Arts Photographie via The Bride’s Café
row 3:
Anna Kuperberg

Coral paired with brown gives it a modern feel with a warm undertone.

Items in this set:
Clutch: etsy.com
J Crew Dress in Sweet Thistle
Brown Dress: J Crew

As you design your wedding, I encourage you to be inspired by color, even if it's the palest of pinks and soft gray that catches your eye. You can work color into so many details - linens, flowers, paper products, the cake, favors - that it's hard not to have a cohesive look.

Color trends for Spring 2010 were announced by Pantone (the world renowned authority on color) this past September at New York Fashion Week. To view the entire Fashion Color Report for Spring 2010 CLICK HERE.

Tell me, what colors inspire you as we begin 2010?

2 comments:

  1. There's this party i've been invited to that has the same colors - the palm beach colors
    http://www.stelladot.com

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  2. I really love this post- I have seen a coral necklace at Ann Taylor loft that is very gorgeous and just screams spring! Those flowers were so pretty!

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