Pantone 2011 Color of the Year! Will your wedding include this color?

via Pantone

Move over, turquoise!  Here's what Pantone has to say about the new color for next year, 2011:

A Color for All Seasons
Courageous. Confident. Vital. A brave new color, for a brave new world. Let the bold spirit of Honeysuckle infuse you, lift you and carry you through the year. It’s a color for every day – with nothing “everyday” about it.

While the 2010 color of the year, PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise, served as an escape for many, Honeysuckle emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life.

“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.”

Eiseman continues, “The intensity of this festive reddish pink allures and engages. In fact, this color, not the sweet fragrance of the flower blossoms for which it was named, is what attracts hummingbirds to nectar. Honeysuckle may also bring a wave of nostalgia for its associated delicious scent reminiscent of the carefree days of spring and summer.”

Honeysuckle is guaranteed to produce a healthy glow when worn by both men and women. It’s a striking, eye-catching hue that works well for day and night in women’s apparel, accessories and cosmetics, and in men’s ties, shirts and sportswear. Add a lively flair to interior spaces with Honeysuckle patterned pillows, bedspreads, small appliances and tabletop accessories. Looking for an inexpensive way to perk up your home? Paint a wall in Honeysuckle for a dynamic burst of energy in the family room, kitchen or hallway.

Honeysuckle products are currently available from a variety of manufacturers:

Wedding Apparel
A flattering hue for wedding attendant apparel and accessories, Honeysuckle is now one of the nearly 200 PANTONE WEDDING Colors available from Dessy, a leading manufacturer of bridesmaid, social-occasion and flower-girl dresses. PANTONE WEDDING exclusively from Dessy provides a collection of color tools to make it easy for brides to achieve perfectly color-coordinated weddings – from inspiration to “I do.” See www.dessy.com for more information.

Grade A Moss Aquarmarine Micro Faceted by JenniferLoveBeads

If you are having a blue wedding, tiffany wedding, beach wedding, peacock wedding, JenniferLoveBeads on etsy has some great looking semi-precious gems for you to string with! How gorgeous are these moss aquamarine faceted beads? Yummy! Imagine this with sterling silver...make bracelets, necklaces, earrings, or dangle off of votive candles to shimmer and sparkle.

The Green Hanger Shop - Buying and Selling Gently Used Wedding Gowns and Bridesmaids' Dresses

The three Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.....The Green Hanger Shop is all of these.  Why pay full price on a gown that you will wear once?  Buy a dress that was gently used for one day!  Want to sell that dress that you only wore for half a day?  Sell with The Green Hanger Shop.  I know, you think that you'll clean it and save it for your daughter to wear.  What if you don't have a daughter?  What if, like me, your oh-so-cool fluffy RUFFLY PINK dress is umm, not adored by your tomboy girl who HATES pink???  Give The Green Hanger Shop a look!

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Acrylic Drink Dispenser

This is a stylish way to dispense beverages at your wedding...then reuse at home for parties.  What a great look!

The 7 Biggest Wedding Guest Complaints

1.Cash bar. Nobody likes a cash bar. It’s essentially saying, “Pay to celebrate our love”! If you are on a budget, pour wines and have beer on tap, or offer one signature cocktail instead.  Or just go with a celebratory champagne toast....or no alcohol at all is perfectly fine too.  Just don't set up a cash bar!

2. Big journey, small bites. The author of the original article states if guests are traveling they should be served a sit down meal - something of substance, not just appetizers.  Small bites are IN, just don't make them all that you offer.

3.All fried food. Include a few healthful appetizers into the rotation - more and more people are being enlightened that the Standard American Diet (SAD) can shorten your lifespan.  Please include some vegan appetizers as well - see #4.

4. No veggie option. Just like me, "3.2 percent of Americans claim to be vegetarians, and 10 percent claim to follow a "vegetarian-inclined" diet."  And, I might add, you might have a vegan or two attend your wedding.  Have some options that contain NO animal products, which include no dairy, meat, or honey.  Don't feel that you have to add that blue cheese to a perfectly good vegan salad.  And know that even most bread contains eggs and milk.  I went to one occasion that had soups, salads, rolls, and iced tea.  Not one option was vegetarian - except the iced tea.  It's so easy to make sure that you have something vegan (even if it's salad and sliced fruit - that works!).

5. Never ending waits for food service. Low blood sugar is not conducive to celebrating - nor do you want a diabetic auntie to pass out and emergency services called! Take your photos before the wedding, or do offer appetizers while guests are waiting for you to finish your photos.

6. Running out of the big ticket entree. Planning a wedding isn't an exact science -- there are always last minute RSVPs (or people who don't RSVP at all) or those who show up with unexpected guests. Talk to your caterer.

7. Wedding cake face smash.  The author says "A curious tradition indeed. The bride and groom cut the cake under the joyous gaze of friends, family, and possibly religious figures, and then, to cement the union, the groom smashes a handful of pricey cake on the (impeccably made-up) bride. Who started this? Who actually enjoys this uneasy ritual? Save the frosting frolicking for the honeymoon.

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My Healthy Foods Blog, The Healthy Rabbit

Vegetarian Entertaining With Friends: 150 Recipes and Menus for Brunches, Buffets, Picnics & Holidays

 

Wedding Butterflies

Isn't this gorgeous? A cake of faux butterflies! You can buy these handmade butterflies from an Etsy seller to decorate your cake, too, or wouldn't they be great hanging from branches?

j.crew Bridesmaids' Dresses! Great Value!

Some colors - like mocha and pool blue - are only 89.99!  Use code EXTRA30 for an extra 30% off!  Great bridesmaid's dress!

Whose Wedding is it Anyway? Casting Season 11!

 

WHOSE WEDDING IS IT ANYWAY? - CASTING SEASON 11 Have you or someone you know ever thought of sharing their wedding day with a good friend or family member to make the most unique double wedding of a lifetime?

Have you stalled on your wedding planning due to finances, time, or other reasons? This could be your opportunity!
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Let us hook you up with a top-notch wedding planner, to help organize the wedding of your dreams and take you down the aisle in style.
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