Robyn asked me to post the blog this week after spotting the recent color palettes this fall highlighting chocolate brown paired with chartreuse green.
When my older sister got engaged last December, she knew immediately what colors she wanted all the elements in her November wedding to be. From the Invitations to bridesmaid dresses to table settings, all elements would revolve around the color scheme chocolate brown, chartreuse green, and cream. Chocolate brown has been a classic autumn color for a number of years, but pairing it with bright pops of chartreuse green makes for a fresh and modern statement. Incorporating cream as a base color for the invitations and table setting adds a soft lightness, rather than the harshness of a pure white.
My sister and I teamed up in designing the invitations and all other printed elements. We found the colored stationary we were looking for at Paper Source, and were even able to come up with new ideas then what we had originally planned. While designing I found a versatile leafy vine element that we used on the invitations, RSVP cards, Thank You cards, and all name cards and table markers for the reception. A similar floral vine pattern is embroidered on the sashes of the chocolate brown bridesmaid dresses we found through Simple Silhouettes. Each bridesmaid, along with the bride, will be carrying a bouquet of varying white flowers.
The reception, which will be held at Woodend Sanctuary, a preserve belonging to the Audubon Naturalist Society in Washington DC, will carry on the same color theme. The tables will be set with a cream pintuck tablecloth and the brown cherrywood base plates. On top of that will be a plain twill white napkin folded around the menu printed on chartreuse cardstock and accented with a brown grosgrain ribbon. In the center of each table will be an arrangement of natural gourds and vegetation in fall colors scattered with white flowers similar to those of the wedding party’s bouquets.
From the location to invitations, every aspect is sure to use both nature and color to the best of their ability in creating a naturally modern, and unmistakably autumn wedding.
posted by Kate Huot
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