Colour the world...

Colour Schemes…Inspiration is everywhere! In nature, food, clothes and buildings:

And there are so many ways to use colour to make a room/space/wedding reception have the atmosphere you want it to have. Through rhythm and repetition of just three key colours you can effortlessly make a room tie together and give a feeling of harmony, if your subtle about it people will know it feels harmonious but won’t even know why!

When I think about a colour scheme for our wedding I need to make it fit with the venue. As we are dining in an old stone barn the colours need to work, for example a chic monochromatic mix of black and white wouldn’t fit - the palette needs to be quirky, rustic and bright.

I’m always on the look out for inspiration and recently I’ve loved the idea of peacock feathers.

maybe a bit much???

The combination of teal, deep purple and burnt orange is the perfect mix of earthy and bright. The deeper colours could be used as background i.e. table runners, bunting and place cards/menus; whilst the burnt orange can be mixed with acid orange and spread across the room intermittently providing hot accents throughout. Orange is a perfect colour for the big flower arrangements as it is warm and intimate and will create a cosy country feel.

Another colour palette that caught my eye recently is based on fruit- namely blueberries, raspberries and strawberries – giving a scheme of navy, red and cream.

The very thought of these berries makes you feel homely and natural. I love that they tie in well with the farm venue but also make me think of a cheeky nautical theme- a nod to the seaside town of North Berwick where I’m from. I love the idea of incorporating fruit, nuts, leaves and anything slightly unexpected in the table centre pieces and using the berries across the reception will also create a rhythm and tie things in together. Asparagus anyone??

To keep the theme rustic and to shy away from anything to prissy or perfect I think it’s important to employ a little ‘shabby chic’ and spread around some hessian, wood and lots of different coloured glass jars/jugs/vessels.

Mismatch is the new black.

Love Alice xx

Wedding Decor Fever...Lighting

Well it has been many months since my last blog...this may be because I have become engaged and am too obsessed with researching weddings!

I thought it was about time for me to put down some of my thoughts and share my random ideas for the interior décor for the reception…

SO FIRST UP- LIGHTING!

I’m thinking along the lines of a rustic barn wedding- i.e. fairy lights, candles, old tins/jars and loads of flowers. I want the theme to be vintage, quirky and above all relaxed – nothing too stuffy. The sort of things catching my eye are these gorgeous receptions:

Lighting is paramount. I love the use of low level lighting and candle light to create ambiance- fairy lights make for such a romantic, warm atmosphere. I’ve stumbled across these awesome light bulbs hung sans lamp shade hung at different heights- they’re so original and eye catching.

I want to fill the tables with candles – displayed in jars of all shaped and sizes, vintage tea cups- I especially love candles displayed on mirrors, the reflection is mesmerising.

Candles and leaves/berries curtesy of ‘Planet Flowers’ in Edinburgh!

As the reception will be an evening event in the late UK summer it would be nice to be able to incorporate some natural lighting too…it would be beautiful to find a venue like this:

The shafts of natural light shining in create texture and interest by crafting angled shadows. If you were using a marquee you could tie up the sides to let the sunlight in, if you wanted to play with the light you could hire some wooden folding screens that had patterns cut out and place them in West facing open wall to let the sunset break through and create patterns on the floor.

 Love this natural room divider!

It is important to remember not to leave the lighting too sparse though, a good balance between intimate lighting and the room being too dark is essential. You don’t want the guests unable to see their food! Task lighting at the table will allow for easy conversation/eating during the dinner which you could always dim post dinner to rev up the romance!

Well that about wraps up my lighting inspiration for now, I’ll try and cover a new aspect of wedding interiors every few weeks from now on! I’ve certainly done the research haha!

Love Alice xx