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Wedding Inspirations: Featuring Pantone’s Twin Tones of 2016

When you look back on photos, some things clearly give away the time and place of the picture, whether it be the fashion, the hairstyles, or even the decor and setting. Things that were at the height of fashion at the time, can seem so dated when looking back, and we find ourselves cringing at the choices we made for ourselves, or that our parents made for us as children (Hey, there has to be someone to blame right?)

Weddings are no different. The dress, the decor, the engagement ring even, can give away the time frame that the event took place, and just as fashions come, fashions go, and no matter what choices you make, there is a good chance that at some point in your lifetime, your tastes will change.

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No matter what, your pictures will take a snapshot of this time and place in your life, and at 80 years old, sitting up in the easy chair looking through your wedding album with your beloved, I can hardly imagine that you will be regretting what colour scheme you chose, or how you did your hair.

For a clear snapshot of the year that was, why not incorporate the colour of the year in your wedding palette. For 2016, Pantone chose two subtle tones, Serenity, a soft blue, and Rose Quartz, a pastel pink tone. And, as an added bonus, by choosing this colour scheme for your wedding, any traditionalists will find it easy to include ‘something blue’ with no trouble at all.

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Image: Fab Mood

Pastel tones work well for wedding palettes as they add soft bursts of colour without providing too much contrast against a light ivory/white/cream dress. The benefit of Pantone’s choice this year means that you can also incorporate the colour in key items such as the groom/groomsmen suits/ties.

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Get the look for your bouquets by using a blend of flowers in the two Pantone tones. You can certainly add white/ivory/cream to tone the colours down, or include a third tone to make the blend a more harmonious pastel blend.

Soft pink choices could include: hydrangea, roses, hyacinth, sweet peas, dahlias, blushing bride, astibille, veronica, ranunculas, peonies, freesias, geraldton wax, jasmine, singapore orchids, celosia, cherry blossom, peppercorn,

Dusty Blue flowers could include: Sea Holly (Equinox/thistle), hydrangea, grape hyacinth, hyacinth, veronica, celosia, delphinium, forget me nots,

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There are amazing seasonal flowers that are available throughout the year. What is available to you, obviously depends on when you are getting married. I think that it is important to stress that the particular tones in this colour palette are soft and muted. This really means that any dyed varieties of flowers are out. The blue and pink tones achieved with systemic or dip dyes are far too intense to work within this theme. (Phew!)

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Bouquets Top L-R Bouquet handheld, Blue Bouquet, Bottom L-R Wild gathered Bouquet, hand held ribboned bouquet

The softness of the blue and pastel pink tones  lend themselves to a decidedly old world feel, reminiscent of Royal Albert vintage tea sets. They are particularly soft and romantic, and work well in gathered garden style posies, as well as cascading bouquets.

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Invites (L-R): Watercolours, Floral, Lace

I’m sure you will agree that the twin tones that Pantone named the colours of the year 2016 provide a beautiful, soft and subtle base for a wedding palette. The watercolour tones can easily be integrated throughout the wedding in small details like invitations, jewelery, and ties, or as major components such as bridesmaids gowns, flowers, and the men’s suits.

Regardless of the colour palette you choose, remember that in the scheme of things, a wedding day is insignificant within a marriage, a marriage is so much more.

Fwf x

Header Featured Image: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/wedding-color-trends-2016-pantones-rose-quartz-serenity-226737

 

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Twin Tones- Introducing Serenity and Rose Quartz

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Image: Pantone

Pantone has introduced dual colours of the year for 2016, but you could be forgiven for thinking it was some sort of birth announcement for newly arrived twins…..a girl and a boy, no less.

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The chosen colours, ‘Rose Quartz’, a warm embracing rosey pink, along with ‘Serenity’, a cooler, tranquil blue, strike a fine balance and the pairing brings calm and relaxation. Believe it or not but this is the first year that Pantone has not chosen a singular colour tone and this years colours provide an refreshing change of pace from the rich Autumnal tone of last years Marsala, and the vibrancy of the colour choices for approximately 5 years proceeding that.

 

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At a time where the world seems to be paying less attention to gender roles and stereotypes, with more androgynous high fashion models gracing the catwalk, and Bruce Jenner openly transitioning to become a woman, perhaps Pantone felt it a fitting time to reinvigorate these two colours, pushing the boundaries of their uses. Home furnishings that have a place outside of the nursery,  pastel toned chalk paints, make up and nail varnish lines have all already seen an increase in their popularity and applications.

In terms of flowers, soft blush pink tones are always at the height of popularity. They are a classic bridal choice, soft and feminine. Blue flowers are not as readily available; many tones sit closer to a mauve or purple than a blue, or unfortunately have been artificially dyed to achieve a true blue, however within the small selection of dusty blue toned blooms there are some stellar choices.  We have compiled a selection of some of your choices below which fit the Pantone Colour palette for the year. Here we hope to give you some inspiration on how you can incorporate this years colours into your world, whether you have an upcoming wedding, or you are redecorating, or you simply want to update your wardrobe.

Walking past the shop windows, I can see Pantone’s influence has spread far and wide. I tried to point out the display of shirts in the window of Jeanswest to my husband suggesting he might like to try a new colour (read: Pink). His response? He just rolled his eyes. I think it may be a little harder to convince the men in our lives that a soft rosy pink needs to be worn or featured in our homes this year. They will be less defensive to the blue of course, but hey, it’s worth a try 😉

Til next time,

Fwf x

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Top (L-R) Astible, Ranuncula, Dahlia, Hydrangea, Veronica. Bottom (L-R): Rose, Blushing Bride, Peony, Delphinium, Grape Hyacinth.
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Bouquet: Petals by the Shore. Image: 100 Layer Cake
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I love how well Rose Quartz works with copper toned accessories. Image: Brabbu

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Image: House of Turqoise

 

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