Trends 2009: Black is the New Black

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The past couple of years have seen a lot of chocolate brown paired with both pastel and bright fluorescent colours - brown and pink, brown and blue, brown and yellow, etc. This year brown is on its way out and you can expect to see a lot more black paired with bright vibrant colours.

Among the top bright colour pics for this year are yellow, orange, hot pink, electric blue, and lime green. This trend will continue into 2010 when we'll also see a lot more unexpected colour combinations (like bright orange and blue).

TIP: White is always a classic accent for any colour pallet.

Happy Planning!

Sophie
Coverall Event Coordination

Don't Fear the THEME

Nearly all of my clients cringe at least a little when I mention the word "theme" as it pertains to their wedding. I can't really blame them; the term often brings up images of over the top costumes and decor. In short, many couples are afraid of the word "theme" because it can so easily translate into "cheesy" or "tacky" or "overdone"; as is the case with the "Breakfast at Tiffany's" theme... it was cool when Toni Braxton did it in 2001 but I think that after nearly a decade of Tiffany Blue we need to change it up. Everything needs to go away for at least a little while before it can be considered cool again.

The word theme needs to be brought back down to its basic definition. Think of theme in terms of literature, that is, as an idea, an image, or a motif that repeats itself throughout every element of the wedding. Think of a theme as a planning tool that will help you focus your decisions and keep everything consistent.

The great thing about themes is that they can be based on anything. You can select a theme based on a movie, a song, a period in time, a country, a culture or tradition, or you could simply choose a theme based on a season or colour scheme. Anything that you use as a tool to guide you and focus your choices can be considered a theme.

Themes don't limit you they help you to enhance your vision, they help tell your guests a story, and they help keep things consistent. So don't fear the theme! Themes are our friends!

So! What's your theme?

Sophie

Coverall Event Coordination

Martha Stewart's Online Wedding Quizzes

Having trouble figuring out what type of bride you are and/or how to incorporate your own style into your wedding? Maybe you just want to test your wedding etiquette IQ?

The team at Martha Stewart Weddings has developed a handful of fun online wedding quizzes to help you focus your wedding style and test your wedding knowledge.

Test yourself here.

Good Luck!

Sophie

Coverall Event Coordination

Colour Pallet Generator

This is a really fun find!

This pallet generator allows you to enter the URL of an image and it will automatically generate a colour pallet for you. So when you're trying to figure out what colours to commit to for your wedding try plugging some of your favourite images into this generator to come up with a unique pallet.

Hint: Don't feel confined to entering wedding images only; take a look around for all kinds of online art and create some new and unique pallet combos.

Good Luck!!

Sophie
Coverall Event Coordination

The Wedding Day Schedule

Your wedding day schedule is critical for making sure that everything is organized and that all key players know exactly where they should be, when they should be there, and what they should be doing. Here are a few tips for you wedding day schedule:

1. Start preparing it right away. Set aside some time every week or every few weeks to update your wedding schedule. Be sure to include the times your contracted vendors have agreed to make deliveries and so forth. As you add more vendors and more details to your schedule you will be able to readily pick up on any discrepancies or logistical issues which you can sort out sooner rather than later. Also, filling your schedule out over time will help to ensure that nothing is left out (and that you're not scrambling through notes and paperwork at the last minute).

2. Give your schedule out to all the key players at least one week prior to the date. The key players include all the vendors that will be present on the wedding day (such as your photographer, your DJ, your musicians, and your officiant) as well as your wedding party, parents, and your MC.

It isn't necessary to give the FULL itinerary to everyone; you can customize schedules so that everyone has a timeline that is relevant to them and their duties for the day.

3. Review the schedule with those whom you give it to. Don't assume that people will take as much time and care in going through your schedule as you will. Take the time to review and confirm the details contained in your schedule with each person you give it to. This is especially useful because others may be able to pick out logistical issues that you may not have noticed.

4. Don't expect everything to run perfectly. A good schedule will set out a very solid guideline for the day. However, things almost always pop up that will throw your schedule off at least a little. Try to roll with the punches throughout the day and catch up when you can.

Better yet, let your wedding planner take care of the scheduling details so that you can focus on soaking up the day.

Happy Planning!

Sophie
Coverall Event Coordination

"Many marriages would be better if the husband and wife clearly understood that they're on the same side."

Zig Ziglar

Weekly Wedding Quote

"What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility."

Leo Tolstoy