Pale Dogwood Weddings

“Continuing the tranquil mood, Pale Dogwood is a quiet and peaceful pink shade that engenders an aura of innocence and purity. The unobtrusive Pale Dogwood is a subtle pink whose soft touch infuses a healthy glow.” – Pantone 13-1404

It’s been about a year since our last wedding post, so we thought “Pale Dogwood” would be the perfect post to talk about weddings. I love this colour a lot. It’s pink but it’s a very subtle pink and the perfect colour to add to a wedding instead of a bright in your face kind of pink. I love this colour because it's so soft and sweet and very versatile. This colour just makes me think of weddings and it’s getting close to wedding season so we’ve found some ways/elements that it can be incorporated into a wedding.

Pale Dogwood accents a white wedding dress perfectly. Add some sparkle and it's amazing!

Put it on your nails to accent your dress. It's such a soft natural colour.

A flower girl would look very cute in a lacy Pale Dogwood dress.

If you want to add a small subtle touch, you can incorporate it in your jewelry.

The guests can wear it.

This Pale Dogwood jacket is classic and you can wear it with a simple dress underneath.

This shade adds just enough colour for the decor without being too flashy or bright.

It looks beautiful in a bouquet with other colours...

Or just have a bouquet of Pale Dogwood roses or other flowers.

It can be used as part of the reception decor on the tables.

I love this lacy dainty invitation in Pale Dogwood.

This cake stood out to me because I love the rose/flower layer where you can see the colour more mixed with the simple pearl adorned layers.

Just Married...

Happy Saturday. Yes, I know I am a day behind on the blog post, but it was a very busy and tired post wedding week. We have a long weekend here in B.C. so I can catch up on my sleep and relax a bit. It is weird not having wedding related tasks to help my best friend with; I’m gonna miss it.

Anyways, let’s talk wedding day! It was a beautiful and perfect wedding day. I can’t believe that it has come and gone already a week ago. The bride was stunningly beautiful and both bride and groom were so happy and so in love. Her dress, made especially for her by a family friend was perfect and looked amazing. The day started out bright and sunny and very very early, at least for a Saturday. We had a girl’s breakfast and I did the hair and makeup which went very well. We stayed on schedule and there was no stress. The photographer was there to take pictures of our morning and she helped as much as she could as well, so that was nice. It was a very relaxing morning; I know it can be sometimes very overwhelming and stressful. The flowers came and they were gorgeous! It was so cool to hold a bouquet all day long that I didn’t want to put it down at all. The ceremony went smoothly also and so did the pictures. Then we had a little rest and enjoyed a delicious dinner at the reception. Now the bride and groom are off on a romantic honeymoon. Lucky!

All of the planning, practice, and prep paid off. I hope you enjoyed all of the wedding prep posts. They were so much fun to do especially since they were for an actual wedding.

P.S. We got our nails done a few days before the wedding. All of us chose shades of purple for our toes and Nicole and I got gel nails polish on our finger nails. We both opted for light colours; she went with a very sheer natural peachy colour and I went with sparkly pink of course. Ladies, the gel nail polish is still going strong. This stuff is amazing. I use my hands a lot and chip my finger nail polish on the first day and get smudges, but not with the gel polish. I have done so many things with my hands and not one chip, smudge, or imperfection and it has been over a week and a half. I highly recommend getting the gel polish done for your wedding or anytime really. It is worth it and it looks so nice. There were 300 colours to pick from so I’m sure there is a colour for everyone out there. I can’t wait to try it again!

Flower Meanings and Messages

Spring is in the air. The days are longer and the sun is shining; there are flowers blooming all around us. I went for a walk the other day and as I was looking at these Spring flowers, I thought of a short story that I have read before from 365 day story book. The girl in the story wrote a flower “letter” to her mom by making a bouquet out of flowers. She had read in a magazine that most flowers have special meanings so you can create a bouquet for someone that tells them how you feel about them. So I thought it would be neat to find out some meanings for flowers this week which might inspire you to make a flower bouquet for Easter, Mother’s Day, or just because (be sure to include the flower meaning in a written guide so that the person receiving it will know what message that you’re giving to them). I’m sticking to the happy and good meanings; some of them can be not so nice and probably something that you would not want to stick in a happy loving bouquet. 

Flowers and Their Meanings:

A.    Amaryllis = pride, Aster = contentment, Alstroemeria = aspring, Apple blossom = promise, Azalea = abundance 

B.     Baby’s breath = festivity, Bachelor button = anticipation, Bells of Ireland = good luck 

C.     White camellia = you’re adorable, Pink camellia = longing for you, Pink carnation = gratitude, White carnation = remembrance, Yellow carnation = cheerful, Bronze Chrysanthemum = excitement ,White Chrysanthemum = truth, Red Chrysanthemum  = sharing, Yellow chrysanthemum=secret admirer, Cosmos = peaceful, Crocus = cheerfulness

D.    Daffodil = chivalry, Daisy = innocence 

E.     Forget-me-not = remember me forever

F.       Gardenia = you’re lovely, Geranium = comfort

G.    Hibiscus = delicate beauty, Hydrangea = perseverance

I.       Iris = inspiration

J.       Jasmine = grace and elegance 

L.     Larkspur = beautiful sprit, Lilac = first love, Casablanca lily = celebration Calla lily = beauty, Lily of the valley = sweetness

M.   Magnolia = dignity, Myrtle = Love/marriage

O.    Orchid = delicate beauty

P.      Pansy = loving thoughts, Peony = healing 

R.     Dark pink rose = thankfulness, Lavender rose = enchantment, Orange rose = fascination, Pale pink rose  = grace/joy, Yellow rose = friendship, Red rose = love/passionate love, Red and white rose = unity, White rose = purity

S.      Stephanotis = good luck, Sunflower = adoration

T.      Pink tulip = caring, Red tulip = declaration of love, White tulip = forgiveness Yellow tulip = hopelessly in love

V.    Violet = faithfulness

W.   Wisteria = steadfast

Y.    Yarrow = good health

Z.     Zinnia = thoughts of friendship

http://thelanguageofflowers.com/

http://aboutflowers.com/flower-a-plant-information-and-photos/meanings-of-flowers/481-flowers-and-meanings-flower-meanings.html