Color Me Lovely V.4

There are a lot of trends that I'm excited to use in 2014 in my wedding design. Vintage velvet. Lots white. Pattern. Greenery and garland. And lots, and lots, of color.

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Though I can't really get behind radiant orchid yet, I am SO excited to start using color again! The past few years have seen a surge in romance; think soft blushes and ivories and gold. While I still love all of these, one of my favorite color palettes these days is stark white contrasted with pops of fuchsia, cherry red, and tangerine. Put a little gold sparkle in there, and I'm sold. 

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Fall may be my favorite season, but winter is most definitely a close second. I love the rain and the gloomy weather and the holidays, of course. It's cold here these days (and by cold, I mean forty degrees at night...hey, I was born and raised in Southern California), and it finally feels like winter. I love it!

via Coco + Kelley

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I've been spending way too much time on Pinterest, but what else is new. Actually, I need to amend that statement; I've been spending too much time pinning things onto Pinterest, since I prefer to pin from the original source. This is definitely a good problem to have, I suppose. I didn't have Pinterest when I got married, so I'm making up for it now...

That being said, I saw this the other day, and I wanted to share it with all of you. How adorable are these bicycles? I used to have one, but I never rode it. These pretty mint and coral beach cruisers make me want to go buy a new one!

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I think it's safe to say that it's been a pretty shitty week all around. The world is a pretty broken place, but it's hard for me to dwell on the sad sometimes.

I've seen a lot of comments this week, implying that those of us who continue to live our lives in the wake of tragedy are somehow insensitive. I think it's important to remember that we all mourn differently. I may live my life on social media, but you only see what I put out there. You didn't see me sitting in front of the television on Monday in shock, or crying when listening to our president speak that afternoon. When disaster strikes, obviously my first instinct is to burst into tears (and I definitely cried my fair share this week). But I don't like to wallow. Or I try not to, at least.

Instead, I remember only what a blessing my life is. I've been given the gift of living another day, and I want to appreciate that. I never want to take that for granted.

Even during a week like this, I see the beauty in the world. I see the good in people, who far outnumber the bad, and I see what an incredible place we live. It's how I celebrate, but it's also how I mourn. 

I've been wanting to start a color series on this blog for a while, because I think in colors. I spend my time thinking of color combinations and how one element would pair with another. And this week, despite the black and grey and red, I want to see bright. I was to see beautiful, and I want to see the good.

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