Colour That Inspires: From The Wedding Guide Windsor/Essex County

The best way to begin is to pick two dominant complimentary colours and one highlight colour.  Other colours can be added to  intensify and highlight your dominant colours.

If you have already worked with an image consultant in the past, you will already be aware of which colours compliment your complexion and give you that wonderful glow that makes you look your absolute best.

Windsor Wedding Guide Issue #18-Cover photo

Windsor Wedding Guide Issue #18

Starting with a blank canvas, the process  will evolves naturally. From the time you were a young girl, you may have  imagined a wedding with deep red roses and  crisp white linens. Or, did you envision yourself in a setting that was classy and elegant; perhaps a dramatic and always proper, black and white theme as your décor?

With  spring and summer weddings, a feeling of calm waters and beach vacations come to mind with soothing Turquoise, a hot colour this season with the connotation of a  faraway beach resort.  Add an ocean blue and the feel  becomes cool, refreshing and filled with energy.

Yellow makes a statement; its always associated with and bathed, in the warmth of summer. It is always a terrific choice, combined with shades of  neutral champagne or taupe.

The new red this season is Tomato Purée, and its zippy and fun, paired with a cream infusion of florals and table linen. Touched with silver or gold, it is a rich, inviting look that is warm and inviting.

When picking your colours, think about your home and what colours you wear most often. These are the colours that  are in your comfort zone; ones that you can live with in harmony and feel good about.

You may want to spend some time in the paint section of your local hardware store or building centre, where you can mix and match the chips to see what your true colour personality reveals.

Whether you are looking for a traditional look, an out-of-the-box, bold statement, or a modern feel, the palette you choose from will add glorious colour to the look and feel of your wedding day.

Whatever you decide on, your day should highlight all your  favourites, from your beautiful dress to your menu to your accessories, and every colour detail in between. When you pick your colour scheme, you will set both the tone and your own distinctive, signature style for your day.

Don’t jump into something that you think you may like; be honest in your colour approach and you will have a look that you will both love and forever remember.

From urban chic, to haute couture there is a combination for you that will inspire the look and feel of your day, and put your own unique, fingerprint on it; guided by what you love.

The Wedding Guide|Windsor & Region helps local brides find and assess the professional wedding vendors in the area, that deliver first-rate service: reception venues, ceremony sites, photographers, beauty, florists, honeymoons, limousine service and more.

We wish you a beautiful day filled with love!

Be sure to visit “Planning” at the beginning of  our website, where you’ll find printable checklists,  a comprehensive timetable, interactive budget calculator that appropriates each wedding service according to the Canadian average, the best bridal phone resource in the area, and, lots more to assist you with all your wedding day preparations.

April 7th, 2010

The Results are in about Weddings- AP Poll, ceremony is favourite

 

 

A quick note about the perception of weddings by men and women.

In order of preferences: Watching the ceremony, the music and dancing, the food, brides gown, toasts and speeches, cutting the cake, seeing the bridesmaids’ dresses, throwing the bouquet, throwing the garter and, lastly the receiving line.

Women loved the ceremony best, followed by seeing the bride’s gown. Men loved the food at the reception.

The least favourite part of wedding for women was the receiving line. The
least favourite for men was seeing the bridesmaids’ dresses.

Until later,

June 16th, 2009

Weddings Windsor, Ontario, The Wedding Guide Talking 2010 bridal trends! Unique is in.

I’ve been reading about 2010 Wedding trends and the trend is pointing to a more unique, signature-style wedding . With the influence of year’s gone by, the style is moving toward home weddings, which aren’t necessarily less expensive, but certainly are more intimate and personal. A back yard is more easy-going for everyone. Your guests are more relaxed and it can be a great and moderately priced entertaining choice,  or you can go all-out.

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Perhaps decorating is the bride’s hot button and she goes all out to create their own space, unique to both her and her fiancé. She may then decide to cut back on favours completely. Everyone has their own style.We previewed covers for our current Wedding Guide over 6 months ago and go and agreed unanimously that the Hollywood look was going to continue to emerge as a  strong trend.

The consensus was a very glam, opulent and vintage cover. We have since learned that our cover girl, Brooke Boyle is vying for The Miss Universe Canada Contest in Toronto this week. And, the best of the best is that she is also a local Windsor/Essex native and she is engaged! All the best tomorrow, Brooke. 2

Veils with a feather or a jewel-clip and netting is the favourite choice for brides and they cover only the face. This is going to continue to be the head-piece rage well into 2010. It makes a statement and is more fun to wear and look at than the long trains of your mother’s day.

Looking ahead to bridesmaids dresses, and we’ve all been there; there’s more freedom to having the bride pick her colour and letting the gals buy their own styles, and meld the look together as one. The only key is too make certain that the styles are all either formal or informal. The two looks together won’t do it!

There are more emerging trends that deserve to be watched. Wedding pies, for- rent commercial aircrafts for ceremonys, ball gowns that flow like Scarlet’s wardrobe in Gone With the Wind, and outdoor weddings on farms, vineyards, zoos, old train stations and local, white sandy beaches.

Special decorating touches like your mother’s roses in antique vases will grace the guests’ tables.

Bright colours are in – rich hues in gem colours such as amber, plum and navy are coming into vogue. Copper, buttercream and black are also on the horizon.

To everyone planning a wedding; there has been no time as exciting as right now for your wedding day. The sky’s the limit, the mood is fun and friendly, and you have every option in the world to say ” I do” your way.

Until later,

June 15th, 2009

The Wedding Guide Windsor/Essex County, There’s No Better Time to Marry! Couples Have more Choices!

I’ve been reading about 2010 Wedding trends. It is pointing to a more unique, signature-style wedding . With the influence of year’s gone by, the style is moving toward home weddings, which aren’t necessarily less expensive, but certainly are more intimate and personal. A back yard is more easy-going for everyone. Your guests are more relaxed and it can be a great and moderately priced entertaining choice,  or you can go all-out.

finwg0081
Perhaps decorating is the bride’s hot button and she goes all out to create their own space, unique to both her and her fiancé. She may then decide to cut back on favours completely. Everyone has their own style.We previewed covers for our current Wedding Guide over 6 months ago and go and agreed unanimously that the Hollywood look was going to continue to emerge as a  strong trend.

The consensus was a very glam, opulent and vintage cover. We have since learned that our cover girl, Brooke Boyle is vying for The Miss Universe Canada Contest in Toronto this week. And, the best of the best is that she is also a local Windsor/Essex native and she is engaged! All the best tomorrow, Brooke. 2

Veils with a feather or a jewel-clip and netting is the favourite choice for brides and they cover only the face. This is going to continue to be the head-piece rage well into 2010. It makes a statement and is more fun to wear and look at than the long trains of your mother’s day.

Looking ahead to bridesmaids dresses, and we’ve all been there; there’s more freedom to having the bride pick her colour and letting the gals buy their own styles, and meld the look together as one. The only key is too make certain that the styles are all either formal or informal. The two looks together won’t do it!

There are more emerging trends that deserve to be watched. Wedding pies, for- rent commercial aircrafts for ceremonys, ball gowns that flow like Scarlet’s wardrobe in Gone With the Wind, and outdoor weddings on farms, vineyards, zoos, old train stations and local, white sandy beaches.

Special decorating touches like your mother’s roses in antique vases will grace the guests’ tables.

Bright colours are in – rich hues in gem colours such as amber, plum and navy are coming into vogue. Copper, buttercream and black are also on the horizon.

To everyone planning a wedding; there has been no time as exciting as right now for your wedding day. The sky’s the limit, the mood is fun and friendly, and you have every option in the world to say ” I do” your way.

Until later,

May 14th, 2009