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Radiant Orchid – Best Color For Your Summer Wedding!

Trying to narrow down colors for your upcoming summer wedding? Feel like you have seen everything and want something new and fashionable without being impossible to match? Consider Radiant Orchid! Here's why:

Pantone has been an issuer of professional color standards for the design industry for over 50 years. Each year they use their expert color-sampling to examine the world of design and fashion and make a key prediction of the hottest color trends. The 2014 color of the year has been announced as Radiant Orchid.

This purple variant is in-between the calm stability of blue and the passionate energy of red. Offering a rich harmony of fuchsia and purple with undertones of pink, there are so many reasons to love this color.

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Much like blue, this purple color is somewhat rare in nature so it has long been associated with sacred meanings and also royalty. What could be a better symbolic color for your wedding? The vows you will be sharing with your partner are the most sacred of your commitment to each other. And the tradition of having a wedding party with bridemaids and groomsmen has royal blood as well.

Luckily modern growers know the popularity of this color and while it is more rare than say, red, you can certainly find plenty of different flower varieties for the summer season in this popular shade. Lavender, orchids, lilacs, hydrangeas and stock beautifully exhibit this color and provide delicate and lush options for your ceremony, reception and bridal party flowers.

Be Stylish With Any Style

Whether you long for classic looks or modern flair, poetic naturals or eclectic pairings, Radiant Orchid can be incorporated into any style and look great. Long associated with imagination and creativity, this enchanting color will be a joy to work with and will inspire you and your guests. Florists, who have their eye on trends year-around, will already have great ideas to utilize this color.

Summer wedding trends normally call for brash and bright colors to compete with the heat. With Radiant Orchid you have the option to play it more subtle and cool which will be refreshing to your eyes. But if bright is your middle name, hot variations that pull the warmer pink tones from this color are really popular as well.

Feminine and graceful, Radiant Orchid is what you might call a "grown-up" pink so you can feel confident about choosing it and not having regrets down the road. As this color will be seen more and more throughout the year, you'll have an easy time finding accessories and decor to match.

Perfect Match, Every Time!

Want to make sure everyone – your bridesmaids, your florist, your baker – is one the same page? You don't want your maid of honor in bright magenta and the place cards Continue reading "Radiant Orchid – Best Color For Your Summer Wedding!" »

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Fall Wedding Flower Trends

Flowers are such an important part of any wedding. They depict your wedding style and show off your personality. They are also accessories to your wedding ceremony, wedding reception, bridesmaid & groomsmen attire and most importantly your wedding dress. Like anything else, trends are ever-changing within flowers. So, what's popular for this fall? Wedding and Party Network has the top fall wedding flower trends that will be perfect for your wedding.

  1. Sunflower Bridal Bouquet
    Fur & Feathers –     Yes, fur and feathers are a huge trend within weddings right now. Are you thinking that they may be a little over the top for you? Well, there are both subtle and over-the-top ways to include them in your flowers. Fur adds a little warmth for fall, while feathers can add a hint of elegance. Within fur and feathers, you'll find variety. For example, you can choose from peacock feathers or even ostrich feathers in various colors.
  2. Keep it natural – Go back to basics and let nature show through with beautiful wildflowers. You can choose from daisies, poppies, sunflowers, lilies and baby's breath. You can feature one type of flower or create a beautiful arrangement by using them all. Also, think about holding just one single flower like a sunflower as your wedding bouquet. Wildflowers are absolutely gorgeous and can fit in a variety of wedding styles.
  3. Going bejeweled – Adding a little sparkle is always great. Bejewel your wedding bouquet. You can either add jewels throughout your bouquet, add them on the flowers or just go simple with a bejeweled handle. You will definitely shine.
  4. A little citrus – Fruit is making a huge appearance within wedding flowers. Many of fruit pigments actually compliment your wedding flowers. Mix and match different fruit like lemons, limes or oranges with your flowers. Talk with your local florist, they'll have ideas on great combinations.
  5. Pay tribute – Honor your family within your wedding flowers. These can be of past or present that have a major impact on your life. You can choose sentiments, their favorite flowers and even odd and ends around the house that reminds you of them. They'll feel truly special.

There are many trends within wedding flowers like incorporating some trees, Asian inspired flowers, adding enchanting votives, going with a minimilistic approach or creating a showstopping bouquet. Just incorporate trends that suit your wedding style.

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Inspirational Friday – Wedding Flowers

Here at Wedding and Party Network we want to give you inspiration for your wedding and party details. The details are what sets your wedding and party apart from anyone else. The colors, theme, detailing and style all creates your wedding day style and conveys your party theme. So, today's Inspirational Friday will focus on wedding flowers.

Wedding flowers are such an important part of your day. They tell the story of your wedding day. So, it's a definite must to sit down with your florist and discuss your vision that you have for your wedding day. Explain to them the style, colors and how you want your flowers to stand out compared to other weddings. Make sure and bring photos and inspiration that you have found to help them better understand the look you are wanting for your wedding bouquet, wedding ceremony arrangements, corsages and reception centerpieces. Just remember that flowers are such an important part in telling your wedding day story.

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Color Your Wedding Right

Just like anything else, there are trends in the wedding industry. Even with colors. When choosing your wedding colors, you must choose wisely since they are incorporated into just about every element of your wedding. So, it's important you choose colors that pair well together and won't be overbearing when incorporated into the rest of your elements. Also, within your colors, you want to incorporate the color trends, which change with the season. So, Wedding and Party Network has the color trends for 2012.

Pantone just announced their color of the year. Tangerine Tango it is for 2012! It's warming color, with a pop of color can fit a variety of weddings during any season. Whether you are wanting to plan a summer wedding or a winter wedding, this color will work. Pair it with white, purple or even blue to make a bold statement. This color is just what your 2012 wedding needs.

A yellow color is just what your spring or summer wedding needs. Think bright, cheery and sunny. Pair it with navy for a great nautical theme or bright pinks or even greens for a wonderful summer look.

Lilac is just the color that adds a touch of romance to your wedding. Such a beautiful, soft and romantic color that brings a great overall setting. Pair it with silver, cream or pink. These color combinations will make wonderful reception centerpieces and wedding arrangements.

Bright & colorful pink will bring a sense of fun and excitement. Incorporate this color into all aspects of your wedding, including your wedding flowers, bridesmaid dresses and your wedding cake.

Taupe, a beautiful basic color that can fit so many themes. Pair it with other neutral colors to create that natural themed wedding or incorporate any other color with it that you may like. Honestly, whatever color you pair with this works.

All of these colors are amazing. Create the wedding you've always dreamed of with these fabulous colors. Colors create the wedding, so let yours create the one that you've always imagined.

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Inspirational Friday – Color Of The Year!

Here at Wedding and Party Network we want to give you inspiration for your wedding details. The details are what sets your wedding apart from anyone else. The colors, theme, detailing and style all creates your wedding day style. So, today's Inspirational Friday will focus on the color of the year! Pantone just announced that their color of the year is "tangerine tango". This color represents orange, with depth. It's sophisticated, enticing yet fun and exciting. This color can definitely be incorporated into any type of wedding for the new year.

This color can be combined with so many other colors to create a stunning color combo for your wedding. Include it in your wedding ceremony through the wedding arrangements, bridal bouquet and boutonnieres or make a statement with the color at your wedding reception throughout the centerpieces. Get creative with the color and feature it in ways that your normally wouldn't.

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Winter Wedding Flower Trends

Are you planning your winter wedding? Are you wanting to incorporate some of the latest trends into your wedding to make it pop? One way to incorporate trends into your wedding is with your flowers. How brides are wanting their flowers in their wedding is constantly changing, especially with the seasons. So, Wedding and Party Network has the latest trends in winter wedding flowers that will help make your wedding truly be amazing.

Lush & Organic – Brides are wanting to incorporate more of a natural feel into their wedding. Think tree stumps, birch for table numbers, urns and floral cascading out of tree limbs. Think earth and nature. For your winter wedding, go with lighter colored branches and flowers too for the winter white.

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Mix Of Elements –Not everything has to match perfectly. Find elements that you think compliment each other, yet not looking the same. Pick one type of flower that you love and mix and match it with feathers and branches for something unique. Even mix and match the centerpieces at your reception. Instead of having the same ones, add different styles to each table that compliment each other yet are different.

Unique Landscapes –Instead of the same traditional flowers, think outside-the-box. Use different vases in sizes and shapes to create a unique landscape on your tables. Also, take with your florist to see what visions they see for your wedding. They keep up-to-date on all the latest trends and are the perfect people to ask when searching for unique reception flower ideas.

Simple & Fresh –Of course, your wedding flowers don't have to be extravagant. First off, where are you having your wedding? Of course, we're talking about geographically speaking. If you have a certain kind of flower that grows in your area, have you thought about showcasing it in your wedding? Keep it simple, fresh and local.

Personality – Let your blooms shine through with personality. If you take a look at flowers, you notice that each one shines through with a personality of it's own. Red roses bring across a sense of sophistication while peonies are a timeless classic. Pick flowers that are suited more towards your personality and let that shine through your wedding flowers.

Personable –Another way to make your wedding flowers stand out is adding a personal touch to them. For example, include your grandmother's brooch or a small picture frame in your wedding bouquet adds a great touch. Also, what do both of you enjoy to do? Maybe you both love reading, well why not use books as apart of your centerpieces.

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Inspirational Friday – A Splendid Sunflower Wedding

This week, Wedding and Party Network's Inspirational Friday is all about sunflowers! An Autumn wedding is the perfect atmosphere for sunflowers. The warm yellows, and big dark centers, thick sturdy stalks, and over-all 'Sunnyness' that brings elegance and charm make it hard to resist!

These fabulous wedding flowers are perfect for your happy fall wedding. An outdoor wedding is ideal, especially one in an open field, garden, or park. The feel of nature is calming, down-to-earth and inspiring. You can use these energetic flowers alone or with other flowers to create eye-popping arrangements. Marigolds, gerbera daisies, roses and hydrangea look gorgeous mixed with sunflowers. Any combination is ideal for your wedding bouquet, wedding ceremony arrangements and definitely your reception centerpieces. The key is to keep the arrangements simple – sunflowers are striking and demand attention, you don't need to do much to make these flowers look great!

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Inspirational Friday – Wedding Centerpieces

Every Friday, Wedding and Party Network will be choosing a theme or color and give you inspirational photos. We want to help give you inspiration for your next event, wedding or party. So, take a look and we hope to give you a bit of inspiration when planning your wedding or party. Our inspirational board will give everyone inspiration on wedding reception centerpieces. Reception centerpieces are the main attraction at your guest's tables. Therefore, they should absolutely represent your wedding.

Your reception centerpieces stand out on the tables. They represent wedding colors, style and give off fragrance. So, you want them to fit your wedding. First, imagine how you want your flowers to look like. What style does your wedding represent? You need to figure out this before determining your design. Once you have a vision, explain it to your florist and they will achieve it. Create simple, tall, unique, out-of-the-box or use a single flower for your centerpieces. You can place one, several and surround them by candles. Use your imagination and make sure they stand out to wow your guests.

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Inspirational Friday – Black Swan Inspired!

Every Friday, Wedding and Party Network will be choosing a theme or color and give you inspirational photos. We want to help give you inspiration for your next event, wedding or party. So, take a look and we hope to give you a bit of inspiration when planning your wedding or party. Our inspirational board will give everyone inspiration from the movie, "Black Swan". This movie was a huge success and has been the talk of this past award season. So, we thought we would bring you inspiration through this movie, which is a play on the colors black & white.

The colors black and white are so classic and elegant. Incorporating these colors separate with other colors or even together will have your wedding looking flawless. You can  incorporate it into your bouquets, wedding cake, wedding gown and anything else you may want. Place beautiful feathers in your wedding cake, bridal bouquets and even dress to get the "Black Swan" theme at your wedding. Add the colors, black & white and some feathers and you'll perfect this theme in no time!

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Spring's Top Wedding Bouquets

Spring is such a great time to find beautiful flowers that will make a wonderful accent to your wedding. Flowers are just beginning to sprout so spring is a great time for fresh flowers. However, with so much variety, what do you choose to be your wedding flowers? What do you choose for your spring wedding bouquet and all the flowers to go along with it? Well, Wedding and Party Network is here to offer what's in season and the type of beautiful flowers you'll be able to show off at your wedding.

Spring's Top Wedding Bouquets

Daisy Wedding Bouquets

From the common gorgeous white daisies to the bright and colorful gerbera daisies, they are all so great. They come in various colors, which can be used to show off your wedding colors.

Common Types of Daisies
Common Daisy – One white flower on a stem
Chrysanthemums- White flower on a stem with  more greenish center
Gerbera Daisies – Large floral head, slim stem that comes in a variety of colors

Tulip Bridal Bouquets

When we think of spring, we think of tulips. They come in a variety of colors, such as lavender, red or pink. If you're planning an Easter wedding, these flowers would be perfect. However, they're great for any springtime wedding. Fill a vase with these lovely flowers and have them flowing out or include them in a simple tulip bouquet. Beautiful flowers that will make for a great wedding.

Peony Wedding Bouquets

The most outstanding quality of the peony is it's massive size. Peonies are a popular garden flower and just scream "SPRING!" making this the best option for any spring wedding. Peony colors range from white to reds and some yellows with a mix of pinks in between. Peonies can be combined with other flowers or can be simply stand on their own to create a lovely bouquet.

Calla Lily Wedding Bouquets

Callas are both elegant and sophisticated. They look great as an arm wedding bouquet, hand tied bouquet or callas as accents in another wedding bouquet. Calla lilies also make wonderful centerpieces, boutonnieres and as corsages.

Ranunculus Wedding Bouquets

Ranunculus are a great choice for it's beautiful colors and unique shape. It looks like a rose with a tons of extra petals. Perfect for a bride looking for something a little more exotic. The ranunculus come in a variety of colors, including: white, yellow, orange, red, pink and violet. The gorgeous flower would make an exquisite wedding bouquet, as well as having matching reception centerpieces and ceremony decor.

Daffodil Wedding Bouquets

Daffodils serving as wedding flowers are great for the springtime. A trumpet-shaped flower with star like petals protecting the center. This flower is definitely fragrant, so it will definitely add something to your wedding. If yellow is your color, then these flowers will definitely be perfect for your wedding bouquets. A hand-tied wedding bouquet full of daffodils will be absolutely stunning.


Anemone Wedding Bouquet

Anemones are absolutely unique and beautiful. Vibrant colors that are featured in anemones will make for a wonderful wedding bouquet. A unique bride definitely deserves a flower that will show of their personality, and an anemone will absolutely do the trick.

Hydrangea Wedding Bouquet

Hydrangeas are great wedding flowers to choose for your bouquet. They look lovely on their own or paired well with other flowers. A gorgeous hand-tied wedding bouquet full of hydrangeas sounds so amazing. They even look great as centerpieces. So many unique ideas to do with hydrangeas.

Whatever you choose, use Wedding And Party Network to find your local, wedding florist in your area.

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