Colour Palettes Made Easy: Rosenow Floral Design April 14, 2009

I came across a florist based out of San Francisco called, Rosenow Floral Design and I was drawn to how the owner effectively presented the endless colour options for floral arrangements.  The site offers viewers an artist-like colour palette for all to see and then provides corresponding floral categories for guests to browse.  The simplicity of her site makes it both enjoyable and easy to navigate  and the intricacy and texture in her arrangements were pleasing and attractive.   

Colour Palette (via Rosenow Floral Design)

 

 

Rosenow Floral Design (via Happy Hour Bride)

Rosenow Floral (via BoredIncDesign)

Pink and Purple- Bravo March 6, 2009

When I write, I try to find local Toronto sources of inspiration for event posts but most days I have to cast my net a bit wider and go south of the border or internationally to Brazil, France, Australia and Asia.

One area in the US that does not fail to pull off colourful, classy, extremely detail oriented events is the Southern US particularly the parties featured in Southern Weddings Magazine. 

For some reason, this pink and purple event stood out to me today- I think it is because I am excited for warm weather and bright spring colours that will pop in Toronto. 

I am an advocate of colour, especially bright colour injected into table settings, food or overall background aesthetics of an event.  However when using pink + something, there should be caution exercised to avoid producing something that is overly girly (unless it’s a bridal shower or girly reflects someone’s personality) or circus (unless it is a circus themed birthday party). 

(photo via Southern Weddings Magazine)

I think this event embodies everything that I like about a fun backdrop: square tables, lots of colour (monochromatic/complementary), use of coloured glasses to accent a table, clusters of flowers in different containers, even the lanterns are fitting. 

The event team: Kendall Brown (Eclatante Design), Donna O’Brien (Beautiful Blooms), Max Hanson (Max Hanson), and Marie Labbancz (photographer – more pink/purple event photos HERE) truly knocked this one out of the park! Bravo.

In doubt of a colour palette? Laduree for inspiration March 3, 2009

The start of the wedding season is soon upon us.  Brides, grooms and their wedding planners will be frantically making last minute decisions to ensure every charger is laid straight on the table, every petal is in full bloom and every favour is standing ready in its basket. 

For those of you who are commencing the planning process and have some time on your hands to sit back and digest all the upcoming decisions over your breakfast tea, I urge you to check out Laduree’s (Paris) website for colour palette inspiration.  If you read this blog regularly, you know I have a thing for macarons.  Laduree’s products are so stunning that they cross over from afternoon treat to event palette inspiration.  That’s right, I said that a dessert can inspire an entire event.

Here are some of my favourite colour combinations:

Pink and brown with an accent of lime green

Laduree Macarons (photo from Tartine Gourmande)

 Peach, creme with an accent of turquoise/bright blue

Laduree Macarons (photo from Such Pretty Things)

Earth Tones: Green, brown with an accent of orange

Laduree Macarons (photo from WenDaLicious)

For more posts on Laduree, the store, the macarons, the colours, the flavours and everything else wonderful about the Parisian brand click here, here and here for inspiration.