Need help with linen colors, etc!

[sunnygirl]

Hi gals!

I am trying to imagine the color combinations that would look best for the reception and am having a hard time figuring it out. My colors are basically orange and pink - more of a deep pink than a light pink. The reception location itself is sort of neutral colored so that doesn''t really play a part, altough the place has a lot of windows and the sun won''t be setting for a while after we start the reception so there will be a lot of light. I am going for a fun, festive feel but still elegant.

So basically, what should i do about tablecloths/napkins etc? The tables, except for head table, will be round. My flowers will be very colorful (dahlias, garden roses, etc)- would it be too much to have a colored tablecloth, like a burnt orange? Or should I go with a more neutral champagne type color. Also, someone suggested half orange, half gold/champagne type thing - i thought that might be nice to mix up the room but dont know if it would look okay. Has anyone ever done that? Also, I am thinking gold chiavari chairs - what do you all think?

I am definitely having a hard time imagining the final room - eek!

Oh also, I am trying to figure out what to do about centerpiece holders...I don''t like it when the stems show through the vase and i don''t really like the the leaves- lining-the-glass-vase thing. So what other options are there? I don''t want to have an antique-y feel so that sort of eliminates a lot of the centerpiece containers i have seen.

Thanks for all your help! You all have such better vision than I do!

 

[Gypsy]

Go neutral. One of my cousins did a lovely hunnington beach wedding decorated with over 100,000 roses in fushia and orange, and the table cloths and the runners and the chair bows (fushia bowns on gold chivari chairs) all coordinated. John still has nightmares of being trapped in a tequila sunrise. It was beautiful... but in a horrifyingly overcoordinated and matchy matchy way. We still refer to it as the tequila sunrise wedding. DON'T DO IT.

ETA: I love the linens in the pic below as it's an example of contrast. With all fushia and orange there is no contrast. Orange organza chair sashes on those mahogony chivari chairs would banish the bland quickly: providing a punch, but not a knock out one.

 

[sunnygirl]

Here is an example of a centerpiece container that I like...where does one get things like this? Are they super pricey? Also, this room has sort of a champagne colored tablecloth but I think the room looks a little drab...

 

[Gypsy]

Date: 2/5/2008 7:32:50 PM
Author: sunnygirl
Here is an example of a centerpiece container that I like...where does one get things like this? Are they super pricey? Also, this room has sort of a champagne colored tablecloth but I think the room looks a little drab...

Micheal''s will have those and you can spray paint them any color you want. And if you get your family to keep thier eyes out for 50% off coupons you can buy them a few at a time, 50% off, and it will be pretty economical.

 

[sunnygirl]

Thanks for the reply gypsy! I know exactly what kind of matchy-match wedding you are talking about...I think that tends to look worse with bright bright pinks/oranges and ours are deeper shades but there is always that fear of being too matchy. I would definitely not have any pink linens or bows or anything but was interested in at least a little more color than the pic above...

 

[Gypsy]

See my ETA above about the chair sashes to break up the blands.

 

[blondie23]

I am actually having the same problem that you are...I''m thinking of doing a neutral green linen (maybe citron or apple green from BBJ linen) with bright flowers kind of like the pic you posted...I dunno, this is also stressing me out as well.


Also, does anyone know what color the linens are in the pic you posted????

 

[Gypsy]

Date: 2/5/2008 7:54:41 PM
Author: blondie23
I am actually having the same problem that you are...I''m thinking of doing a neutral green linen (maybe citron or apple green from BBJ linen) with bright flowers kind of like the pic you posted...I dunno, this is also stressing me out as well.


Also, does anyone know what color the linens are in the pic you posted????

On my screen the linens look olive. I think champage would be lovely with Sunny''s color scheme.

 

[blondie23]

Yeah on my screen it looks almost khaki so who knows haha...I'm also doing mango mini calla lilies, fuchsia dahlias, and burnt orange flowers...maybe also some cymbidum orchids....but i'm also stuck on the linens as well so sunny please let me know what you decide.

 

[sunnygirl]

Hey Blondie- sounds like our decor will look similar! I will definitely let you know what I end up going with...do you have to rent chairs or does your place have nice chairs?

Gypsy - thanks so much for your input! What do you think of champagne tablecloth and splash of color with napkins? The room is kinda beige-y so I just want to make sure its not to beige-y.

 

[Gypsy]

I love that idea! I think it's a nice way to bring in some color. I have the BEIGEST reception room ever. It's like a conference room, only with a beautiful view of the vines outside and lovely large windows and a SUPER high ceiling. So I'm doing orange chiffon overlays on white table cloths. My flowers are mostly white but with orange and green accents. And the chairs in your pic above are the EXACT chivari chairs my venue comes with, so I'm considering some chair sashes (I'm not sold on them though). So my tablecloths will have orange (although sheer), my napkins and place settings will be white though. And my colors are white, orange and green. Inspiration from the pic below-- but the centerpeices with have more white in them. If I were doing bolder flowers (predominantly orange) I wouldn't go for the orange overlays. Plus my flowers are going to be raised up high, on 30 inch tall vases so that I can cancel out all the beige negative space the high ceilings and plain walls create. I'm trying to escape the conference room feeling.

Point of all that is: I've got the same problem. Trying to decorate a boring space without making anyone feel knocked out by my bright color choices. I've had to give it a lot of thought. Raising the centerpieces helped a lot. Have you thought about doing half high and half low centerpieces? It would add dimension and depth and color both below and above. on the low centerpiece tables you can go champagne. On the high ones you can maybe do colored tablecloths... or just keep all the table cloths neutral and alternate the centerpeices. It looks really nice.

 

[Gypsy]

It''s blurry in this pic, but you can see the high centerpiece in the forefront, and the low on (blurry) in the table in back. I looks cool IRL. I really like the look.

 

[Gypsy]

These are very minimalistic centerpieces, but it also give you an idea of what I''m talking about. I would keep the centerpieces very similar in size and flowers, but raise some and lower others.