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.
Wedding Flowers
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 in light lavender.
This is where Pantone excels! They create high standards that are used globally. If you use Radiant Orchid 18-3224, with its specific numerical name in the Pantone array, your planner will know exactly how to match the invitations to the table runners to the satin ribbon.
You can easily take in a swatch card from Pantone and know its all the same.
Don't be fooled by viewing the color on computer monitors and screens though. Every screen can have a different luminosity so don't pull up Pantone's color swatch on your phone and expect to have an exact match. Always better to have a physical swatch to match to. But this is why using an official color has it's benefits. When ordering your invitations or working with a photographer or graphic designer, they only need the Pantone number to get that perfect match!
We love all the imaginative ways you can blend this color into your wedding palette to invite warm summery feelings of joy and love. Experiment with different accents and pairings and we know this exciting new color trend will charm its way into your heart!
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