Double Rainbow - So Intense!

I know, you have the double rainbow song stuck in your head now

Yes, there are so many colours in the rainbow to choose from.  And settling on a select few was quite a tough decision for me.  I say “me” because Pat’s only request was that he did not want any pink.

I had visions of pale yellow dresses for the ladies and light gray suits for the gents.  Then I realized that yellow was not exactly an easy colour for Asian skin tones - you kind of have to be tanned for it to look buttery and soft.  Or else, you risked looking washed out.  And no one wants their ladies to look sickly.

I had always loved the colour purple.  The trick was to find a shade that was not too Barney-the-dinosaur, but rather, rich and jeweled-toned.  Not easy to find bridesmaid (aka BM) dresses with that description that were also affordable.  And re-wearable.

Not what I wanted our BMs to look like

So I began my search of BM dresses.  I scoured the malls during my lunch hour, looking for plausible options.  I reviewed the paint chips of the colours we had collected.  Purple-ish coloured dresses kept being saved in my folders.  Then, when I showed my mom some of the images, she said, “Yes, these are nice - they are a nice blue.”  Blue?  Really?  Not deep purple?  Or jeweled mauve?  That got me thinking.  Perhaps it was always the colour blue that I was attracted to.  I pondered this and expanded my search to include blue.

The inspiration did not hit me until I was searching for our first dance song.  A blogger noted that for their first dance, they danced to “Written in the Stars”, by Westlife.  I Googled the lyrics and YouTubed the music - it was beautiful!  That’s when I realized that I wanted our theme to be Under the Stars in an Asian garden.  And blue dresses would work perfectly!  Of course, Pat didn’t like the song... so we will not have it as our first dance.  But, our wedding theme and colour combination was born.

 

Westlife: Pat thinks they’re too cheese-y 

All this to say that our wedding colours are electric blue and deep purple, with hints of silver/gray, gold and a pop of red to represent the Chinese in us.

Previous brides and brides-to-be: was it hard choosing your colours?  Did you have a hard time? m.

"You've got 7 months to go!"

It's going to be almost a year since Pat proposed, and wedding planning is in high gear.

TheKnot.com recently sent me my monthly reminder.  You've got 7 months to go!, reads the subject header.  They recommend choosing bridesmaid dresses this month.  Woohoo - done!  We bought our ladies electric blue beauties that they can wear again.  No really, they can.  You'll see.  Finding bridesmaid dresses stressed me out more than looking for my own dress actually.

 

(print screen of email from theKnot.com)

They also mention the planning of the rehearsal dinner and finding a hairstyle as key to-dos.  I totally forgot about the rehearsal dinner.  I clicked on the link in the email from theKnot.com to check out their tips - wow.  Some people go to a restaurant and plan all kinds of things.  It's like a mini reception!  That's way too much for us.  Hmmm.

The last to-do this month is to find a "Hot Wedding Day Hairstyle".  I find the adjective "Hot" kind of strange in front of "Wedding Day Hairstyle".  I suppose I am on the right track - I have about a zillion hair images saved on my computer.  Although I don't know if I would qualify any of them as "hot"...

This blog, A Wedding In Progress, will chronicle Pat and Mel's experience in planning our wedding.  We hope that you enjoy reading it!  m.