To me, it seems like brides are gaining confidence with pink and black. At first you saw it in the trail-breakers, the Offbeat Bride types. Then Martha roared in: pale tea rose with black and cameos. It was lovely. Finally the black & white damasks became ubiquitous in papers, favors and linens and the game was on.
It’s probably just me, but I think I actually find pink and black a bit cold. (I want to like it more.) Amazing — that carnation or rose can look standoffish. But that’s how I see them on that stark B&W background, even though damask gives the look more interest.
Credits:1) TBD, 2) Just for Guys, 3) at Ritzy Bee, 4) Record the Day, 5) BBJ Linen, 6) at Bridal Bar Blog, 7-8) BBJ Linen, 9) at Wedding Library Buzz, 10), Apple & Cider Beignets at Tartelette, 11) at What Junebug Loves, 12) TBD, 13) Pink Paris Brest, 14) TheKnot, 15) Brides, 16) Fleurs de France, 17) Wedding Paper Divas, 18) Jenny Packham / NYMag, 19-20) This is Glamorous.
As it turns out, my favorite pink and black wedding isn’t that at all. Ecru (a deep beige, or warm buff) warms the palette right up … and that’s Paris. Espresso brown — the color of 90% cocoa dark chocolate, something I know a little too well! — leaps onto the stage. Little pops of chocolate cosmos. Slender ribbons on the cake.
And damask adds depth, but it does something special when it’s pink or ecru or brown or gold. (Eventually, if damask remains so furiously popular, you’ll be able to find it non-custom in a wider range of colors. Fingers crossed.)
So if you never could bear to toss your ballet flats from sixth grade and secretly love the smell of used books, this might be the “pink and black” wedding for you. N’est-ce pas?
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I spotted that cake!! Just gorgeous!!
Good eye! Let’s hear it for fabulous cake p*rn!