2014 Pantone Color of the Year :: Radiant Orchid

You've probably heard by now, Pantone's 2014 Color of the Year has been announced!

Let's hear it for Radiant Orchid!

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We love this collage by Sage + Sparkle, as it shows some of the many ways Radiant Orchid is popping up in our lives!

Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, describes the color as "an enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple, and pink undertones," and one that "inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love, and health. It is a captivating purple, one that draws you in with its beguiling charm." She goes on to say, "an invitation to innovation, Radiant Orchid encourages expanded creativity and originality, which is increasingly valued in today's society" (quote via Pantone).

Confidence, warmth, joy, creativity…as if we didn't already love this color, we love the descriptors they use, and the rationale behind choosing this color this year!

Radiant Orchid combines so beautifully with so many colors…gold, pink, navy, even cognac. We especially love it with other shades of purple. Remember these table numbers we did for Ashley & Jake's wedding?

The purple table numbers with gold calligraphy look stunning against a backdrop of purple, pink, and radiant orchid flowers :)

There are so many ways to use this inspiring color! Now that you know our feelings about it, what do you think of 2014's Color of the Year? Will you be incorporating it into your parties, wardrobe, or home decor? We'd love to know!

And for more Radiant Orchid inspiration, visit our Pinterest board:

Have a Happy Friday! :)

{Party Details} A Sweet Engagement Party

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

I thought we'd start out the week with a look at some lovely engagement party details we did for our good friend Erica of Sweet E's Bake Shop. Erica and her {now husband} Adi got married in November, and we had the honor of creating custom invitations and details for them. From the save the dates, to the rehearsal dinner, to the farewell brunch, we had the pleasure of collaborating with Erica and putting her vision onto paper. 

We will feature more photos of her special day and the surrounding festivities in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

The images below are by Duke Images (courtesy of Sweet E's).

Erica wanted a lovely purple, silver, and white color scheme, which was beautifully executed with her tablescape.

The table numbers we created coordinated with the theme, and had a beautiful sparkle to them!

 The tags we created for the favors showcased Erica and Adi's monogram. 

Love the table covering! It looks like sparkling silver confetti.

Erica used her beautiful and delicious cake pops as place cards, so we created tags with each guest's name and table number to adorn the top. 

The custom tag on this sugar cookie was written in calligraphy by Jillian, and it reads, "Will You Be My Flower Girl?"

Look how sweet she is!

Here are some images we took of the signage we created (before the event):

This sign was created with shimmer white paper backed in glitter pink and glitter purple card stocks.

Their wedding date was surrounded by light pink rhinestones.  

 Each dessert on the dessert table was labeled with coordinating tented cards.

As you can see, all the dessert table signage coordinated with Erica's theme.

She's definitely a girl after our own hearts, with a love of everything sparkly! :)

Thank you Erica for sharing photos of your lovely engagement party with us!

We hope seeing some of these ideas provide our wonderful readers with some inspiration on how to customize your special event!

Have a great Monday!