Pantone color of the year...

Honeysuckle is Pantone's color of 2011. "A brave new color for a brave new world. Courageous. Confident. Vital. It's a color for everday, but nothing 'everyday' about it. Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting."

Below is a mood board inspired by honeysuckle.



photo credits: Real weddings, flikr, Brides, Thread, Sprinkles,
Sofia blanc de blanc, Florali, Martha Stewart, Jennifer Davis,
East six, Artfool







Red & Blue

This is one of my favorite color combinations. Red is always that accent color I want to add to everything.

It's also a favorite for one of my brides: Anelle from Seven Swans wedding stationary. She had a regular feature on the cap classique blog about the whole planning process of her own wedding. Everything about this wedding just sounded wonderful. I was lucky enough to make some cookies for this very talented lady.

Below are the cookies that made part of Anelle's yummy cookie bar. The amaaaazing duo from welovepictures, were the photographers at their wedding. I'm absolutely dying to see the pics!



Anelle's cookies



Grey Mood Board

Since I'm on the grey subject, I decided to make an inspiration board for a grey farm feast.



Shades of grey

It seems like the color for weddings this season is grey. I've already had 5 wedding cakes which had mostly grey in it and there is still a few more to come. Whether it's a dove grey or charcoal it somehow maneuvers itself into a lot of people's color schemes. I love it! Especially grey cakes with white decorations.

First up is a cake which was one of my favorites from last wedding season.

Black & White

Black and white is still one of the favorite color schemes for weddings. It's elegant, sophisticated and simple. It's also a very striking color combination for cakes.

Here's a few black and white cake designs.




Camelia Rose

 

Color of the year

I'm happy to share with you that Turquoise is Pantone's color of the year.

Not only is Turquoise one of my favourite colors, but its also the color of Nelle cakes. 

As Pantone explains: Turquoise is a universally flattering color that appeals to both men and women. It's inspired by sky & water. It reminds people of a tropical paradise and represents a comforting escape .With both warm and cool undertones, it pairs well with any other color.

Turquoise adds a splash of excitement to neutrals and browns, complements reds and pinks, creates a classic maritime look with deep blues, livens up all other greens, and is especially trend-setting with yellow-greens.

Here are some sweet things with different Turquoise undertones and color combinations. (I think it's quite obvious that I looove Turquoise)