For this week's hot colors, we're taking another cue from the Pantone Fall 2008 Color Report. Wintered Rose and Shitake are a different play on the already tired pink and brown theme.

I think grown women should have grown women colors, don’t you?  I’ve seen some demure things that are gorgeous, but I really do love it when a bride gets a little "risque" with color.  It just says so much about her personality and where she is going with her event when she experiments with [...]

 Moodboard by Once Upon Your Wedding // Click for larger picture Winter is coming!  Here is a modest moodboard that was part of a picture challenge over at iWED .  The challenge was to use the middle picture to inspire the rest of the board.  I liked the idea of two things for this winter board:  [...]

I’m a big storyboard fan (I know…I owe several here on the blog).  For some the concept might be hard to get a kick off point.  Now you can use this nifty Palette Generator to help you select shades, tones and colors from a photograph on your computer. Check out this sample.  Let’s say we’re “inspired” [...]

I really liked Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette.  I was also a huge fan of The Affair of the Necklace, as well. I was not all that surprised that both movies used the same fabulous costume designer, Milena Canonero.  I loved everything about those movies:  the lush fabrics, the delicious colors and ostentatious jewelry.  What came [...]

No, I’m not practicing my baby talk.  After the Soprano’s disappointing finale, my unborn child has already heard a few choice words.  I’m singing the lyrics to the super sultry and suggestive, Lady Marmalade.  It is also the inspiration for this week’s storyboard, Lady Marmalade.  Painted in red in black and shrouded in mystery and romance, [...]

We often create storyboards (better known recently as “mood boards”) for clients. When done in person, they are very tactile– including flowers, stones, and linen swatches, as well as pictures of conceptual designs like centerpieces, layouts, etc.  Because we work with a lot of OOT clients, we decided to start doing e-Boards to email to client, based on the information obtained from [...]