Colours – Cool, Warm & Neutral

Colours have the ability to have a dramatic impact on our psychology, hence it is important to choose the right colours for the weddings. Cool colours that are associated with water convey a calming effect. Moreover warm colours lead to excitement whereas neutral colours express unity and harmony. And there you were thinking that choosing the right wedding colour for your big day would be a piece of cake?!

As well as choosing a colour theme which reflects the right qualities for your occasion, the colour you end up choosing should compliment everything from your groom, right through to your venue (be it indoors or outdoors), the decor, the season you’re getting married and even your bridesmaids!

Choosing a Colour Palette

The foremost thing to be done is picking up a palette that will help bring the guests and you in the same colour zone. For example, red colour speaks out loud for itself symbolizing passion, love and strong affection, whereas pink symbolizes femininity and sensuality.

Blue stands for calmness and tranquillity, whites can prove to be jaw dropping and of course, white is a very traditional colour for weddings as it signifies purity and innocence. The list of possible colour combinations of course, endless, however a good place to start is to consider the tones and colours which you are most drawn to in your everyday life, as first and foremost, you want your wedding to reflect you and your partner as a couple.

Good palette selection will tie together all the decorating choices you make for your wedding, which is why it’s so important to choose a colour your really love as it will filter through into every area of your big day.

Contrast is the new trend that has taken the limelight these days. People prefer a smart yet classy contrast like mint green with lavender, red and cyan. The idea remains that the effect of these combinations should be stunning and eye popping in addition to having the right colour psychology. This contrast can be developed further with mapping many things you have in your wedding scene.

Your chosen colour scheme can be reflected in your wedding invitations, decors, flowers, wedding cake, chair covers, candelabras, favours, and even lighting. The use of colour can be subtle in many of these elements, with just a hint of your chosen colour theme carried through to create a perfectly coordinated impression without being overpowering.

Linking your colour scheme with the destination or theme of your wedding is a very popular option, with many couples using their wedding venue as inspiration for their colour theme. However choosing the right colours for destination weddings is extremely important. Choosing some non-contextual colours for a beach wedding wouldn’t go down well with the theme. Thus, a beach wedding would compliment well with sunset colours like orange. Or a wedding on an island should preferably infuse hues of blue and turquoise. If being different is your agenda then colours like hot pink, yellow may dominate the ceremony. Your wedding memories, and also the all-important wedding snaps, will last a lifetime so don’t take any risks when it comes to choosing your colour scheme – make sure you take expert advice to ensure your wedding is picture perfect.

So seek the advice of the wedding planners and consider the colour that will make your wedding the most colourful occasion of your life. Just trust yourself and your wedding planners and you really won’t go wrong with this.

At Chaircover Depot, we understand the significance of choosing the right colours for weddings so why not reap the benefits of our years of experience in the wedding industry by getting in touch with us today and we’ll be happy to work with you to design a colour scheme which takes into consideration all of your requirements. Chaircover Depot wishes you all the best in finding the right colours for your wedding.

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The easy to use website means it couldn’t be more convenient to track down just the right mandap for your happy occasion. Using the website’s specially created Mandap Builder, brides and grooms-to-be can narrow down their search by running through a range of categories choosing their preference for the colour and style mandap they’re searching for, and also their budget range.

Compare The Mandap celebrated its official launch on February 1st. The new online mandap hire service has been launched by a group of entrepreneurs with a collective 16-years worth of experience in the Asian/Indian/Bollywood themed weddingindustry which the business collective were able to draw on during the development of the comparison website.

You won’t find a wider choice of mandaps and Asian wedding staging anywhere else in the UK as the state of the art website brings together the best suppliers from throughout the country so as to provide users with the best chance of finding the right mandap to suit their Asian wedding. Choose from crystal canopies and starlight backdrops, to Roman pillars and fan backdrops with glass stages, outdoor mandaps, indoor mandaps and draping in lighting in every colour imaginable.

The inspiration behind ComparetheMandap.com is to create a one-stop shop for newly engaged couples, providing a highly effective tool to aid Asian brides and grooms as they plan their big day. Input your basic requirements and within seconds, you’ll be able to compare across hundreds of mandap providers in one easy step – CompareTheMandap.com provides a stress-free solution to help you find the mandap you want, at a price you can afford.

Visit CompareTheMandap.com now and discover the perfect wedding mandap for your very special day.

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Amir presented his fiancée with a stunning three diamond ring, believed to have cost £100,000, during the special ceremony, with the New York born beauty presenting her husband-to-be with an equally impressive platinum band.

25-year-old Amir announced his plans to marry 20-year-old Faryal earlier this month, with the couple officially marking their engagement with a lavish celebration over the weekend. 1,000 guests joined the couple to celebrate their happy news, amongst them were many famous faces from the world of sport including Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Ricky Hatton.

Faryal flew over from New York especially for the engagement party, with her family also travelling with her. The student will spend the next week with her fiancé in Bolton as he plans to show Faryal around what will become her new home as the couple have decided to start married life in the north of England.

The newly engaged couple were given a BMW 750 Li as an engagement present from the bride-to-be’s parents who have reportedly taken to the lightweight boxer in a big way, with student Faryal saying her family already treat Amir like a son.

For Amir and his new fiancée Faryal, their romance got off to quite a rocky start as the bride-to-be revealed she had difficulty understanding Amir’s strong northern accent and vocabulary, with the boxer using unfamiliar words such as “daft” and “innit”,  when they first started dating. However the pair managed to overcome early stumbling blocks and are now looking forward to their wedding which is likely to take place at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, the same venue which hosted their engagement party.

Rise Hall near Hornsea in East Yorkshire, was purchased by the couple 10 years ago for £441,101 and has undergone a complete revamp since the pair took ownership of the impressive manor house. The historic building has been painstakingly restored so the house still retains a strong sense of its past, while at the same time offering all the modern convenience expected of a high quality wedding venue.

Sarah Beeny and her husband described how they endured a very stressful 12 months in order to obtain the correct licensing to host civil ceremony weddings at Rise Hall, however all of the necessary documents are in place and the venue is ready to start taking bookings.

The 33-bed property boasts accommodation for 56 guests and also the choice of seven reception rooms and extensive grounds. The wedding venue is being managed by specialist events company, Dine, who are excited at the prospect of inviting brides and grooms to the fairytale venue.

Rise Hall wedding venue is available for hire on an exclusive self-catering basis, so the couple hiring the venue for their dream wedding have the freedom to choose their own suppliers from the caterers, right through to their own mobile bar hire provider and furniture hire company.

61-year-old Richard Branson shared the news on his blog, adding that his daughter would marry shipbroker, Fred Andrews, at the same spot, on the very same day he married his wife Joan Templeton in 1989. The businessman then posted a picture of the 80’s wedding, with 8-year-old Holly and her brother Sam, the 4 years old, both posing alongside their mum and dad on their wedding day on the island.

The wedding plans were almost scuppered after a fire broke out at the £60 million private Caribbean island this year, with the blaze completely destroying the Great House. Despite the major setback, the 29-year-old bride was determined to marry on Necker Island, and it’s understood she and Fred exchanged vows on the ruins of the house, under the stars.

Approximately 100 guests were invited to attend the nuptials, including the Duchess of York and her daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie who had special permission from the Queen to miss her annual pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace so that they could attend the wedding.

Holly, who is being groomed to takeover her father’s business empire, said she wanted her wedding to be an occasion for close friends and family and not a celebrity filled event.

After the fire, much of the accommodation was destroyed, so there was only room for around 22 guests to stay on the island for the nuptials. Plans are in place to rebuild the Great House and other areas ravaged by the fire. Richard Branson bought the island in 1979 for £180,000 however Necker Island is now estimated to be worth in the region of £60 million.

The mother of four’s new romance with 38-year-old Barry Herridge began after the singer advertised on Twitter for a man. After receiving a heartfelt email from Barry, the Nothing Compares to You singer said she fell for the therapist immediately. Fast forward a couple of months, and the couple are preparing to cement their relationship with a quickie wedding in Vegas.

Despite having been married three times previously, Ms O’Connor said she was yet to have her idea of a dream wedding which would be a “proper rock n roll Vegas” big day. However it seems the Irish star is finally about to have her special day in Nevada as the 45-year-old posted a picture of herself and her boyfriend Barry at the Airport as they prepared to jet off to get married.

It’s understood that no one from the bride or groom’s family will be present when the drive through ceremony takes place, the only other people present during the nuptials will be the witness provided by the wedding chapel and the registrar conducting the ceremony.

The newlyweds will however have to delay their honeymoon as Sinead is due to attend a party following a special concert in Dublin this Saturday to mark the 50^th anniversary of Amnesty International.

The couple are extremely private and have not officially revealed any details about their impending nuptials, however local newspaper reports in New Zealand pinpoint Marlborough as the most likely location for the wedding as the couple got engaged in the picturesque region last October, and the bride’s family have lived in the area for many years.

According to recent reports, the newspapers even believe they may have hit upon the exact venue where the wedding will take place. There’s speculation the sports stars will marry at an excluded estate, the Timara Lodge, which boasts its own lake, English style gardens, daffodil lawn and rose and perfume garden.

While staff at the luxury resort have denied the celebrity wedding is taking place at the Lodge, it’s been revealed that a request to close the road around the resort on Friday and Saturday has been made, sparking further speculation that the high profile event is indeed taking place at the Timara Lodge.

Rugby ace and former hockey star Black Sticks striker Honor Dillon have been dating for 9 years after getting introduced through mutual University friends. The couple got engaged in 2010, although they’ve remained tight lipped about their wedding plans.

Despite not giving anything away about their big day, New Zealand’s number 10 was spotted enjoying his stag do with a bunch of friends in Queensland recently, with the group continuing the party until 8am the following morning.

The rugby player and his hockey star-turned underwear-model fiancée have reportedly signed a deal with Australia’s Woman’s Weekly for exclusive coverage of their wedding.

The blaze broke out at approximately 5am on June 19^th at Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, and 100 fire fighters were called to Grade l listed building to battle the fire. 200 guests at the country house had to be evacuated, many of whom were guests of the couple, and the fire was estimated to have caused in the region of £6 million worth of damage to the luxury wedding venue.

The bride and groom had argued with the venue owners over their late payment for the venue, and also on the day of the wedding another dispute arose over a bar bill. Property developer Kay was described as being under a great deal of personal strain around the time of the wedding as he was on the brink of bankruptcy.

The father-of-two was captured on CCTV cameras entering the drawing room where the fire originated. Following a fire investigation, experts pinpointed the source of the fire to the curtains in the drawing room where Kay was seen entering and leaving prior to the alarm being raised.

Kay has been remanded on conditional bail until February 3^rd when he’s due to appear again in front of Chester Crown Court for sentencing. The judge told the 36-year-old that a custodial sentence is inevitable.

Bride and groom Freya and Graham McAnally had been warned ahead of their big day that the cast and crew would be filming at the historic hall for two days as the interior resembles that of the Houses of Parliament. However the newlyweds were not prepared for the Hollywood cast, which included Oscar winner Meryl Streep in full costume as Margaret Thatcher and Jim Broadbent who is playing Denis in the movie, to applaud them as they made their arrival at their wedding ceremony.

31-year-old Freya described the experience as “surreal” but was bowled over by the response from both the staff at the venue and the cast and crew who went to great lengths to ensure the couple’s big day was not compromised in any way. In fact, Mr and Mrs McAnally say the filming made their day even more special as the hall had been fitted out with extra lights and had had an extra clean due to the movie shoot.

As well as being applauded by the cast of A-Listers on their wedding day, the newlyweds also received a glass vase as a wedding present, a bottle of champagne, a call sheet of the day’s shoot, a wedding card from the cast and crew and Meryl Streep also sent the bride and groom two signed pictures with a message of congratulation.

The bride was only made aware of the fire when the police and fire fighters arrived at her hotel room to evacuate her and her family from the building.

The wedding ceremony was moved to another part of the resort and went ahead while the flames ripped through the main lodge of the stunning historic building. By the time the couple came out onto the beach to have their professional wedding photographs taken, the building was well alight with several fire engines parked in the vicinity as many teams of firemen fought the flames.

Making the best of the situation, the bride and groom carried on with their wedding photographs as normal, smiling for the camera as the flames engulfed their dream wedding venue in the background.

Despite being devastated to have had their wedding day destroyed by the fire, the cause of which is still unknown, bride Nancy Rogers was full of praise for the staff who went to great lengths to move the wedding to a suitable building and bring everything together in time for the couple and their guests.

Luckily no one was hurt in the fire, although the blaze took 6 hours to extinguish, spreading rapidly throughout the historic building due to the timber frame. The main lodge has been completely destroyed by the fire but the owner of the luxury resort has said they plan to rebuild the Canadian resort.