It seemed like the whole black and white thing would be easy to carry off. Plus, I just love the idea of each bridesmaid in their own unique dress, and what's easier than finding a black dress? I began searching for pictures, and even took my sister to White House Black Market to find her dress. (She may have even purchased something - oops! jumped the gun there!) However, the more photos I found of bridesmaids in black, the more uninspired I felt. Something was missing. Additionally, Mama Seashell was horrified at the idea of black dresses and let me know it. "But there are so many beautiful fall colors out there! What about a rich brown or burnt sienna?" she'd say. I'd roll my eyes, envisioning brown, orange and dark olive greens - in my mind the ultimate "fall wedding" cliche.
So then I had the genius idea of gold! We'll add gold touches to the black and white and put the bridesmaids in gold. Perfect! Research resumed.
Ok, not this "gold". Yikes!
The more I looked, the more I found colors like "almond" and "buttercream". Not exactly my vision. Then I started receiving the advice that golden tones can make people look washed-out or pale. Also not encouraging. Hmmm...was I striking out again?
Did you run into stumbling blocks when picking out your colors?
