Lately our event design team has been discussing how color and other things act in mysterious ways at weddings and events and how little design details can make the difference for a wedding or event. Our tips today can be applied to any large, important event, not just weddings.
Tip #1--Avoid washout
By this I mean that colors that look gorgeous in person, such as shades or green or blue or cream, can look washed out in photos of an event.
We came to the following conclusion: if photos are not vitally important, then choose colors that look beautiful together and make you happy. But if photos of the event are important (such as at a wedding or important gala), then go for a bit more color. Here are two examples.
Example 1: At a recent Paris gala to raise funds for the Louvre, Becca Cason Thrash chose an event design of raspberry-colored Louis chairs and concentric-black circle raspberry colored mod tablecloths with pink and pink and white flower table arrangments in a salon filled with white marble statues and with white marble floors--looked great because the raspberry theme combined well with the whiteness of the salon AND the colors photographed very well (sorry, the photo has been pulled from the Houston Chronicle online archives).
Example 2: Recently one of our brides insisted on pale yellow rather than medium yellow roses for the centerpieces, cake table, guest book table, and sweetheart table. Her colors were sage green and pale yellow; but since she also chose ivory satin linens, the pale yellow roses did not stand out against the ivory as medium yellow roses would have done.
If in doubt test some swatches and maybe some test flowers with a camera and if your combination looks too washed out rethink it.
Tip #2-Sweetheart tables, when less is more
Also rethink sweetheart tables. Another of our brides this year chose to use a family heirloom writing desk, 25" x 45", as the sweetheart table, covered with padding and a satin linen at the head of an open U table configuration. It was the best sweetheart table we've seen this year because it was a nice intimate size for the bride and groom, with masses of flowers on the floor in front of the table to set it off, and avoided the usual "head" or "family" table filled with families of the newlyweds, often jumping up to do something during the reception.
Tip #3--Not Too Bare
Wedding tables photos look best when the tables don't look either too bare or too crowded. They look too bare without dessert spoons or forks laid above the main place settings and when the centerpieces are (too) small. They look overcrowded when you can't see the tablecloths. But in our view err on the side of overcrowded as the photos will come out better than if the tables are too bare.
Enjoy!
Kristina
Fandango Catering and Events
(713) 522-0077
www.fandango-catering.com
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