I love the vintage look so much, I have even changed from the Damask I had originally planned to the great vintage look of Burlap. I plan to use several antique pieces in my wedding, like my husband-to-be's parent's kitchen table, like old planters that belonged to my great-grandmother. I cannot tell you how much I love it all. I adore it. I live it, I breathe it. It is all just part of what makes me, well, me! The problem is that my favorite colors on the planet are red and black. I have my heart set on red...red, red, red!
There is nothing more elegant in my mind than a palette of red, black and cream. Think about mercury glass candle holders beside a glorious bouquet in red and you will know why I say that. All the pieces we have purchased thus far are black wrought iron pieces and those things we have that aren't black, we are painting. I just cannot seem to find a way to integrate the two. I want the burlap, the softness, the beauty of the vintage wedding to somehow go hand in hand with the bold and beautiful color of red. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make the two go together in my mind, so needless to say, my mind has been swirling. I have made or am making most everything for my wedding...the signs, the centerpieces, the invitations, everything. I have maintained a vintage feel in everything I have done thus far...it's the decor that is killing me. How do I make it all work? How do I bring together the two elements that most scream me? Red is far from the softness I have seen so frequently in pictures of vintage/rustic weddings. Ahhhh, mind overload. I think a meltdown is imminent. So, I believe I will take a break from thinking and just enjoy the time I spend with my children creating these things for my wedding and the fun I have planning what is sure to be the most incredible day of my life...and I will dream in red. :)
