Happy Valentine’s Day, Wish readers!

I hope you’re all out there celebrating love, whether you’re getting married, in a long term relationship, newly dating, you’ve been married for year’s, you’re a newlywed, or your fabulously single, everyone has someone they love — go out there and celebrate them!!

The Indigo Bunting:

I had TONS of leftover red pictures, so today we’re going all red all the time!

Hmm, where to start?  Well, who doesn’t love flowers for Valentine’s Day, right?

Elizazbeth Anne Designs:

Some people love red roses, though!  How about this gorgeous bouquet from Fionna Floral:

Jasmine Star:

Jodi Miller Photography:

Marianne Todd Photography:

M Three Studio:

Vision Photographs:

K. Thompson Photography (LOVE her, LOVE this bouquet!)

Now, how about some flowers for the table…

Eleise Theuer:

Elizabeth Anne Designs:

JL Designs:

Leigh Miller:

Meg Perotti:

Aargh!  I don’t know where this picture came from, but I love it too much not to post it!

Studio Fleurette:

The Bloom Room:

Lighting and decor add great touches to your wedding, whether it’s as simple as ribbons in a tree…

Captured Photography:

Or as elaborate as lighting and lounge furniture…

David Stark Design:

District Weddings:

Fete NY:

Jennifer Domenick:

Kristen Steele:

A few more decor pictures…

JL Designs:

Minzilla:

Wedding Chicks:

Red is one of the easiest colors to incorporate into food and drink!

Bakerella:

Delectable Deliciousness:

I Am Baker (Oh, God…Red Velvet FUDGE!):

Kristen Steele:

Leigh Miller:

Intimate Weddings:

And for you stationery lovers out there, here are a few for you!

Emilie Inc.:

Fiore Fresco:

Gladys Jem Photography:

Martha Stewart Weddings:

And one last picture, from Offbeat Bride, just because I love the picture SO much!

Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope you’ve enjoyed our red series!

If you’re having a wedding on (or very close to) Valentine’s Day, red and pink is the way to go!  There is no more perfect combination for a Valentine’s wedding than red, pink and hearts!

Anders Ruff:

Let’s start with the bride, of course!  Are you daring enough to wear a pink wedding dress?

Green Wedding Shoes:

Joel Flory Photography:

Vintage Glam Weddings:

The Sweetest Occasion:

How cute is Sara Bareilles in this Luisa Beccaria dress?  LOVE the red sash with the pink — this would be PERFECT for a Valentine’s Day wedding!

Not into a pink dress?  How about red?

Jessica Claire:

Love Me Do Photography:

Vision Photographs:

Victor Sizemore:

Offbeat Bride:

And don’t forget the shoes!

Gabriel Ryan:

And if it’s February, you’ll need something to keep you warm…

J. Crew:

Love and Lavender:

Etsy Seller Lilithist:

The little ones always look cute in red and pink!

Anders Ruff:

Captured Photography:

Green Wedding Shoes:

Now onto the bridesmaids.  You can do a mix of pink and red dresses, which is cute…

Elizabeth Anne Designs:

Martha Stewart Weddings:

Our Labor of Love:

Or you can go with red dresses and pink bouquets, like one of these Watters & Watters bridesmaids dresses:

with one of these gorgeous pink bouquets…

Signature K Events:

Or a great pink bridesmaids dress, like one of these from Jenny Yoo:

with a fun red bouquet!

Emilie Inc.:

Or mix it up for both you and your maids, and do bouquets with a mix of red and pink flowers — the possibilities are endless!!

The Schultzes:

Living Fresh:

Once Wed:

The Knot:

The Little White Book:

There are lots more places to use red and pink flowers than your bouquets…red and pink centerpieces add a fun pop of color to your tables:

100 Layer Cake:

Absolutely Beautiful Things:

Budget Savvy Bride:

Egomedia Photography:

Green Wedding Shoes:

Jessamyn Harris Photography:

Once Wed:

Roberto Valenzuela:

And because it wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without sweets, let’s look at some great red and pink sugary goodness!

Anders Ruff:

Bakerella:

Captured Photography:

Hostess with the Mostess:

Martha Stewart Weddings:

The Sweetest Occasion:

Monday is Valentine’s Day!  We’ll finish up this series then with “the best of the rest” of my red photos!

I mentioned this in my post about the University of Maryland , but with red and yellow, you have to be careful you don’t venture into Ronald McDonald territory when you’re going with this color scheme:

Red and yellow can, however, be a super fun, colorful, bright color scheme — you just have to do it right, like this bride!

In the Now Weddings and Events:

To me, the perfect red and yellow wedding is a picnic-type affair.  Think red and white checkered tablecloths…

Victor Sizemore:

Or a red or yellow linen with a burlap runner over it?

Style Me Pretty:

For centerpieces, I love mason jars and glass bottles filled with yellow and red flowers…

Ruffled:

Wedding Chicks:

JL Designs:

Style Me Pretty:

You could also do alternating centerpieces of red and yellow fruits, like a few simple bowls of cherries:

Some lemon centerpieces, like this one from Real Simple:

Love this simple grass with lemons in it from Yum Sugar.  This could be cute for an escort card table, too…

Gerbera daisies are the PERFECT flowers for a red and yellow wedding — red and yellow gerberas are so cheerful!

Jacobsen’s Flowers:

Lemiga Events:

Stephanie Klein Davis Photography:

Style Me Pretty:

Of course, gerbera aren’t the only yellow and red flowers.  I LOVE sunflowers for a red and yellow wedding — talk about cheerful!!!

Designs by Courtney:

Project Wedding:

Snippet and Ink:

The Party Dress (I LOVE this!!)

Here are some more great red and yellow flowers…

Amy Squires:

April Foster Events:

I LOVE Billy Balls (aka craspedia) — such fun little flowers!

Fiore Fresco:

Hostess with the Mostess:

JL Designs:

Speaking of JL Designs, how gorgeous are these bouts with raspberries in them?!?!?

Kimberly Brooke Photography:

Martha Stewart Weddings:

Mary Basnight Photography:

Once Wed:

Mantas Wright Photography:

Style Me Pretty:

HOW GORGEOUS is this altar from Project Wedding?!  Red and yellow work so well for a fall wedding!

One of the things I love about red and yellow is that you can really make it your own, even with something as simple as the bridesmaids dresses.  You can go with red dresses…

One Thousand Words Photography:

Yellow dresses…

Dan and Anne Almasy:

Lark Photography:

Or a combination of both!

Turnquist Photography:

You can also make your bar a fun part of your color scheme!

Hostess with the Mostess:

Lemiga Events:

Project Wedding:

Victor Sizemore:

Or carry the theme from your invitations on through the reception with your paper products!

100 Layer Cake:

Brooklyn Bride:

Green Wedding Shoes:

Lark Photography:

Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Stephanie Williams Photography:

Are you having a red and yellow wedding?  What elements are you using?

I love red and white.  It seems so simple, but a white wedding with pops of red just seems so cheerful and happy to me, it’s perfect for Valentine’s Day!

I love the girls red and white dresses, so I went in search of more red and white dresses, to see where I could find some good ones!

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Debenhams:

Anna Hardy:

Anthropologie (no longer available, but still adorable!)

OMG!  How GORGEOUS is Chandra Wilson from Grey’s Anatomy in this outfit?!  And how great would it be for your maids?!

These two dresses from Forever 21 would be cute for certain types of weddings, but I’m a big NO on the black stockings.  NO, Forever 21, NO!

Kim Fox Photography:

Oops…I couldn’t find where these came from, but still cute, right?!

Raissa Gerona:

Offbeat Bride:

Of course, to pull off a red and white color scheme, the dresses don’t have to be red AND white, right?  You could do a gorgeous bridesmaids dress in red, with a pretty red or white bouquet!

Emilie Inc.

Jennifer Domenick:

Melanie Mauer:

Elizabeth Anne Designs:

Of course, you could also put the bridesmaids in white dresses with red bouquets…how gorgeous would these ladies look all carrying red bouquets with different blooms in them (with the bride with a white bouquet!)

I also like the idea of the bride, rather than carrying a white bouquet, carrying a bright pop of red against her white dress.  It really brightens up the day!

Amy Martin Photography:

East Side Bride:

Jubilee Weddings:

Married & More with Michelle:

Melanie Mauer:

Of course, red flowers aren’t just for the bride’s bouquet…how about a flower in your hair?

Daisy Varley:

Jose Villa:

There are so many gorgeous red accessories out there on Etsy, brides can go CRAZY with them, adding just a little, or a lot!

Alex Bridal:

Pur Designs:

Upstyle:

Las Lopez:

Pixel and Hank:

Storied:

Prettied:

But it’s not just your accessories you can get on Etsy for your red and white wedding — you can get EVERYTHING on there!!!  Your invitations…

ello there:

Frankie and Mae:

Bklyn Stitch:

Royal Steamline:

Your favors…

Tickle My Tummy:

Bees Knees Creative:

Cedar Tree Farm Soaps:

Decor…

Victorian Station:

Pomtree:

Le Maison du Vintage:

And many, many, many, MANY more things!

A few more non-etsy red and white inspiration photos…

Celebrations at Home:

East Side Bride:

Emilie Inc.:

Green Wedding Shoes:

Swanky Tables:

Studio Fleurette:

Do you love red and white as much as I do?  Are you getting things from Etsy for your wedding?

Red and Black is one of the easiest color combinations there is.  There are TONS of red flowers out there, as well as red accessories and red dresses, but there’s tons of black too — ribbon on your bouquet, black bridesmaids dresses, a simple black tux — this one’s a no brainer!

Amy Martin Photography:

Want some red flowers?  You don’t have to go with roses (although you certainly can!)  But how about tulips?

Or anemones…

or carnations? (Photo by Jennifer Domenick)

Gerberas?

Emilie Inc.

Or, one of my favorite flowers, dahlias!

This gorgeous bouquet was created by DC’s own Petal’s Edge Floral Design.  (Photo from Studio Diana via Project Wedding)

Pair a red bouquet with a black bridesmaids dress, and you have a chic color combination that works well throughout the year.  Here are some great black dresses (including quite a few you don’t have to go to a bridal shop to find!)

Amsale:

After Six:

Anna Elyse:

Banana Republic:

DKNY:

Kay Unger (via Saks):

Lane Bryant:

Pair any of those dresses with a red bouquet and you’ve got a gorgeous bridesmaid!  Of course, pair her with some hot red shoes too, and watch out, groomsmen!!!

Fiore Fresco:

Becker:

Our Labor of Love:

Vision Photographs:

What, bridesmaids get to have all the fun??

Kimberly Reed Photography:

100 Layer Cake:

Emilie Inc.:

Olivia Leigh Photographie:

Black and red are pretty easy for your decor, too!

Flights of Fancy:

Sarah Rhoads:

Style Me Pretty:

Wedding Aces:

And a few more red and black beauties to finish it out…

Amy Martin Photography:

Bellissima Vita Weddings:

Brooklyn Bride:

Emilie Inc.

Love these hair pins from Etsy seller Foundling:

One of my absolute FAVORITE photographers, Kelsey Thompson, photographed a gorgeous black and red bridal party!

Millie Holloman:

Olivia Leigh Weddings:

Are you going for a red and black color palette?

I know, I know — you’re thinking summer, 4th of July, Patriotic, right?  Well, yes…but not always.  There are various shades of blue, and if you pair them with red properly, you don’t have to look like the American flag…unless you want to, of course!

I’ve said this before, but the best way to avoid looking too “themey” is to use two colors primarily (red and white, red and blue, or blue and white) with just small touches of the other color.  For example, I love these bridesmaids dresses in varying shades of blue, and they would be perfect with red bouquets!

Andrea Hallgren Photography:

The nice thing about blue is that there are so many varying shades, it’s easy to use your favorite colors, but not venture into 4th of July picnic territory (again, unless that’s what you’re going for, in which case, do it up!!).  But with varying shades of blue and red, you can invoke a winter feeling…

A springy affair…

Goodlight Photography:

Summer on a California beach…

Marisa Holmes:

Or a Nantucket clambake!

Stacey Kane Photography:

There isn’t a single shade of blue that doesn’t go well with red, from navy:

To cornflower…

Rebekah J. Murray:

To royal…

Merriment Events:

You really can’t go wrong!  Even Martha seems to be a big fan of these colors!

How cute are these little nuggets and their white cardigans and red shoes?!?!

I’m probably not a red pants for men kind of girl, but I LOVE the bridesmaid’s outfit!

In fact, there are a lot of cute bridesmaids outfits out there in the red and blue arena…

Indigo Photography:

Kristen Leigh:

Kristen Gardner:

Scott and Tem Photography:

Wedding Bee:

How about some flowers for you?

Indigo Photography:

Cherry Blossom Weddings:

Jessica Claire:

Snippet and Ink:

I love fun tablescapes — if I had an unlimited budget for my imaginary wedding (which I do…since it’s imaginary…) I would go CRAZY with linens, dishes, glassware, etc.!!

In the Now Weddings & Events:

Michele M Waite:

Wedding Cabaret:

Love Lee Homemaker:

Elizabeth Anne Designs:

Berries are a great way to add these bright colors, especially in the summer!

Jodi Miller Photography:

Simply Recipes:

Modern Beet:

Making Banana Pancakes (I love the names of these food blogs!)

Of course, if you’re not a berry person, there are other ways to dress up your treats!

Bakerella

Kate Headley:

Wedding and Cakes:

Are you having a red and blue wedding?  Are you going for a patriotic theme, or are you using red and blue in other ways?

You heard a lot about this fun color scheme when our very own Cristin was getting married (we still need pictures, Cristin!), but red and aqua are SUCH a fun color scheme, I wanted to make sure they got included with the other red posts for Valentine’s Day!

Amy Atlas:

I love sugar like it’s a food group.  Let’s look at more fun red and aqua foods (and drinks)!

Amorology Weddings

Amy Atlas:

Apple Cider favors!!!  I love it!!! (100 Layer Cake)

Celebrations at Home:

Jonathan Canlas

Balloons and red and aqua seem to go together for some reason…I wonder why that is?

Green Wedding Shoes

Snippet and Ink:

Style Me Pretty:

Blue flowers, especially aqua, are kind of hard to come by, so ribbon is a great addition to bouquets and arrangements!

Jonathan Canlas:

Style Me Pretty:

Under Grace Photography:

Pure 7 Studios:

I love bright aqua bridesmaids dresses with that pop of red, whether it’s a bouquet, shoes, or even a hair accessory!

Amorology Weddings:

Ampersand Photography:

Crosswhite Photography:

Elizabeth Anne Designs:

Heather H Photography:

Love and Lavender (where was this picture when I was featuring leg warmers?!?)

Michele M. Waite Photography:

The Inspired Bride:

Okay, maybe not a bridemaid’s dress (although it certainly could be) but how cute is this blue crinoline under this red patterned dress?!? (Snippet and Ink)

PAPER!  Oh, the beautiful things you can do with paper!!!

Fiore Fresco:

Boutwell Studio:

Details by Ramey via Green Wedding Shoes:

Elizabeth Anne Designs:

Meg Perotti:

Love and Lavender:

Opulent Couturier:

Parrott Design Studio:

Promise Tangeman:

Style Me Pretty:

Do you like red and aqua together?  Stay tuned for more fun red posts leading up to Valentine’s Day!

February in this area is usually cold, snowy, and generally blah.  But all of the red you see everywhere leading up to Valentine’s Day makes it a little more cheerful, don’t you think?!  So leading up to Valentine’s Day, I’m going to do a series of short posts on some fun things you can do with red for your wedding.

The first is the one that I find most interesting, red and purple.  It’s not a color combination that everyone would think of, but once I started looking around, I realized how much I loved it!

Amber Karson Events / Abby Jiu Photography via The Bride’s Cafe:

The Bride’s Cafe had a gorgeous post on purple and red that just had SO many cute elements!  I love those purple bottles!

Isn’t it so much fun?!?!

Of course, it’s not just one blog featuring a red and purple spread — there are some great weddings I found with that same gorgeous color scheme!

Amber Karson Events / Abby Jiu Photography via Wedding Aces:

Wendell Webber Photography:

Unison Event Planners:

The Painted Daisy:

Of course, The Knot is always a great source for inspiration!

Seems like some of our local brides got on board with the purple and red plan too!

District Weddings:

Documentary Associates (one of our favorites!):

Holland Photo Arts:

The Regetis (another one of our favorites!)

There are so many ways to include purple and red into your color scheme, whether it’s your bouquet…

Adrienne Gunde:

Bells and Whistles florist (via The Knot)

Blush Floral Design

Floral arrangements…

Blush Floral Design:

Elizabeth Anne Designs (LOVE the ribbon!):

Ever After Photography:

Jasmine Star:

Ceremony decor…

Green Wedding Shoes:

Jasmine Star:

Manolo for the Brides:

Paper…

Wedding Bee:

The Bride’s Cafe:

Jasmine Star:

Spark & Flourish Creative:

Bridesmaids…

Green Wedding Shoes:

Jennifer Bowen Photography:

Jennifer Dery Photography:

Kentucky Bride Magazine:

Martha Stewart Weddings:

And you can’t forget the food!

Parties and Patterns:

Crumbs and Doilies:

Stay tuned as we get closer to Valentine’s Day with some more red features!

Just after I began writing my Pink for October posts, I got an email from my dear friend Dana, to inform me that her mother had, after a long struggle with breast cancer, passed away.  I cried for Dana, for her kids, and for her mom, who was an amazing, funny, generous lady.  I know it’s been a lot of pink this month, and we’ll get back to blogging real weddings, DC area deals and venues, and all other kinds of cool wedding stuff in the months to come, but I’m glad that during Breast Cancer Awareness Month we’ve been able to highlight this disease.  Hopefully you’ve learned a few ways to honor a loved one who has battled with breast cancer, raise money for the cause, or just raise awareness of this disease this month.  I know I’ve learned a lot this month — not just new color combinations and pretty pictures, but how to make a difference.

My friend Dana at her wedding with her mom

And before it gets all dusty in here,  lets end the month without a lot more chatter, just lots of pretty pink pictures.

A Little Lollipop Tree

Martha Stewart Weddings:

Martha Stewart Weddings:

Palos Studio:

Jeffrey and Julia Woods:

Party Poms:

Rebekah Westover Photography:

Stephanie Cristalli

Etsy Seller Pink Gasoline:

Go Steelers!

Twig & Thistle:

Vineyard Vines

Navy & Lavender:

Celebrations at Home:

Hostess with the Mostess:

JNP Studios:

Project Wedding:

Sofia Rose:

Oakstream Photography:

The White House, lit up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month:

Kimberly Reed Photography:

Anna Malie Design:

Laura Hooper Calligraphy:

Chewing The Cud:

Inkie Livie:

For more information on Breast Cancer Awareness, including treatment, prevention, raising money and other ways to help, go to these great organizations.

American Cancer Society

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

National Breast Cancer Coalition

National Breast Cancer Foundation

Living Beyond Breast Cancer

And many other wonderful organizations.  For more information on charities, visit Charity Navigator.

Thanks for being with us during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we’ll see you in November for lots of new stuff!

In my search for pink photos for Pink for October, I came across HUNDREDS of amazing pics!!!  The problem was, a blog post can only have so many pictures before you’re like, “okay, seriously…enough with the pictures already!”  So that left lots of awesome shots unused!  So I thought I’d do a couple of more pink blog posts (you can never have enough pink, right?!)

Today we’ll focus on what everyone’s wearing. 

If you’re having a bridal party, they not only serve as valuable emotional support during the wedding planning process, they really brighten up the day, both mentally and physically, on the wedding day!

Craig Photography:

Your bridal party, especially the ladies, really adds a colorful touch!

Kelly Oshiro Events:

So let’s focus on your crew for a little bit, shall we?

Kimberly Brooke Photography:

I love looking at different bridesmaids dresses — they can be so colorful!

Amy Carroll Photography:

Project Wedding

Lauren Wright:

Regetis

Sarah K. Chen Photography:

Tia Gavin

Victoria With Roses:

Wedding Bee:

Of course, black dresses are just as amazing as colorful ones — I can’t decide which I love more!

Eleise Theuer:

Michael Clark:

Studio Juno:

Wedding Cabaret:

To spice up those black dresses, how about a few pink accessories?  Maybe some pink shoes?

Kate Spade:

A pair of Manolos, photographed by Sarah K. Chen:

Classic Chuck Taylors:

Zappos:

Mike Larson via Wedding Bee

Or maybe a sweet pink wrap, like this one from Etsy seller The Social Seam?

Or a cute clutch?  Etsy has SO many adorable ones — I especially like these two…

Mermaids Dream

Ruffled

Hmm…those would be cute for the bride too, not just the bridesmaids!

Speaking of the bride, let’s see what we can find for her, shall we?  How gorgeous is this pink Alisa Benay dress?  For the bride who doesn’t feel the need to wear white…

Or this beautifully pink embroidered dress, photographed by Wrinkle in Time Photography:

What about a little something for the wedding night?

Lane Bryant:

Macy’s

Victoria’s Secret:

VA VA VOOM!!!

I guess we should dress the guys too, huh?

Watson Studios:

Amelia Lyon:

Daniel Nobre:

Eric Kelley Photography:

Pink can be used in so many parts of your wedding decor.  Are you using pink in your wedding colors?