Weddingbee Blog

Here in rainy Vancouver, we’re quite accustomed to taking our umbrellas with us everywhere we go during the fall and winter. However, in 5 weeks, I’ll be trading my umbrella for a parasol! In fact, all the girls in our bridal party will be sporting them.

If you’re thinking (like I was) that parasols are a new wedding trend, think again… they were quite the sassy accessory back in the ’70s:

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Thankfully, they’ve since gotten less, ahem, frilly; the modern version of the wedding parasol is usually made of rice paper.

And oh, what wonderfully spectacular photo ops abound when there are parasols around!

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I’ve managed to somehow convince Mr Breezy that parasols are an absolute necessity for our wedding (my powers of persuasion amaze even me) but I need your help to choose the colors.

We’ll need 4 in total - three for my maiden sidekicks and one for me. Currently, my MOH Pepperpot doesn’t stand out from the other girls since they all have the same dress, so I was thinking, maybe this is a good way to give her a little spotlight with a different colored parasol?

Here’s a reminder of what the gals will be wearing:

And here are my color options from IdealFavors.com:

I really need your help!