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Miss Parfait, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, Teacher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online Consultant Engagement Date: February 14, 2009 Wedding Date: April 2010 Venue: Signature Events About Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!
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Oh, Happy Day!

October 7th, 2009 @ 2:38 pm by Miss Parfait

Happy colors = happy spirits = happy guests + bride + groom = happy celebration! That sums ups our no-fail plan for a perfect evening. When describing our brightly-hued wedding to others, we’re sometimes met with remarks about color overload and bleeding eyeballs. :P Thankfully, Mr. Parfait and I have the same vision, and I think I know where it came from.

A while ago, Mr. Parfait’s company treated its best and brightest to dinner. A really nice dinner. They used multiple bright colors, too, and it was stunning!

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Jaws dropped; coworkers raved; chair sashes found their way onto people’s shoulders. The bursts of color across the sandy beach told guests, “Loosen up; get up; and let’s paaaar-tay!”

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As the sun set, the colors fell away in darkness. Below, you can see how it looked hours into the night. The right side was the boisterous dining area, lit with red and gold. The left side was the quieter cocktail area, lit in blue.

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Photos taken by Mr. Parfait’s friend and me

This extravagant dinner party pops into my head whenever we’re describing the mood and colors of our wedding. And when I mention it, Mr. Parfait is always thinking the same thing! Our hot pink, bright yellow, and citrus-y orange palette seems pretty tame in comparison.

Have you been inspired by celebrations you’ve attended?

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30 Responses to “Oh, Happy Day!”

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thefuturemrsjewell
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thefuturemrsjewell (message)  1,534 posts, Bumble bee

wow, that looks like a fabulous party! i’d be inspired by that too!

 
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Kalibali (message)  242 posts, Helper bee

Wow-just a guess, does your man work for Google? (they seem like a bright color party company)

 
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honeymyheart
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honeymyheart (message)  763 posts, Busy bee

the colors are amazing!!

 
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Mrs. Bruschetta (message)  5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Wow, “fiesta” was the first thing that popped in my head when I saw all those bright colors!

 
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tea
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tea (message)  2,652 posts, Sugar bee

wow, that’s a whole lot of color! and so fun looking!

 
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mcnetn3
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mcnetn3 (message)  130 posts, Blushing bee

I want to work where he works!

 
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kmattso2
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kmattso2 (message)  990 posts, Busy bee

Those pictures are absolutely gorgeous!! So will you be having different colored sashes and tablecloths?

 
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Miss_Carmel
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Miss_Carmel (message)  317 posts, Helper bee

Um…are they hiring any accountants? LOL That looks like quite the par-tay! I don’t think people can help but be happy when surrounded by bright joyful colors!

 
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alishaneva
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alishaneva (message)  1,528 posts, Bumble bee

Wherever it is he works - I want to channel them for my job!
Or, well, maybe channel this idea for my wedding!

 
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littlemissmoo
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littlemissmoo (message)  259 posts, Helper bee

That’s a fantastic use of colour! I wish I could just have everything in every colour… but that could get expensive.

 
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mskalinin
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mskalinin (message)  580 posts, Busy bee

omg, I LOVE all those colors!! That looks like the most awesome dinner party, ever. You two sound just like me, although my hubby is not as into the bright as I am. I did talk him into bright for our wedding though, and it turned out fantastic!

We had yellow and orange as our main colors. He and I wore ruby red accents (my shoes, his vest and tie), best man had green accessories, decor was mostly orange and yellow with some green and red thrown in here and there. People were dancing with their yellow and orange napkins, playing with the poms, and we got alot of compliments on the vibrant red we wore.

Have fun with the bright, I would love that!

 
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ColorCoated
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ColorCoated (message)  951 posts, Busy bee

All those colors are amazing! Love it!

 
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Mrs. French Bulldog
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Mrs. French Bulldog (message)  6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

How much fun! I love all the colors :)

 
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Miss Pretzel
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Miss Pretzel (message)  349 posts, Helper bee

Dear Miss Parfait-
You rock! Bright Colors Rock!
Keep it coming
- Knit

 
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Kimmy

Is this from careerbuilder’s company trip? It looks like it could be from the pictures…

 
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MexicanGirl
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MexicanGirl (message)  644 posts, Busy bee

those are the colors of my little sister Quinceañera Fiesta (it’s her 15th years old party, a big tradition here in Mex, like wedding but without the groom!)
She loves colors, so she picked out different color sashes and linens in red, orange, green, yellow and blue!

 
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Favor Bonanza

I love the bright, festive colors. This would be fantastic for a wedding. It really speaks to the “fun” of the event. And it would also be great if the bridesmaids were wearing something neutral like black so they wouldn’t get lost in it all during photos. Maybe for favors, the couple could give multi-colored gumballs in black favor boxes… this kind of decor makes anything possible, and enjoyable!

 
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Soon2BeeMrsLewis
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Soon2BeeMrsLewis (message)  507 posts, Busy bee

I’m so excited to see more for your wedding because I have the same thing with mine… we are using Fuchsia, Lime, and Tangerine and get the look of “Wow that’s bright” but we are on a yacht that is completely white and all windows… how can I not want to brighten up an April wedding?!

 
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RecessionistaBride
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RecessionistaBride (message)  3,406 posts, Sugar bee

How fun!!

 
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Ms Potato Chips (message)  322 posts, Helper bee

I love love love those bright colors! How cheery and festive!

 
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Miss Parfait (message)  613 posts, Busy bee

@kmattso2: Haha, we were going to! But then we realized the multi-colored tablecloths and sashes wouldn’t work as well in our indoor space. The colors will appear in other, non-fabric places. :)

 
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KMSull
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KMSull (message)  2,915 posts, Sugar bee

What an AMAZING party! It looks like so much fun, and all the better for it to be a company event!

 
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fiftyfootbride
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fiftyfootbride (message)  3,784 posts, Honey bee

Color fantastic! Love it. :)

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,335 posts, Bumble bee

I love lots of colors together. Those are great.

 
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mrspaetz
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mrspaetz (message)  1,707 posts, Bumble bee

looks very Google :)

 
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Jessie516
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Jessie516 (message)  4,039 posts, Honey bee

What a fun color pallette!

 
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pvaulter718
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pvaulter718 (message)  1,604 posts, Bumble bee

Those colors are so fantastic! Ohh.. I need to have a vow renewal so I can have my beach wedding with those crazy colors! Love It!

 
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AnnieAAA
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AnnieAAA (message)  1,076 posts, Bumble bee

WOW I wish I worked for a company that threw a party like that! FUN! The bright colors really say “It’s time to party!”

 
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Miss Poodle
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Miss Poodle (message)  3,020 posts, Sugar bee

that looks AMAZING!!!!

 
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Mrs. Mouse (message)  3,348 posts, Sugar bee

I love the combo of bright colors–so fresh and fun!

 


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Miss Parfait Miss Parfait, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, Teacher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online Consultant Engagement Date: February 14, 2009 Wedding Date: April 2010 Venue: Signature Events About Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!
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