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I think colors and themes are about one of the most difficult decisions to make AND to keep! First off, there are so many choices. It would be simple if your personality type was very clear and matched a “style”, so to speak. We Hot Wings are not so simple. We’re in love with just about every style and see the utility in most forms of art and style. But we definitely have a love for old, vintage charm as well as the clean simplicity of modern style. Remember our engagement shoots? The 1920s Picnic and the Hip Professors?

So, what has this done to our color scheme and theme? It hasn’t helped, that’s for sure.

At first, I thought we would use blue and orange because Mr. Hot Wings is an alum from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne. Go Illini! But orange proved to be a difficult color for me. So, we moved on to more prominent hues of blue. I really didn’t want to use just 2 colors and have very matchy matchy decor. I like the idea of having a theme and a vibe to the space. The problem is, I can’t seem to find the right inspiration board or thematic expression, if you will, to convey my theme. Let me share with you some of my inspiration pictures.

From Apartment Therapy:

Martha Stewart Weddings also has the color palette I like: it’s called sea glass, but it doesn’t really have the right “feeling”.

Here are the colors that I have used thus far for our wedding elements. You’ll notice that I haven’t blogged about these DIY projects yet. Patience little bee. They are coming.

(personal photo)

With my wedding dress, more white chiffon elements, gray groomsmen suits, and an ocean backdrop… do you see it? What do you think? Does it work? What would you call this?

Here are my long winded tries at creating a thematic expression.

(1) “modern oasis with vintage charm”

(2) “modern beach cottage chic”

Here are the problems. I am afraid to use the word “beach” because I don’t want any seashells or sea horses in our decor. I don’t want the tropical look, just the lush and relaxing look, yet formal and chic. Our coordinator looked at everything I had done so far and thought I was crazy. She didn’t see cottage in there at all and the vintage is more classic chic than vintage. Oh… so lost.

Thoughts? Am I crazy? Did you have problems channeling your theme into words, too?