My Aquamarine Dilemma.

Aquamarine hues and all associated shades of soft ocean blues and rich teals undoubtedly represent my favorite color family. I am immediately drawn to soft aquas in home decor, clothing, accessories and shoes. One would assume, as my mother did, that it was a no brainer that my wedding color palette would be heavy on aquamarine. On the contrary, I have been somewhat forcing myself away from aqua for the simple fact that it has been my favorite color and will continue to be my favorite color long before it was trendy. Many years prior to the advent of the Tiffany Blue wedding, I was in love with Robin's egg blue.

In my quest for a timeless, classic, beautiful and breathtaking wedding, the thought of anything overly trendy makes me shudder. The ladies of today opting for bright, bold palettes incorporated with bold damask patterns and overly retro hairstyles have made decisions resulting in gorgeous weddings. Yet I know this is not for me as I would be remiss were I to look back and be able to pinpoint mine as a wedding befitting only the year 2009. I have posted about this before when I introduced my first two palette ideas. Yet the harder I push myself away from aqua, the more I seem to gravitate toward it every time I see a photo that captures my eye in a magazine or one of the many bridal blogs I faithfully stalk every morning over coffee at work.

My quest now shifts to determining whether or not I deem it possible to incorporate aqua in my wedding without the result being too today. The fact of the matter, being my favorite color it is a certainty that aqua will always be timeless to my eye so carefully editing myself is where it would become vital to ensure things not get too trendy. This is my first attempt at a color palette based primarily on various monochromatic shades of aquamarine. Any thoughts on how it worked out?

Other color palettes I hope to work on include aqua combined with a great charcoal gray, one featuring soft monochromatic shades of layered whites, creams, ivories and soft yellows, and another of charcoal paired with a deep rich purple. Check back and let me know what you think!

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