Glove Love

Need that perfect finishing touch for Prom?  We have gloves in every color of the rainbow!

Also available - velvet, lace, sheer, metallic, etc.  

There are even more styles than just the ones pictured, so stop in and get the perfect pair to match your dress!

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Trend Watch 2012 - Wedding Colors

One of the first decisions you'll need to make when planning your wedding is the color palette.  Your bridesmaid gowns, invitations, reception decor, etc will all be determined by your color choices.  Let's explore some of the most popular color themes for 2012.

Charcoal

Charcoal is a nice, rich neutral which can easily be jazzed up with jewel tones or mellowed out with pastels.  It's an easy color for mothers of the bride and groom to coordinate with, as well.  Gray has also been a popular choice for men's tuxes.  

Purple

Purple is an incredibly regal color.  One of the nice things about it is that it's pretty, but not too girly.  Most purple hues are still manly enough that your guys won't mind wearing matching vests with their tuxes.  Green, Pink and Silver are good accent colors.  Variegated hues of purple can make the planning go very easily and result in a beautiful look.  

Orange

Orange has always been popular for fall weddings, and is perfectly paired with a rich chocolate brown or a deep, vibrant plum.  Autumn colors bring a feeling of abundance and prosperity to the festivities, and can make your wedding memorable and unconventional.  

Peacock

So many colors can be pulled from a peacock feather.  Sapphire, Indigo, Teal, Plum, Gold, Emerald, Jade, etc.  Jewel tones are at home here.  You could put each bridesmaid in a different color and give them each a feather in their hair, and they would all coordinate perfectly.

Blue

Blue has been making a comeback lately.  It's a highly versatile hue that looks good on just about everyone, and you'll have no trouble convincing your guys to wear blue vests with their tuxes.  Blue also coordinates well with almost every other color out there - think of your favorite pair of blue jeans that go with everything!  Also, your "something blue" can be a sash or hair adornment in the same color as the bridesmaid dresses, to give you that pop of color on the big day.

For more color ideas, --->  

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Did You Know? "Traditional" Wedding Gown Colors

White and ivory are commonly understood to be the "traditional" colors for a young, virgin bride, while women getting married for the second time or later in life are "supposed to" wear something other than white.  In reality, any bride can choose any color for her special day.  Wearing white is really only a Western custom, and has only been popular for the last 170 years or so.  In colonial America, yellow was the most popular choice for wedding gowns.  In India, China, and Vietnam today, red is still considered traditional for brides, because it symbolizes good luck.

Red tulle bridal gown with silver metallic embroidery

White is actually a color of mourning in many parts of the world.  However, Queen Victoria wore a white bridal gown in 1840, and it has been the fad ever since.  White has also come to be associated with purity, although blue used to carry that meaning.  Of course, there are many folk sayings that have seeped into popular culture that have to do with weddings.  One such saying focused on color is the following:  

Married in White, you have chosen right, 

Married in Blue, your love will always be true, 

Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl, 

Married in Brown, you’ll never live in town, 

Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead, 

Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow, 

Married in Green, ashamed to be seen, 

Married in Pink, your spirit will sink, 

Married in Grey, you will go far away, 

Married in Black, you will wish yourself back.

Café satin gown with ivory lace appliqués

Laura Ingalls Wilder was married in a black dress, as it happened to be her best dress at the time.  That's exactly what brides used to wear - their best dress.  Today the bridal gown has become its own entity, often the single most important purchase a woman will make for her wedding.  Modern brides don't always want to follow all of the "rules" of society's expectations, and search out new bridal colors such as silver, blush, champagne, gold, and blue, or go bold with red.  

Blush taffeta asymmetrical gown with beaded bodice

What you wear on your wedding should be up to you.  Your dress should make you feel comfortable, and most importantly, make you feel like you.  

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