Not So Mellow Yellow

To be honest, I've never been a huge fan of the colour yellow. I've always dreaded its ease to look very tacky and cheap - especially in fashion. It is so easy for it to be portrayed horridly and it is not the most subdued of colours. However, 2010 has been proving itself quite kind to the intense colour. Fashion and interior designers, event planners and cake artists, have all found masterful, gorgeous ways to either showcase this faboulous colour or use its brilliance as fresh accents. Bridal magazines have depicted several fun ideas of how the colour can be used in a myriad of ways, to execute a memorable event. Even dress manufacturers like The Dessy Group, have an abundance of beautifully designed dresses in several shades of yellow, that would not be an eyesore and a significant embarrassment to a loyal bridesmaid.

All in all, yellow is everywhere! From it's delicate and whimsical hues to it's impacting, dramatic flare, yellow is surely making a bold statement and kicking it up a few notches for this Spring season. Not to mention, it is the signature colour for the bridal show I'm working on this coming June - more details on this to come! My boss, Renita - owner of Fabulous Weddings Shoestring Budgets, has been super excited and frighteningly obsessed with all things yellow and spring in bloom. We've been cataloguing every shade and every idea the colour yellow, in preparation of a fabulous bridal show.

However, as much as I am developing an affinity for yellow, I'm not quite sure I've completely committed to it's brilliant splendour. Nevertheless, I am trying. I created the inspiration board to the right about a week ago, to illustrate a modern twist in using yellow as an accent colour. I must say, I kind of like it - it adds an intense pop of colour, that oddly enough, can be quite elegant and chic. Oh...and it does not look cheap or tacky! I plan on designing a couple invitations depicting the colour, but after I bang out the current work I have on my plate. Either way, I have a new found respect for the use of yellow and I look forward to all the fun, fresh and fabulous ways {ode to FWSB} that my boss and I, among many others, will be depicting it this Spring.