Orange you in love with orange?

Sorry, couldn’t resist. We wholeheartedly disagree with the writers of the original Legally Blonde, who had Reese Witherspoon (a Tennessean, at that!) exclaim: “Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed.” Sorry, Reese- it’s true. Bubblegum pink and its spectrum of dissident shade sisters has truly been replaced by the overt and opulent orange. Our travels and general Googledom have revealed that orange is most definitely au courant, in tones ranging from sherbet to neon and many shades in between. We have a strain of a delicious creamsicle orange running throughout our corporate stationery suite, and we pen all of our thank-yous in a coordinating orange Sharpie (living on the edge). A few ways to incorporate this saucy color into wedding design:

Blood Orange Champagne Cocktail

From Bon Appetit …

Ingredients ( serves 8 )

1/4 cup crème de cassis (black-currant liqueur)

1 1/2 cups strained fresh blood orange juice (from about 6 oranges)

1 750-ml bottle chilled brut Champagne or dry sparkling wine

8 blood orange slices (optional)

Preparation

Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons crème de cassis into each of 8 Champagne flutes or other glasses. Add 3 tablespoons juice to each glass. Fill each glass with Champagne, then stir gently. Garnish cocktails with slices of blood orange, if desired.

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