Cool + Cool + Hot

We chat often with peers, clients, and friends about the incestuous relationship between interior design and event planning. Both industries rely heavily on a profound sense of space, an appreciation of color’s impact, an obsession with details, and an intense focus on quality. Working closely with the ever-talented Courtney Gunter Rowson of Stitch to design our corporate stationery suite and color palette back in the day, we were exposed to the power of choosing a few cool colors and one *pop* color, ours being- surprise- orange. Since then, we’ve employed this technique when creating motifs for our clients, and it works like a charm.

It can be a little challenging (in a good way!) to design weddings along the Southeast coast when we, as a rule, eschew the whole barefoot-on-the-beach motif.  Being surrounded by palm trees is peaceful and Buffett-esque, but emblazoning them all over everything is a wee bit much. As a testament to our little coastal mecca, we’re designing a 2010 wedding around another “cool/cool/hot” color palette of dove gray, ice blue, and punchy yellow. Check out our inspiration board below!

Pillows from Mecox …Interiors from Decor Pad…Bouquet from Martha Stewart… Treesje clutch… Sweets from Rebecca Thuss…

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