The Snapdragon wedding has undergone many permutations throughout the course of our planning, the latest of which being our "theme," for lack of a better word. Originally, I gravitated to what I could only describe as Urban Vintage, an Anthropologie-esque interpretation of vaseline glass, Victorian watercolors, tulle, and delicate colors. The problem was... I kept gravitating to bold colors and more graphic shapes. As you can see by my invitation mockup, urban vintage is not exactly what I would use to describe my design. The midnight blues, purples, golds and cranberries felt right though. Images of stars and chandeliers also began to take over the design. SO, we renovated our overall thoughts on the look of our wedding...
I have a real love and appreciation for art. My family is full of truly talented artists: musicians, writers, actors, and the like. I grew up expressing myself through painting, especially the Masters - Michaelangelo being my favorite. I would spend hours and hours studying anatomy books to emulate my idol, and I loved to recreate his frescoes in 2D form. (Not that I was any professional artist, by any means - I just loved it as a hobby!) Another favorite of mine is Van Gogh. I love art that is abstract - works that capture the essence of their subject, rather than a literal translation. I love the emotion he communicates through his masterpieces.
My best description of our wedding is "Starry, Starry Night." I don't know that our guests will ever guess that this is the foundation of our decor choices, but it will help me in keeping the FEELING of our wedding cohesive. We'll use representations of stars throughout, midnight blues as a main color, and lots and lots of candles. The fact that the wall to wall windows in our venue will showcase the white lights strung in the trees will also play nicely with this theme. Irises will conveniently be in bloom in June (Mr. Dragon LOVES Irises.) This theme also allows me to incorporate the Van Goghs that I love the most, both literally and in spirit. (Don't worry, I won't play my hand too heavily!)
I feel really good about our choice - it feels romantic, emotional, colorful, beautiful, and meaningful. Did you choose an unconventional "theme" for you wedding?? Did you change your look multiple times?
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