Chesapeake Strings: Here Comes the Sun!

Well, we're halfway through August, but it's never too late for an August wedding post! Does anyone else feel like the most popular color this summer has been yellow? Ali Fedotowsky loved wearing yellow on "The Bachelorette," and designers have been using it for accent pieces, like this Kate Spade tote.

I attended a baby shower this weekend, and five people wore yellow! I realize that's only a handful, but yellow definitely stands out in a crowd. And, there are so many different shades of yellow-- from chartreuse to gold to lemon to maize!

For August weddings, any of these shades of yellow are appropriate, but personally, I can't help but think of sunflowers when thinking of an August yellow. In other words, more golden and natural than lemon and neon. There's a diverse Sunday farmer's market in downtown Baltimore, and the vendors always have beautiful sunflower selections in August.

Sunflowers can really make a wedding bouquet POP:

Because of their brown centers, sunflower yellow and brown has become a nice color palette for a late August wedding. And I say late August because brown is also a popular fall color. These dresses are from BCBG (gold) and J. Crew (brown).

Our sunflower theme can also be used on the cake and invitations:

Yellow can really be paired with a range of colors to suit any season--eggplant, plum, aqua, red-orange, shades of blue, teal, light pink... the list goes on and on.

I'll delve into my love of eggplant and plum weddings later this fall, but since it's still summer, lets explore one more bright palette: lemon yellow and lime green. Think minted lemonade and peridot (this is August's birthstone, after all).

A brighter combination than gold and brown, lemon and lime is ideal for a warm-weather-wedding held during the last few dog days of summer. If you'd like to avoid brown-centered sunflowers, use teddy bear sunflowers in your bouquet. (Notice their green centers!)