Never Saw Blue Like That Before

Cobalt Blue! One of the most popular colors of the year brought to you by the rich and famous who strolled the red carpet. While to me this seems almost an odd pick for a wedding color, it is after all "something blue" right? Now usually I use colors, items, shapes, etc. for inspiration, but this time around I actually used Lauren Conrad of the Hills and her trend-setting styles to get me on board. After all, this is a color probably first brought to life by "LC". I think it's safe to trust a girl with her own clothing line! So what I did was envisioned a wedding that would take place right in Beverly Hills. In this board, I focused more on the fancy cocktail hour or hours that could take place rather than the reception (which is something I don't normally do). I created a chic lounge-like atmosphere in one room with blue lighting and then an elaborate high-end ritzy atmosphere in another with a shiny screaming chandelier settled atop silky fancy cobalt blue furniture.

Lauren isn't so much of a girl you'd see in a poofy gown. She's more of a sophisticated Audrey Hepburn, but glammed up to the hilt. That being the case, I chose 'Brillance' by Kenneth Pool as the gown. This halter is blinged out just enough, but not over doing it in any way. The flowers she would carry would be a mixture of white and ivory and include blue, but be a brilliant design like the one seen here full of hydrangea, roses, cala lilies, and delphinium. The colors would bleed in to lilacs and finding the right shade of blue might not be the easiest thing to do, but blending colors of the same family is an excellent thing to do anyway. The cobalt blue bridesmaid dresses seemed to yearn for the perfect accessory - Kate Spade shoes! A formal invitation with again...just enough sparkle to give that sense of royalty...is what I chose to be the first impression to guests. A classy and sophisticated blue signature drink would lead off a nice toast and the cake would be a Hollywood Hills finish as it's very decked out and probably tastes as expensive as it looks.

Finally, as an added bonus, every good show needs a theme song, right? I'll give away a wonderful song that could be played at a wedding like this - "Never Saw Blue Like That Before" by Shawn Colvin. Might even be a cute song to play for the bridal party's dance *hint hint*.