As soon as we picked the colour theme for the groom’s reception, we decided one for the bride’s reception, too. A little bit about the bride’s reception before I dive into colours again. In Hokkien tradition, the bride’s reception is considered as a pre-wedding reception (lau tia) hosted by the bride’s parents to tell the family and friends about the happy news that their daughter is getting married. However in our case, it’s not that straight forward because we are having our solemnisation in the morning of the same day of the bride’s dinner reception. Technically speaking, we will have been legally married by the time we march in to the ballroom for the bride’s reception. I don’t prefer referring the bride’s reception as an engagement party or a pre-wedding reception because it is essentially a wedding reception, as it is with the groom’s reception. Well, we actually wanted to have a combined reception, but due to limited venue options (will blog about this next!), our parents decided to have 2 receptions. Despite the double planning, we feel honoured and blessed to be able to celebrate and share the joy of our marriage twice! :))
Traditionally, the bride’s reception is a lot smaller than the actual wedding reception, i.e. the groom’s reception. Due to this nature, the groom’s reception tend to be grander and more extensive in many aspects. We think it makes sense to start subtle and simple and finish off with something more sophisticated, after all having a climax is always better than an anti-climax. This affects how we approach the 2 receptions.
As for the colour theme, I wanted to have a common colour across the 2 receptions. This is a no-brainer, really. A common colour will portray the bigger picture of the 2 receptions and embrace them as a whole. It’s like the linking bridge between the two to let both themes flow seamlessly and harmoniously. Well, although the 2 themes will inevitably be different, the change won’t be too abrupt. Same same, but different! Also, having a common colour is the way to go when it comes to anything shared between the 2 events, such as stationery design and photo shoot concept. It’s more economical as well, as it allows flexibility to reuse items from one event to another. Therefore, since we decided to have a subtler colour theme for the bride’s reception, we picked the more neutral of the two. So yes, peach is the common colour!
Looking back to our original inspiration, i.e. the beach at sunset, we covered the sunset sky (peach) and the sea (blue), so we were left with a colour to represent the sand. And needless to say, neutral is the way forward.
I felt some heavier neutral colours like beige, bronze and latte were a tad too dark, so I opted for something brighter and slightly more yellowish like cream to lighten up the subtle colour theme.
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I adore how peach goes perfectly well with cream. The blend looks delicately romantic, fresh and modern.
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Well, I seriously think that peach is the new pink as far as romantic colour is concerned. Peach and cream look so sweet together I want to eat them!
With that, peach and cream make up the colour scheme for the bride’s reception. While the groom’s reception will have a touch of nautical/beach elements, there won’t be any particular theme for the bride’s reception. We’ll simply do classic in a modern way :)
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