Lemon and Fuchsia Colour Combo for Weddings

I have been so busy recently which is surprising for this time of year but also very exciting.

However today I had a lovely afternoon putting together more quotes and ideas for our 2010 weddings. Having quite a few citrus themed weddings for this year with hot pink, lemon, lime and mango I decided it was time to streamline this colour combo.

Today I was researching a lemon and fuchsia theme with, I think, striking results much more impact that too many colours, which of course we still love but combine these colours with black and the finished look is not only stunning but rather chic. This colour combination also looks very smart with navy, so if you are wondering what colour the bridesmaids or the boys should wear consider this for your scheme.

I do feel with 2010 weddings that brides working within budgets should reconsider the neglected chrysanthemums for their weddings, not only are they available all year, hardy, fabulously showy but also a great flower for tight budgets.

Place a few in a jug, create a ball of them for the top of a tall vase or place one in you hair and a statement has been made.

Such a huge range of colours too, but I can relate to the association with these flowers as for me they are reminiscent of my childhood in the 70's with my revolting yellow and brown chysanth curtains, famous from M&S, I think every person in their 40's will remember them! My sister had the pink and mauve bedroom set which was far nicer than mine!!

Let's hope the chrysanth will drop this image for 2010 and start to become the fashionable affordable flower particuarly as the vintage look rolls forward from the 40's to the 70's.

A Spanish Beach Wedding

We were delighted to be hired to dress a lovely Spanish Beach Restaurant, Aqui Te Quiero Ver, for a wedding at the end of July. After some deliberation on the colour scheme the bride opted for a lovely idea of using the pink bouganvilla with a fabulous plumbago lilac.

We had table runners made up, used stargazers to add in that wow factor and the smell, scattered pink bouganvilla on the tables and decorated the posts with small sprigs of it.

The ceiling on the terrace and indoors was decorated with white lanterns to create a truly magical effect as the sun started to set. We have nagged this fabulous new photographer for more photos of the lanterns! In the meantime visit Andreas's website for more of his stunning photographs www.andreasholm.com

Budget Centrepieces for Weddings

I have found as the recession hits so many brides are struggling to achieve their perfect wedding with drastically cut budgets.

One of the areas you can dramatically cut costs, without compromising on style, is with the centrepieces for your wedding tables. Flowers are beautiful but can really push the budget out of control.

This year we are providing brides with many alternative ideas for their wedding centrepieces, starting from as little as 20 euros.

We are hiring out birdcages with cream candles in, just decorated with a touch of ivy, flat glassware filled with crystal stones, water and floating candles, taller glassware filled with coloured water and a few flowers to decorate, our invisible candles are fabulous, glassware filled with citrus fruits, the list is endless but this is now a very popular idea.

Many of the venues here in Marbella also offer very basic centrepieces included in the price of the wedding package, but you are not stuck with these, here is how Reviva Weddings transformed 3 red roses into something much more spectacular, using our glassware, coloured sand, candle, table mirror and colour co-ordinated tealights we created this centrepiece for 24 euros.