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I thought that you guys could help me tackle some of the Ask Abby (we are changing the name from Dear Abby so as not to get confused with the real deal "Dear Abby") questions that have been building up in my inbox. The last few weeks of questions have focused on color palettes, though in reality, wedding colors are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to tough decisions couples make throughout the wedding planning process. Here are a few brides that have hit stumbling blocks along the... [MORE]

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Our next questions comes from Jam (short for Jahmeilah) who could really use our help with her wedding colors... Q: I am writing because I am getting married this August and still slightly nervous about our colors. The bridesmaids will be wearing deep red dresses but so far everything else is lime green (inspired by my love for cymbidium orchids), white, and deep/dark wood (b/c of our love for all things nature and the elements of our reception site). Our invitations were lime and white... [MORE]

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Our next question comes from Kate... Q: I am having a spring wedding, and interested in using "grass green" as my main color. I would like some accent colors as well, and was thinking either pale purple or pale pink or going black, white and grass green. What do you guys think would be the perfect accent color to a grass green foundation? For me, it was a no brainer...right now, I am loving green & white, paired with a pretty Spring-time yellow. From the comments that we've... [MORE]

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Today is all about color palettes. Color palette dilemmas are by far the most popular dear abby questions that I get, so I thought we needed a day devoted to finding and settling on the right color palette. Since SMP readers are so creative and many of them are in the same boat, I thought we could tackle these questions together. Our first question comes from Elissa... Q: I am having a really hard time finding anything (pictures of real weddings, pictures from magazines... [MORE]

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This next Dear Abby was titled "Color Choice Disaster" so I think that our bride really needs our help! Q: Our color palette is basically apple green as the domineering color with blush pink and light turquoise as the sub colors. I knew I should’ve picked less colors, like two instead of three. Right now I’m so confused in the mixing and matching of all three together. First of all, what do you think about the color palette? Do you think I’ve picked too many... [MORE]

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Our next Dear Abby question is in regards to bridesmaids dresses which I know we ALL struggle with! Q: My bridesmaids mean the world to me. They are all very different in their shapes, skin tones and financial status'. So, I thought I would make it easy on them and just ask them to buy their own black bridesmaids dress. Our wedding is in the Spring and will likely be outdoors. Will this work? Should I choose an accent color? What do you guys think about wearing black in a... [MORE]

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It's Dear Abby day and I am so excited to share this first question with you. One of my dearest friends, Cat of Cat Seto and Paper Studio in San Francisco, sent me this dilemma that her clients Tien and David are going through. Here's the story... Tien and David met in grade school and wanted to get married in their
schoolyard. They recently discovered that the school denied... [MORE]

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Our last question for today comes from Lauren... Q4: I have found a really cool, yet unexpected (at least compared to the usual country club weddings) site for my wedding. It's the Oklahoma City Farmer's Market. The building has beautiful, if rough around the edges, architecture. Huge, paned windows, an enormous wood floor...it's a beautiful space. It does have its quirks. One that has me pausing are the murals... [MORE]

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Our third question is from Valerie who is looking for a little color palette help... Q3:Sadly I am at a complete LOSS about weddings. I was one of those girls who never thought about getting married and now that I am engaged, I have become obsessed. I am getting married in July at a winery in Calistoga CA. The ceremony is outside, then a formal dinner inside. I am wearing a gorgeous Jenny Lee gown with ivory over blush -- so it is a pearly color of white. No idea what colors to... [MORE]

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Here is the second question of the day, and one that I am pretty sure a lot of brides are struggling with! Question number two comes from Leasa... Q2: Help!!! My best friend and maid of honor has informed me that she will be seven months pregnant by the time my wedding rolls around in October of this year. There is no way I would even consider taking my vows without her by my side, but I want her to look cute and stylish for the wedding (not dumpy). I also want her to... [MORE]

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Today I thought we could tackle some Dear Abby questions that have been piling up in my inbox! I would love your help with these, as I know that so many of you out there have great ideas and creative solutions. The first round of questions is from Sharon... Q: I am getting married at South Seas resort, Captiva Island in October. My fiancé really wanted to wear a khaki suit so he is wearing the... [MORE]

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One last Dear Abby for the day! I am going to begin writing in my answers later this evening and will finish up on tomorrow's AM post. I want to give you guys plenty of time to write comments and brainstorm with these brides! I am planning a New York City wedding for November. The natural suggestion seems to be to go with a "fall colors" palette but for whatever reason I'm just not that into it -- probably because the church sanctuary where we're having our wedding has a beautifully... [MORE]

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Our next question comes from Catherine... "I am currently having a color palette problem. I originally was planning on having my bridesmaids wear a burnt orange dress and then incorporate fall reds, oranges and brown into the color palette. My bridesmaid dresses have been decided, and they are a T length chocolate brown. Now, this isn't too far off from my original idea, but I am having trouble with what color flowers to use. I think it is difficult because when discussing... [MORE]

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I hope everyone had a great weekend! Today, we are all about color palettes. Choosing the perfect wedding color seems to be the most difficult part of planning a wedding for many brides. Either the colors that the couple have chosen clash with the reception venue or the bridesmaids don't like the hues that they have to wear...whatever the case, there are always stumbling blocks when it comes to your color palette. So today, we are doing reader color palette questions. Our first... [MORE]

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Although this questions isn't directly related to wedding style or decor, I wanted to share it with you because I know how difficult wedding registries can be! Q5 - My wedding is set for June 21, 2008 (the Summer Solstice) and it's time for us to register for gifts. Being typical NYers, we don't have much space. So, I'm trying to keep our registry as simple as possible. That being said, I'm trying to decide whether to register for china. I have very simple everyday plates (white... [MORE]

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