Inspire: Pink and Black

I never really liked the color pink growing up. It came across as very girly and growing up with 3 boys there was no room for girly! Black has always seemed very classic and chic to me and a total staple in my wardrobe.

A couple years ago I did a reception for my friend Julie. Her colors were pink, white, and black. Her arrangement was adorable down to the Good&Plenty she had me spread around on the white linens. Now pink is one of those colors that I like. Can't say I love it, but there are a lot of shades and tones of pink that if done right can look very elegant or playful.

This color board was fun to do since it isn't super girly. I like the modern look of the flowers, playfulness of the cake, and the small touches with the candy.

Also using a basic black dress with a ribbon in pink is great because your girls can wear that dress again by just taking off the ribbon. I love being able to pick versatile things for weddings. In reality it is one day out of your life and make it memorable, but also try to make items repeatable!

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Vendor Spotlight - Flowertoss

Flowertoss Weddings is a Seattle based company started by Matthew Sumi and is comprised of Matthew and other talented associate photographers and assistants.

At Flowertoss Weddings they believe that wedding photography should not only be beautiful and lasting, but the process should be fun. Their laidback styles puts an emphasis on candid shots, and can be best described as fine-art meets photojournalism. Rather the focus on cookie-cutter posed pictures, they capture images that tell your individual story as the wedding day unfolds.

They limit their numbers of weddings each calendar year in order to ensure that each wedding album is uniquely tailored to match the bride and groom.



Matthew has an amazing eye and I highly reccomend him for your next shoot! Check out his website and blog. Also check out his work at www.matthewsumi.com

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