The Theme

I don't know how much I mentioned about the "theme" of this wedding, so I thought I would clue you in. Originally when I had found my invitations, Falling Petals, I thought that would be the perfect theme for the wedding. We could use loose petals as the base of the place cards, incorporate them with the centerpieces and even on the chocolate drizzle cake that I had originally spec'ed out. The colors would be Black & White with a deep Red as the accent color. So all the petals would be the deep Red.

Well as time went by and I browsed the net constantly for ideas I realized that I didn't like the Falling Petals theme so much anymore (this is common for me -- buyer's remorse, remember?). So instead, I decided to make the theme about us. I know it is a general term but I wanted our guests to see what we are about. To show them what we like and what we do together instead of picking 1 theme that would represent who we are.

So because of this, there were changes made to just about everything. I kept the invitation suite and the colors are still Black & White with the deep red accent color. This time I incorporated us into the decor. Here are some of the changes.

The Table Numbers:

My FI and I love to paint and paint together, so I found these mini-easels with their own mini-canvases that we will paint numbers on to serve as our table numbers. We will paint the actual number and underneath will be the number printed as a word but the word will be in Spanish. The painting will respresent us but the Spanish word for the number will be a small respresentation of me and my Puerto Rican culture. Here is a mock-up drawing of what will be painted on the canvas.

The Cake:

I also ran with the painter's theme by having our cake topper be rolled fondant (I believe) shaped into a paint palette, paint brushes and tubes of paint with one tube dripping paint onto the side of the top tier creating the letter 'R'. I know it might sound weird but trust me we like it. So that is the top tier and it represents the both of us. The middle tier will be a representation of me by having a black fondant base with a white argyle design and red dots connecting the argyle diamonds together. The bottom tier is a representation of the Mister. It will be a white fondant base with black "floating" musical notes since my hubby-to-be loves everything music. Here is a mock-up that I did as my first Photoshop exercise =).

The Garter:

I cannot show you a picture because it is a surprise for the groom but what I can tell you is that is something from my groom's past. I will be sure to show pictures once the wedding is over so I don't ruin the surprise.

Did you originally have a specific theme or decor item picked out and had second thoughts?