Your Surrey Wedding - Feb/Mar 2019 (Issue 75)

How to inject colour in to your wedding day...  ▲ …WITH PHOTOGRAPHY I love a colourful weddings, for me the vibrancy adds an extra sense of joy to the occasion. You can be playful with your colour schemes and add subtle pops of brightness throughout the day, without making your wedding look over the top.  First, start to think of colours as building blocks. Start with one base shade and carefully introduce a maximum of three main colours which complement each other. Make sure they are all harmonising tones, too many can look messy. Be strategic with where you place the boldest hue to add personality to your wedding while keeping it elegant, unique and fun.  Adding your colours to the wedding in all design elements, down to the smallest details, is a perfect strategy for making your ceremony and reception pictures unique and memorable. All photographers in the UK each have their own individual style, from reportage and artistic to traditional and documentary; find a style that you both like that reflects the theme of your day. Find a photographer that edits their photos in a style that you love, in order to create fun and natural images that reflect you both.  Don’t let tradition, outside pressure, cost or especially wedding culture, squash your creativity and enthusiasm. Weddings are all about you, so make them unmistakably so! Enjoy the process and let your imagination run wild!  Kirsty Corbett | Photographer | kirstycorbettphotography.com ▲ ...WITH THE TRANSPORT As with many design choices, style and etiquette change over time. Around 50 years ago, black was the expected wedding car colour. Then came white. However, these days there is a wide range of colours available for your wedding, which require careful consideration to complement the wedding party and their grand arrival. Black remains popular, being elegant and stylish, and white is a traditional choice symbolising purity and simplicity. Silver is as an alternative option to black or white and depicts modern elegance. Pink and gold are gentle, feminine colours which suit a romantic theme wedding. Darker colours such as burgundy, blue and green are becoming more popular, as these evoke smooth and serene visions, and will show off a white or cream bridal dress, plus complement most bridesmaid dress colours. Steven Brightey | Transport hire specialist | bowtiecars.co.uk www.facebook.com/waynekahnphotography ▲ ...WITH LIGHTING Choose one or two complementary colours and use them throughout. Start by focusing on enhancing architectural features such as fireplaces, pillars or trees as this will help create depth. Then look at your key ingredients, the bar, dancefloor and seating area and ensure they are suitably lit. A final tip; when looking at lighting around food, ensure you do not use blues or greens around white meat such as chicken or pork as they have an adverse effect on the look. Philip French | MD Peachy Productions | thepeachygroup.com EXPERT ADVICE 109