Tips from an expert: Getting the most out of your Rehearsal

Are you thinking about your rehearsal dinner and not the actual rehearsal itself? Click here for an excellent article from event master Colin Cowie on making the most of that practice time the night before the Big Day.

Starting with color...

Sometimes the best place to start planning a party theme is with a color palette. Here is one of my favorite places to find inspirational color combinations. It's a website called Design Seeds. Each day is a new photograph that has the colors pulled out in a side bar. What colors do you think make a room look great? Do they make you feel a certain emotion? These are considerations for your next event because a sweet baby shower feels pretty different from a wild and crazy bachelorette party, right?

I also include proportions of color when looking at a palette. This image is proportionately about half of the lighter gray and the other half is a combination of light purples and just a spot of dark purple. How would this translate into a tablescape? or an entire banquet hall?