Hello, everyone! I am new to this board, as FI and I decided to change from a DW to a hometown celebration due to money issues. Our current date is May 25, 2013, depending on the availability of our potential venues. We are going to look at a local barn venue next week, and hopefully it will be the one. I am really hoping you all can help give me some direction because I feel like I'm drowning a little bit!
We are going for a rustic/vintage theme, which has also changed a bit since we first started planning...and this is where my problem begins. I feel like I'm mixing themes since I've looked at so many elements I like, and I'm going crazy! What we have actually purchased so far is a few antique wooden drink crates (Pepsi, Coca Cola, Dr. Pepper, and Canada Dry) and a couple of other, smaller wooden boxes. Now, here are the other elements I like/am wanting to incorporate: antique skeleton keys, old books, mason jars, some branches and various flowers, and maybe some medicine bottles or other vintage bottles/vases. The things I like but am not sure that fit are wine barrels (as a base for food tables and scattered around) and things with some sort of script on them (French or it could even be illegible, for certain elements and the invites).
As far as colors go, I started out limiting them to about 3-4, but I soon realized that with the colors of the wooden crates, books, etc. that I really can't limit colors. I was thinking to go with flowers that are an array of muted, natural colors, but to focus on a light/celedon-ish green for the sash to my dress and my daughters' dresses. But here is my issue with colors: my e-ring center stone is a black diamond, and FI and I really like the color black. But with my theme, I just don't know if black can be worked in! What do you all think about incorporating black?
Thank you all so much for reading and for any ideas/websites/pics/direction you all can give me!
