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Ombre Colorblock Mini Air Plant Pods from Seaanadasters

If one’s thing for sure it’s that with Summer on it’s way my eye is drawn towards bright and bold colours. Colour blocking has been such a trend in fashion and is slowly making it’s way over to weddings. I’m not a trend based person by nature (I tend to like one thing and stick with it, oops) but today I wanted to show off different ways you could introduce colour and brights into your wedding decor with these colour blocked wedding decor items.

I adore the ombre colour blocked vases (from Seaanadasters) above as a centrepiece idea (plus they’re cost effective enough to group!). The ombre effect makes them a little softer and modern, not quite as rainbow, more of a fiesta colour palette. These were filled with air plants in the photo (a new favourite of mine) but other sculptural plants- like succulent would look amazing. Even adding in soft and fluffy flowers- maybe white carnations to create a fluffy ball effect.

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Photo by  Christine Pobke via Green Wedding Shoes

I still remember how head over heels I fell for this incredible wedding shot by  Christine Pobke, The incredible citrus colour palette is a modern take on traditional wedding colours and a bride in orange can never go wrong. I love that the bouquets here have brought together the yellows and pinks which acted to tie the entire palette together.

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 Photo by Caroline & Evan Photography, Styling by Every Last Detail via Every Last Detail

I love this take on colour blocking. The colours are soft – a beautiful Tiffany blue and a sweet pink but paired with gold and white they make for a stunning combination. The table runner of brown paper and pink fluffy blooms add a more traditional, neutral edge to the look. Place mats like these could be a fun DIY project to tie in with your stationery and the added touch of simple glass vases in the vibrant colours paired with clear vessels carry the colour blocking through the centrepieces.

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Cske by The Style Co Photo by Goldmsith & Co from Tomka and Andrew’s St Kilda Summer Wedding

This cake by The Style Co at a Mexican inspired wedding, blocked in white, orange and yellows looks incredible with it’s layered, almost pleated detail. Cakes are one of my favourite places for a style to take hold. You could colour block by making each layer a different colour, create a more geometric pattern or keep it white and add your colour through flowers and ribbon.

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Colour block cutlery from SucreShop

To me, color blocking is modern and fun – so naturally I associate food trucks with this concept, or picnics so I love the colour block cutlery from SucreShop which would work beautifully to give to guests to help feed their bellies. I also love this idea on a crisp white table cloth. The entire table scape could be white, bringing in touches of the bright saffron orange, peach pinks or mint greens with vases, napkin holders- even brightly coloured plates. Each place setting with a different hue.

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Photo by Brittany Lauren Photography via Style Me Pretty

Here’s an example of colour blocking just using flowers. Keep your accessories like linen, vessels, vases and candle holders to neutral tones (you could do all white but the copper and gold soften the look here and add interest while still remaining neutral.) Then, in your chosen colours pick your flowers and group them. You could use the one type, but personally, as a lover of texture I think different blooms in different colours would look gorgeous.

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Left Invitation Shingdig Invitation by Precious Bugarin Design from Minted, Right Invitation by Ladyfingers Letterpress via Every Last Detail

Stationery is always my favourite place to start with a concept and these two invitations, while both being wildly different both kick off a colour blocked style. The left (Shingdig Invitation by Precious Bugarin Design from Minted ) is bright, bold and modern with crisp clean lights, big colour and modern fonts. The right invitation (by Ladyfingers Letterpress) it a little softer with torn and wavy edges creating a softer detail but still retaining the modern colour blocked feel.

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Colourblock pillow from JillianReneDecor

Pillows are so much fun at lounge areas at a wedding. Pop these ones on ottomans, or outdoor chairs for a modern, fun touch. They add comfort and are so easy to make yourself (and easy to find if you’re not a sewer/DIY’er!). I love the colours of these ones from JillianReneDecor. A soft beige with navy and hot pink, charcoal, mustard yellow paired with white. Both completely different combinations but both wonderful for weddings.

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Photo by Sedona Bride Photography via Wildflower Linens

When US based Wildflower Linens unveiled a brand new collection they created the ultimate colour blocked runway.  This is one way to really take colour blocking to the highest level- especially with an all white room! You could do alternatives on this though, adhesive paper stuck to a dance floor, colour dance floor pieces, colour floor tiles. Look down!

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Painted wooden vases from ShadeonShade

I love that colour blocking isn’t all about the brights. These wooden vases from ShadeonShade take more greyed off tones of peaches, pale yellow and blue greens and combines it with neutral wood. This would look stunning on anything from a charcoal table linen, to brown paper, to white. While they are styled with with more traditional roses I think they’d actually be amazing with succulents or something a bit hardier as well.

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Backdrop from Martha Stewart Weddings

Finally, I couldn’t write this  post without a backdrop idea. Backdrops are such an easy way to make a huge impact with your chosen wedding style. This one is dead easy – big, bright streamers cascading down and rolling along the floor. I love the thought of this as a ceremony backdrop, behind a table laden with sweets (or dessert!) even behind your bridal table. You could do so many different fabrics too. Sewing wide strips together for an all in one piece.