I’ve been getting a lot of colour questions lately so thought it was time to introduce a new series! Creative Colour! Creative Colour is all about taking great colours and exploring ways of using them plus unique and fresh colour combinations. Each colour will be accompanied by a long list of suggestions so you can pick the combination that suits you and your wedding palette.

Cherry red a voluptuous colour which can be as elegant or over-the-top as our heart desires. Give it a Spanish or Asian style edge or tone it down by just using small touches of this vibrant colour.

Cherry Red could be accessorised with:

- Black and charcoal grey to balance its brightness

- Touches of turquoise or orange for an explosion of fun

- Sky blue, ‘Tiffany’ blue, a watery ‘greyed-off’ blue

- Linen – stone, putty, taupe shades, add small touches of ivory for pizzazz

- Touches of hot pink, olive green, grey-green or deep, aubergine purple

- Silk, shantung, velvet, linen – keep fabrics luxurious and generous, embroidered fabrics such as that seen on saris or Chinese silk

- Brightly coloured paper lanterns

- Red crockery or glassware or mix crockery colours from your palette

- Pewter, brass, black wrought iron, gilding for a touch of opulence

- Vintage fabrics in large florals and crockery featuring polka dots or stripes

- Toffee apples, red lollipops, candy canes

- Red shoes, beaded clips, vintage jewellery, luscious red lipstick

- Black or red glass chandeliers, moody décor and lighting, cream beeswax candles

- Green or fiery coloured orchids, deep red roses, bougainvillea, camellias, red berries, carnations, poinsettia, fuchsia, gerbera

- Sturt Dessert Pea, Callistemon, Christmas Bush, Leucospermum

- Necklines or hemlines embellished with richly coloured beading in reds greens, oranges, purples or in black

- Vintage fabric covered furniture edged in dull gold – think of a French Court

- Lace fans, black lace appliqué for a Spanish touch

- Berry desserts, fresh cherries, rosé wine, duck with cherry sauce

Villeroy & Boch Glass from Peters of Kensington, cherries from Martha Stewart Weddings, hairpiece from ban.do, Valentine shoe from Zu