pink wedding cakes

Romantic pastel colors are traditional for spring, and they work wonderfully for weddings. Pale pink, robin's egg blue, seafoam green, and light lemon yellow are all soft colors which can be easily incorporated into your wedding design, either alone or in combination with one another. Take a look at these ways to use pretty pastels for spring weddings.

Pink is the most feminine of all the colors, and it is a bridal favorite year round. For a spring wedding, choose the palest, most delicate shade of pink as your main color. There is virtually nothing you cannot do with it. For the wedding flowers, masses of peonies make a gorgeous bouquet for the bride. Many other springtime blossoms are available in pretty pinks, including roses, azaleas, sweet peas, and hyacinth. If you are a May bride, a delicate posy of pale pink lily-of-the-valley makes an exquisite pastel bouquet.

There are many additional ways to plan a spring wedding around a soft blush pink. Certainly it makes a lovely color for the bridesmaid dresses. For the bride, take a look at some of the pearl bridal jewelry sets which are available in a soft rose hue. Sets of pink pearl bridal jewelry are just as feminine as traditional white pearls, and are very flattering on most skin tones. You can also use pink for tablecloths and as an accent color on the china. One of the nicest ways to bring in this pastel is as lighting; a soft rosy wash over the reception room will make the space absolutely enchanting.

Robin's egg blue is a true spring classic. It works very well for a wedding when you like the idea of a pastel but prefer to stay away from pink. Once again, the bridesmaid dresses are the place to introduce your signature color. White flowers tied with pale blue ribbons make lovely bouquets and could perhaps be the bride's "something blue". There are several great styles of wedding cakes which can be based around this special shade of blue. One fun idea is to play up the robin's egg origins of the hue by having a white wedding cake decorated with a tiny faux nest on the top, complete with gum paste "eggs". Or use the robin's egg blue to create an elegant scroll design over smooth ivory fondant for a more formal spring wedding cake.

Pale lemon yellow is a very cheerful color to use in a wedding. It is one of the colors which truly says "spring", no more so than in the fresh flowers of the season. Bouquets of mini daffodils, creamy spray roses, and classic yellow tulips would all be beautiful. Yellow and white ribbon striped dresses would be darling for the bridesmaids at a spring ceremony, especially an outdoor service. And for the wedding cake, a light as air lemon cake would be divine.

The other pastels of spring such as pale lilac and seafoam green also make gorgeous additions to springtime nuptials. The soft colors are easy to mix and match without fear of making a mistake, and set a romantic stage for a wedding. That is why feminine pastels are an enduring favorite of spring brides year after year.