Jackpot!

My entire color scheme is pretty much based around a pattern I used on my invitations below:


Source, Paper-Source

This is the invite.


The idea was to use all the colors in the paper in different places so that the whole event would echo the invite... midnight blue bridesmaid dresses, flowers in purples and white wrapped in silver ribbon, lavender votive candles, blue napkins tied with silver ribbon, lavender and midnight blue eye pillow favors, and so on. Then, I would use the paper on the place cards to bring the whole thing together.

But as I've gathered decorations, I've found lots of light-hued purples, but not many of the deep, rich purple in the paper that I did my invitation envelopes in.

I find the most amazing things when I'm not even looking. A couple of days ago I went with Nathan to run some Saturday errands. I didn't feel like waiting on him to get his hair cut so I wandered into the Gap and stumbled upon these!



Here they are all together! I love the variances and how they still go beautifully together.


I bought five (two solid, two flower print, one striped) because initially I had planned to give one to each bridesmaid. However, when I got them home, I couldn't help but think they'd be gorgeous draped over the tables like a table runner. I'm doubt they'll be big enough for the guest tables or buffet table, but could give the perfect punch of color on the cake and sign in tables... I could just buy a couple extras, and then I could wear them later. If I give them to bridesmaids as gifts, and they decide to wrap up in the afterward would that be a creative and interesting way to tie things together, or would it be overkill matchy-matchy? What do you think?