BrittanyGRAY

and MelissaHAIR & MAKEUP FANCYFACE INC.,

fancyface.ca

Pink floral bouquet, Sarah Wu, PETITE STUDIO, petitestudio.ca. Custom luxe éclairs, FINE CAKES BY ZEHRA, finecakesbyzehra.com. Appetizer on spoon, Culinary Stylist, Chef Paul Brans, OLIVER & BONACINI EVENTS, events.oliverbonacini.com. Accessories on wheel: ‘Heart’ minaudière, JUDITH LEIBER, $1,990, available at Vera Wang

Toronto, verawang.com. Double stone cream druzy and pink opal earrings, MELANIE AULD, $188, available at Gotstyle, gotstyle.ca. Shoe, ARUNA SETH, $1,065, available at Kleinfeld Hudson's Bay, kleinfeldbridal.ca. ‘Frame’ ring with emerald cut pink tourmaline and diamonds, JDJ JEWELLERY, $14,500, jdj-jewellery.com. Bow-tie,

CANALI, $75; blue floral lapel pin, LANVIN, $195; both available at Harry Rosen, harryrosen.com. ‘Brook’ bracelet, HILLBERG & BERK, $310, hillbergandberk.com. Citrus collar, ALAN ANDERSON, $2,500; scalloped bracelet, WEISS, $520; both available at Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection, caroletanenbaum.com.

CREATIVE PRODUCER & ASSISTANT STYLIST Jennifer Barr, wedluxe.com

PHOTOGRAPHERT.H. Jackson Huang, IKONICA, ikonica.ca

Jeanie LEE

OFF-FIGURE PROP STYLING

jeanielee.ca

DIGITAL TECHNICIAN

IKONICA, ikonica.ca

VirginiaLEBLANC

colourTHEORY

Alex JARDINE

ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER IKONICA, ikonica.ca

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BLUSHING BRIDE

Celebrate the beauty of monochromatics in romantic shades of blush.

Five-tier cake with custom sequin sugar florals, FINE CAKES BY ZEHRA, finecakesbyzehra.com.

White riser holding cake, RACHEL A. CLINGEN WEDDING& EVENT DESIGN, rachelaclingen.com.

On model: Gown,‘Granada Sheath,’ NAEEM KHAN, $18,700;Pink opal and rhinestone cuff, ALAN ANDERSON, $1,100; both available at Kleinfeld Hudson's Bay, kleinfeldbridal.ca. ‘Demi-fleur drop’ earrings, MARGARET ROWE, $185; ‘Fleurette Clutch’, MOYNA, $255; both available at The Loved One, thelovedone.ca.

MONOCHROMATICS

Monochromatic colour schemes are derived from a single base hue, and extended

using its shades, tones, and tints.

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FULL CIRCLE MOMENTMother Nature provides the ultimate spectrum of prismatic petals. Which one is your favourite?

Floral design, RACHEL A. CLINGEN

WEDDING & EVENT DESIGN,

rachelaclingen.com.

An array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property. Often the band of colours produced when sunlight is passed through a prism.

SPECTRUM

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Custom luxe éclairs,

FINE CAKES BY ZEHRA,

finecakesbyzehra.com.

WE DECLARE , THE ÉCLAIR!All hail the trending pastry queen in

pretty tints of something blue.

A tint is a mixture of a colour with white, which increases its lightness.

TINTS

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Hair & makeupBRITTANY GRAY AND MELISSA, FANCY FACE INC., fancyface.ca.

Opal earrings, ALAN ANDERSON, $1,200; available at Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection,caroletanenbaum.com.

Hair floral, RACHEL A. CLINGEN WEDDING & EVENT DESIGN, rachelaclingen.com.

With picture perfect luminous makeup.GLOW GIRL

A measure of the amount of light reflected from a hue. Hues with a high content of white have a higher luminance or value.

LUMINANCE

EDIBLE ARTFeast your senses on edible art presented

in a medley of hues.

Catering, Culinary Stylist, Chef Paul Brans, OLIVER & BONACINI EVENTS,events.oliverbonacini.com.

Hue defines a pure colour in terms of ‘green,’ ‘red’ or ‘magenta.’ Hue also defines mixtures of two pure colours like ‘red-yellow’ or ‘yellow-green.’

HUE

Meringue of cardamom and pink peppercorn, quinoa brittle, blackberry

purée, roasted B.C. hazelnut, candy pearls, and daisy.

Spiced roasted kumquat, caribou tartare, wild onion bud, pickled shimeji mushroom, and sea-buckthorn berry.

Dragon fruit, blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, cocoa nib brittle, raspberry

coulis, pine, and pansy.

Tuna tartare, cucumber, radish, pickled fiddlehead, daisy eye caper, orchid,

spiced mayo, and yuzu.

Terrine of foie gras, champagne gelée, candied kumquat, pickled rhubarb,

rose hip, and marigold.

Feta, compressed watermelon, heirloom tomatoes, roasted purple cauliflower, cucumber, taro chip, crispy beluga lentils, olive oil, and orchid petal.

B.C. spot prawn, vegetable cold roll, mirin sauce, alder, daisy, and milkweed bud.

Cured mackerel, mosaic of radish and golden beets, pickled yellow beans, crispy rice noodle, and togarashi.

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Prop styling and set build, Jeanie Lee and Davide Bagnarol, jeanielee.ca. Purple and green floral bouquets, Sarah Wu, PETITE STUDIO, petitestudio.ca. Seven-tier floral cake, PATRICIA’S CAKE CREATIONS, patriciacakes.com. Nude shoe, VALENTINO, $1,195; ‘Hang’ green flats, MANOLO BLAHNIK, $975; both available

at Davids Footwear, davidsfootwear.com. Necklace, ALAN ANDERSON, $2,600, available at Kleinfeld Hudson's Bay, kleinfeldbridal.ca. Striped suspenders, TRAFALGAR, $105; paisley bow-tie, CARROT & GIBBS, $75; blue suede shoe, TOD’S, $660; magenta tie, $190; all available at Harry Rosen, harryrosen.com.

Austrian wide purple bracelet, CAROLE TANENBAUM VINTAGE COLLECTION, $850, caroletanenbaum.com. Jaipur green tourmaline, pink sapphire and white topaz couture ring, JDJ JEWELLERY, $24,000, jdj-jewellery.com. Light purple tie, GARRISON BESPOKE, $165, garrisonbespoke.com.

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OPPOSITES ATTRACTAs many legendary couples have proven, difference is a good thing!

Test that theory with complementary colours.

COMPLEMENTARY

When placed next to each other, complementary colours tend to look balanced and are colours opposite to each other on the colour wheel.

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FOREVER FLORAL

An abundance of ombré floral, the perfect backdrop for any wedding!

Tones of colour that fade into each other, graduating from light to dark.

OMBRÉ

Floral ombré installation, Gisele Sterling and Team, NOUS DESIGN GROUP, 416.414.5838, nousdg.com.

On model: Gown, PNINA TORNAI, $5,145; ‘Venus’ bracelet, TI ADORO JEWELRY, $195; both available at Kleinfeld Hudson's Bay, kleinfeldbridal.ca. ‘Precious Assemblage’ earrings, VALENTINE ROUGE, $250, available at The Loved One, thelovedone.ca.