trend alert: rainbow weddings

A popular wedding trend that I'm seeing more and more of recently (and really loving) is a rainbow theme. It's an easy way to create a edgy and bold look for your day, if you want something a bit out of the ordinary.

You can create this look using all the colours of the rainbow together throughout your wedding. This doesn't have to be restricted to just your venue decor...

The wedding party

You can really make a statement of colour by dressing your groomsmen and bridal party in different rainbow colours, and even the bride's dress if you're really going for it!

If you don't want your wedding party too overloaded with colour, make it more subtle by giving each bridesmaid a different colour bouquet and shoes (or any other accessories) but keep all their dresses the same. Black dresses work really well for this. Equally for the groomsmen, a subtle and fun way to incorporate colour is with each having a different colour pair of socks, or different colour ties for a more bold look.

The flowers 
Have you ever seen rainbow roses? Yes, they are real flowers. I first saw these in a shop a couple of years ago and they blew my mind! Surely they can't grow like that? With a bit of research I found out how it's done, and it's so simple you can do it yourself! You'll need white roses with a fairly long stem, 4 different colour water soluble dyes (contrasting colours work best) and 4 cups.  Read how it's done below:

1. Fill each cup with water and add in the dye drop by drop until the solution becomes opaque. You should have 4 different colour solutions now;
2. Carefully slice the stem long ways into 4 pieces, cut about 3 quarters of the way up the stem;
3. Place the 4 ends each in to a different colour solution, make sure the rose is stood upright;
4. Leave it for 24 hours and that's it! Take it out and bind the stem together again with tape or string.

You can do this with any white flowers, carnations work really well too!

The cake
Last but not least, a rainbow wedding just wouldn't be complete without a rainbow cake...

Hide your burst of rainbow colours on the inside of a plain cake using layers of different colour sponges, or decorate any cake of your choice with rainbow flowers, bows, ribbons, anything! If you didn't want one main cake to cut, cake pops are a fun treat for your guests that you can easily decorate and arrange in whatever way you want.

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