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A litte something about me: I LOVE RAINBOWS! Like seriously love rainbows. Everytime someone asks me my favorite color I say "rainbow". My Fiance gets a kick out of it cause he says its cheating. So Here's the deal.. I want a Rainbow Candy Land Wedding. Here is a pic of my dress and a rainbow of bridesmaids dresses along with an idea of how I want my cake. Only diff is that mine will be either 3 or 4 tiered instead of 2. We will have 6 rows of tables for guests as well. Each row having 5 6foot banquet tables. Each row of tables will have its own color as a design. Head table being red. My bm tell me its great, my mom was sceptical about the idea but says she will support anything I want. She will be making my cake! My Fiance says he thinks it will look great and he says its TOTALLY ME! I want to know what you think though. An unbiased opinion to add to the mix. I know my family loves me and would pretty much support anything I decided to do... But I would like an honest opinion. Oh and the bouquets will be candy... With Lollipops, colored rock candy, ect...
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While I applaud you for sticking with who you are and what you like, and while I sincerely hope I do not hurt your feelings...the cake looks like something for a child's birthday. Not for a wedding. And for me, personally, I'm not into the rainbow dresses...please don't be mad at me.
Do you watch My Fair Wedding by David Tutera? He just did a wedding with a bride who loved rainbows and butterflies but he turned it into a much more elegant/adult appropriate affair.
His show is on the WE channel on Sunday nights. But I would see if you might be able to catch back episodes online. I think it was just last week's show too. It wasn't too long ago. You might be able to get a few better ideas.
Well this particular cake is for a birthday, we would be using only the lollipops not the scattered candy, and there would be an additional tier.
I think it could be really fun, but I agree with StephinPA, it's a very fine line between fun and childish!
I like the different bridesmaid dresses, I think the cake is way fun, but I might steer away from the rock candy bouquets, if I were you. Just sounds like a sticky disaster waiting to happen!
That cake isn't really rainbow though, it's just primary colors. I <3 rainbows too! And unicorns. Totally just bought a Lisa Frank rainbow threw up all over it unicorn spiral for my advanced genetics class this semester lol!
I think it would be awesome, and would definitely bring a smile to my face.
Yeah, I have to agree with the PPs who said it looks a bit childish, but I think you could still have your candy rainbow theme but by switching to softer colors you can make the theme more elegant. Like pastel pink and mint green and pale yellow. For the bouquets, I think rock candy could be beautiful mixed in with flowers but all candy might look a little juvenile. It is all very cute and if that is what you want then by all means go for it, but you don't want to look back and think it looked to childish and regret it.
I think you might find some inspiration from these pictures that you might like.
(links are below)
http://offbeatbride.com/2010/07/introducing-the-monday-montage
http://offbeatbride.com/2009/06/rainbow-wedding
Also offbeatbride.com has some beautiful rainbow weddings profiled a lot.
I love rainbows too and that exact dress was a top contender for a while. My first idea was to have a rainbow Japanese inspired wedding, so I say go for it.
Oooooh, I love this idea!! I'm all for brides doing something unique that reflects their taste/personality! I think it will look really cute :)
What about something like this?
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or just have rainbow on the inside??
Ugh I love rainbows. Especially double rainbows. They're so intense!
I think weddings can be whatever you want, but I'd make sure your wedding elements also reflect your FH. Another idea for a cake, if you wanted more traditional looking cake is that the inside layers could make a rainbow. I think it's an awesome surprise and might be a good compromise if you dont want that cake you posted.
Are you going with a candy land theme or a rainbow theme? I think you need to focus in on one or the other..
for candy land theme you might want to name the tables after each character and use their color and candy in the centerpiece and you can make place cards with the character on one side and names on the other:
and maybe the cake could have the road.. like this:
for a rainbow theme don't forget the rainbow roses! 
although they are really expensive.. so you might want to make them yourself!
Yes I Love the cake I posted... I know its "whimsical" and thats what I like about it... I love the BOLD colors of the rainbow, and I cant tell you how much I dislike pastel colors... :) I appreciate the ideas. But the pics I posted is pretty much what I want. Them men will be in all black with their bow ties and their hankerchiefs as their color. My fiance loves that I am embracing me and he loves the smile it brings to my face to plan a wedding that is so fun... Also he will be having a Zomie grooms cake so the wedding will also include things he likes.
I say go for it, but to keep the colors a softer. You don't want to blind any of your guests ;)
Also, the cake looks a bit childish for me, but, 'eh, to each their own! I'd also be a but concerened about the candy bouquets looking a bit too childish, also. but, again, just my opinion. :)
LOVE the idea of using the colors of the rainbow.
maybe you could do a mock-up of the bouquets and post them? that way we'll have a better idea of what you're envisioning and not our imaginations that (often) tend to be NOT what you're thinking. :) besides, it's a GREAT excuse to buy candy ;)
you'll be able to have your bouquet, and eat it too! ;)
I think the cake and bright colors can be fun, but the I might not be totally sold on how the rainbow variety bridesmaids dresses look. As others said, i think there is a fine line is making a wedding an expression of yourself versus making a wedding a "show" and that look can toe that border. Bridesmaids dresses can be pretty costume-y to begin with and the ones in those pictures would make it look almost cartoonish or like a gay pride statement...but to each their own, if you love it and that is exactly the look you're going for, everyone should be able to support that!
I think your ideas are beautiful. I love bold colors too- we are doing our wedding in emerald green and turquoise blue. I'm sure your day will be colorful and fun! Just thought you might want some links to other rainbow weddings.
My two cents about themes. From someone who has one!
My partner LOVES chess and i am incorporating it in our wedding. It is in our STD's and invites and one of our cakes will be a chessboard with chocolate chess pieces. But thats it.
I think you can overuse a theme and it falls over to the tacky side. I say go for specific, perfect and unusual times to use it.
Completely personal and honest opinion, I don't like it, I don't like it at all. BUT its not my wedding it is yours so if thats what you want I'd go for it but I think your wedding may end up looking like a childs birthday party.
i think it will be fricking sweet! i love all the bright colors. It looks like it will be a ton of fun!
I think it could be cute but I also think it could go way overboard. What about having the BMs wear one color dress but different colors shoes/jewelry?
LGenz I do like that idea for the BM to all wear lets say black like the GM and give them the diff colored shoes and jewelry ... thanks!!!
I love it too! I'm all about color, so I'm even a little jealous that I didn't think of this!!! But I agree wtih PPs that it can go too far and be on the childish side. Just keep it fun and pretty, it will be great. I also like the idea of the BMs wearing black but maybe having different color shoes and/or bouquets? That might class it up a little bit.
Ok went to Alfred Angelo site... thats where I purchased my dress as well.. And did some playin around with their colorization options.. what do you ladies thing about these dresses for the BM
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That is actually pretty cute! I like the Alfred Angelo dresses much better than the original ones. It looks like a classier, more grown up take on the rainbow idea. And it would be MUCH more flattering on your BMs.
Personally - I think it really runs the risk of looking childish but if you could pull it all together without crossing that fine line, it could be really fun. To help minimize this problem, here would be my suggestions:
That's much prettier for the bridesmaids.....
I think it's sticking with your theme without the colors being so loud.
Oops - you posted while I was posting. I very much prefer the Alfred Angelo BM dresses you just posted to what you had posted originally. I agree with absolutbettie - a much classier, more grown-up look.
We're kind of doing a rainbow wedding: each of the girls is wearing black and carrying a different jewel-toned flower.
I'm not so much a fan of the candy land theme (I agree with the posters that said it may come across as a bit childish)
BUT I love the idea of a rainbow theme wedding. I think it could be really fun :-). A friend of mine got married this summer and had each of her bridesmaids in a different color dress. It was unique but completely fit her personality. I'd say go for it :-). And I love the cake with the rainbow inside!
Another idea that would be fun for you - rainbow shoes with your white dress. ETSY artist norakaren hand-paints BEAUTIFUL shoes. I think it would be really fun and sounds like very "you" to have a pair of custom painted rainbow shoes. Most of the shoes in her ETSY shop are peacock designed but I'm sure you could convo with her and come up with a rainbow design of some sort. Here is her whole shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/norakaren) but I've also put some pictures below so you can see how gorgeous her shoes are!
First of all, I think it's a great idea! And I don't like that so many are knocking it. Everyone has their own idea of their day, and I think your theme could be done very well.
There are a few ideas to consider - DON'T do pastel colors - your wedding will look like it threw up Easter!
But, if you like the idea of black dresses - definitely have everyone wear different colored shoes/sashes, etc. And consider doing different colored bouquets for each girl. I've seen this done before and it's very fun. The bride had all the colors in her bouquet too.
But, if you do like the idea of color, then have them wear bright colored dresses. Tie them all in with black, white or silver shoes and have them all carry the same bouquet - an assortment of colors.
Your cake - make it lots of fun colors - and then do a fun candy buffet separately with every color candy. Or, for your tables - if each is a color, have candy at each place setting as it goes with the color.
Keep everything else simple with decor - unless it's small doses - like seating arrangements, etc.
Have fun!
Oh - and I'd have the guy wear different colored Chucks! Look at Mrs. Scissors wedding for inspiration too. She used pink, yellow and blue throughout her wedding.
Oh - Mrs. Pretzel did lots of color too.
My first thought was that your cake is going to be hard to make! Unless your mom is a master baker, you may want to consider doing cupcakes - that would be a lot easier and I think the fun candy theme would really fit with cupcakes!
Also, you may want to check out this website, they specialize in candy centerpieces!
Also, I think you'd be the perfect candidate for a kickin candy buffet!
rainbow is cute and fun but if its overdone will end up looking like a play place for 5yr olds.. i'm not a huge fan of that cake at all. rainbow color scheme can easily look messy too..
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