A Wedding Inspired by October's Birthstone and Flower

It can be a confusing time when trying to pick out your colour scheme, but how about thinking outside the box and basing your wedding on characteristics an object has. This could either be its history, colour or texture. It allows you to have a little fun, dig deep and explore; it's super interesting what you will find.

Here are some ideas SP came up with when exploring the characteristics of October's birthstone and flower. Ideas can be as random or as creative as you would like. There is no right or wrong, after all it is your big day!

A wedding inspired by Pink Tourmaline

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Decor

Pink Tourmaline is known for being a 'stone of the heart' and encourages companionship and gentleness during growth and changes. These weaving hearts are a decorative touch inspired by words 'growth' and 'change.' You could place them on the backs of chairs, at the end of church pews or even invest in smaller version and have the little hearts scattered over your wedding tables.

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From pale pink to deep red, the gorgeous gradient of Pink Tourmaline caught the eye. These pink ribbon backgrounds are an ideal match! You can make them a part of your ceremony, a decorative piece for your venue or even as a backdrop for a photo area. Involve lots of props and have your guest interacting - just think of all those funny selfies!  If feeling very creative, you could create them yourself. It is super easy all you need is ribbon and something to hang them from.

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The clarity of the Pink Tourmaline varies from flawlessly transparent to very opaque. Balloons create this look and they are a super fun decorative piece. For an added touch why not fill the transparent balloons with glitter, gems or you could even use our 3 Ft Gaint Balloon or our 14 Inch Clear Balloon filled with your choice of natural petal confetti. 

Photo Credit: LolasConfettiShop & Shropshire Petals  

Dress

Your wedding could relate to something as simple as the sparkle the stone holds. For the bridesmaids, these glamorous light pink two pieces would be perfect. The stunning sequin tops could be as bold or as delicate as you like, plus you can add more sequins on yourself. Two piece outfits are also great because you can switch it up to create an outfit to wear again.

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A wedding inspired by Calendula

Calendula is the October flower of the month, it is a beautiful flower we grow here on our SP farm. Calendula's brightly orange petals create our Honey B and Gingersnap natural petal confetti, which we also mix with our Delphinium Petal Icing Sugar to form Orange Blossom and Sunshine Kisses.

Bouquet

Calendula grows all year round, but the autumn months are when they really blossom due to cooler temperatures. Why not use this as inspiration and combine autumn reds with orange hues - they colour complement each other greatly!

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Cake

You could physically use the flower shape on the outside of the cake for decoration, the small to large bunched flowers look great together. The cake could be as rustic or as smart as you would like. 

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We hope you gained inspiration from this blog. Remember, if ever stuck on wedding ideas think outside the box and explore!

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Love as always SP XX