Color Palette

As you saw during my invitation process I was all over the place as far as which colors I would like to use in the wedding. The venue ended up influencing the color palette quite a bit. I didn't think it would be wise to take a space with tealish pinkish curtains and red carpet and add purple and yellow to the mix.

Mr. Pineapple and I also love the unique color of my engagement ring (rose gold) and wanted to somehow incorporate it into the wedding. Mr. P and I both have some Irish in our blood and since rose gold is Celtic it holds special meaning. My primary concern was that I would not be able to find enough rose gold accents that were the same tone. So, I decided to use champagne as a base color and copper as an accent. They have a similar feel as rose gold, but are much more common. Also, rose gold is made by mixing copper with 18k gold.

Here are a couple of the details I have so far in the copper color family:

Copper has turned out to be a pretty tough color as well. Some coppers are really dark, almost a burnt umber. Other coppers like the flashing (thin sheet of copper often used for termite protection, but also great for crafting) in the photo above are really bright.

I have not exactly decided what I am going to do with the above items yet. Some of my ideas are to use the flashing to make the place cards and cover the guest book, the ribbon to cover the metal cups the tea light candles sit in and the crazy sparkley leaves inside the candles holders. (fire hazard?)

Any ideas of how I can incorporate copper on a budget? Yes, pennies are cheap - like approximately 1 cent each ;) - but also cheesy maybe?

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