We went with the classic black and white basics, and though there are some variations everything we have found so far matches both shades without problem. Our pink, on the other hand, is proving much more difficult. Petunia, more specifically, was the Alfred Angelo bridesmaid dress color accent I chose blindly from a few shades on a swatch card. It was a bright, middle pink, that in my mind matched most pinks I saw on fabric shelves and in ribbon aisles at craft stores.
I was wrong.
In the world of weddings and crafts, it appears that pink traditionally exists in one of three shades:
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| light/baby pink ------------- fuchsia ---------------- hot pink -- |
There are a few variations, usually one in the middle of fuchsia and hot pink called something like watermelon, and when you add a touch of orange to it the name changes to papaya or guava or some other tropical fruit. It would appear that Petunia falls on the "coral" side of hot pink, fitting exactly nowhere in the spectrum.
I first realized that Petunia was difficult to match as I searched through a stack of pink samples for matting to our invitations. I found a close match, Azalea, and ordered that. Unfortunately, Azalea and Petunia were both losers in the napkin running, as our venue only offers baby pink for pink options. Alas, white will do. I was most surprised, however, that neither shade could be found in all of Macy's and Lord and Taylor's tie departments. We are still waiting to check out samples for (hopefully) rented ties at Jos A. Bank who promises to match Alfred Angelo colors, but had to laugh when the salesman there suggested we check into custom-made ties from Vineyard Vines. Not about to spend hundreds on douche-y whale ties, we will keep hunting.
For all those who are curious, yes, this has turned me into *that* bride. You know, the one carrying color swatches around in her purse.
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