Chris and I are making it official, taking the plunge, tying the knot, and sealing the deal here in Seattle, September 24, 2011! I thought that, since we would be spending so much time planning our wedding, I would share the process with you all. Hence the new "Wedding Wednesday" or "WedWed" post. Right now we're just getting started, spending our free time scouring the internet for venders, getting catering proposals, and formulating the overall feel we're looking for. In order to begin the design process, I needed to come up with a palette. Sounds simple, except that I love color - too much color actually - and I try to smash them all together at once. It makes people dizzy.

I sought counsel from my two favorite spaces in the house: the kitchen and my closet. Standing in front of my clothing, I chose those pieces that I loved purely based on their color. My eyes went first to a poppy eyelet skirt hanging to the left. I nabbed it. Then, the parrot green sundress and light coral sweater caught my attention. As I took them from the hangers draped them over my arm, I recalled the coral nail polish I had recently purchased and, upon retrieving said nail polish from my makeup bag, I made my way downstairs to the kitchen. While en route I spied my deep purple Hunter boots by the door. "I LOVE these!" I noted out loud and added them to my pile. Pulling out drawers and opening cupboards, I combed though the kitchen looking for all of my favorite pieces. A short while later, I came up for air with light pink mixing bowls, a lime gurgle pot, and a seafoam colander. "This is going well," I told myself.

1. Green Gurgle Pot (image via Gurgle Pot), 2. Purple Hunter Boots (image via Zappos.com), 3. Cantaloupe Essie fingernail polish (image via Essie), 4. Seafoam Calypso colander (image via Amazon).

After arranging the items on and around the dining room table, I beheld my possessions and realized, if I was to make certain it didn't appear as though a rainbow vomited on our wedding decor, I had to focus and edit. Badly. So, I drug what I could of my treasures to Home Depot where I proceeded to match paint swatches and corresponding neutrals. An hour later, this is what I walked away with:

*color names were taken from the corresponding Glidden and Martha Stewart Living paint swatches.

Phew. Now if only I knew how to keep myself from changing my mind.