Colour of the week - Yellow!

As usual we are aiming to brighten up these rainy days and today we're doing this with our cheery, sunny colour of the week. Tying in with spring and Easter we thought yellow was the perfect colour, the colour of daffodils, sunshine, bumble bees and little chicks.

We gathered some inspiration from pinterest to bring you this cheery blog post. If you head to our board -http://www.pinterest.com/potkilnanywhere/spring-yellows/ you can have a look yourself!

We thought we'd start with a very important part of the wedding - the cake! We have managed to find a variety of styles, suiting all sorts preferences.

Whether you like to keep it simple or go all out we've found some inspiration for you. We even found some lovely yellow cupcakes, perfect for a tiered cake replacement. Daisies feature heavily on yellow iced cakes which we think look great. White and yellow make a great combo. Take a look at some other examples of white and yellow!

It's those macarons again, how lovely do these look?

Yellow and white gingham, perfect for honey or home made jam favours! Very rustic.

Very stylish combo, ideal for spring, we're loving the gingham!

Charming table set up, perfect for late spring or summer. We offer coloured napkins with your wedding package at The Pot Kiln Anywhere so if you choose us, don't be shy, go bold!

We found a variety of beautiful bouquets, some very simple with just daisies and others with lashings of texture and colour!

We love a bit of rustic so the bouquet in the crate stands out to us, it's ideal for a spring barn wedding or a woodland wedding. The small hints of yellow really stand out and cheer up the white. 

Hopefully this blog will inspire those who are stuck on a colour choice for this spring or summer or maybe it'll lift your spirits on this dreary rainy day! Head on over to our twitter for even more inspiration. https://twitter.com/potkilnanywhere

Using food and drink to decorate your wedding

Food is for eating, and drinks are for drinking, right? Mostly, yes. But you can use food and drink for all sorts of things on your big day. Here are some unique ways to incorporate food and drink into your reception.

Your reception drinks can set the entire theme for the rest of your wedding reception. In 2013, vintage wedding receptions were rife, starting the theme off with a bang. Traditionally, your reception drinks would be a simple table cloth + glass + drink combination. But gone are those days! You can do all sorts wtih your reception drinks. Funky drinking vessels, vintage drink crates, beautiful straws and fancy cocktails. These drinks can look as beautiful as the rest of your decorations!

By layering heights, textures and colours you can create a beautiful centerpiece for the reception room or outdoor reception. 

Fruit has also been seen used as a wedding decoration. This wedding in the woodland features fantastic, raw and natural centrepieces made entirely of apples. Simple green and white flowers have been added to keep the whole theme subtle but beautiful.

You can also use fruit for your place names. Apples and pears are such beautiful shapes and colours, you don't need to spend lots of money on place names. Spray paint your chosen fruit gold for a more decorative place name, or keep them plain for a natural feel.

Clear glass vases of fruit are an extremely effective way of colour blocking. Layer oranges, limes and lemons in a bowl for a beautiful centrepiece for a summer wedding or fill oversized cocktail glasses with winter berries for a festive feel.

This year, a huge trend is going to be unique and interesting bouquets featuring fruit, vegetables and herbs. Last year saw the rise of the herb bouquet, with rosemary being extremely popular. However this year, you will be seeing more striking and interesting additions such as artichokes and crab apples.

Now, we're not quite sure how many vases made of squash you might come across at weddings this year... but we stumbled upon this on Pinterest and thought it was such an amazing idea! Whacky, but amazing.

Sweets and cakes have been an extremely popular way of decorating weddings last year, and we hope to see more of it this year because it works so well! Use candy floss as a way of colour blocking for a pastel palette wedding.

We cannot believe how popular macarons have been this year. Such versatile little treats, you could use them like a cake pop and put them into a tall vase to decorate your dessert table, or alternatively poke name flags in for your place names.

Finally, how about a centrepiece made of cake? We like the sound of that. Instead of having a traditional bouquet of flowers in the centre of your tables, why not use beautifully iced cupcakes?