In my post a couple weeks back regarding Valentine’s Day I started to think about non-white wedding dresses - something I’ve been quite vocal in supporting for years and years. I realized we’ve actually had a ton of Plannery couples who have opted for bright colors when it came to wedding attire, so I thought I’d do a fun round-up of our favorites here to get you engaged folks inspired to embrace more color! Whether it’s for cultural reasons or just to go a non-traditional route, color is always a fun option to try for a wedding. Enjoy!

Nasheed had a custom gold dress made to resemble Belle from Beauty and the Beast!

I adore Aileen’s gorgeous bright blue gown

Pink jumpsuit anyone? Hell yes!!

Huma looked stunning in red

One of my all time favorites: a gorgeous pink!

More red, this time on Mimi

I adore this subtle, gold, tea length dress for a wedding

More red red red!

…and I couldn’t leave out the guys. I’ve always loved Adam and Ryan’s custom blue tuxes. Swoon.

Sarah and Rob got married in early October at The Bolger Center in Potomac, MD. It was a slightly chilly day (with some real wind as you’ll see in the fab photos from Jenn Link), but in my opinion was still a gorgeous fall wedding!

First, we need to discuss Sarah’s dress. I haven’t had a non-white wedding dress since May 2013, people. And this gold dress was such a stunner on her and SO much fun. I adored it and I hope you do, too. There were also lots of hot guys in uniform, as both Sarah’s side of the family, and Rob himself, serve (I love that the groom wore white but the bride wore gold!).

Sarah’s family DIY’d her florals (so lush and gorgeous) and her centerpieces (autumnal, pumpkin based beauties). They had a full Episcopalian service, officiated by a dear friend of theirs. They also created a DIY photo booth of sorts for their reception - with an Instamax camera and lots of fun props! Their reception was filled with some great toasts (including a ukulele playing best man), great food, and great dancing, fueled by DJ Micah Vellian from DJ DMac and Associates.

Congrats again to Sarah and Rob!