The Bridesmaid Looks

“I knew I wanted bold colors for our wedding,” Amber says. “I originally loved the idea of turquoise, lime green, and sunflower yellow, but for some reason I kept on being drawn toward warm colors.” Amber finally settled on orange -- a color she’d never really liked before! “It was so bold and different, so not typical wedding, that I couldn’t get enough of it. When I first told people our colors were orange and red, I got a lot of raised eyebrows,” she admits. “I thought it gave you both the feel of Indian spices and the warm tones of a Filipino island sunset.” The stunning colors were shown off to best effect in the bridesmaid dresses, which Amber’s mother made from orange and red raw silk. Amber designed the styles, with a V-neck and V-back to match her dress, and red trim at the waist and hem.