While soft muted palettes are always a safe bet for a wedding or a party, I personally like to go bold and I think using all the colors of the rainbow would be super fun for a bridal shower, engagement party, or yes, even a wedding. The key to making this color combo not to cray cray, is to balance it with a lot of white and clean, modern edges.

In the past, I’ve used washi tape on simple white butcher block paper to make a rainbow runner. I also used it to cover simple glass pillars with candles. Washi tape is translucent, so the glow of the candle will be filtered through the colorful tape.

The runner is pretty cheap too make, but it does of course tape a fair amount of time, but I think it’s worth it!

Of course, what’s the fun of a rainbow themed party if you can’t “taste the rainbow”? Enter Enjoy Cupcakes and their adorable rainbow bright cupcakes!

On the table, the cupcakes pop against the graphic rainbow napkins.

Enjoy also made a mini-rainbow cake (see them in the frosting?) and topped it with a handful of colorful fruit.

And, of couse, a flower girl with a rainbow of hula hoops, is always a winner!

You can see more of this editorial on The City Sage and Brides.com.

Collage photos from left to right, top to bottom: 1. Unknown 2. Thinkspace Gallery 3. Paper Sculpture by Jen Stark 4. Paul Malon. All images via my Pinterest (Kelly Oshiro // SB Chic)

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TGIF Indeed! It seems to me that there are many birthdays during the month of January (my own included) and I’m always trying to think up fun “party drinks”. What better way to drink champagne than to stick an ice-cold Popsicle in it?!

Not only do the popsicles keep the champagne nice and cold, they also melt and infuse the drink with tasty fruity flavor. For this champ-sicle, I used strawberry flavored Popsicles (strawberries + champagne = YUM!) Whether your guest choose to sneak bites of their Popsicle or simply use it as a chilly stirrer, I think I will name this THE birthday cocktail…Enjoy!

*Add your favorite flavored Popsicle into a glass of champagne and voila! Opt for a sugar-free pop and you have a “diet” drink–okay not really, but work with me here!

XOXO-Melissa

And you can browse all the On the Rocks posts right here.

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Silver srappy shoes with a tiny little bow? Adorable! And of course don’t forget to go VOTE (though you might want to wear some more practical shoes to the polling station).

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And speaking of gold shoes… I’m seriously in love with all of these sparkly gold shoe options. Which one is your favorite?

1. Enzo Angiolini 2. Oscar de la Renta 3. Louboutin 4. Kate Spade

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I’ve been really into gold lately (which is pretty odd for me) and these gold Louboutins are the cat’s meow. Get yourself a pair right here.

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You may notice that things look a bit different around here. I’ve updated the layout so I can feature bigger pictures, and most importantly I’ve changed the name of my blog from Santa Barbara Wedding Chic, to Santa Barbara Chic.

I’ve also updated my main website, as well, be sure to check out the new design page, featuring flowers by me and photographs by the lovely Tim Halberg.

Why the change the name, you ask? Because I feel like this blog has evolved and “wedding” in the title wasn’t capturing the true essence of my design blog. So I hope you enjoy the new look and a move towards featuring more design inspiration from the world at large.

And don’t worry, I will still be featuring inspiration boards, Santa Barbara wedding locations, and the occasional vendor spotlight. More of my work is on its way (some of it is in the process of being submitted to other blogs/magazines, hence the delay). I hope you enjoy the new direction I’m going in and let me know if any of you run into any technical difficulties with the new layout.

Images from top: 1. Polly Wreford 2. Tim Halberg, design by me 3. Jim Franco 4. Chris Everard

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