Color of the Year: Emerald

Pantone named their forecast for the "it" color of 2013... Emerald!  We've seen it on the red carpet for quite some time now, but this year you're probably going to be seeing this regal shade in more places than that.  Want to impress your wedding guests with just how style savvy you really are?  Here is some inspiration on how to incorporate this fashionista favorite into your big day.

The Bridesmaid Dresses:  A color like this deserves a high-class affair, so I'm keeping the dresses classy (which is important for any wedding, in my book).  These two dresses are equally stunning in their own right and could each hold their own with any party... bridal or otherwise.  Or put them together for your girls and watch your guest's faces as they're strutted down the catwalk/aisle.  Your bridesmaids will owe you eternally.

The Ring:  If you really wanted to go all out, you could get your beau to buy you an emerald-cut eternity band like Angelina's.  Not in the budget?  How about this one?  It's a vintage, which will be keeping things classy and now eco-friendly.  Colored stones are all the rage these days, and if you make it emerald, you'd be killing two birds with one stone.  Really, I'm not trying to make puns here.

The Flowers, of course:  I hate to break it to you, but emerald flowers don't actually grow in nature.  And for the record, neither do turquoise... I can't tell you how often people ask for turquoise flowers.  But here's what does grow in nature:  beautiful shades of blush and plums that will complement this emerald in the most regal of ways. (Reds will make it too Christmas-y... Unless that's what you're going for.)  Mix in plenty of interesting greens to keep the look from getting too color-blocked and you will have yourself a fancy little garden party fit for the Queen.

Photo credits:

1- Girl Meets Dress

2- InStyle

3- The Three Graces

4 & 5- Saipua