Dessy and Pantone Announce PANTONE WEDDING Color Guide

The Dessy Group and Pantone LLC announced the 2010 PANTONE WEDDING™ color guide, the ultimate color reference tool for brides and wedding planners. The PANTONE WEDDING color guide is part of PANTONE WEDDING, a collection of color tools that make it easy for a bride to achieve a perfectly color-coordinated wedding – from inspiration to “I do.”

With over 190 colors to choose from, the guide provides inspiration for brides to develop unique color themes, as well as a professional, definitive way to express their creative vision for that all-important day. Small enough to fit inside a purse, it can be carried on shopping trips to eliminate any color guesswork and aid in color coordination. With the PANTONE WEDDING color guide, brides, wedding planners and wedding vendors can now speak the same color language when matching bridesmaid and flower girl dresses, accessories, menswear, flowers, invitations and tabletop design.

The PANTONE WEDDING color guide includes all 194 PANTONE WEDDING Colors available for spring 2010 from The Dessy Group, including PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise, the 2010 color of the year. Chromatically arranged by color family, each color in the color-on-paper fan deck is numerically referenced and named for easy identification and communication. Designed for portable use, the guide is 4 ¼ inches wide by 1 ½ inches high and 2 inches deep, with a full page devoted to each of the 194 colors.

PANTONE WEDDING Color Tools

In addition to the new color fan guide, PANTONE WEDDING includes perfectly matched individual paper swatch cards in all 194 PANTONE WEDDING Colors for spring 2010 that can be used on their own or in combination with Dessy’s popular fabric swatches to communicate wedding colors. Each paper swatch card, measuring 8 ½ by 11 inches, can be divided into 14 chips with the Dessy color name and PANTONE WEDDING color reference number on the back, and given to bridesmaids, wedding vendors and anyone with a color-related task. To make color selection and coordination even easier, the Dessy Web site (www.dessy.com/PANTONE) features a special section dedicated to PANTONE WEDDING with interactive tools, including inspirational Style Boards, to help brides choose their wedding colors and accompanying bridal apparel.

The PANTONE WEDDING color guide is available immediately for U.S. $35. PANTONE WEDDING individual paper swatch cards in all 194 colors are also available for U.S. $10. Individual fabric swatches are available in 6-by-6 inch swatches or by the ½ yard and range in price from $15 to $40. All products are available at www.dessy.com.