When most of us imagine winter weddings, we think of rich colors—burgundy, aubergine, emerald— and of jewel-toned bouquets and evergreen-trimmed aisles. While I love traditions and traditional values, when it comes to wedding styling, I tend to prefer the unexpected. And so, the most exquisite winter wedding I can imagine is one designed in pastel shades. These pale hues would feel almost frosted: icy lilac, powder blue, blush pink, mint green. Colors that create a sense of wonder, of enchantment. Imagine a precious opal or moonstone, how the gemstone refracts and scatters light, and contains traces of pink, blue, green. The loveliest pastels also have this iridescence, this pearlescent or opalescent quality. A certain shimmer. A magic.