Is Orange & Fuchsia Too Loud for a Wedding?
Dear Kristina:
Fuchsia and Orange together can be absolutely wonderful. How you pull it off will depend a lot on the overall look you want to create.
If you are going to a romantic, soft look, then you will need to tone it down a bit. A bouquet with a variety of colors: pale pinks, white, pale yellow, and just a few hints of orange and fuchsia will bring in those colors softly.
One of the bouquets shown here is done in different color roses. If you decide to go this route, make sure to follow suit in your decor: soft colors, and a few strong accents. Another thing to consider is a softer bridesmaid color. Sashes are very popular right now, and a bridesmaid dress in a softer color with a nice bright sash would look stunning. Perhaps pale pink with alternating orange and fuschia sashes?
On the other hand, if you have a flair for the dramatic, these two colors can be used to create a beautiful and yet unique statement at your wedding as well!
Start with the bright-colored gowns, and use bright colors for the flowers as well. A brighter bouquet shown here uses fuchsia, oranges and purples for a beautiful and elegant look.
This look is more exotic, so look for flowers with an exotic style: birds of paradise, calla lilies, and so on. (You may want to consider going with silk, as these flowers tend to get costly.)
Then carry the color throughout your wedding. Use bold colors for your centerpieces, wedding cake, napkins, etc. Make sure you also use a bold color for the men's vests and flowers so that it blends together well.
For a cool, contemporary modern look, consider combining your pinks and oranges with bright lime.
For the flowers, pick a simple, streamlined bouquet made with long-stem fuchsia and orange calla lilies, or gerbera daisies.
Then for your decor, use white clean lines everywhere, with just a few color accents.
For example, your tables could be crisp, stark white with clean glass containers filled with limes and water, each tied with orange or fuchsia ribbon, or holding a bright colored gerbera as the centerpiece. Your cake could be all-white with a few orange, fuchsia and lime accents.
You could even have your bridesmaids in white tea-length gowns with orange, fuchsia and lime sashes if you wanted to go all the way with it.
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Wow!! I’m also doing a fuschia & orange theme! I love it. I want to do Fuschia place cards. Does anyone know I good (and reasonably priced) website? I would be so grateful
ok im trying to plan a may08 wedding im having truouble just picking the color for the wedding and bridesmaid does anybody have a color chart that i could go through?
Hello there,
I am also thinking about doing my wedding colors in Orange and Pink, Any ideas on dresses for my bridesmaids? I am having a hard time thinking of a color that would look good with the flowers?thank you
Hey everybody I am also doing a fuschia and orange wedding in oct.07! The gerber daisies seemed to work well for my bridesmaids and the miniature gerbers look good for the guys boots! My bouquet is going to be white roses with orange and fuschia spring roses which are perfect because it just gives a hint of color and my fiances boot will match! I am having the same daisies and colors for the centerpieces in little bowl centerpieces which really turned out to be gorgeous so if you have any questions just email me at slw4dsr_24@hotmail.com! Good luck!
I am haveing my wedding colors orange pink yellow with fruit centerpieces and my bridemaids dresses are going to be black. I think the contrast will be awsome. I think if they had colored dresses that would be to much color.:D
Hi, I’m planning a wedding for August of 08. I’m considering the colors orange and yellow like the rose, what do you think? I’m having trouble with ideas for my bridesmaids’ dresses with these colors.
I thought when I picked fuchsia and orange for my May 19, 2007, it was original. Then I found this page! I guess we all have good taste. If anyone has any ideas as to how to decorate and outdoor area with overhanging decks and a pool let me know!
I’m getting married August 2007 and chose wildberry, orange, and lime green. Wildberry is milder than fuschia, and the colors look great together (check Raylai Designs for wildberry gowns). I’m also having limes and oranges as accent fruits for the centerpieces. I think my guests will love the color combination and it will set a great scene for fun.
may i ask for a comment also for we are planning to get married by may 2007. i am wondering if silver and fuschia would blend together as motif?
Hey Orange and Fuschia Friends,
I wanted to let everyone know there is a book of flowers that you can purchase at the store or at Barnes and Noble that should help you with your flower picks. It’s a flower guide magazine that will give you ideas of flower color and type. It’s called “Wedding Flowers”, by Better Homes and Gardens. It has ideas for every color of flower and when the flower is in season. there are also reception ideas, bootineer and corsage ideas, and table settings. The colors seem bright and vibrant.
I personally have some things I would like someone to use. They are from my daughters wedding. Some silk orange and fushcia gerbera daisy flowers in orange vases and some paper lanterns of different sizes, ( in the same colors) that we used for her wedding. If you are interested e-mail me and I can get them to one of you.
Thanks, Happy Planning–Enjoy- Don’t be stressed
Ok I need to find the right Flower’s to go with Orange?
I am using dress style #8022 from davids bridal in Palm beach colral color. Thet have other styles with that color!
hi. am having my wedding in may. my colours r burnt orange and red. want my wedding to have that sunset look;) any ideas on bridesmaids dresses and e decor?
i’m using orange and fuschia for my june wedding also. my bridesmaids are wearing a dark coral colored dress since the color matches everyones different skin tones and hair colors better than an orange or bright fuschia would. then the flowers and decorations will be mainly fuschia and orange with coral accents to help tie it all together. also, occassions brand had a strapless, tea length fuschia dress with an orange ribbon that tied around the waste if you’re looking for a fuschia dress. i’m glad to know others are using bright colors, especially since i get puzzled looks when i tell someone my color combos.
I’m getting married in St. Thomas and I love the bright tropical colors (Orange, Fuschia, Apple Green and Ocean Blues) I do not like the color Yellow. I’m not sure of how to play with all the colors without it looking like a circus. I would like to have a neutral color like Ivory or Silver and suggestions?
First of all, congrats to the brides to be
I am also a 6/07 bride to be and interested in the fuschia/orange combo, but can’t seem to get my fiance to grasp the idea. Does anyone have any suggestions.:D>-
I am getting married 9/08/07 and having an outdoor garden ceremony with an indoor reception. I have always loved pink and my fiance loves orange so this color combo was perfect for us. I too, was worried at first that orange and fuchsia were going to be “too much”, but since our ceremony will be held outside they should work perfectly. I’ve always loved bright colors like these and think they look gorgeous together.
I found the perfect color fuchsia & orange for my bridesmaids dresses on Coren Moore’s website (www.corenmoore.com). I’m going to have my maid & matron of honor in the tangerine silk shantung and my other 6 bridesmaids in the fuchsia silk shantung. Also, I found the perfect invitations, programs and all other stationary as well as favors & decorations to go along with the colors from http://www.myjeanm.com. The orange and fuchsia ribbons that will accent the invitations and “fan” programs match perfectly with the bridesmaids dresses. Also, pretty much any color flowers look great with this color combo!
Hope this helps some of your questions!! Congrats to everyone & good luck with the planning!!
Any ideas for bridesmaids dresses in orange? Help my date is May 27, 2007 and I haven’t ordered yet. I can’t commit to any of the oranges out there and I haven’t found one I like.
I am getting married May 5th, 2007 and I chose the fuschia and orange theme too. I didn’t want my bridesmaids to have to wear those colors though, so I chose a neutral color of navy blue for their dresses. The mens tux vests will be in navy as well, and the accents (flowers, decorations, invitations, favors, etc) will be in the pink and orange combination. It helps tone down the boldness of the colors to just the accents if you are worried about it being too loud. The best flowers for the spring in those colors are roses and gerbera daisies. The vibrant dahlias don’t bloom until summertime. Good luck ladies! Best wishes for you and your future husbands! - Adriana
I am getting married May 5th, 2007 and I chose the fuschia and orange theme too. I didn’t want my bridesmaids to have to wear those colors though, so I chose a neutral color of navy blue for their dresses. The mens tux vests will be in navy as well, and the accents (flowers, decorations, invitations, favors, etc) will be in the pink and orange combination. It helps tone down the boldness of the colors to just the accents if you are worried about it being too loud. The best flowers for the spring in those colors are roses and gerbera daisies. The vibrant dahlias don’t bloom until summertime. Good luck ladies! Best wishes for you and your future husbands!