Is Orange & Fuchsia Too Loud for a Wedding?
Can you help me — and reassure me that these colors aren't too loud? — Kristina
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.
Softer Spring Hues
If you're going for a romantic, soft look, then you'll 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?
Be Bold, Be Bright
On the other hand, if you've got 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's a little 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.
Up-to-the-Minute and Modern
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 vibrant 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, holding a bright colored gerbera as the centerpiece. Go with an all-white cake with a few pops of orange, fuchsia and lime.
Feeling spunky? You could even dress your bridesmaids in white tea-length gowns (an ultra-modern look that's super-fresh for summer) with orange, fuchsia and lime sashes if you wanted to go all the way.
Originally I was planning to do aqua. Lately my attention has been tours orange. But my fiance doesnt want hot pink, fuschia, you know pinks. What other color do you recommend with orange?
I AM GETTIN MARRIED AUGUST 8, 2009. I AM NOT SURE WHAT COLORS ARE GOOD TO USE IN AUGUST BUT I DO LOVE PINK. ANY IDEAS OF WHAT COLORS I SHOULD USE? PLEASE HELP ME! THANKS!!!
Here’s the most beautiful orange/fuchsia/green candy buffet I’ve seen yet.
Dianna-
A deep red color will be more dramatic, while fuschia is more of a bright and fun color. Both will work great with black and white, it just depends on which you prefer.
Also, consider the items you will be buying (bridesmaid dresses, mens’ vests, decorations, and favors). Which color would you be able to find in the items you want to get? Consider skin tone and color- some people don’t look as great in a color as others. For insance I can’t pull off red unless it’s the right shade, but I can wear most fuschia shades just fine.
I wish you luck for the wedding of your dreams!
Hello!
I am getting married on November 2, 2008. I am doing a black and white color theme wedding. However, i am not sure if I should go with a fuschia or red as my accent color. Please help before I amke up my mind!
Thanks.
Hey everyone. I am curious as to where I can get blank sticker sheets to print out stickers for my favors on my computer. Anyone have any ideas? All I can find are mailing labels. Thanks in advance!
i am confused about the theme for my wedding which is on jan 5th 2009…was narrowing down on aqua.Basically i want bright colours like fuschia pink, orange, aqua blue for my wedding can u plz advice me and also on the colour of my bridesmaids dressed
I’m trying to plan a simple yet elegant indian themed wedding with flowing curtains and exotic colors for 4th of july2008. I haven’t found a venue as of yet since we only have 30 or 40 people to invite max. Any idea’s that can save me time and money??? I’m also thinking about hiring an indian dancer but don’t know where to call to hire one please help….I live in Bethesda MAryland Thank you!
I received the gerber daisy favor boxes the other day, and they’re great. Just as pictured. Thank you favorideas!
We haven’t set a day yet, but we’re looking at April -July of 09 the thing is I can’t pick a color scheme. I really like modern clean lines and reds, browns, black, greens and white I’m just not sure because it will be summertime. We’re getting married in our church then we’re having the reception at a hall. The hall has ugly curtains too. I just want it to look simple and clean and flow together. Can someone help me pick colors and get some idea for center pieces, THANKS
Anyone have any pictures for brown and orange or tangerine. i was thinking of changing my color to brown/orange instead of pink. The wedding is moved until November. what do you all think?:D
I am getting married august 23rd of this year, and my bridesmaids dresses are palm beach coral( orange) and i was thinking of using fuchsia as another color but i am having a hard time thinking of how to do that, with the flowers an what else i should include it in, and if it will be too much with everything else?????
I am having hot pink and orange flowers for my April 2009 wedding. I’m thinking tulips, callas and/or gerbers, but we haven’t met with the florist yet.
The bridesmaids are wearing a neutral color dress, a champagne /beige color, so that way they can easily wear it again.
Hi Melissa,
I’m getting married June 14, 2008, and I’ll be posting pics after the wedding. We’ve been planning since December. Our centerpieces will be those mini chandelier votive stands from giftsforonegiftsforall.com We’re using the floral picture frames also from giftsforonegiftsforall.com to hold the table numbers. We’re also using those smaller votive holders from orientaltrading.com, and I purchased preserved rose petals from flyboynaturals.com in “gingersnap” and “tango”.
This is a response to Melissa about keeping your flower bill down and how do you make a great centerpiece.
I have orange and fuschia on July 19, 2008..
I have all white table linens. In the middle I have a tall, meduim and small votive candle holders with orange candles. I then have a tall hurricane holder with fuschia crushed glass in the bottom and we are having two goldfish swimming around. I then have some orange glass discs scattered around that area. It looks great and quite reasonable.
I got the 3 sized votive holders at Target.com and then the large one at Hobby Lobby…a local hobby store. I can’t remember the website for the orange discs but they are all over and if you scroll down you can find an old post of the crushed glass.
Hope this helps. Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions. Oh, I also made round menu’s that fit on the top plate in fuschia…add’s more color.
Ann
Hi I am getting married in August 2008 and I don’t know what color of flowers to use with my bridemaids turquoise(bahama blue) dresses. Any ideas? And what would be a good centerpiece?
Mecca, check out Snippet & Ink’s Berry Bliss (click here), the colors are persimmon, green, and “berry” a.k.a. fuchsias and pinks. Personally I really, really love persimmon. It’s one of those underused colors that just looks sizzling hot in a bridesmaid dress, a very womanly color if you know what I mean, and it has that subtle touch of east indian to it. A great color to plan a wedding around.
Drooooool … love those CPs Mishka!!
Dear Melissa,
I do have a suggestion! I’m going to let you in on a little “secret” of mine – something I utilize off and on here in Vallarta because our access to a lot of the things you have in the States, Canada and the UK are so much more extensive! That is buying glass vases and covering them with chiffon fabric and other fabric that isn’t too heavy in order to create a certain “look” with a certain color … similar to the photo attached, although the colors here are different! If you get back to me in a month, I’m utilizing this same technique for another wedding (although not their centerpieces) in pinks, oranges, sand and chocolate brown so you can get a better idea of how it will look!
Another idea you might want to think about would be to fill glass vases with colored water and float roses or a stem of orchids inside … you don’t need to use something as tall as what I utilized for the photo attached – I think a much smaller vase would still give off a great effect!
best wishes,
mishka
event designer
Hello Ladies! I am getting married next year and our colors are fuchsia and orange. Does anyone have any ideas for simple centerpieces- without flowers? I’m trying to find a cute idea to use for half of the centerpieces, so I can cut down on flower costs. Thanks!
Our wedding is on the 07th June 2008 in Cork. I am wearing white and I also have silver throughout my dress and a silver bow at the back of my dress with silver shoes and silver earings and silver bracelet. My bridesmaides are wearing fuschia pink dresses with silver shoes and a fuschia shaul, our groomsmen are wearing black suits with fuschia cravats and fuschia hankie (sticks out of their top pocket) In the church I am having a small wreath on every pew with whote ribbon and 2 gerberas, I was thinking 1 fuschia and 1 white gerbera. I am putting white large pew bows hanging draping down from the windows and having silver cover church booklets with fuschia pink ribbon. In the reception room I am having the white napkins tied with a fuschia ribbon and their will be white chair covers with fuschia bows, we might do every second cover a lighter pink, not yet decided. I am having 2 ferrero rocher’s in every wine glass and then maybe a silver ribbon aroudn my 3 tier cake (seperate tiers) with gerberas on the 2nd and 3rd tier. What colour bouquet’s would you go and buttonieres and corsages???? I love colour but I still want our wedding to look classy and modern not like a circus…..Every florist I go to has a different opinion.. In the beginning I was thinkign o having all different colour gerberas for the girls and then do the same for me and put a few whote gerberas in my bouquet what do you think??
I am having a hard time picking the colors for my august wedding. I saw persimmion dressses for my bridesmaids and I want to add a bright ponk but I am not sure how. I am also thinking of a Bright pink and a preety gree. I love bright colors and i want a bright wedding please help.
Thanks
MECCA
I am getting married outside in June with the Fuschia and Orange colors. We have ordered all real flowers, at least for the inside portion(reception)My girls are wearing tee-length black dresses so the colors will really pop. My centerpieces are black bubble vases tied with the color ribbon and filled with the gerber daisys. The vases will sit on mirrors for the added emphasis.
If you use candy for favors I highly suggest the orange m-ms if you use the candy but the pink was not my color. Let me know if you need anything…I have been doing lots of research! 2 months away!!
We are looking to have a Navy Blue colour scheme for our winter wedding however the venue that we are having the reception in decorated in very warm colours, red, orange etc. Will blue clash with these colours?. If yes hat colours can you suggest we pick?
Thanks
Caroline
what do you think about the colors orange and green for a wedding. what color of tale linen can use. i was thinking of different sting across the table. have no clue for the centerpiece.
:-? Iam to having a orange with fuschia wedding iam trying to find neat cutiie centerpiece ideas help please
We are having a summer wedding and we were wondering if peach is a ok color for summer? What are some colors that would compliment it? I have been on a few sites looking bridesmaid dresses and the close I can get to it is a “ginger” color.
What do you think of this picture frame? I’m thinking of using them for centerpieces.
I love the pink and orange combination. I am considering it for my own wedding. I was thinking about just using different shades of pink at first, but the orange is wonderful. I like the idea of bright pink bridemaids gowns with orange sashes.
I got my dress at Jcrew last year the had both pink and orange.