Choosing Your Wedding Colors: A Guide for Designing Brides
And even if you're getting the cake from Ron Ben-Israel, he's not going to ask you whether your wedding theme draws elements from 14th century Venetian court dress ... he'll ask you about your colors.
A mere generation ago, planning the wedding was a lot easier. It expressed your social class, and your parents' tastes. Even if they had particular ideas, the market couldn't offer much in terms of individual design. But these days, your wedding expresses your personal style in a way it never has before. Translation? The pressure's on!
Sussing Out Your Style
Some brides can solve the color question without thinking too much about style. They might have a life-long love for purple. Or, their venue might have strong hues they need to coordinate with. Or, when they picture their wedding, they already see their bridesmaids awash in certain colors. Easiest of all: sometimes they already have a theme in mind.For others, it's not that simple. Still, you can quickly pin down the styles that get your heart beating almost as fast as your fiancé does. Does Martha Stewart's relaxed, preppy look command your undying devotion? Do you pray you can someday actually subscribe to H&M magazine? Did Vera Wang's modern, moody Bolshevik collection for fall 2007 incite heavy breathing? This gives you some major clues.
Destination: Home, Sweet Home
Still, even if you don't consider yourself a fashionista or a Martha devotee, all's not lost. Instead, let's turn our eyes back to home and hearth.Many brides aren't just looking forward to a wedding, they're also buzzing with anticipation over the dream house they plan to share with their beloved. And in the process of hunting down this love nest, most spent lots time mulling over their personal style. What did you picture in your mind's eye as the right setting for your new life together? A rangy colonial with a gabled roof? A warm, log-sided farmhouse with a wood stove in the kitchen? Or did you dream of finding a downtown loft bursting with recessed lighting and monochromatics, and flip through the new IKEA catalog to pick out your cabinets?
Or consider: do you dream of filling your home with antiques you can pass down to your children? Look to seasonal-inspired color schemes and ballrooms. Plan to drape your bedroom ceiling in yards of mosquito netting? A fairytale wedding drenched in candelabras, gold braid and gauzy swags might fit the bill. Collect exotic objects from all over the planet? Try an art museum for your setting, and a sophisticated or daring palette.
And if you're one of those eclectic types who pairs Amish rocking chairs with aboriginal artifacts, use this old designer trick: think of the last bit of art or furniture you bought to spruce up your house. That tells you what's on your mind lately.
Your Secret Romantic Style
So, you know your domestic style is Eclectic Contemporary. Congratulations: that means you're holding a black-and-white wedding with chartreuse accents and ostrich feathers in a huge SoHo loft, right?Hold it: not so fast. Why? Because many brides have a special romantic style that exists in a universe by itself. You might be thrilled picking out Art Deco style spaceships for your pendant lighting. And yet, when it comes your wedding, you might picture something a lot more traditional.
So even if you're the most fashion-forward girl on the block, take a moment to consider whether your wedding vision doesn't actually go back in time by few hundred years. You might secretly harbor a special place in your heart for New England autumns, Victorian elegance, English cottage style, or even timeless fairy tales. And if that's true, rest assured you've got plenty of company.
The Gown's the Guide
But how do you tell if this stylistic gotcha's operating in your case? Here's the secret: go get your dress.For many brides, The Dress is a journey that starts with many preconceptions, but ends in the unexpected. Finding the dress is usually a case of recognizing it once you've tried it on, not knowing ahead of time what you'll wear.
And once you've found it, the dress will offer some big clues about your Romantic style. Captured by a demure ivory gown covered in Alençon lace, with a button-back closure? Start your search with pastels and neutrals that suit a 1930's vintage or feminine garden wedding. Fell hard for a sleek, diamond white v-neck that's all about the lines? Investigate the crisper, more playful palettes we see today, such as black and white, aqua, bright pinks, lime green and corals.
Adjust for Geography, Venue and Season
Now that you've unearthed your personal style, it's time to look outward. If your style's traditional, for example, start with a hotel ballroom. If you want a strong seasonal feel for fall, try a rustic barn. Cultivated gardens go well with traditional, Martha-esque tints. Tents weddings are a blank slate: you can make them as classic or brazenly modern as your heart desires.Geography, too, plays a role in your colors. Tropical affairs in the blinding sun are often showcases for the brightest hues of all: coral and orchid, for example, or aqua and orange. Evening white-tie affairs in New York City? Not so much.
Many brides are in the middle, and want to weave in at least a seasonal hint. Fortunately for them, most seasons have palettes both traditional and modern. For example, a classic summer wedding might feature cornflower blue or sage, where a modern one draws on fuchsia and lime green, or orange, pink and black.
Even flowers help set the style. For example, a profusion of pinks in a bouquet of roses and peonies says English cottage. Mini-sunflowers and chrysanthemums says New England country. On the other hand, the color blocking in a hand-tied bouquet of purple callas is strongly modern.
Essential Color-Choosing Tools
Now you've got a style in mind, let's get to the art of actually picking colors. Here are a few can't-miss tools:Color Schemer. You'll need to create a free account, but this wonderful site has user-created palettes aplenty that you can search by keyword. Once you've registered, hit the "search schemes" button and enter words that fit your vision, like "fall,""garden," "sunset," "winter." Or free-associate with adjectives like "nautical," "peaceful," "modern," "preppy" or even "trendy." We promise, you'll be hooked.
Sherwin-Williams Color Generator. Hit their site, and choose "FIND COLOR." Click on any color that draws you, and you'll automatically pull up two accent colors that complement it. Cool.
Big Huge Labs Palette Generator. Have a photo on your hard drive that seems to capture your wedding's heart and soul? Upload it to a palette generator, which will kick out most of the main hues involved. Unless you're on the beach, use one of the more neutral, calming colors as a primary (e.g., use it for bridesmaids or table linens), and the more nervous, high-energy colors as accents (use these in table napkins, chair sashes, ribbons, and some of your flowers.)
Make a Mood Board. Once you've narrowed down some favorites, start grabbing photos (for your own personal use, of course). Make a special folder on your hard drive, and save photos that seem to fit the colors, setting and season you're going for. If you've got any photo editing software, start putting them together in one big image. This will tell you more than thousands of words how your look will play out.
Making the Most of Your Choices
Now that you've got your colors, how can you really make them shine? A problem that plagues some brides is an oversized fear of chaos. Although it's simple, most weddings aren't at their best when the groomsmen's vests and ties exactly match the bridesmaids' gowns, which in turn match the bride's sash.So, choose your colors wisely and stick with them, but strive for designing more than matching. Brown and ivory are neutrals when chosen thoughtfully, so use their many shades for a sophisticated, monochromatic look. If the bridesmaids wear mocha or persimmon, the men will look great in chocolate brown. And even if the flowers call for a palette of orange and yellow, let a little green or cream sneak in for dimension. Check for too much of a good thing: when the entire wedding party wears matching brown or black, the effect can be overpowering.
And They Lived Happily Ever After ...
Picking your colors is a journey, just like finding the dress, or knocking all those planning items off your checklist. But hitting on the right colors, theme and setting for the ultimate expression of your own Romantic style? That can be the pleasure of a lifetime.
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I’m having a disaster with my wedding colours. I’m wearing an ivory colur gown. My husband to be is wearing a grey suit with an ivory coloured shirt. My colours are clover green and champagne. I’m wondering how to incorporate blue which is his colour. I’m thinking marine blue. Pls, any ideas how to put all these colours together?
Joy, how about this?
* Emily’s Green and Gray Wedding
* Life’s a Beach
you could just add blue ribbons and/or blue and green hydrangeas together with the green and white palette and grey.
Oh and:
* Beachy Keen: an Inspiration Board
all brides that are planning a red wedding!!! check this out!!!look what an impact and simple it is!!!love…….it!!! How to cheer up a monochromatic tabletop?
niceeee huh?!? it does have wow factor!!
here are the pics from the website.
I am getting married in May 2009 in philadelphia in a lush outdoor garden patio of an old mansion. I originally wanted a tropical color theme and I still do but I need help with making it work. I also have a soft romantic side so my thoughts are this…grey and cream (or champaign) as my main two colors. After that I am lost. I love the combo of canary yellow, lime green, coral and sky blue. I was thinking about having my 4 bridesmaids be in these 4 colors and the groom & groomsmen wearing cream/ivory suits (no clue on the tie or shirt color yet..maybe green?). If I don’t have the girls in differnt color dresses I don’t know which one to pick as my next most prominent color (either yellow, coral or green). And if I do have them each in different dress colors, will a tropical mix of flowers be too much? I want to keep it classy, but fun. Please help!
Melinda, here are some ideas:
* Green & Blue: for my maid of honor
* Board #117: Amanda’s Blue & Yellow Wedding
* Board #97: Tanya’s Green Wedding ( love the idea of incorporating the coral in the food, this is a way of going with a grey and cream wedding and add pops of colors)
* Board #167: Springtime Party ( love this so much!!)
okay go with a simple grey and cream wedding and add the other colors in the flowers and greenery. i would put the girls in the sky blue and have guys in (well since its a tropical theme grey suits with a sky blue tie) grey and blue look great together. dont feel everything has to be every color everywhere touches will also give you what you want!!
Snippet & Ink boards: Gray and Yellow, Marigold and Gray, Life’s a Beach, Purple Rain ( see how color pops with this!! smile!! just do a neutral background add the pops of color like i advised)
i really think the next one is the winner see how it has the grey and blue in it. i will find you a bouquet that works! i loveeee this!! Maui Wedding
And see Tropical Beach Wedding, Blue & Orange, and J+J’s Storyboard from WeddingBee. ( bouquets something like this against the blue tie off with grey ribbon)
Plus Coral Wedding Color Palettes, A Summer Wedding, Spring Fling ( add romantic grey to this)
Board #8: Shipwrecked ( i think this board relays what your looking for also. a simple grey and cream background with touches of the color instead of the pastels use tropical colors)
i sure hope all this helps. you can make it work but it will take some putting elements in right places. but i love the girls in sky blue against the grey. ans the rich colors of the tropics will lend an amazing look to this!!! just keep the greys in the ribbons and the suits. i wouldnt go overboard with this color. my main color would be cream, and sky blue. let me know what you think!!!
Hi Whitney! Some ideas for you …
* Wedding Wednesday: Peachy Keen Wedding Rehearsal
* Board #180: Bright Orange Brunch
* Board #58: I Dig You Georgia Peaches
on some of these i had to use brown and orange but if you adjust the color you could get ideas! goole image brown and orange wedding and also brown and orange wedding board. good luck!!
Oh and one more, scroll down to “{ORANGE} WEDDING COLOR ~ INSPIRATION BOARD“
AAAAHHHHH! I can’t find what I am looking for! My colors (I think) will be black (men’s tux), Cream or Ivory and Deep (like blood) red.
Heidi, see Wedding Wednesday: Elegant Black & Ecru Wedding
google image black and ivory and red wedding board ( to many pics to list) then black and red wedding board then black and red wedding.then black and red wedding decor. hope you find what your looking for. i love your scheme by the way!!
OKay!!! I NEED MAJOR HELP!!!! I dont have my wedding colors picked out yet!!!?? I need HELP I CANT DECIDE!!!
I want like a teal color called JUNIPER, but i dont know what colors go with that??? Can anyone HELP ME!!?? The church carpet is like a blue with a little bit of a dark red… so i dont know what to do!! My wedding is July 2009!
dark maroon looks good with teal
Jasmine - see
* Masterpiece Weddings: Deep Colors!
* Colors and inspiration
* Jessica’s Wedding ( this is my fave overall, i love the color combo and its still romantic!!)
i would add pops of dark red roses to this combo or some red somewhere but dont do the whole teal and red combo, i think with the carpet you need subtle. keep flowers in venue in whites and maybe a few flowers with reddish centers but muted. some white roses have this, and its gorgeous. if its reddish pink that is okay. it will work. google image teal wedding and teal wedding board and teal wedding board snippet and ink. but i loveeee the teal and gold with pops of reddish color. write back if you need more help!!
Does any one have any opinions or pictures of the colors black and pale blue for wedding colors? My wedding is in the evening and I feel like these colors look great together, but I just want extra opinions because I keep wanting to change my mind. Oh, and btw, bridesmaids dresses would be black and they would carry white flowers tied with a light blue ribbon. Also, our best man will me wearing his Marine dress blues, so does anyone think the black bridesmaids dresses will clash??
omg! i love this idea!!! this is gonna look sooooo good!!dont change a thing!
A Blue & Black Wedding Inspiration Board
see how it works!! wow post pics when done!! this is great!!
Blue & Black Ribbon Cake
Board #88: Jess’s Garden Wedding ( just adjust the blue to pale blue)
black and aqua wedding board ( google image this) good luck!! and also google image light blue wedding and light blue wedding board.
oops link didnt work. Check out A Blue & Black Wedding Inspiration Board
Hi thanks for the color response we are going with fuscia and orange. My daughter purchased a dress from davids bridal. it is : SV9563 galina which looks awful on the model. are there any brides out there who have also purchased this dress, We would like to see a picture of it on you if that is possible
thanks deenei
dress looks great on
Hi Deenie, I saw that interesting discussion at davids bridal about that gown and how it looks so much better in real life. What a GORGEOUS dress. I should find an occasion to wear that dress.
Please post pics later on if you don’t mind!
Hello,
So my husband and i are renewing our vows due to the fact that we didn’t get to have the wedding we wanted because he was deploying to Iraq. So this is going to be the wedding we didn’t and couldn’t have. I know that we are going to have a beach wedding, the date is September 12, 2009. I’m just confused on a color scheme. i have already changed colors once and i think i’m driving my wedding planner crazy. our first color scheme was tropical colors: pink, orange, yellow, lime green and white, but now i’ve changed to cobalt blue, pool blue, seafoam green, tan, and white, i think that these colors are beautiful with the ocean. i just don’t want to use too many colors. my husband is in the United States Marine Corps and he is going to be wearing his dress blues along with his four groomsmen and his best man will be wearing his Army dress uniform and our ringbearers will be wearing kid’s USMC dress blues. Can you please help me on a color scheme before i go crazy.
Hot Pink, Blue, and White Wedding Colors
Board #218: New England Beach Wedding
Wedding Wednesday - A Delicate Light Blue Wedding
The Beach Chic Preppy Wedding ( i love this!)
Also see Jodi and Aaron in Baja, Mexico at brides. i know its white but on the beach that is an amazing color. it stands out and is easy. and with the uniform blue color it would be smashing. have girls in a lighter blue and girls carry yellow flowers. then add tons of white flowers have beige and white reception background with blue containers full of white and yellow flowers and lots of greenery. you carry a blue bouquet. (for something blue)
i think white would be great because it wont compete with the natural colors. thats why i also love pale creamy yellow alot of beach weddings have creamy yellow cause it compliments all teh blue in the ocean and sky. if you dont like what i sent try a blue and green wedding. i will look for more posts. be right back.
oh!! i gave other color ideas for you to look at. by the way what is your fave color? your fh? and your fave flowers? let me know because that might be all the color scheme/flowers you need. i am here to help!!
in any way i can.
Floral Arts Bahamas, scroll to #’s 9, 10, 11 pics. this is the simple i mean can punch it up say if you use navy and pink, with simple pale pink and white orchids. i hope i am not confusing you!! i am just thinking of alot of color schemes and giving examples for each. you really dont need alot of colors.
if you dont want to use combos i sent or your fave colors. consider this: you changed color schemes twice!?! okay, narrow it down by choosing one color along with white from your first color scheme and then 1 from your second color ideas. say…seafoam and yellow(for example only).
Blue & Yellow Preppy Wedding
Board #81: Anje’s Modern Romance (this is unusually pretty)
hope all this helps!!!
It’s another 15 months to my wedding and I am stuck on colors but I know I want grey. Should I go with red and grey, pink and grey or yellow and grey. Does anyone have any inspiration boards?
Perfect Bound | Gray Wedding Details
Snippet & Ink | Cherry Blossom (pink & gray)
Melissa S’s wedding (pink, red & gray)
Snippet | Gray and Yellow board
Perfect Bound | More Red & Gray board
Snippet | Emily’s Green & Gray wedding (thought i would add this one)
Snippet | Gray & peach wedding
Fuzzynk | Pink & charcoal wedding
Lush Vintage wedding ( i love this combo, looks chic against grey dresses)
Elizabeth Anne Designs | Steffanie’s Wedding (gray & tangerine … i think apricot and grey would be amazing!!)
Snippet | Mum’s the Word ( also included this just for inspiration)
OMG You are clued up!! I am loving the grey in the fuzzynk board but maybe a lighter shade of pink. I am not mad about the coral peach color, so maybe red would go nicely with pale pink and a more vibrant grey. I don’t know. I’ts all so overwhelming. If you have links to any more grey boards could you post them please. Thanks for your help.
Snippet & Ink: Grapefruit & Gray
Snippet & Ink | Premiere Danseuse ( i have already sent this but i do love it)
i was thinking why not choose pale yellow, blush pink, and see where the girls bouquets are wrapped with a darker color why not tie that subtle combo off with the antique muted red. against the grey i really think these colors would be dynamite. why choose just two? unless that is what you really wanted. if so go with the pink and grey. the board that i love so much are the colors i would do (for the 2 color combo)
Breeze fabric swatches ( see square two, heres the antique red i am talking about to use in the ribbons)
Allure Events | Red, White and Gray Board
hope ya like all i have sent let me know when you narrow it down!!! hope i havent overwhelmed you!!
HELLO im looking for some help on my colour scheme im really liking the idea of a very pale green with a fushia pink? as my wedding venue is painted pink? could i have some more ideas on colours i could have? i have attatched a picture of my ideal wedding dress and the venue
hi stacy,
Pink & Green spring weddings thread
Snippet & Ink: antique pink ( i love this for that type venue, wish i could see a pic of the inside, if it looks old world style i would go with that to keep in with the building, and add modern updated touches)
Snippet & Ink: Olive Garden ( like this with girls in a fuschia or shade of pink, dont overlook just a green and white backdrop with centerpieces of fuschia peonies)
i have it!!! i have your wedding!! oh i hope you go with this!! it has the mix of modern and old world!! Martha: Fuchsia & Taupe this is so easy and amazing!!!!!!! put lots of greenery in the mix in and around venue!!!! good luck!!
I would like to view more pictures on your site, pictures of possible bridal party colour combinations that you have tried out and they came out so well. Pictures of flower b/ques, reception decoration etc. I have chosen navy and gold as my colours do you think this will blend in well? If you have any pictures with this colour combination could you please sent them to me.
Elegant Blue & Gold Event
An Elegant Gold Affair
Navy Blue & White Cake by Pink Cake Box ( i like this cake)
Newick Wedding ( had to show you this, with girls in navy blue it would be fabulous!!) scroll down to reception. this is a wow pic!!
i do love the navy and gold for accent would you consider this green? or even a light blue to the mix for effect? if not, navy and gold will be superb, didnt find a whole lot i thought, i would just get you to google image navy blue wedding and navy blue wedding inspiration board. i think a neutral background of the gold and white (if your going for a more elegant statement) and have blue in the cake the wedding party and the ribbons on the white rose bouquets with gold wedding bouquet jewelry. think having a monogram theme for this wedding. that would make it superchic! and easy for a theme thruout.
but i do hope you consider the greenery cause you could sure do arches and other decor in simple white roses and that green in the pic.
also try google image blue and gold wedding for more pics. good luck!!!
My daughter is getting married and her husband to be has to have this vibrant electric pumpkin orange for vest.
As for time of year, no definite date set yet, between April and sept of next year. semi -formal wedding, at a golf course, may use their clubhouse, or put up a tent. depending on capacity, 130-275 people. 4 attendants on each side. 3 flower girls two ring bearers. No flower choices yet. groom love to stand out — vibrant colors. wears items no one else wears.
can you please tell me what colors coordinate with vibrant orange? With this should the girls be in black and just carry flowers with orange in it?
thanks Deenie
- Social Design / Reader Mailbag (orange wedding)
Create My Event: Fall into Orange
Snippet & Ink: Gobble Gobble
Orange Wedding Color Inspiration Board
Wedding Bouquet By Everyday Flowers ( i love this against sage or olive green dresses or brown dresses)
Pearl studded orange rose bouquet ( or this)
Orange and coral rose bouquet (this is gorgeous!)
Rustic cranberry & orange, Snippet & Ink ( this tones the orange down a bit)
i have more i will be right back!!
deenie, i dont think black will work, it will look to harsh and to halloween. i have a several pics below i hope you like.(2 posts)
Social Design | from Grace Ormond
Social Design | Reader Mailbag
Faye & Greer | Hamptons Style (for some reason i just love this!)
MyEcoChic Wedding ( scroll down to Orange & Brown Fall Wedding)
Style Fragments | Glamazon (this is so elegant!! love touches of blue added)
Elucky Designs (scroll down to Florida in the Fall 1 & 2)
google image (for more pics) orange wedding, then orange and gold wedding, and orange with other combos like blue and orange and green and orange wedding also google image brown and orange wedding. Also see Faye & Greer Orange & Chocolate ( this is so chic it aint it!!)
heh again, i would not put girls in orange. i would do as i suggested before, go with a simple wear again green or brown dress, consider even pink or light blue.(depends on color of venue) no sash. pair beautiful orange and coral or pink roses against it tied with same color of dress ribbon. bride carry the white roses tied with orange ribbon to keep in step with groom. keep it classic, simple. put guys in brown suits if you dont like that put them in khaki or beige colored suits even the groom. small attendents in white dresses with sash color of bm dress. ringbearer in same as gm. all decor should be simple like different shades of orange pale to deep with LOTS of white and greenery. Junebug Weddings | Constance & Paul
i have one more site. theknot.com (you will have to register but it is worth it.) when you log in at top click real weddings it will pull up a page you can browse by color even orange!! after your done looking at this amazing website check out kelly and jared. i love this too.
deenie, oh my gosh! i didnt realize the research i did!!. i sure hope all this helps!! you have picked a great color. i wish you the best of luck and if you need more help after narrowing it down, i always check in!!
Prima donna bride / orange and pink wedding board ( heres a vibrant one) google image pink and orange wedding for more pics!
Well my lovely links didnt show up, so here they are ( missing from the orignial comment left:
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hi there
i’ve finally decided on the colors. i am thinkin aqua and brown with a touch of red n maybe some gold(optional). now i am askin for some help how to put this in practicality. i kno i want to accentuate my out fit by wearin either red or aqua shoes. i want my centre pieces very simple. jus either very long vases with fake snow in it (or water) and some white calla lillies combined with red roses or some big short jars filled with sand n some shells with either red aqua candles inside. it can be either one of those centre pieces or both combined from one table to the other tho am jus not sure abt the fabric on the table maybe u can advise me on that.i’ve put the cake photo i like, i am jus worried abt the groom and the best men’s outfits. how will i dress them. they are dark so the color combination is very important. pliz help me on this one. am stuck. and let me kno what u think of the colors i ve picked my weddin is in feb, 2009 and i ve clearly run out of time. thanks in advance.
okay, kayla, done alot of research to find the right look for you. i want you to go to Jennifer & Michael at Rancho Las Lomas. then head on over to rancho las lomas. this website is amazing!! google image aqua and red wedding brown linens ( theres a pic 3rd row 1st pic) be right back!!
kayla, google image aqua and champagne wedding or check out Jeannie & Rob’s wedding.
kayla, its gonna be difficult to put red with the cake style and make it work but i will try. first keep with a brown and aqua wedding.keep the red in touches like bouquets, the cake. this will work better with the added red. choose calla lilies only put in aqua glass containers or tint the water a pale (not deep) aqua blue.
use brown and aqua where you planned to like programs, invites, monograms ribbons., like put these containers on brown linens it will be classier. option also put brown pebbles in bottle of container, if you dont like this consider aqua glass pebbles as in pic above. put red calla lilies on your cake. axe the color ribbon shown and keep it white, keep the gold or silver only in utensils you use so the colors wont clash.
put girls in brown carrying red calla lilies with white ribbon, you carry white calla lilies with pale aqua ribbon or plain white (also your something blue) again for classiness.narrow down to 1 flower, so it will be uncluttered. . put guys in classy brown. it wont be to dark if you add white shirts and brown ties, axe the vest so more of the white will show.red calla lliy bout. groom put him in same suit and give him a white bout.
if youd rather carry red bouquet give girls white calla’s and adjust the men groom with red guys with white. put flower girl in white carrying a basket with bolder color. i dont know the formality of your wedding so i am assuming simple? hope this helps this was kinda difficult but i hope something i found helped!! smile! i spent ALOT of time researching this one and there isnt a whole lot on this combo. mixed with the brown i mean!! thats great! you may set a trend!! congrats!! if you dont like what i have sent then let me know i want to help you figure this one out. please write me back with the colors you wanted your bridal party in etc. in the mean time favor ideas has a aqua blue wedding site you might enjoy!! if you can give me a rough pic of your ideas we can go from there and give you the wedding of your dreams!! as for me though, keep it mainly white and brown with the aqua water and red here and there. i hope blake reads this post, always has fantastic ideas!!
hi stacy
i finally got a chance to get some time to go through all the stuff u sent me.
i love the centre piece ideas, jus love that idea. its great. i also got some great decor ideas. i also think i can pull off the cake, was thinkin makin an aqua cake with one brown line on each tier and then throw a bit of red roses or calla lilles here and there or l’ll think of something. touch of red must definitely be there. for my bouquet, i liked both ideas but i was thinkin of say maybe carryin red calla lilles with an aqua ribbon, even if it jus one flower.
am jus worried abt swapin colors of bonquets with my gals. how abt if they carry aqua flower with a touch of red ribbon. am not so worried abt the gals, what i need is help with the guys and the groom. am an african. so let me jus give u a brief view of the whether durin my wedding. it will be during the rainy season or jus towards the end of that season, so the weather is quite unpredictable. but it will definitley be an indoor wedding. i want it simple but elegnant, my theme is afro-centric. its a combinations of our african fashion and the western world’s fashion. i am so greatful for the solid ideas u’ve given me, but am now askin that u help me with my bridal party combo’s. they are all on the darker side except me and one of the best men. so i need colors that will wk for them(gals n guys). somethin that will compliment the whole group.brown is ok but am sure it has to be accampanied by a bolder color. they whole ensmeble has to make a statement and i trust u can help me with that. plizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. i’ll forver be grateful. lookin forward to hear from you.
hi kayla, i think i have it!!! do the simple brown and aqua overall theme, hands down this is your main color scheme. do the centerpieces like i said but in white and red calla’s. in the aqua water centerpieces i told you about. add brown pebbles to anchor so will not look 4th of july. keep the tablecloths in brown. it will be a bit of aqua thru the water. if its not enuf aqua or red have aqua table runner. do the cake exactly like you said. now for the bridal party.
put the girls in aqua (as long as it matches your venue) and guys in brown suits with aqua vests, ties, the works. add red callas for the girls and red and white callas for you. tied off with aqua ribbon for you, and red, brown or white ribbon for them.i prefer brown. i think brown ribbon would anchor it. if this dont work, then keep guys in brown girls in brown and add colored sashes. and match guys ties or vests to this. let me know which one you like. i have been all over the web today for more inof. but to no avail. 
this would be a great theme to add info to on the web, especially with the added brown. good luck!!!!
kayla, i found one more thing. i know its not aqua but to get a different result i changed it to teal, just to see the combo.google search teal and red and brown wedding click on 1st link. also google image red brown and cream wedding ( i could see touches of pale aqua added to this soooo easY) also red and aqua wedding inspiration board then red and teal wedding inspiration board
then red and blue and brown wedding inspiration board ( then one of my faves….aqua and red wedding board ) youve got to see this one!!look at the entire page it even has another wedding with brown in it.the mexican inpired board. the colors are not sooo bold and look elegant together. loveeee it!!
kayla, see Snippetandink.com | Red And Peach Country Charm — also on same website see Night at the Museum. (the others on google images arent specific just various ideas) but the one that i love is…. tada… snippetandink.com | feliciades
I just wanted to add a few pics of aqua, red and brown (since Stacey was so complimentary
). There is a LOT of great info here already — thanks Stacey! Here is just a few more links to check out.
If you haven’t seen them already, go to Thryn and Gabe’s aqua, red and brown wedding, Lyndsey and Matt (red and aqua), and the inexhaustable Red and Aqua Weddings resource page by Liza. Only a touch of brown in that last one but TONS of inspiration!
hi stacy
wow thanks. was out so jus seen this. let me read thru and then i’ll get back to u.
i am planning a january wedding and i havent evn gotten past the colours i like peach, yellow and orange and champagne do you think these colours are too pale and Féminine
Yetunde, I think that yellow and orange wouldn’t fit well with a January wedding. Champagne, though, would be fantastic!!
yetunde, yes it definitely will work i want you to google image winter wedding yellow and peach and go straight away to the 2nd pic (LUCY AND SAM…….2005). use this as your bouquet and give a solid color like peach for bm. then keep reception centerpieces simple in one color in glass containers. its under bloomin lovely flowers. and use this as your guide.
i dont know where you are from and if you can use evergreens but if not use tons of greenery. make sure the yellow is an ice yellow, keep the peach in the elegant pale range. and add pops of a more winter orange say a icy orange or tangerine orange, this works because peach and orange are in the same family. nothing to bright. put this against champagne bridesmaid dresses. keep the wedding background neutral. in champagne and whites with greenery. have a frothy punch. add crystals to all the decor. your local hobby lobby should have garlands and/or sprays. keep it shimmery. have your cake with shimmer like edible glitter. google image edible glitter winter wedding cake. then glitter cupcake for pic example.
hope this helps. i have seen a winter decor in these colors it is unexpected, fresh, and just happy and gorgeous!! i do have another idea: google image bi color roses yellow then bi color roses peach. just for an idea of how all colors can be in one rose. for example tahitian sunset rose. let me know how ya like it!!
yetunde, also google image peach orange wedding bouquet i love 2nd row 1st pic, from floralmasters. just make sure the flowers are in season its cheaper. then google search winter wedding recption last 2 rows both 4th pic. this is the ambience i see for you. see the champagne and white wedding and the other with the candlight i can just see it now with crystals carefully placed.like your florist gluing a sprinkle of clear rhinstones on 1 petal of each of your flowers. it adds impact.
yetunde, i made a mishap its the 1st pic 2nd row on the peach orange wedding bouquet. hope ya like it!! also look at pic beside it!!!
Hello,
I am in the process of planning an April wedding, but having a difficult time choosing colors. I like copper, but don’t know how to accent it..I also like dark peach. What are your suggestions????
la neice, check out the sonata wedding bouquet from brides.com (attached) use this bouquet as your theme and guide. bm carry this. you carry the white bouquet. or ivory.
i love the copper and dark peach wedding color scheme. this is sooooo pretty. put girls in brown or the dark peach. have everything else in the ivory/white flowers and greenery. candlelight. keep it simple and have the wedding party as the main decor.
google image copper colored wedding reception 1st pics for an idea. and also 4th row 2nd pic — i think all creamy white or ivory candles accented with golds. Then google image copper bridesmaid dress.
Oh, and consider adding pops of pale yellow to the mix if ya like.
Whoops, I posted the wrong pic for Stacey, please ignore the above. This is the picture she was talking about
Sorry Stacy!
Thanks, stacey, i love the cupcake idea, it seems that it would be easy to have as many cupcakes as guests plus a few extra of course. I’m actually considering doing them myself though, for possibly 300 guests. is that a total disaster waiting to happen or what?
Hi Alicia
I’m planning on making my own cupcake wedding cake too! I think it gives it a more personal touch and of course alot cheaper!! Although i’m only going to be making a 100 rather than 300!!! Good luck though!!!
thanks jacqui, i’m trying to get an idea of what should go on top of mine, my colors are black and white with red. i’m trying to avoid the valentine’s day look. i guess i should start making cupcakes now for practice.
Please HELP i have no idea where to start. i sit down and try to plan, but instantly run into a wall everytime.
I’m getting married August 15th of 2009, when my fiance comes back from Bahrain (Navy).
Colors, reception area? food? so overwhelming!
jessica, do you have a few more details? like the type of mood you want to set? is it casual semi formal, formal? do you have a venue? what color is it do you have a pic? i would love to help, i see your also in a dilemma. if i know what your dream is i will begin searching for ideas that may help narrow it down.
Stacey,
i was looking through colors and really like champagne. But I figured I’d need another color to go with that. I don’t know if I want a light/pale pink, or a sage green? Any ideas. I was also thinking of a pale yellow, but I dont know if that’s be too much of a clash with champagne? Our reception venue is at the Ramada Inn in Philadelphia, and we have yet to find a church, because we don’t belong to one here, and the two churches I already talked to don’t allow photos taken inside, which I think is ridiculous! I want a fun mood, with tiger lillies or stargazer lillies, formal too!
jessica, heh, google image green and ivory wedding. it wont do the champagne color combos, so i put closest in to get more images. i think you should do that hands down. keep it simply elegant. if you must have another color just add a pale pink or yellow to your bouquet so it will be personal. this will be a color combo that is fresh and will be classy years down the road. timeless.
dont forget berries would be a good thing to use for a pop of color in floral decor. example. google image champagne roses to see the color and add sprays of fake berries. they have yellow, blue, etc.
i dont know if you like this idea. but a grape theme wedding would be beautiful with champagne color. i mean for a theme in your green and champagne wedding. google image green grape wedding cake. and just use the grape motif everywhere. i think an arch with hanging grapevine and fake grapes is amazing!! so romantic and great for august.with a champagne and white background. and dont be afraid to use assorted color grapes. give out grape jelly for favors in elegant oraganza bags. i hope i am not confusing you. take a look though. it might be worth looking into. it would be so easy to put together and super easy on the budget. i dont know a store around that dont have bunches of fake grapes!!
google image tips for brides on budget semi homemade wedding 4th pic 1st row. has what i mean sandra lee put it out, go to the bookstore if you need more details. its sandra lee desserts book. as a matter of fact, google search … wedding reception tips for brides on budget favor ideas has the outline with pic!! good luck!!!
jessica, i found one more wedding pic to check out. Go to “Old World Sage & Ivory Wedding” in Wedding Wednesdays at tastefullyentertaining. that is breathtaking!!
HELP!! I have a March ‘09 wedding that will be held early March (the first weekend in March to be specific). I’m trying to decide whether I should use spring colors (pastels and such) or if I should go with winter colors since, technically, it will not be spring yet. The wedding will be held in a southeastern state so the weather will most likely be fairly warm (compared to other parts of the country).
Also, I have no clue of what colors to use. I know that most women begin contemplating on possible wedding colors long before their engagement, but I really hadn’t given it much thought and am having a hard time narrowing the possible color combinations down. Any suggestions?
hi alex, what color is the venue your marrying in? i i can help you more if i know what colors exist in the site. you can use either spring or winter colors. my suggestion is discuss you and your fh fave color. let me know and we can find a scheme with that. but that would be my starting point. so many colors would fit in march. then we can pick a shade that compliments beautifully.
still unsure then go with pale mint green and ivory with girls in dark green or blue. i love a deep yellow or a green. which you can google image yellow and green wedding or any other colors you can think of also google image wedding inspiration boards and stylemepretty.com click on march or feb.
Hello.. I am beginning to prepare for my wedding which is in Spring 09. My first step is picking out colors; however, I am running into a bit of a problem. My fiance is in the Marines and wishes to wear his “dress blues.” (if you don’t know what that is then just google.. tons of results!).. I don’t want my wedding to look patriotic but I do want everything to go together. If ANYONE has advice that would be wonderful. I am just really stuck. Pictures would be great too.
jo, hi i see your dilemma, what are some colors you both like. there are alot of colors that compliment blue. spring is more of a pastel season, dont have to be but this is usually the norm.
have you thought about navy blue and yellow? light blue wedding? i want you to google image blue wedding and some of the others i have mentioned. and any other colors that pop in your mind. i wouldnt choose from the red family that will look to patriotic. but something soft and refreshing. i think blue and brown wedding looks fab. but is used often.
google image spring wedding inspiration board for ideas. check out what pops at you and write me back. i love to hear the colors brides are drawn to because it helps make the day more happier. start with a colors that touch your heart, special day? birthstone? a loved ones fave color. usually if i know this i can find a shade that suits the venue perfectly!!
i google imaged the dress blues. google image military style wedding and look at those ideas. i loveee a navy blue and beige wedding with lots of white and touches of pale pink. yes this will work so beautifully!! as you can see when you google image blue and white wedding. google image wedding inspiration board casual ( i know it says casual but i think it will have ideas!!) and also wedding inspiration board preppy (lots more that will go with his dress blues!!) i love the blue and green!! this really stands out for me!!