Dreaming of a Dazzling Green Theme Wedding
But in weddings, green's got a feel all its own, and that feel is fresh, slightly preppy, and above all, modern.
If you're reading this, you've probably found yourself smitten with that look that's unique to the green flower families.
For example: green-tipped hydrangeas and chrysanthemum buttons, green hypericum berries and chartreuse roses, even green anthuriums and callas: they look amazing, and leave you wanting more.
Pink and green's a winning combination that grabs many brides right out of the gate. They're nearly opposites on the color wheel, which makes them deeply satisfying together.
And combined, they have a signature freshness that makes them equally at home in the fun-loving West Coast, deep Deco Miami, or the super-saturated Caribbean.
And perhaps even more so than all of the above? The preppy East. Especially when in a garden or a great airy tent near the beach, the East Coast wedding seems to be home base for this beguiling combination. Green and pink says "daytime," "cocktail length bridesmaids gowns," and an absolutely charming sense of understated fun.
Of course, brides have a wealth of choices beyond pink when it comes time to partner up green.
Purple, for example, injects a subtle sense of mystery. So does dialing back from lime green to a more Mediterranean olive. And once you've gone with olive, that invites some super-sophisticated pairings, such as bronze or copper.
Equally beautiful is any shade of green that's paired with some beautifully patterned black and white ... say, a monochromatic damask or toile design.
And deep chocolate brown makes another gorgeous showcase for green. Its groundedness takes the green theme well into fall, and — if you want it to — more formal territories. Plus, this combo's easier to adapt to indoor evening affairs.
Sage green, olive green, apple green, sour apple, lime green, hunter, chartreuse ...
... which distinctly gorgeous shade of green are you going with?
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August 18th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I’m going with the very un-trendy hunter green, (think a dark green, like an evergreen tree), for my winter wedding. I’ve been able to find what I need, but it can be difficult at times. I notice that this article didn’t mention using a dark green once. I’m using evergreen seedlings for the centerpieces which the guests can take home and plant. My accent colors are gold and white.
August 8th, 2008 at 6:20 am
im getting married in november, my theme colour is apple green and my changing dress i royal blue and silver, will they match? can royal
blue blend with apple green? pleas advise, dont want to clash.
July 28th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
My step sister is getting married and has chosen the colors: orange, purple and lime green. I am having difficulties finding decorations in that combination. Any suggestions? I am trying to find a guest book in these colors. The lime green is for accent.
July 17th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I am doing decorations for a quinceanera and her colors are lime green and turquoise. Are turquoise blue and turquoise two different colors? I ordered some tulle online and its close to an island or a royal blue but it is turqouise. and her balloons that i will be ordering soon are nowhere near that color? Help!!!
July 1st, 2008 at 6:19 pm
There are oodles of colors that look good with coral that isn’t brown! Here are some ideas:
1. coral and apple green
2. coral and ocean blue
3. coral and red
4. coral and fuschia
5. coral with creams and whites would also be really pretty!
July 1st, 2008 at 5:38 am
is there any color that looks good with coral that isn’t brown?
June 29th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
britt,
My friend is getting married October of this year, and her colors are green, black, and white. I think these colors are beautiful anytime of the year. Just use whatever color(s) make you happy.
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:47 pm
i’m getting married in september!
but i’m stuck..i wanted a summer themed wedding, in the summer. but we pushed it back to september; would it be dumb to still have summer themes when its autumn?
i want my main color to be green–with black and white.
& i want my bridesmaids to wear short summer like dresses.
will this work without the summer sun?
note: this is in alaska.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:58 am
i love lime green and purple together right now. Will that work for a sept/oct wedding?
May 7th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Im Getting Married Aug 16th 2008, My Fiance is in AIT at the moment he will be deployed in Sept. I Need Help On The Colors. We are Haveing The Arche Of Swords. But Im Stuck On What Colors To Have The Flowers And The BridesMaides Dresses PLEASEE HELPPP!!
May 7th, 2008 at 1:05 am
hi everyone..can i have ur suggestions? just thinkin if lime green and silver are good together..
April 28th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
We have chosen olive green and copper with copper being more of an accent color. Problem is when we went to look at the bridesmaid dresses the green color is not good but the copper color is gorgeous. My question is how do I bring the green back in. I really don’t want my groom wearing a copper tie for example. The venue requires you to use there linens which are white, so cannot do an olive chair tie back like above, which is beautiful.
The flowers are green & white hydranges, large white calla lillies, green orchids and the rose petals for the aisle and after the ceromony are rust, bringing in the copper. The men will have green orchids on their jackets with the groom having a double orchid. Center pieces are large callas, with green orchids with copper stones at the bottom of the large vase
Please help, racking my brain and getting more & more confused
April 21st, 2008 at 11:35 am
I am getting married in august and my colours are green, ivory with bits of gold. I want my bridsemaid to wear green dresses and my sister who is the maid of honour wants to wear a gold dress.I am confused on how to accessorize them but i don’t want them to look very different yet still individual. Should the style of the bridesmaid dressed be different from the maid of honour and the same colour, or the same style and different colours.There is a green tie in the picture above what shade of green is it, and any suggestions where i can find them.thanks
April 2nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Wow! This website is a thumbs up! I have imagined my wedding exactly like this. I will definitaly be using this website for more ideas for my wedding.
March 26th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Hi Paula, if you just print that out & take it to a florist they can replicate it for you; if I misunderstood just let me know!
March 26th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Lacey, what other colors are you thinking of pairing with green? Green & chocolate brown is perfect for fall … a lot of people think “spring” with green and pink wedding, but I think you could still pull it off with some planning or just confidence.
Lots of unusual choices you could pick, too. For example, kelley green and navy blue are super-preppy and great for summer or fall.
March 13th, 2008 at 7:19 am
Thanks Elaine for that i’ll put that in mind for my last option.
Hi Blake@FavorIdeas, could you please tell me where i can get the buttonhole on the guy above in ‘green weddings - 2′.
March 10th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Paula, I have got a lime green and ivory theme but my bridesmaids wouldn’t be seen dead in green dresses! I have found the most fab dresses in Debenhams - champagne gold with green stripes running down, including lime green. My bridesmaids love them!
March 10th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Can I have a wedding in autumn and have green as my main color or will it look too “springy”?
March 7th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
taken from stjudescreations.netfirms.com/spring_flowers.html
March 7th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Hi, this website gave me an inspiration for my wedding colour. We have chosen green & ivory. now we’ve gone far with the colour theme but i can’t seem to find green bridesmaid dress. CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE. Our wedding is next month.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:09 am
Aug bride, think coordinate, not match — your wedding will look MUCH more designed, put together and visually interesting if you bring together different threads of an overall color scheme instead of sweating over matching.
Or not to name names, but if you look at the two-page spreads of a certain major dress store where the BMs, flower girls, groomsmen’s vests and bride’s sash are all the EXACT same color, you can easily pick up on a monotonous quality … right?
February 4th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I’m getting married in August and my colors are chocolate brown and green. Would it be ok if I have my bridesmaids in brown dresses and groomsmen with green ties or do they typically all need to wear the same colors?
January 30th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Sal, maybe checkout this ivory, brown and royal purple mood board, it might spark some ideas:
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… with little touches of chartreuse, it’s fresh while still being grounded by the chocolate brown and neutral base.
By daisies were you thinking gerber, or the white and yellow shastas?
January 30th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Hello,
I’m getting married on August 31st and have realized that I do not have a creative bone in my body…lol. I’m trying to set a theme/colours, an need a little direction. I like the idea of brown and Ivory, but I would like an accent colour. Having said that, I don’t really want a pastel colour. Any suggestions? P.S. I also love daisies.
January 29th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I want to have a wedding at the end of April, and i am thinking about going with the color schemes of aqua and chartreuese. That is like a lime green. It is very different, but very beautiful. If anyone has any sugessitions on were i may be able to find accessorries, etc for the wedding. I have not planned anything yet, but i want my wedding to be very unique. Thanks!
January 25th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
How can I find out how to order the wedding dress above…two piece, bride is leaning against a wall, just the picture of her waist to her knees and holding a palm leaf ball w/pearls. Thanks!
January 21st, 2008 at 8:14 pm
am thinking a green rainbow including five different shades of green wat do you think
January 21st, 2008 at 8:08 pm
green is my favorate color , i live in the bahamas . i want a nice wedding but something different can you help me
January 21st, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I am thinking of a olive green colour scheme and i like the chair tie backs featured in your photo above. Do you know of any suppliers or websites that supply that colour as i cant find any! Thanks
January 21st, 2008 at 6:54 am
I’m preparing for my wedding in December… I’m still undecided on the colour… i like green, lime and lemon. plz help
January 9th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Hi there!
I am getting married in July this year and we have chosen sage and seamist for our colours….the bridesmaid dresses are different combinations of the same colours…need advice on what colours and types of flowers?
December 18th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
And here’s another for you … green and orange.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Kylee, if you’re not into green and pink, what about green and red? I think this sort of strange-sounding combo looks summery and fresh while still being on the classic side. (pic attached)
December 17th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Me and my fiance wanted to do a brown with green but our wedding is in the summer so were trying to think of something that would be more summery but we dont know what? do you have any ideas?
December 13th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Hi Kathy, I just added some favors (above) that people have recently saved that might work for green color schemes. And here’s more green favors (just added!)
As for decorating, do you have a theme? Is your feel more casual or formal?
December 8th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
HELP!!! I need help with a theme!!! Im getting married in March 2008. I have my wedding colors already which is peridot and champagne!!!! Please help!!!
November 19th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
I’m getting married in April and I have also chosen sage for my color. Well, sage and ivory to be exact. For favors we are doing evergreen seedlings. They are about $2.00 each and we are planning on doing one per couple with a little note asking our guests to plant the tree.
Hope that helps.
Congratulations.
November 13th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
Hello,
I am getting Married in May. I have chosen the color Sage for my color. My problem is trying to find favors and decorating ideas. Does anyone have any suggestions????
Thank You.
October 27th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
Hi Ashley,
Im thinking of a mediterranean themed wedding as well..planning on marquee in back garden, so blank canvas! Initial thoughts are olives/mexe plate for started followed by a spit roast - slow roasted lamb (very greek/med!) and then dunno what desserts yet..oh and with ouzo shots on the table to get people in the mood!!! And, really good med wines…colour wise and decorations…how about terracotta pots with big candles in, on the floor to act as uplighters, um…..fairy lights, as the centrepieces, you could have vine leaves and twine all done artistically!!!…..before i thought of the medditerranean idea i was liking the gun metal grey and pink colour scheme for the bridesmaide, but not sure that will work with a med theme..so will have to rethink a few things……
I just cant decided…there are soo many options and all are lovely!!! One minute i want something elegant and refined and then the next minute something fun like the med idea!!! Aghghgh! Let me know what u think..have u come up with any other ideas????
October 9th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
We are trying to pull of a mediterranean theme wedding by having greek food and wines from spain, greece, france etc. But we are having trouble choosin colors and finding decorations that will make this look work. We love the shades of blue, which reminded us of the water in Greece. Any suggestions?? Thanks
Ashley
September 14th, 2007 at 12:30 am
Must see for pink and green fans: Jennie’s Scrumptuous Pink & Lime Polka Dot Wedding. You will LOVE it.