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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I am having sage and brown wedding…. and I need someones advice. Everyone including my madeofhonor have her idea about what they will wear. I was picking my bridesmaids and made of honor’s dress but the problem is my make of honor is really far from me. She wanted to buy her dress away where she at. I have no idea how to deal with it. Something about it is I don’t like. She is over powering me about that decition but I don’t want to cost a fight. I love my bestfriend but I am about to kill her. what should I do?
EMJ,
why not let them head to davids bridal and pick from the mix and match, that way they can wear something that suits their body and give them the color range they can go in, that way there is flexibility. all bridesmaids in the same color can be tricky especially with skintones and body shapes. even if you wanted them in one color, the mix and match separates are great. cause one could wear for example: all green dress, the next in a white strapless top with same color green bottom, sashes can be pulled in. i would make sure the dresses they are looking at will be sent to you that way it will fit your wedding style. you will want confident and beautiful bm’s and you, the bride, having peace of mind for them as well as your entire wedding.
Hello,
I am getting married in September of 2010. I would really like my bridesmaids to wear short kelly green dresses with white/green bouquets and I would like to carry Fuschia colored bouquet. Now, I am also trying to come up with a theme and a third colore to tie it all together, but having a tough time. Our ceremony will be outside in a garden and then the reception will be indoors. I was thinking of maybe incorporating the garden theme indoors for the reception. Also, I know that Kelly Green is very bright, which is why I need a neutral third color, any suggestions?
Thank you - Lily
Lily, Hi,
i love the idea of carrying the garden theme indoors. you could use champagne, taupe, or ivory. i think the champagne or taupe would look fantastic especially with the kelly green.
* ideas
isnt it fabulous!! see the flowers have bright green foilage. it would tie the kelly green in very nicely. it would be easy and fun to have kelly green table linens and have an oversized champagne topper ( so just a peek of kelly green or even fuschia would shine through) use centerpieces of green, white and fuschia and it would pick up on the green from underneath in the foilage. another thing you could do for the centerpieces is add floating green apples in cylinders topped with flowers.
* more visuals
* okay, this is fun and refreshing…just fantastic!!
* i think i might have found ya something….the linens are white but more fuschia/hot pink was brought in… still pulling in your green into the room, just toned down like ya wanted. so instead of adding another color you could just use the fuschia to be the “neutralizer” and use the green more in the centerpieces
Hi
I am getting married march 2010 and having green and orange as my colour scheme. problem is that everyone things it’s not a nice combination but i really love the two colours. can you give me an idea of how to mix and match and the shades that will work best or you could just tell me they dont work well together! it’s a garden wedding and large too. xxwendy
PS Forgot to ask i have a dark skin tone and most of my brides maids too!
wendy,
actually orange or green can be very flattering on dark skin tones.
*orange and green
*wedding boards
*garden wedding
* one of my personal faves
*another personal fave
*this is beautiful! ( your bm may be happier in burgundy)
*the knot
*san diego wedding
wendy,
here is a board i threw together. i took the inspiration from the cake and chandelier.
Hey Ladies
All your ideas sound absolutely fab! can any one help me out.
Im having a marquee (tent) wedding and are going for a lime green colour with deep purple. As anyone got any ideas how i can go about with decorating the marqee so its “wow” factor but not over powering! So many decisions but so loking forward!!
Thanks
emma,
hi!! have you thought about using silk lime green linens with purple centerpieces and purple or lime seat covers? that would look fab!
*purple and green pics
*wedding boards
*tent decor
*more ideas
Ok so I just found this website and I need some help from all. Ive always loved sunflowers so thats what I want to use as the main flowers in my wedding april 24 2010. Here is the question my fiance thinks that sage green dresses and vest would look good only thing is the church carpet and seats are a dark green will that clash? I like a the berry color dresses that davids bridal has or either a yellow I need some help I dont really want to mix alot of differant flowers, any help would be nice.
amy,
actually pairing sage green with this would work. it would be monochromatic ( shades of one color ranging from light to dark). also the leaves will be darker in the bouquets that will also bring in deeper green and give balance. the only thing that i would find out to confirm my color is having the bm try on the sage. some skintones have a difficult time wearing this color. it tends to wash out and the bridal party wont feel confident and it wont look good in pictures. i am a pale olive skintone and i cant wear sage at all. it makes me look very unhealthy. yellow does my skintone that same. i would go to a bridal store and try on different colors. you are in luck cause most everything goes perfect with green. if you are going with something simple and very pleasing to the eye, you might find berry and the sunflowers may not look as well as the green or the yellow.
hi stacey,i am confused.my favourite colors are olive and white and dats what i wanted to use for my wedding but my fiance says i should think of another color because most of our friends who got married recently used olive.
i want to use other colors but would love to add olive to the combinations.can u suggest some colors for me.
jeanie,
could you tell me what your wedding date is and the type of wedding you want? what colors isyour venue so i can find another color to compliment.
I getting married next year in May. I am thinking to use sage and silver or sage and gray. what do you think?
amie,
*green and gray wedding board
*silver and green wedding
amie,
i think all 3 colors would work nice together too.
hey i want some wedding chruch ideals on my theme colors chocolate,sage green,cream and some flower arrangment ideals and some recepetion table ideals both for set up and what can help me 2 have a beautiful febuary 2010 weddeing
vanity,
some links…
*brown and sage wedding board
*brown and mint ( i am gonna give you other green shades too for decorating purposes in your colors)
*brown and green wedding
*wedding board
*real wedding the knot
*brown and green real wedding
Enjoy!!
Hi, my fiance and I will be getting married in October of this year and we are trying to keep are buget the lowest we can! I am doing all the color cordinating and I need some help! I my bridesmaids will be wearing a clover (green) color and grooms men chocolate brown tuxs. The hall we rented for our receptions is all hard wood walls and floors. I feel that if I pick a chocolate brown for my linens it will really darken the room and if I choose clover it may be a little bright. What about ivory? My center pieces will be a plain vases with white gladiolus. Im so confuse and frustrated on what to choose for the linens. Thanks in advance!
Damaris,
you could choose mocha, cream, white, or champagne. but to keep it in simple and the budget low, white can be the least expensive. i would talk to the rental store about the linens to see if there is any price difference. if not, then you could go with any of the colors above and btw, i LOVE your centerpieces.
oh yeah, you couls also have the white or lighter linen and have runners in mocha or even brown. it would be a mix not being to dark.
*green and brown wedding reception
*green and brown wedding board
*wedding reception pics
(it would look a lot like the last pic on this site, isnt it absolutely breathtaking!) i saved this pic cause i think it is sooo pretty, and simply done, which stands out even more. mocha runners, and brown napkins, on white linens. beautiful! consider adding inexpensive white twinkle lights too. it makes it magical.
Thanks! I really like the ideas of having a mocha overlay with ivory linens and brown napkins with the twinkle lights too!! I’m so excited! Thanks! I will send you a picture!!
damaris,
have a beautiful wedding!!
I would go with the ivory and put more color in the center pieces.
I AM GETTING MARRIED IN AUGUST 2010 MY DRESS IS IVORY HUBBY WANTS TO WEAR GREEN A TUXEDO WITH IVORY AS THE VEST AND ACC WHAT COLOR GREEN DO YOU THINK WE DON’T LIKE PASTLE COLORS
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veianna,
sorry it took so long to get your post. here is a link with a green tux that would work, i posted a pic….
*tux
i cant say enough to make sure he trys on the greens to see which shade suits him or it will wash him out and show up in pics.
Hi there,
My Husband and I married in on May 30th this year and we used green as the main colour for our wedding. We had teal for the bridesmaids and this is where the green came from, we mixed this with white to keep it really clean and simple, although I did have some pale purple sweet peas in bouquet.
We use very dark green and very crisp white to make a contrast.
Hello,
Your wedding sounds beautiful and is exactly the colors i’m considering. Would you mind sending some photos?
Congratulations!!
Cherise
Sorry it has taken so long to get back to you. I will post pictures as soon as I find the data disc. My husband has misplaced it.
Sam xx
Hi… I am getting married in September. My bridesmaids dresses are an eggplant color. For the reception I would like to you use plum, sage and taupe colors. I am not sure how to put this together for the table setting. Suggestions?
cynthia,
first start with the taupe linens and sage overlays or runners or just sage linens with taupe napkins, the green and taupe backdrop will be perfect to pull in shades of purple and green centerpieces ( i would use purples and green hydrangea with roses optional) you will have a table that is pulled together and elegant. if you let me know the style of your wedding or waht the venue looks like i canhelp more if youlike!!
Hello,
I need some serious help and advise with the colors for my wedding. I have chosen teal dresses and want to have yellow bouquets. The problem is I can’t evision the reception room at all with these colors? Any pictures would be greatly appreciated!!
cherise,
here is loads of pics, just search thru the google images.
* wedding pics
you will find aqua is a similar palette. loads of pics here too…
*aqua and yellow wedding
*teal and yellow
*Aqua, Gray, Yellow
hope you find something you love!! great combo!
Hi, I wanna get married in light blue and white. Is this fine?
sarah, it is perfect! also google image blue and white weddings also blue and white wedidng board for decor ideas too!! i hope i understood the post right.
and you meant wedding gown. actually blue WAS the traditional color for brides long before white( before white became popular around 1840, blue was the symbol of purity) so your pulling from a piece of history!
Renewing vows on Feb. 6, 2010 at Ouisie’s Table.
Ceremony: outside garden
Reception: indoor porch. natural room, mossy green walls.
At a loss for colors that will work with the restaraunts wall color and chairs (rattan style chairs in varying shades of green/taupe).
layla,
what are the colors you like/dislike? you could have a shades of green wedding which would be beautiful. another color is a shade of purple. google image purple and green wedding then green wedding board.
are you wanting a winter theme or will it be cold there? i do love the peach in the picture. blue and green would work(google image blue and green wedding board) i google imaged brown and green wedding board (love this!!) with creamy white flowers and peachy centers would set this room alive in a romantic way with lots of candlelight!!
there are MANY colors that would work in this room, depends on the mood your trying to set. go to theknot.com click wedding photos and it will bring you to a color gallery. see what pops out. you can even do a mix of colors (you and your fh faves along with colors sentimental to you). looking forward to your post.
We’re planning an intimate lunch for 70.
It’s going to be Feb. 6 (it may be cold, may not be… I’m in Texas so we never know) so a winter theme is what I’m thinking. I don’t care for light pastels. With the muted wall color, I want a punch of color.
I like the idea of flowering plants for centerpieces (possibly azaleas or hibiscus).
More pics of the “Lucy’s Porch”.
layla,
love the idea of flowering plants. i would check the availability of these as azaleas. i live in louisiana and our weather being so crazy, you never know what will be in season!! lol. beautiful venue btw. you know i think fuschia or a deep pink would be gorgeous against this backdrop. or maybe a tangerine or dreamsicle orange. gogole image green and orange wedding. but personally i think the hot pink azalea color will punch it up. however it may not keep it with the intimate look your after, oh wow!! i think i found something!! heh what about using coral? its punchy and elegant at the same time!! wow this would make the room look amazing!! i just looked at coral azaleas and they are gorgeous!! this color is like pink it will give a happy glow to skintones and the room. yet will suit february really nice!!
*Jessica & Danny’s Inspiration Board
*A Real Wedding
*Real Wedding: A Colorful Desert Wedding ( this is pretty and its a bold color winter wedding!!) azaleas or hibiscus in tangerine would be gorgeous!! i just think this would look soooo good against the muted walls. tangerine might be easier to find.
layla,
*Keep it simple
Thank you so much for your help and guidance! I’m happy to announce we have chosen our colors: brown and apple green with fuschia accents!!!
Let the planning begin.
i am getting married in april i chose the colours olive green and margarine colour. i don’t know whether much or not
grace,
beautiful color scheme. can you tell me what your wedding style is and i will find some ideas for you!!
*Inspiration Board #9 - A Romantic Wedding in Green
*A Spring Garden Affair: Morning Glory Inn
*wedding gallery
grace,
also google image green yellow and white wedding board.
more links…
*green yellow wedding( love this!!)
i have a friend thats want to use forest green and ivory for her wedding …….. do anyone have any suggesting of places or wed sites she should go to find ideas….
mattie, google image each:(also google search)
dark green and ivory wedding board
then green and ivory wedding also green adn ivory wedding board.
I am getting married September 12, 2009 and the colors we have chosen are Black, White, & Green. Now the green will be limited (just used as an accent color). But I would like to know if these three colors would look okay together and if anyone has any decoration ideas.
christina,
yes this is a popular color scheme. google image and google search black white green wedding also black white green wedding board.
thanks so much. i will check those out
hi,pls i will be getting married by end of april.does leaf green,cholcolate,creaam colour goes for three combinatins.pls do reply.
thx and cheers
fidelia,
great colors! just google image brown and green wedding( the white or cream will be normal in them) and google search brown and green wedding board.
Hello
wondering if anyone can help?
I am getting married in November and have chosen a stone coloured dress for myself and am thinking olive green bridesmaid dresses. Have no idea about flower colours for boquets or table setting??
Can anyone help?
Nicky
nicky,
i would go with something like yellow or peach/or shade of orange and cream or white. though you could pretty much do anything with the green and stone. google image olive green wedding board.
i have some sites here to look at…
*wedding flowers …. yellow
*wedding flowers … orange
(just look at everthing at this website)
also waht is your fave colors? fh? i would like to see if that works too.
I am getting married in July and I have chosen the colors of hunter green and champagne and my dress is an ivory with a champagne sash. It is outdoors, and I cannot for the life of me figure out any flowers that seem to fit. It is going to be an evening wedding at 7:00 p.m. I also need help with flower girl dresses, bridesmaids dresses, table settings, and centerpieces. The reception is being held at a VFW and it is a fairly large wedding with 200 people. PLEASE HELP!!!!
Krystin, there is nothing more beautiful than a green and white or ivory/champagne wedding. and these are the colors i would keep without adding an ounce of 3rd flower color, unless you use creamy white flowers that have a very slight blush to them or a pale yellow. tie off the wedding bouquets in a deeper shade of mocha-ish champagne. you can have girls in champagne or hunter green, both would look great with the lighter green florals, as im champagne and green wedding board.
put flower girl in champagne dress with hunter green or mocha sash.
i would use champagne as my primary color in the reception hall. as in pic. tie in hunter green in simple touches ( favor bags, etc.) consider deep,clear green for centerpiece containers or green wine goblets)
*Ariella Chezar Floral Designs
*WEDDING FLOWERS ( click to enter on main screen, then look at weddings and featured weddings)
*A Spring Green Inspiration Board » Spring Green Inspiration Board
*Green & Champagne Wedding