Dreaming of a Dazzling Green Theme Wedding
When you hear people talking about the color green, you hear things like groundedness, growth, connection to the earth. And none of those things are wrong.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 a shade of green paired with some black and white ... say, a lovely damask or toile.
And deep chocolate brown makes another gorgeous showcase for green. Its grounded nature 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?
PLease help… urgent advice needed!
Getting married in June 2010 and am really struggling with centre peices… My theme is very simple… white and green. I thought i was sorted, i bought small round vases with a short stumpy stem and was hoping to fill them with fresh, whole limes. However, i have just come from an appointment with the venue’s co-ordinator who advised that my vases will be too small (approx6inch diameter). I am now stressing…. Any ideas/advice very welcome.
I was hoping to have flower free centrepeices (cheaper than having calla lilly filled vases)
thank you
Amy,
I was gonna recommend using those and fill with water and float simple flower heads in them. if your wanting to go flowerless, then a chic thing to do is tint the water a pale green and float candles in them. Or you could go to a dollar store and buy ( low glass containers) to put the limes in, then having the smaler vases with floating candles. If they are big enough you could also slice limes and submerge in water, then surround with simple dollar votives and voila!
* like here
If you post a pic I could take a look.
Oh my gosh am soooooo excited since i found this website!!!!
The colour schemes people thought I was crazy for even considering are actually in the minds of other people. Am jus so relieved. Am getting married this April and want to use black, lime and white or silver IDEAS PLEASE!!
Ruthie,
* Here are some pics
* more pics
* black white lime
* real wedding pics
I am getting married the first week of september. The colors i have in mind are champagne, mocha and a green of some kind. Do these sound like they will complement each other?? and what color of green would fit best?
heather,
Absolutely! Sage or Olive would be very complimenting!
* pics
* real weddings
* here is a fresh green which is beautiful
Hey! I am getting married in August and I really like using a celadon green or sage green or something like that. My wedding will be outdoors and I also want to use a blue as an accent color, but not quite sure which blue to use. Any green/blue ideas??? Thanks a bunch!!!
Heather,
* navy or aqua would look amazing!
hello our wedding will be on October 2010 and our motif is celadon green and powder blue. I want to add another color as accent please suggest what would be teh best color – i have one in mind and it is hot pink. would you mind to send me ideas for this one.
thanks in advance..
green ice cube,
actually a deeper blue like navy would be an excellent contrast. it looks so elegant!what color are your bm wearing?
* like here
Hi, I am having my wedding on dec 2010 and i wanted to have olive green and matt gold colors. Do you think that is a good combination? Will it look great on pictures? Do you have any bridesmaid dresses in this color, or any other suggestions like for decorations?
Thanks much!
Denixia,
* here are some pics
* here is one with black, very classy
I am having an october wedding. My colors are hunter green and Ivory. I am a simple country kind of gal and I do not want a really “fancy” type of wedding. I am going with the rustic look. Will Sunflowers match my colors and look ok? I think they are beautiful in their simplicity.
Jayme,
Absolutely! sunflowers would be a great compliment for your colors! I made you a board to show how the colors work!
Thank you so much. I feel much more confident about my choice of flowers. Have any ideas on centerpieces? I want something different, no flowers or floating candles. Not my thing I guess. I was thinking of filling a bowl with colorful fruits like apples and pears, but im not sure I like that too much,
jayme,
I was about to mention apples. I love that. I think that would fit your theme perfectly!!! or limes.
Hi Everyone,
I need some centrepiece ideas. My colour scheme is gray and green. We’re having an outdoor ceremony (surrounded by lots of trees) but an indoor reception. I’m hoping to carry over the outdoor theme indoor but I’m not a big fan of tall centrepieces.
Please help!
Rochelle,
I suggested to a bride earlier that fresh green clippings would work. i am thinking for you too. another thing youcould do if you have columns or poles in your venue is bring in real tree branches and tie them around the columns/poles with plastic cable ties then make sure the ties are hidden by some branches. then all you would need on the tables is candles. It would look like an enchanted forest!
*like here
Thank you for enchanted forest idea! I’m not sure if the venue has some poles that I can tie the branches to but I will see what I can do.
On more thing, after doing some shopping for the wedding, I’m not getting confused and overwhelmed that I am now having a hard time visualizing how my theme colours (gray,green and maybe some white) will come togethere. Can you make suggestions?
Rochelle,
* grey and green
* real wedding, make sure to look at all parts of the wedding
* pretty
* real wedding
Rochelle,
* This is gorgeous!
Thank you for the wonderful ideas! It is greatly appreciated :)
My wedding is this May and am thinking of black, lime green, and white. any ideas???
Emma,
* here are some pics
* more pics
* real wedding
* you will love the ideas here
Hi I love this website! I am getting married in Oct 2010 and am thinking the colors will be a lime green chocolate brown, and ivory. The wedding is outdoors and I was thinking of spidermums hydrangeas and ivory roses. Besides the bridesmaids dresses how can i incorporate the brown? I am on a tight budget do you have an ideas on inexpensive flowers? Im not sure where to start, I wanted am earthy feel. Thanks
Amanda,
* I think you might like this
* scour through loads of ideas
* this is pretty. just use ivory linens and brown runners or napkins or vice versa.
I highly recommend using greenery for your centerpieces. It will keep cost down plus give you the look your after. Think fern in containers. You can find simple vases at flea markets/second hand stores. You can ask a family member or friend for fresh greenery clippings too. Keeping the florals down to you and your bridal party. if you plan using flowers for centepieces, lots of greenery and natural fillers will give a lush look. dont overlook succulents they have great impact. depending on your location hydrangeas can be pricey. simple ivory roses with greenery will give the same look and put grasses or twigs such as curly willow ( from a craft store) or even natural ting ting( from craft store) into your florals. for an earthy look youwill want more greenery and less flowers. I think white gerberas or any kind of daisy. This would look more in place than roses because of its wildflower look. And is inexpensive to boot. chrysathemums will be in season.
* this wedding is gorgeous, I love the ideas. you could string blossoms on fishing wire and suspend to maryy under. paper lanterns are the best things invented. lots of impact for less
Hi, this blog is very informative although I am unable to view the links nor photos posted :-(
I am twisting the whole look as I am having a Hindi wedding in Nov 2010! I am planning for the ceremony to be under a gazebo in a garden and vegetarian dinner provided in an adjacent reception venue. My colour scheme is green and deep pink. I am looking for inovative yet affordable table decor. I was thinking of potted plants as center piece – maybe watsonia or gladiolus. Any suggestions?
Suvarna,
* centerpieces like this can be affordable. cylinder vases sold at saveoncrafts.com or dollar stores
* centerpieces really simple in pic, with pink cloths
* this is very affordable. use a bunched up table runner in a exotic like fabric
* paper lanterns are economical, pink linens, with greenery and votives in colored glass holders would work like this.
* linens make all the difference here.
* something like this would really work
* this is latex orchids from micheals and red tinted water ( food dye) you could do this easily with pink.
Hi, I am geting married November 6th of this year and i am really having some issues between colors. I first wanted persimmon, cranberry and chocolate however hot pink really describes me, so i was thinking of hot pink, lime green and persimmon…
Im also a very whimisical person and i want people to walk in and have a WOW factor!! any help would be appreciated..Thanks
Jennifer,
*Some pics
* project wedding
* table
* board
* love it
* very beautiful
* hot pink wedding
* with orange
* lime
* real weddings
* citrus colored
I am getting married in May 2010. I am looking for inexpensive DIY centerpiece ideas and flower suggestion. I am using lime green, tangerine orange and fuschia as accent colors. The wedding will be in the evening with views of the ocean. The ceremony will be outside in a very green garden. The reception will be in an adjacent building built in the 20s. I like simple and modern. I am not intrested in using candles. Thank you!
Ranae,
* decor ideas
* I think submerged flowers is the way to go
* or something like this
* or this
* something like this would be gorgeous!
* or this with the sliced citrus and flowers
Beautiful suggestions! Thank you!
hi,
i am getting married in june 2010 and i would like to use purple, green and the third color i am not sure of. i love the first two colors but sincerely do not know how to coordinate them, i am not sure if my brides maid should stick to one or use both colors. i am getting very confused with my color choice, please can someone help me out here. what other colors can i use????????
please in addition to my question, what color do you suggest for my hubby and his grooms men. purple and green seem really tough. please can someone respond soon?????????? thank you.
tari,
purple and green are a great choice and i wouldnt add another color, white would work.
you have picked a pretty simple scheme to work with.
* ideas
* real weddings
* receptions
* nice
* real wedding
* outdoor
* loads of ideas here
for the guys i like simple black attire. no colored vest. just pull in the color on the pocket square or boutonniere. but you could also go with grey attire.
thank you so much stacey….. almost changed my mind about these colors.
hello everyone,
im getting married next year in march , and the colors i want to use are blue and green. but the blue i like is dark and everyone tells me that dark blue and green is bad that i would have to do a light blue with a lime green,, does anyone have any suggestions for me?
claudia,
oh ilove a blue and green wedding!
* it is gorgeous!
*real weddings
* the knot
your gonna have a wonderful color scheme! go with what you love, seasonal weddings get caught up in “traditonal” colors. you can have a jawdropping wedding by thinking outside the box. it can lead to trends. for example pink for Christmas weddings is beautifully unforgettable.
i think the dark blue with the lime green would be a totally striking image. it’ll be memorable. u have to remember to do what u want, it;s urs an ur husbands’ day. i personally am going with a brighter blue and lime green, but ur idea certainly goes and it ‘s going to ROCK!
Hey everyone!!! I love looking at all of the websites posted!! I am planning a september 4, 2010 wedding and right now i have green bridesmaids dresses- http://www.dessy.com/dresses/bridesmaid/D330/ the color i have chose is the sage color. We are adding an ivory sash to it!! I was just wondering what other color would be a good color to go with it. Right now im thinking either pink or yellow….what do you think?
heather,
it really depends on what your after. sage and yellow has more earthy romance while the pink adds simple romance.
*sage and pink
*sage and yellow
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.
First let me congratulate you on your wedding. By now you may have found the colors that you are looking for. A coral or tangelo along with shamrock would be really pretty. My daughter also wants an orange and green wedding. She is having a fall wedding so we are going to go with more earthy orange and green tones.
Blessings to you and yours on your special day!
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
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.