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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Hi I am geeting married in June of this year. My colors are lime green and a blue (like the indianapolis colts blue) was wondering if you guys could offer some advice and tips for me. It is going to be a small wedding maybe 50 people. The wedding and reception will be at the same place.
erin,
could you tell me a little more about the formality? i didn’t know if it was simple cake and punch or intimate elegant, or casual fun. where is your venue? house of worship? restaurant?
*Eclectic Blue, Gold & Green Wedding
*Blue and Green Striped Baby Shower
erin, here is more…
i love, love, love this wedding! so simple and in your colors! if you wanted to go a more budget friendly route on centerpieces, simple green apples or limes in beautiful glass vases or bowls.i saw this and said to myself, i bet this is the one with the ideas your looking for!! i would use lighter blue or soft lime green dresses withthe royal blue and lime bouquets though. to me, it compliments so much better.
*Joy & Robbie at Gibbet Hill Farm , Groton Mass. June 3, 2006
Its is actually going to be in a room called the Dolphin room at the Texas State Aquarium. Its a room where one whole wall is glass and you can see the dolphins right up to the glass. Its going to be causual but not like flips flops and shorts. I want cupcakes instead of a traditional wedding cake and I will have like shrimp and chicken pasta for the food. I want it to be very intimate thats why I am only having the 50 people.
erin, wow this is gonna be so fab!! i just looked at the website, (WOW!) i love this!!heh i live in louisiana, can i crash the party!! no i am just joking!!
i wish i could see this!! post pics after!
okay, seriously, i agree with the way you are going with this. i would go with orchids, hydrangeas or a tropical flower, with green amaranthus.( i would use this for sure because it will give a ocean feel to your flowers,)
here is an idea: consider white or beige linens, have small square vases fill with blue food dyed water(in the indianapolis colts blue) and floating candle. i would count each place setting and put a floating candle(out of the way so it cant be knocked over) in center have centerpieces of green and white flowers, you can keep these as low or high as you want. keep this simple. thin about adding simple seashells in your centerpiece, just a few though. or as placecards set in a box of sand. not so much ocean theme, just enough.
i think the centerpiece pic with the branches etc is very nice. it would set this room off, but not to much in the centerpieces cause the aquarium should make an impact. if orchids or hydrangeas is too pricey, then think of a flower you think you would see at the ocean. roses fit, but many websites, i have read roses are not really ocean like. its more orchids, greenery(which you will need to use), lilies, bougainvillea, etc. if the table linens are blue just keep the decor the same. the blue tined water will be gorgeous against them!! here is a link that shows the tinted water and submerged orchids(this would work too, not with the dyed water though)
*Centerpiece Idea 1: Change the container shape
Wow I have been trying to figure out my 2nd color for the past 3 months and this has helped so much. However, i’m still stuck! To all you ladys who actually has a sense of color PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
elizabeth, first i want to ask you some questions.
What color is your venue?
What is your theme, if any?
What is your wedding formality?
What colors are in your home and closet? Most of these colors are already a part of what you are drawn too.
What is your fave color? His?
Are there any colors that have special meaning to you and/or your fh, that you would like to incorporate?
What are colors you and/or your fh dislike, that is not an option?
These questions should help you narrow down some colors. When you have a chance, look at these questions and see what you come up with. Usually you already know what you love or at least drawn too. Please let me know and i will find some ideas for you to post!! Good Luck!
Wow! I love this page - you are absolutely fabulous! I am getting married in October and am concentrating on an olive green and light pink color scheme. My fiance and I both have green eyes and love the color. My dress will be ivory - which I also love with olive green. I am thinking about having a light pink gerbera daisies in the bouquets?? BUT… I am having a VERY hard time finding olive green bridesmaid dresses - anyone seen any anywhere or know of a company/designer that carries a nice olive green color?
Thanks so much ladies!
Hi jamie,
I know i love this site too! Im getting married in July and having Olive Green as my colour scheme! I too have been having MASSIVE dramas finding nice b’maids dresses. Finally i have found nice ones on the Dessy.com website. While the colour is not actually called Olive, its called Moss, but i have actually got a fabric swatch, and its as close as im gonna get i think!!! The other option is to have them made, there seems to be a greater choice of fabric colours available. Im going to keep the rest of the colour scheme real fresh and crisp so all ivory and whites and greens to complement the olive of course (and maybe a hint of pink in the b’maids bouquets!). Good luck :)
why don’t you try bridalonlinestore.com or bestbridalprices.com I have found so much on these sites
Hi Jamie,
Try these place DAVIDS BRIDAL, ANN TAYLOR, and ALFRED ANGELO
Hi I now your wedding is just around the corner. Im also getting married in October! I chose my bridemaid’s dresses at Davids bridal. I know they have a lot of sage green styles. If you havent chosen their dresses try them!!
hi im looking at having green dresses but the brighter green shade… with white and pink flowers with green leaves etc…. but how do we dress the top table and guest tables?? worried as i want it to look stylish and fresh.
the wedding it july this year and i need to maake decisions ASAP 
andrea,
heh, i am posting some of the most beautiful tables! i hope you can find something from these pics.
andrea, i have more pics!!
heh brides, have a pic of a beautiful yet very simple table setting. i think this is amazing!!
Hello,
I’m getting married Sept 6 2009. I think that’s still considered summer. I wanted to use a honeydew green or Kiwi. Would that be ok? What other colors can I use as accent colors? I thought about brown but i don’t want to be limited in the flowers. I want colorful centerpieces that will have green in them also.
Km, hope this helps!! my fave is the ranges of tangerine to pink, its just so beautiful!!
* Starfish Table Runner - Style Element ( see the reddish pink in pic that goes soooo good with kiwi)
* Amy & Mark in Mexico ( beautiful!!!)
* Keep it simple sister….
Hi, we are getting married march 7 2009. Is this winter or spring? Dont know how to pick a theme as is in between time of year.
Any suggestions. Any march brides??
That peacock theme is nice, they used navy and green, with bridesmaids wearing navy…
Peacock Theme
hi angela, march is a early spring month. this link i had tp post, it will give you ideas and tips for this “off season” wedding . it says go ahead and pick spring colors/flowers. you dont have tp pick patels, just pick any color you and your fh love. any color will work for this time of year. write back for more help, and tell me what you envision, plus colors your leaning too.
* Tips and Ideas for Planning an Off-Season, Winter or Early Spring Wedding in Los Angeles and Southern California
some more ….
* VI Bride: Navy & Yellow ( this i love!! the navy and yellow, do florals in lots of yellows and whites,and greenery, on white linens, will be very spring like!!) and have girls in a darker color, like the navy!!
* Chris & Caitlin’s Spring Wedding
* Board #159: DIY Green and Yellow
* A Spring Green Inspiration Board
(love the all green, that too would be an easy color schem to carry)
* Hamptons (I’d rather be there right now) ( blue and green looks amazing too)
* Wedding Wednesday: Brown and Green
HEy I get married March 7th, 2009 as well!! I choose the colors lime green, yellow, and white….kinda spring I believe I think it looks great! Good luck! Go with what calls your attention the most!
Do you think Eggplant purple & turquorise will go well together?
melissa, it was difficult to find but here is some that might help!!
* GlobalFlora } Modern & Chic Wedding Suite
* Purple, Aqua, and Chartreuse (my fave! check out that bouquet below the board! so gorgeous!)
* hue knew? my new love for purple
for more ideas…to many to post, best results are purple and blue wedding and blue and purple wedding board. also try this with turquoise or aqua.
Eggplant and Turquise would be gorgeous!!! If I were doing a fall or winter wedding that is what I would have gone with. I found this color scheme when I saw beautiful “Peacock” themed weddings. Here are some lovely examples.
* Pucci Inspired Affair
* Peacock Wedding
* Peacock Inspired Wedding
* Purple, Aqua & Chartreuse
Hope these help. Good Luck.
BRIDES, here is a great wedding theme and green and white .
* A Perfect Pair (crisp and modern with a Marimekko print)
BRIDES HERE IS ANOTHER BOARD… gotta see it!!
* Go Green (its nice!!)
danielle,
i also thought about purple.. an eggplant purple.. look up a picture of an eggplant for inspiration. the green leaves on the dark purple are so beautiful together. have you seen david’s bridal purple bridesmaid dresses? they make some nice deep shaded ones.. you can incorporate green with the flower arrangements too.. anyways.. i love the idea of the deep purple and pear green together.. good choice. i would just google “purple and green wedding” and see what you get!!
I am getting married Aug 08/09. I was thinking about having purple in my wedding, but I also like green. Does anyone have ideas on how to put them together? Pictures??? I am really not very good at this sort of thing…lol
You and I are getting married 1 month apart. Me 9/26/09..I was loving Purple/Lavendar with Chocolate…Or some family of Greens…I could probably use your help.
Sarah,
The article didn’t mention a hunter green probably because of the reason you already stated: it’s not trendy. The article is giving ideas for the colors that people are picking a lot these days.. Fresh greens.. not forest greens. I like hunter green, but I’m just giving a reason for why they probably didn’t mention it…… I’m choosing fresh happy green!
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.
Our wedding, two Septebers ago, was full of hunter green, with white and silver accents. Trendy or not, we were delighted with the results, and had many wonderful compliments on the look.
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.
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.
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!!!
I am also using Turquoise and lime green for my wedding, with small parts robinsegg. I am having a hell of a bother finding decorations to go with it!
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!
is there any color that looks good with coral that isn’t brown?
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.
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.