Before you buy certain wedding items like invitations, bridesmaid dresses, flowers, and even cake, it’s important to think of all the colors you would like to incorporate. Here are 5 wedding color ideas that may help you with planning the wedding day of your dreams.
1. Yellow is Hot for Spring or Summer…
Yellow floral arrangements can include roses, daisies, daffodils, cymbidium orchids, and calla lilies. White, blue, or green are great colors to accent your bright hues of yellow. Fun centerpieces of lemons will get your party talking about how creative you are. Yellow is a fun, bright color and doesn’t have to look like the yellow bus color you remember from elementary school. Make your wedding day shine just as bright as your beautiful smile.
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2. Bright blue as the ocean or as dark as the night sky…
Blue comes in many different shades and can be great for all seasons. Darker shades of blue are great for fall and winter while light, brighter shades of blue are beautiful for spring and summer. Hydrangeas, tulips, delphiniums, and poppies are beautiful for full bouquets and are nice accents with other flowers of white, yellow, or orange. Hues of tiffany blue, teal, navy, and cobalt are stunning on many bridesmaids. We will be using a teal blue with white accent colors for our wedding. So far I have purchased teal blue invitations and when we go dress shopping this May we’re hoping to find teal bridesmaid dresses.
3. Red is fun, vibrant, and very popular…
Bright, apple red can be found throughout the year, but is nice in the winter to combine with shades of green for those celebrating Christmas. Red is very easy to find in the floral department with beautiful roses, calla lilies, poppies, dahlias and peonies. Centerpieces can be fun with red apples in tall hurricane vases or red ornaments during the Christmas season. Some bridal gowns now come with accent colors or ribbons and red is a very hot color for doing so and will have everyone talking about your extraordinary dress.
4. Purple might be the “it” color right now, but will forever be hot…
Purple is another color that has bright shades that are perfect for the spring and summer seasons while darker shades are just as perfect for the fall and winter. Bouquets of dahlias, hydrangeas, roses, freesia, and orchids are always a great pick in hues of purple. It is an elegant color that can be complimented by shades of pink, white, and green. Your bridesmaids and even your groomsmen will be confident in purple.
5. Green is not just an accent color with leaves any more…
Hydrangeas, cymbidium orchids, and spider chrysanthemums are all beautiful flowers that are much more than just green weeds. Limes and green apples make great centerpieces for any creative bride who is looking for something a little different. And don’t be afraid to use those leaves, ferns, and vegetables like artichokes within your floral arrangements and centerpieces. Details that are more than what’s expected always make for a memorable wedding. Green can also be made simple if that is your pleasure just as any color.
What colors are you using for your wedding?
oh… I am so into light pinks… But blue, as in Tiffany boxes blue is also great…
Light Pink is also a hot Spring and Summer color…I saw this really cute Hot Pink coat on QVC. Tiffany blue has been very popular for weddings the last few years. What girl doesn’t like Tiffany blue?!
Super job on this post!!!!
I love all the colors….what color scheme have you chosen for your wedding?
Thanks Suburbangrandma! We’re going with a Teal blue and white for accent colors. I may even use a teal blue ribbon on my wedding dress! I’m sure next year around this time I will be posting pictures of my very own wedding! :)
I loveee red and purple. Congratulations on your wedding!!! :)
Thanks Sheila! I love purple too! I recently bought a few purple sweaters from Target…I love them!! :)
Blue is great! I want to use it on my wedding. Midnight Blue and Cobalt. Mmm?
Hi Maria thanks for stopping by! Midnight Blue and Cobalt are beautiful colors and mixing blues are fun and probably make it easy when looking for items for your wedding. And you can name your theme, “Something Blue”! :) Are you getting married soon or just dreaming of colors for future plans?
I loveee red and purple
I am getting married in 2011 and am thinking of a light blue bridesmaid dress with Hot pink flowers for the bridesmaid. My favorite color is blue and i love the way hot pink pops in photos. What shade of blue would coordinate well with hot pink flowers? Also how do I incorporate these colors into the ceremony and reception? Any ideas?? THANKS!
Hi,
I’m getting married this december and i am thinking on the lines of orange and brown. Do they match? Can you please give me ideas on how to make it work?
Hmm…
Are you sure about orange? Golden and chocolate brown sound a bit better to me …
Omgsh! I loveee the yellow and that mocha-ish look! So cute! I’m still debating on colors and can’t seem to decide or settle on one theme or color scheme.. but that one is way chic!
anmbride,
Good luck with making that decision! :)
can i use orange and army green as my wedding reception colours
Hey Vera,
Orange and army green? Hmmm. Orange would be nice but with army green for a wedding? I’m not so sure. How about orange and grey like more on the lines of silver grey?
Violet congrats to you and here are some fall ideas for orange and brown that look beautiful. Please stop by to let us know how the wedding planning is going. http://www.brendasweddingblog.com/blogs/2009/10/1/burnt-orange-brown-autumn-wedding-inspiration-board.html
anmbride when are you getting married? Congrats. Here is a yellow and mocha wedding inspiration board that is beautiful. http://stylisheventsblog.com/tag/yellow-and-brown-wedding/
Vera orange and a light green sound like wonderful fall wedding colors. And like Sheila said orange and gray sound beautiful as well. Vera is a stunng inspiration board from The Perfect Palette with burnt orange, brown, and green. Good luck. http://theperfectpalette.blogspot.com/2009/02/inspiration-board-88-orange-green-brown.html
And here is a beautiful coral and gray inspired by Sheila
http://theperfectpalette.blogspot.com/2009/06/inspiration-board-258.html
Please come back to AllWomenStalk for more wedding ideas and to share your plans with us. :)
Ooo yaay my idea is on there! :) Looks lovely Diana.
Hi Katrina congrats on your 2011 wedding…aqua and hot pink are very hot wedding colors right now. Here is a link from The Perfect Palette
http://theperfectpalette.blogspot.com/2009/02/inspiration-62-fuchsia-turquoise.html
And here is another one with navy blue and hot pink
http://theperfectpalette.blogspot.com/2009/02/inspiration-board-52-navy-blue-hot-pink.html
You can use the colors in the cake, centerpieces, bridesmaid dresses, invitations, save the dates, lighting, favors, etc.
Good luck…stop by to let us know how your plans are going.
Thanks Sheila…the perfect palette has such great ideas for any wedding color!