In a wedding, what color flowers would go with navy dresses?

Question

I am getting married in July of 2007. I have my bridesmaids wearing navy but am totally stumped on what color flowers to have. Initially I was going to go with yellow and white flowers calla lilies and roses. I keep looking at it and feel like I need to go with more color or just stick to white flowers. I just am not sure I like the yellow as the stand out color by itself. any suggestions?

Answer 1

There's 2 color combos that I love with navy
1. The deep deep yellow of spider mums and roses
2. Pink in any flower

Answer 2

Here is a list of flowers readily available in July (in season flowers are least expensive). I would look through Google images to look at the variations you'd find in the flowers. Navy can go with anything bright (think bright pinks, yellows, reds), but also muted colors work well, too (lavenders, greens, muted oranges/pinks). Given that you're going with a dark color for the 'maids, I would make their floral arrangements stand out, because in the summery months, brighter colors will pop in your photos and decor, etc., and with the dark dresses, you don't want too many muted/dark colors.

Congrats.


Asters
Bells of Ireland
Boronia
White Calla Lily
Mini Calla Lily
Candytuft
Delphinium
English Lavender
Gladiola
Godetia
Hydrangea
Star Gazer Lily
Assorted Lilies
Lisianthus
Love In the Mist
Peony
Phlox
Protea
Ranunculus
Scabiosa
Statice
Sunflower
Sweetpea
Trachelium
Tuberose
Veronica
Waxflower
Yarrow

Answer 3

First of all, what color hair do your attendants have????
That needs to be considered.
I would not go with yellow or red at all.
My first choice with navy would be carnations tipped in light blue....like an aqua/baby blue. That was a very popular combination of colors for Easter corsages in the 1960s and 1970s.
My second choice, would be magenta with the navy which would give you a larger variety of flowers. Magenta Star Gazer lillies would really brighten up that Navy! You could also accesorize with other magenta items at the altar and at the reception.
Navy can be very stunning IF you select the correct accent colors. You may also want to decorate with silver, too. Silver necklaces for your attendants...silver decorations as well.
It will be a lovely wedding....navy is a classic color just accesorize very carefully. Enjoy your wedding!!!

Answer 4

I actually had navy dresses in my wedding as well and used pink, white with a few blue flowers in the bouquets and they turned out really nice. Yellow would also look very cute too maybe mixed with some white and pinks or reds.

Answer 5

I Think the yellow and white would be beautiful. If you think you need another color to add to it, try a pale pink. That is, is you want medium to largish bouquets. If you want something small and elegant, try a single long stem white rose or calla lilly with a colored ribbon tied around it. That also would be beautiful.

Good luck choosing your flowers, and congratulations on the upcoming wedding.

Answer 6

You can get anything to go with Navy blue. Since you're doing a wedding in July, you can get a lot of beautiful colors of flowers. I think that yellow would work really well--it would really pop when contrasted with navy blue dresses. Also, you could go preppy with pink or green flowers.
I would suggest getting a color wheel where you can see complementary colors, etc.
Best wishes!!

Answer 7

I think a splash of mixed colours looks beautiful for a summer wedding - I've tagged some bouquet ideas for you to have a look at - I also think lavender or blue flowers would be really nice.

Hydrangeas would be really pretty and summery . Try tone on tone - use different shades from the same colour range to add extra depth and interest to your arrangements try Hydrangeas, Delphinium and Lavender together -and you can get these as pot plants or as cut flowers; they come in blues, whites, pinks and pale green and their huge flower heads have real impact.

Answer 8

Navy is a very dark color (like black) and so any splash of color looks good with it. The white is definitely a nice contrast, but the yellow should be nice as well. I wouldnt do yellow without white to offset however.... some people's skin tones dont like yellow.

Answer 9

Actually, white roses may compliment, but look into Hydrengas, Iris, Orchids, and delphiniums. To name a few...You want the richer blue to accent the arrangements with lighter colors in the background. The actual arrangment should be thought through depending on the linen arrangements for the tables.

Answer 10

Red roses would be beautiful against the navy dresses. Or just a creme colored flower.

Best Wishes.