I need to decide on what color I want my flowers and bride maids dresses and cake decor and etc.
BUt I don't know how...each time i like a different one...
How did you decide or do you know a way i can decide?
THanks!
2007-01-30 04:42:51 · 17 answers · asked by Cutie77 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Choose based on season, and the colors you like... I don't think there's a set way, but here's some suggestions on how to figure it out. I chose mine to match and compliment the church we had the service in.
Trying to choose your wedding colors may seem a bit daunting, especially if you aren’t particularly visually oriented or your partner is color-blind and absolutely no help. Yet it’s really quite easy.
Most people base their wedding colors on a favorite shade or favorite flower. You’ll want to choose one primary and one or two accents. Start off by seeing if there are any predetermined factors.
Does either the reception or ceremony site have strong colors?
Are you set on having a particular flower?
Have you already chosen your bridesmaid dresses?
If so, you’re halfway to finding your wedding colors. If not, start by thinking about the season when your ceremony will take place. Spring and summer affairs usually include pastels or brights.
Winter suggests deep purples, burgundies, grey-greens, and silvers. Fall brings harvest tones - oranges, reds, and yellows.
What to avoid:
Too much black - while sophisticated, it can end up looking like a funeral, rather than a celebration. If you love black, balance it out with a bright color, or lots of crisp white.
Losing your personality - Don’t just do pastels because I’ve suggested it above. Think about what you wear normally in your clothing and the shades you’ve used to decorate your home. These are probably colors you are comfortable around already.
Picking too many wedding colors - two are perfect, and three will still work, but any more than three wedding colors will end up looking ununified and strange. The purpose of wedding colors are to tie everything together, and the best way to do this is to have everything in one of two shades.
If you have a favorite shade, but don’t know what else will go with it, try consulting a simple color wheel. Artists and designers have used this tool for years as a design principle.
Consider going monochromatic; many shades of one color. A bride I worked with used blue for her ceremony by the sea. Each bridesmaid had a different shade of blue for her dress, and the bouquets include irises, lilies, and delphinium, along with several white varieties of flowers.
Consider having related tones; ones adjacent to each other on the color wheel. A bride I’m assisting now has green bridesmaid dresses with blue sashes. You might also consider green and yellow, or red, purple and blue.
Consider having complementary shades- located opposite each other on the color wheel. For example, lavender and pale yellow, or forest green and burgundy.
If you really love one hue in particular, you might want to highlight it among neutrals. So, bridesmaid dresses might be cream with purple sashes, groomsmen might wear off-white tuxedos with purple boutonnieres, and bouquets might be stephanotis, white roses, and lavender sweet pea.
2007-01-30 04:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by sillylittlemen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had an all white cake...it was very pretty. It wasn't really an option for us for a colored one. As for flowers and dresses...I went with my favorite colors. I didn't worry about what time of year it was or anything...I just chose colors I liked! And my maid of honor talked me into black dresses because they always look nice and the pics looked great and I won't regret it later.
2007-01-30 05:33:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually my groom decided for me.He came to pick me up one day and he was wearing a royal blue shirt and he look absolutely divine in the color.I wanted something that would look good on him because lighter colors would not match him.So I used the royal blue along with white and silver.My groomans wore black suits with royal blue ties.Two of my bridesmaid wore royal blue and the other wore cornflower (a lighter shade of blue).My maid of honor wore corn flower also but hers was a more satiny, shiny material and the flower girl wore a white dress with a royal blue sash. They carried white silk flowers and I they flowers were also shades of blue (lighter not darker) and white.The gloves, shoes and other accessories were silver. I got many compliments or the color choices.
See what colors look good on your fiance (cause not all colors look good on every man) and work from there by finding coordinating colors.
Good luck!!
2007-01-30 06:20:33 · answer #3 · answered by martini_40727 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Choose the color scheme of your wedding based on your personal preferences. Do not worry about pressure to choose based on the season in which you are getting married.
The Bridemaids dresses are a good starting point. If you find a style you love, see what colors it comes in. All the other details of the day will fall into place.
2007-01-30 05:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by MommyToo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I first wanted to go with red, white, and blue for my June 30th wedding. Then I decided away from the blue. I finally chose apple red for my bridesmaids and groomsmen (vest and tie), it's a bright, happy color, and red looks good on almost anyone. I am wearing a light gold wedding dress, so my fiancee will be wearing a darker gold vest and tie under his black tux. And so many flowers will go great with red and gold. Best wishes on deciding, I know how tough it can be!
2007-01-30 08:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by MJ MCK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I love hot pink, but the groom wasnt about to let that happen. I also wanted some really nice looking. First I considered silver, but more & more I found gold things that I loved. I'm not a gold person at all, but gold & ivory somehow caught my attention. But at the same time, being a fan of the hot pink, I'm having splashes of it around, in flowers & ribbon on my favor box. I just found what I liked & thought of ways I could use it best.
2007-01-30 05:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by layla983 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Either take two of your favorite colors that complement each other or just go with two or three colors that look nice together for that particular season. For instance for a February wedding you could use, Red, Black and White... or Red, White and Pink (the hues that complement each other) Good Luck, Bitty
2007-01-30 04:54:10 · answer #7 · answered by Bitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our colors were red, white, and black. I have always liked the color red. My husbands favorite color is red. So I just went with what we both would enjoy. The white and the black just became apart of it with the black tux and the my white dress.
The time of year can be a factor sometimes but I just went with what we liked and have liked for a long time before our wedding. :)
2007-01-30 06:24:06 · answer #8 · answered by stephanie_m_dennis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I did was look through bridal magazines until I found something where I was like "WOW! That's pretty!". It depends what time of year you are getting married. I am doing sage and pink for my july wedding. Pink and chocolate or blue and chocolate is nice for a fall/winter wedding. Decide if you want bold or subdued colors and that will help, too.
2007-01-30 04:55:34 · answer #9 · answered by knmasek 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went with my favorite color, green, and favorite flower, sunflower. Maid of honor, sister, wore sage green, bridesmaids wore hunter green and they all carried bouquets of sunflowers. Based on that my bouquet had a mix of different yellow, cream and white flowers. Guys wore yellow roses. My cake was white like my dress with a cascade of white roses on it with green ivy along that. Simple but elegant. Good luck!
2007-01-30 05:49:05 · answer #10 · answered by sunflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋