Wedding Colors?

Question

I saw on David's Bridal website the color coral and after hours formal wear has the same color tuxedo. My fiance who is in another state went to check the color out and fell in love with it. I on the other hand like it but, I am not sure if it is a spring color. Our wedding is next april and I can't think of any ideas or another color to go along with it. Some websites have coral listed as a light pink but David's bridal has it as a dark orange. If anyone has used this color in a wedding or have any ideas how I can make it springy please help. What would I do about coral decorations?

Answer 1

Coral is a great spring color and can be mixed with so many pastels! Greens would look especially good.

Answer 2

Having just been to David's Bridal and seeing some of the colors, I think the pool blue or banana yellow would look really pretty and "Spring" it up. Coral is definitely a good spring color on it's own, it's kind of a pinkish orange color. It's a strong color though, so for decorations, I would opt for minimal coral, especially if you go with another shade that's lighter, like yellow. Silver is a good accent color too for decorations and if you go with something like that, there are TONS of options. And at After Hours, they have a good selection os silver and platinum vests for the guys to wear in case you're nervous about the girls and guys all in coral. Good luck!

Answer 3

coral can go many different directions, so I'm not surprised your seeing conflicting colors, my senior prom dress was coral, but it was really pink, while I see other things that are coral be orange, essenitally, coral in pink and orange mixed together, so shading will vary. As far as flowers to make it springy, I would say pinks, yellows, corals, oranges, in pastel tones nd maybe some white filler would make an absolutly georgeous spring mixture and would look beautiful with your dresses...hope it helps!

Answer 4

Coral is completely a spring color. It's a bit like the color champagne, though, meaning that it can vary depending on the manufacturer. But coral is almost always a pink/orange combination.

Answer 5

Hello UCME,
In the oceans of the world, most coral is an orange color. And
that's probably what your fiance envisioned when he heard the
color "coral".
But, it doesn't matter whether it's orange or pink, I think that the color "lilac" would beautifully accent your coral. You might
consider a two-color theme for your wedding. After all, Lilacs,
the flower, IS a spring bloom. Good luck!!

Answer 6

Coral is a great spring color, Tiffany blue is a great color to. After Hours and Davids both have it

Answer 7

I think it would be fine for a spring wedding. Pair it up with a light yellow. Gerber Daisy's and roses both come in all kinds of colors to match so you could have nice flowers for cheap with your colors.

Your best bet for decorations would be to stick with either a shade darker or lighter. find candles, napkins, vases etc in those colors or switch it up, use is as the main color for the ceremony but then use it as an accent color for the reception.

Answer 8

My cousin had a spring wedding with Coral (the orange version) and a light green. Sounds horrific, but it was gorgeous. She also incorporated a little bit of light yellow.

Answer 9

First off: coral is a beautiful color! You could do all different shades of coral. starting from a very pale shade going to a deeper richer coral and everything in-between. it would make picking out decorations and dresses and flowers easier because you won't have to find the exact shade becase all of them are the right shade! and of course white or ivory would go well with them.
beads showing different shades: http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:MGLhpz0SKW_GuM:http://www.hydiapearl.com/pimages/Coral_Color_shell%2520pearls.jpg
ballet dress showing different shades: http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:MGLhpz0SKW_GuM:http://www.hydiapearl.com/pimages/Coral_Color_shell%2520pearls.jpg
bridesmaid: http://www.billlevkoff.com/images/816/l_816_v1.pgj
http://img.davidsbridal.com/db/s05_8022.psd.xml&cmp-color=top,xF26F58&ftr=5&cmp-end=1&wid=330&hei=460&cvt=jpg


If you really want another color then i would suggest thinking for a few minutes about spring. what do you envision when you hear the word spring?! do you think of fresh flowers blooming, gorgeous green grass, superb sunsets, baby birds joining the world? now take those things that you think about and tuen them into colors and apply them to your wedding.

personally i like robbins egg blue/pool blue/jade blue with coral. it's a nice match of warm and cool and reminds me of a lake surrounded by pretty pink flowers.
http://www.davidsbridal.com/images/fashions/thumb/f06_81143.jpg
http://www.davidsbridal.com/images/fashions/thumb/s06_8933-0014.jpg

green is definately a spring color - grass is growing, flowers or popping up, trees are getting their leaves again. a nice light sprigy color would look great with coral and would lighten it up a bit.
http://www.davidsbridal.com/images/fashions/thumb/s07_81288_clover.jpg

yellow would ligthen up the color scheme as well, probably a soft or pastel-like yellow - you wouldn't want it too bright.
http://a1.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f3fd3b400c1141326a1c408-pi
http://www.retrodress.com/images/dr126a.jpg
http://ljplus.ru/img/a/n/antiolka/yellow-pink.JPG

another idea: since coral is a mixture of orange and pink - why not fly with that? use mixtures or soft spring-like oranges ( http://homepage3.nifty.com/plantsandjapan/img732.gif ) with the coral and add some cute pinks.
orange, coral, and pink flowers:
http://www.flowerpot.com/images/preview/W24-3584.jpg
http://www.bodger.com/seed/5419774.jpg
usually what's good in nature is good in weddings! especially for a season like spring - where everything is very natural and fresh!

hope this gives you some good ideas! have fun with that gorgeous color:) GodBless!

Answer 10

Coral is a fall color but you do whatever you wish.

Are you talking about a coral colored tuxedo? Please don't. You will regret it ten years from now when you look at your pictures. Just ask anyone who got married in a baby blue tuxedo in the 1970s.