Wedding colors-Purple & Red; Guys-black suit, red shirt, purple tie; Girls, purple dresses carring red flowers

Question

Me (bride) Ivory dress with possiable purple accents, carring red and purple flowers. Groom-black suit, white shirt with purple/red boutiener. Is this way off or workable?

Answer 1

It sounds a little off, but if you like the colors I'm sure you can make it work. Maybe add a neutral color to the mix like black for instance.. Or maybe do a very deep purple in the flowers and a deeper red. In my mind I'm imagining you're talking almost royal purple and a bright red. I think if you go with deeper colors it will really look fantastic.
Congratulations on your wedding. When is the date?

Answer 2

What I really don't like is red shirts w/purple ties. Some guys should be red shirts & ties and the rest should be purple shirts & ties. That way they look nice regardless of the wedding colors. I think the groom should wear a black tie and a red bouttonier. Bride's dress ivory carrying purple and red flowers.

Debbie

Answer 3

the red shirt and purple is a NO! I would try maybe a white shirt with a red tie. Girls wear a red dress and then use purple as the accent...

However.. deep gold and purple look awsome together. Have the guys wear all black with purple/ gold flowers. and the girls wear purple dresses w/ the same flowers....

Answer 4

I would incorporate these colors with the flowers. Plus you could have other subtle touches elsewhere, as appropriate. Subtle is the key. The main thing is, YOU will know that these elements are there, even if the elements are a red heart and a purple stone heart sewn onto your garter. It doesn't matter if anyone else knows or sees them. You know it's there. It is fun having secret/private elements in your wedding plans. For our wedding, we gave a nod to the Bears-Packers rivalry. The flowers that the bridesmaids carried were blue(ish) and orange. The flowers that my step-daughters carried were green and yellow. My flowers incorporated all four colors. All everyone else noticed was spring flowers. I knew that it was the Bears and Packers colors. And the flower girls dropped silk petals from that color palette. Obviously some people noticed because they know how much we tease each other about our football teams, but the Bears-Packers stuff was in the background.

Answer 5

I have seen it done and it is workable but you have to make sure you pick the right reds and purples or else it can be overwhelming. I would stick with a basic whtie or ivory shirt and have a red and purple tie or a purple tie with red flower or vice versa. Its workable you jst have to find the right colors.

Answer 6

I think a rich red and a rich purple are both lovely colours but together would lose the impact. I fear you would end up with a dark mish-mash where neither colour would stand out well.

With either colour, you may want the guys in grey suits with white shirts so that the colour of the tie really stands out. Or have the vest in your colour but a black tie.

Answer 7

too much going on there. keep it simple with the guys colors, white shirt with purple tie and red boutiener, purple for the girls is good with red flowers also.

Answer 8

Errr...sounds kind of loud. Maybe it would be prettier if I were looking at the colors together. I have never seen in a wedding done in purple and red. Good luck with that.

Answer 9

Hi. I must agree with the others. I don't like red and purple together. Pick one or the other.

Guys in a red shirt with purple tie -- eek!

If you want purple....go with a soft complimentary color like a real light lavendar (for the girls flowers).
For the guys - black tux with a white shirt and lavendar tie.

If you want red...then just go with red, white and black.

Good luck!

Answer 10

It's possible but you might give yourself a ton of headaches trying to make it work. It may not look as great as you think when you get all the pieces together though. I wouldn't think that the red tie on a purple shirt would look all that great. Sorry.