Wedding Colors & Theme

When choosing the colors for your wedding, first take into consideration the location.  You may want to choose lighter pastel colors for a garden wedding in spring, or a nice blue/white combo for a beach wedding.  A gold/silver combo would look great in a formal ballroom. 

Popular wedding colors: white, pink, blue, purple, orange, green, red, yellow, brown
Popular wedding color combos: black and white, red & white, brown & pink, pink & white, silver & gold, green & brown.

Next, consider the season.  Light pastels can loo beautiful in the spring, but can look washed out in the fall or winter.  Bright, warm colors look best in summer.  Keep dark, richer colors for the fall or winter.

Popular spring colors: pink, pale yellow, blue, green, purple, pastels
Popular summer colors: bright orange, sunny yellow, red, green, pink
Popular fall colors: light green, burnt orange, burgundy red, faded yellow, chocolate brown, gold, darker hues
Popular winter colors: silver, ice blue, midnight blue, ruby red, emerald green, clear crystal, gold, grey

Use your colors in
Attire

• bridesmaid dress, groomsmen ties, vests, cuff links, sash around bridal dress

Flowers

• bouquets, boutineers, corsages, centerpieces

Decorations

• tulle, chair covers, ribbons, candles, napkins
  

Wedding cake

• flowers, cake topper, icing, sugar decor

Invitations

• ribbon, font color, card color

Favors

• bags, tags, ribbons

Just don't go overboard and make everything a certain single color, as this can be overpowering and draw attention away from the bride and groom.  For instance, an all-blue wedding can be beautiful, but use different shades.  Think royal blue, navy blue, baby blue, sky blue, cornflower blue, indigo, etc. and go from there.

Be sure to do lots of research.  Look through magazines, fabrics, etc.  Get swatches and decide what colors look best.  When doing combos, choose a main color first and then try to find shades that accent it.

Wedding theme ideas:

• Animal
• Beach
• Celestial
• Country Western
• Fairytale
• Fantasy
• Garden
• Gothic
• Sports
• Tropical
• Valentine
• Vintage
• Winter Wonderland

Ideas for decorations (by season):
Spring- flowers/petals, birds, fruit, butterflies

Summer- beach balls, sunglasses, shells, coconuts, sand

Fall- leaves, pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, wheat stalks, acorns

Winter- snowflakes, ice crystals, candy canes, holly, twinkling lights, poinsettias, pine garlands