Choosing the perfect colour scheme for your wedding can seem like a daunting task. There are so many variables to take into account: how much to spend? How bright to go? For the whole bridal party or just the bride and groom? However tempted you may be to throw in the towel and just pick a mishmash of colours, having a palette is important: a unified colour scheme looks professional and well-considered, simplifies picking clothes and accessories, and leaves guests with a vivid memory of the day. At its simplest, a colour scheme should be:
Something You Can Both Agree on
Because there’s nothing worse than a grumpy groom in a lime-green tie. Your husband-to-be might be the least fashion-conscious man in the western hemisphere, but it’s important that you’re both equally comfortable with your choice.
Something Contemporary
There’s a reason powder-blue tuxes were popular in the 1970s and never again. Classic colours like rich purples and light spring yellows look timeless and sophisticated, so your wedding photos won’t date.
Something That Will Look Good on Everyone
Do you have two redheaded bridesmaids and a passion for hot pink? They’ll be wearing it too and they won’t be happy about it. Tread carefully before making a very bold colour choice if there’s a risk it might not suit everyone who will be wearing it.
Something That Won’t be Impossible to Work With
Choosing an attractive rich brown for your colour scheme might seem like a lovely choice initially, but is it likely you’ll find flowers to match? If you’re using it on your wedding invitations, will your guests be able to read all the information on them? Choose a light to mid hue for maximum versatility.
Besides the décor and the venue flowers, aspects of your wedding to colour co-ordinate include:
- Stationery and invitations
Establishing the colour scheme at this point fixes it in the guests’ minds from the very beginning. Have the graphics and font on your invitation in your chosen colour and make sure to choose matching stationery: All Colour Envelopes have a phenomenal range for you to choose from.
- Bouquets
Here’s your chance to get creative with your flowers. You could choose a wildflower bunch of similarly-coloured blooms (this stunning bouquet from Common Farm Flowers provides some autumnal flower inspiration), or go for white with a few coloured flowers mixed in; the sky’s the limit.
- Bridesmaids’ dresses
What’s a prettier sight than a group of matching bridesmaids? For this option you’re best off picking one style of dress for everyone to wear rather than letting them pick their own: this allows for better colour matching and eliminates the possibility of clashing.
- Groomsmen’s ties and handkerchiefs
The same advice goes here as for the bridesmaids’ dresses: pick them all at once and make sure the colour suits everyone who will be wearing it.
Images via Every Last Detail, Glamour and Grace, Santa Barbara Chic
