Wedding Colors and Schemes

Any shade or tint of a color can be used in a complementary color scheme. Light pink (a tint of red) looks wonderful with dark green. Soft blue and peach go nicely together. Lavender and butter yellow are a good combination.

Color Meanings:

Cool Color Meanings (calming): Blue, Green, Turquoise, Silver
Warm Color Meanings (exciting): Red, Pink, Yellow, Gold, Orange
Mixed Cool/Warm Color Meanings : Purple, Lavender, Green, Turquoise
Neutral Color Meanings (unifying): Brown, Beige, Ivory, Gray, Black, White.

The color theme you select will set the tone for the day and the events surrounding your wedding. You can add sophistication or elegance with the colors you select.
Generally, your color scheme will often carry into the attendants’ dresses, table settings, and flowers. See our choices for some wonderful color schemes for weddings.
White and Green
Each color has a wide variety of hues from which to choose. This color combination is gives you lots of choices, from bridal white to ivory to a pink blush. If your gown is ivory, it’s best to select fabrics for napkins and table skirts, as well as flowers, in a complimentary shade. =
Some choices for white flowers are iris, roses, sweet pea, peonies, orchids, lilacs, camellias, daisies, and carnations, tulips, freesia, or lily of the valley.
When selecting greens, you can go from a sage green to the deep green of emerald. If you want a brighter green, look for leaves from fresh grasses, or green berries.
Pink and Red With Green
Use pastel or bright pink flowers and add accents of red. Or use red flowers with accents of bright or pale pink. For texture and an loose look, use berries in deep shades of red with green foliage.
Soft Blush Tones
Make an elegant statement if you choose pale blush colors for flowers and accents. Colors can range from soft pink to soft peach and ivory. Add touches of pearl to accent. Roses are a good choice to enhance a blush color scheme, as there are many hues of soft-toned roses.
Red is Romantic
Red roses say “I Love You” and are very appropriate for weddings at any time of the year. Especially in the winter, red looks wonderful with berries and pine greenery and black or red gowns on the attendants. For a valentines day wedding red and white and/or pink is beautiful also.
Nothing But Pink
For a very romantic and feminine wedding pink is beautiful. Choose one shade of pink or use many shades from bright to the very pale. Roses come in a wide range of pinks, or try ranunculas, sweet peas, camellias, hydrangeas, foxglove, snapdragons, dahlias, and bright gerbera daisies.
Purple, Lime Green, White
For a dramatic, scheme, choose colors with real punch. Purple, lime green, and bright pinks look crisp and fresh! Hydrangea, roses, lilacs, hyacinth, iris, pansies, delphinium, lisianthuias, lavender, mums and zinnias grow in shades of purple. Lime greens will add color.
Yellow
Spring or Summer is great for the bright, happy shades of yellow. Choose a range of yellows that have enough contrast to the shade of bridal gown. Spring blossoms include tulips and daffodils. Happy daisies, sunflowers, freesia, ranunculas, dahlias, zinnias, daylilies, buttery roses, and alestromeria offer an array of yellow blossoms. Add a touch of greens for extra texture.
Green Pairs With Any Other Color
Using greenery from plants and few flowers in shades of green, you have the foundation of a beautiful color scheme.
You can find shades of light greens in tulip leaves, ivory, hosta, hydrangea, orchids. Dark green tones are in ivy, leather leaf ferns, rose leaves, camellia leaves, and magnolia leaves.
Shades of Blue
Blue has been one of the favorite colors for ages in wedding color schemes. This would be especially appropriate for outdoor weddings where the sky or water would be an important element in the setting. Add the cool, serene tones of blues with cornflowers, hydrangea, delphinium, iris, or agapanthus. Use shades of pink or add bright greens for interest.
Passionate Purple
Purple bridesmaids’ dresses look elegant and sophisticated, Choose flowers in brighter, lighter shades of purple (lavender or lilac for instance) so that they show off the dresses instead of blending in the back ground of them
Black and White
For the ultimate in sophistication, dress the bridesmaids in beautiful black gowns and the men in handsome black tuxedos. Add sparkle if desired, or stay with the simple elegance. Flowers can be all white or any tone that enhances the sophisticated look. Decorations can be silver or gold, or any color of the rainbow.

Popular Wedding colors and schemes

The colors burgundy, pink, blue, and lavender are very popular every year, but some new color schemes this year are sage, green and yellow, with the most popular being sage.
Flowers can be found in so many colors that you can create a color scheme that will express your personality. With everything coordinated you’ll have a beautiful wedding celebration

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