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So Many Colours!

Colour Galleries

The links below give you some ideas of coordinated colour schemes as well as decorations we did using those colours.

Colour Ideas

Visit the paint store! Yes – the paint chip samples are perfect to use, and once you pick your colours, you can give the same shade to your cake, invitation, decoration and dress people.

Choose a dominant colour for your wedding that is present in most of the decorations. The other colors you choose should be accents. 

Availability: check that bridesmaid’s dresses, flowers, invitations, decorations, etc. are available in your colour choices. 

Suitability: You will also want to make sure your colour choice does not clash with your ceremony and reception location.

Two colours are perfect, and three will still work, but any more than three wedding colors can end up looking un-unified and strange. The purpose of wedding colors is to tie everything together.

Multiple colours: If you really want a colourful wedding, then choose a colour theme:

Various shades of one colour, e.g. navy, royal, flag, powder, baby and ice blue

A colour palette, such as:

Don’t just do pastels because they are popular. Think about what you wear normally in your clothing and the shades you’ve used to decorate your home. These are probably colors you are comfortable around already.

Too much black - while sophisticated, it can end up looking like a funeral, rather than a celebration. If you love black, balance it out with a bright colour, (e.g. bright pink, purple, or gold), or lots of crisp white.

Seasonal Colours: colours that match the season: 

• spring = pastel (light pink, light yellow, baby blue, soft periwinkle, peach, lavender, mint, light aqua)

• summer = bright (fuchsia, yellow, navy, red, coral, purple, kelly/kiwi green, aqua/turquoise)

• fall = deep (burgundy, orange, sage, teal, chocolate, purple, hunter, rust)

• winter = rich/jewel (red, topaz, royal blue, ice blue, emerald, purple, white, black)

Popular Wedding Colours

These ones keep getting requested year after year. Dresses, decorations and favours are usually available in these colours:

Sage: this colour suits most seasons;

combine it with white or ivory and accents in gold or silver

Champagne: a shade darker than ivory, it is neutral

but adds interest to decorations and is fine for bridesmaids too.

Chocolate: perfect for fall weddings,

goes with white, ivory and gold.

Pink: romantic and soft, sometimes accented with mint or sage. 

Silver is excellent with pink and is perfect for the groom and ushers’ vests

Navy: usually paired with white and silver,

this colour works both summer and winter

Purple: royal purple, works in any season. 

Goes with white, ivory, gold and silver

Black and White: a very classy look, and what bridesmaid can’t use a new black dress? This timeless pair can have a shot of bright colour, such as red or purple in the flowers and dress sashes, as well as centrepieces 

All White: well, not quite, the white wedding usually

has a lot of greenery in the bouquets and centrepieces

Wedding Colours for 2011

We have searched the Internet for opinions of the most fashionable colours for the coming seasons:

Pantone is the #1 source for colours for fashion and home decorating. Wedding colours are following fashion colours.

Other popular colours include:

Brights: mauve, lilac, hot pink, coral, red, purple, orange, yellow

Earthy: pear, sage, hunter green, sangria, shell, mocha, chocolate, deep blue

Still can’t decide? We can help you – just ask!

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