Choosing your wedding colours is
definitely a highlight of the planning process and shouldn't be a frustrating
or stressful experience. There are no rules to what colours you choose although if
you aren't confident with colour decoration wedding dress plaza recommends you stick with
varying shades of one or two colours.
Getting Started
Book your wedding venue then choose
your colours.
Consider the colours of your wedding
venue when planning your wedding theme. You don't want your colour choice
to clash with the venues decor.
Think about the season and location
of your wedding - what colours will be dominating. For example a summer beach
wedding where blue prevails, an autumn wedding surrounded by yellows and burnt
oranges, or perhaps a winter wedding where rich reds or all white wouldn't look
out of place.
For a wedding stick with a neutral
base of white, cream or ivory.
If you are going with just the one
colour in your wedding theming, be sure to use 3 or 4 varying shades of that
hue in your wedding elements rather than the same shade
throughout.
If you are choosing to have more
than one colour combination, then you need to decide on which will be your
dominant colour and which colours will be your accent colours. Accent colours
are usually bolder and more vivid and are there to enhance and contrast well
with your dominant colour choice.
When looking for the right wedding
colours always imagine the colours on a white tablecloth or against your wedding dress. Find colours that you
like and that suit you.
Sources of Inspiration
The paint section of a hardware
store is a great place to mix and match different colours together. Many paint
manufacturers release their annual colour palettes brochure highlighting all
the fashionable colour palettes for the season.
If the hardware sales assistant
looks at you suspiciously as you browse the paint swatches, then head online to
the manufacturers website and see what you can print off from there.
Paint swatches are great as you can
carry them around with you when you visit your florist or are shopping for
bridesmaids dresses.
Fabric and craft stores are also
good sources. Collect fabric swatches to keep in your bridal file.
Another great source for colour
mixing inspiration and to find the most fashionable colours, just visit your
favourite cosmetic counter and see how they mix and match all the latest
shades.
If you can get your hands on one a
Pantone Colour chart will help you identify exactly the colour you want. Cake
decorators and wedding stationers usually have a chart handy.
Adding Pattern To Your Theme
When considering colours also look
out for interesting patterns that can be incorporated into your wedding
decoration such as the ribbons on the bouquets or as paper backing to your
wedding invitation.
Fabric, wallpaper, wrapping paper
and ribbons are a great source of inspiration when looking at patterns.
Happy Planning!!
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