How to choose your wedding colors
Colours galore!
Wedding colour palettes are not the easiest to perfect. Here’s my take on choosing the right colours for bridesmaids and groomsmen.
While you don’t need a degree from art college to pick your palette, it’s worth considering a few basics when selecting the colours for your wedding. Typically, colours that go well together are opposites. They pair the cool and the warm, for example, orange with sky blue or yellow with violet. Also, neighbouring colours go well together as they share a similar primary colour. Think monochromatic: purple, mauve and lilac. A classic way to build your colour palette is to pair a bright colour like violet or pink, with a neutral colour, like grey or gold.
Inspiration
A great way to get inspiration is to do your research. Magazines, homeware stores, funky cafés and friends’ weddings are a mine of information, and you’ll quickly be able to focus in on what you love. You might want to get your colours done by a colour consultant. This is someone who analyses your skin tone, hair colour and eye colour to develop a range of colours that will suit you best.
Venue
Remember to consider your wedding venue in all of this. Barns, tents and farmhouses are usually a blank slate in terms of colour matching. But if you are using a more formal reception space, you may have to consider the existing colour palette and choose colours to enhance the space.
It’s worth bearing in mind the season you will be married in. Rosy pink is perfect for spring, while a brighter coral is a summer favourite. For autumn, how about rich pinks and for winter, silver or red-violet?
Don’t sweat the small stuff. Colour doesn’t have to play a significant role in your wedding. You may want to consider colour in the context of style, mood and formality. Or, you could go completely non-conventional and have your bridesmaids and groomsmen all wear something of a different colour. Whatever works for you!