What are good fall wedding colors?

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There are many beautiful colors and color combinations that are perfect for a fall wedding. Because fall runs from late September to just before Christmas, you can use almost any color for a wedding. The best places to use color are in the flowers, the invitations, the bridesmaids' dresses, the church and reception decorations and cake. Even the men's tuxedoes can be a darker shade of one of your colors.

1. Typical Fall Colors

   • If you want to reflect the colors of nature during early to late fall, you will find that shades of orange, sunflower and gold will be perfect. Combine the bright orange of a fresh tangerine with the royal blue-purple of just-harvested Concord grapes against a background of warm ivory.

     Use a color like orange or one of its many different shades, such as cool salmon and peach or warm brick or coral. You might try pairing salmon in the dresses with a dark shade of warm olive in the invitations and the tuxes. Try coral roses in the bridal bouquet and cake with a cool Caribbean blue in the dresses and reception decorations.

   Enjoy the Harvest

   • Some of the best color combinations for a fall wedding come straight from the garden, such as demonstrated by the eggplant: a deep purple on the outside and a pale green on the inside. The purple would look beautiful as the accent color in the flowers decorating the tiers of a pale green cake. Those colors could also be echoed in the bridesmaids' dresses, table covers, invitations and flower bouquets.

     The fall garden will also reveal the golden brown of corn silk and the bright yellow of the corn kernels. The men's tuxes would look great in the darker shade of the golden brown. Then the flowers and hair decorations in the bright yellow would pop against the bridesmaids' dresses in a lighter shade of golden brown.

   Fall Salute

   • In the fall, the branches of the military change back to their winter colors: deep navy, royal blue and army green. Try combining navy and burgundy, or red with a shimmering silver, which works well for a Navy or Marine wedding. An Air Force wedding of royal blue and white with accents of pale rose is a creative way to enjoy a more spring-like shade of pink even in the fall. Combine dress-uniform green, chocolate and gold for an Army wedding.

   Holiday Weddings

   • From mid-November through New Year's Day, there are a number of color combinations you can use for a late fall wedding. Cranberry red and snowy white with accents of holly green are perfect for this time of year. You might also like sapphire, platinum and sparkling diamond, or ivory and gold with just a hint of purple.

   Go Monochromatic

   • A wedding in different shades of a single color makes a dramatic statement in the fall. Go sophisticated with shades of charcoal and platinum gray in the tuxes, pale silver in the wedding dress and bright ruby red roses in the bridal bouquet. Another take on the monochromatic theme would be a combination of dark chocolate, mocha, café- au lait and ivory, with a touch of lemon yellow.

   Be Yourself

   • The most important thing to remember when trying to decide on colors for your fall wedding: It's your wedding. You are the one paying for it. You are the one who is going to look at your wedding photos. You need to select colors that will make you happy. If you love spring pastels, have an "April in November" wedding with all the soft pinks, daffodil yellows, lilacs and other spring colors that you love.

Source: www.ehow.com

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