Wedding color scheme ideas

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Choosing the color scheme for your wedding is one of the first decisions you'll make for your wedding, and possibly one of the most important. The color scheme will be a major factor in the tone and mood of your wedding. The colors you choose will become a huge part of your wedding and can dictate your bridesmaid's dresses, groomsmen's accessories, decorations and even your cake. If you are set on a particular theme or flower, build your color scheme around that element.

1. Pink

   • Pink comes in a multitude of shades that can work for any season, level of formality or type of wedding. Use light pink for a country garden, romantic fairytale or shimmery winter wedding. Pair light pink with white, chocolate brown, fuchsia, yellow, green, purple or even black. Dark pink is more commanding and goes with chocolate brown, orange, lime green, black, white, yellow, green and gray.

   Green

   • Lime green works for summer or contemporary weddings and goes with white, chocolate brown, black, bright pink or yellow. Light green, such as sage green, works with white, pale yellow, other greens, ivory and other colors found in flowers. Dark green, such as forest, hunter or emerald green, could work for an evening or winter wedding with ivory, white or other neutral light colors. Combine green with beige or other earth tones for a fall or casual wedding.

   Purple

   • Use dark purple for winter or formal weddings as it falls within jewel tones. Pair dark purple with lavender or lighter, neutral colors such as ivory, white or cream. Lavender or light purple shades could work with light pink, white, ivory, green, blue, black or silver.

   Blue

   • Navy blue works for winter weddings or formal weddings if you pair it with white or silver and summer weddings if you pair it with light blue, white or yellow. Pair light and dark blue together for a monochromatic color scheme. Light blue or bright blues, such as turquoise, work with white, yellow, pink, peach, red, chocolate brown or black.

   Red

   • Red is a commanding color that can easily be used as an accent color with lighter, neutral colors such as ivory, cream or white. Red and black can be dramatic together for an evening or formal wedding. Deeper shades of reds, such as maroon or burgundy, can work for winter weddings, fall weddings or formal weddings.

   Yellow

   • Yellow is a bright color that works well with other bright colors, such as fuchsia or lime green for summer or outdoor weddings. Lighter variations of yellow can be paired with pink, white, blue, green or other spring colors as well as burnt orange and browns for fall weddings.

   Neutral Colors

   • Neutral colors such as ivory, white, cream, black, beige or chocolate brown can be combined as your wedding palette or mixed with any other color. Black-and-white can be a color scheme in itself, or sprinkle in a third color for impact, such as red or turquoise. Using two light, neutral colors as the base of your color scheme with a few details in a brighter color, such as lime green or hot pink has the same effect.

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