How to Get Started Planning Your Wedding Theme Colors

ign="center">colors. If you must have colors that might not be
When you start planning a wedding, it can be moreflattering to wear, consider them as accents and have
than overwhelming. Where do you start? How do youyour main colors be a more neutral white, black, etc.
make everything come together so that you have anFinally, you will need to consider your budget. If you
overall beautiful wedding party and reception? One ofhave a fairly low budget then you will want to choose
the easiest ways to create a cohesive look for youra color that is easy to find and will not need to be
wedding is by choosing either a theme for yourspecial ordered. Certain things, especially certain
wedding, or even simply a set of wedding colors. If youflowers and centerpieces, will cost more, especially if
decide on a theme, the theme will then inform youryou want them in a color that is a more unusual or
wedding colors. For example, if your wedding theme isharder to find color. If you have a higher budget then it
“Old Hollywood” your wedding colorswill not be as much of an issue. That being said, cost
will likely be black and white with red as an accentshould probably be one of the last things to consider
color.when deciding on your wedding colors.
Wedding colors, or theme, should be one of the firstOnce you have decided on what your theme or
things you decide upon, as it will affect most of thewedding colors will be, you have to figure out how you
rest of your planning. Once the color or theme isare going to incorporate the colors in your wedding
decided, you will be able to apply it to your dress, youparty and reception. Keep in mind that colors come in
wedding party, the bouquet, table settings, and so forth.variations, not everything has to be the same blue, red,
Make your decision early, and stick to it.green, or even white, and too much of the same thing
But how do you decide what your wedding colorscan be overwhelming. If your wedding theme is Old
should be? There are quite a few things that youHollywood, with the colors black, white, and red, you
should take into consideration when making thiscan mix in beiges and champagnes along with the
decision. First, your wedding colors should be colorswhites, and reds ranging from light almost pinks to
that you like. No one wants to look at pictures fromdeep crimsons.
their wedding and see a bunch of flowers andColor can be incorporated through tablecloths,
tablecloths in colors that they cannot stand. If you docenterpieces, the bouquet, even as sashes or
not have a specific favorite color, or have one that isflourishes on your dress. Remember, make sure the
hard to find, sticking to classic, simple black and white iscolors work together but do not overwhelm the
always an option.senses; a lime green tablecloth with a bright pink
The second main thing to think about when figuring outcenterpiece and orange plates is not going to be
your wedding colors is the season in which you wantattractive. Try to keep the combinations simple, using
to get married. You may absolutely love a nice ice bluesmall flourishes of your accent colors to give
color, but also have your heart set on a June wedding.everything an understated and elegant look.
Besides being a winter color and therefore out ofDeciding on color is one of the most important parts of
place in the middle of summer, ice blue flowers andplanning your wedding; everything else will revolve
other accents may be hard to find at that time ofaround this decision to some extent, and it is important
year. Conversely, if you just know that you want liliesfor the colors to be cohesive. Choosing your colors
in your bouquet then you will want to plan a weddingcan be time consuming and even stressful. Remember,
for a season when lilies are readily available, and frompick a color or theme you like taking into consideration
there choose your wedding colors.the season, how it will look on you and your party, and
Another major issue when choosing a wedding colorthe prospective cost of designing your ceremony and
or theme is how it will make you, and your weddingreception with your chosen colors. Keep these tips in
party, look. You may have your heart set on brightmind to help as you get to work planning the most
orange and lime green but your bridesmaids willimportant day of your life!
probably not appreciate being made to wear those