Color and Contrast

Many a bride has sighed over how insipid the color white is. It is just so…bland. White on white on more white just doesn’t seem very festive. Yet what can you do? Your family insists on the virginal color to emphasize the wedding feeling of your event.

Ladies, you can tell them to relax and let color back in. There is need to paint everything the color of fresh clean snow. In fact, there is every reason to allow a hue or two into your nuptials.

First off, only the bride wears white at her wedding. Let everyone else wear stronger hues. They will provide a perfect foil for your dress. This will make you glow even more.

Second, you may be one of those modern brides who would prefer to wear an ivory, champagne or red colored dress at your wedding. That is really up to you. It reflects nothing more than your personal taste in clothes and style. The tradition of wearing white at weddings only began with Queen Victoria. In fact before that period brides just wore their Sunday best.

It does make sense though to limit the number of colors that you will use for your theme. Usually two colors are more than enough to add some life and cheer to your event. You can utilize the colors that you both love, your favorites. You may prefer to use two shades of your favorite hue. You might even use your favorite color and then simply choose a contrasting color to emphasize the first. There are almost limitless ways to choose.

Keep in mind though that the colors you choose will help set the tone of your wedding. For example, rose and green are a young color. These are colors associated with springtime and new growth. These are usually the choice of a very young bride.

Blue and silver have a more formal feel to it. They also have a certain elegance in combination. Blue has many hues from baby blue to the deepest almost black shade. Again the mood while change based on your choice.

The deeper hues have a more majestic feel to them, matching a medieval or renaissance themed nuptials. Vivid colors like burgundy and royal blue add a touch of formality and elegance without being cold. They also contrast beautifully with your white gown.

If you are a person who loves the beach and wants to bring the feel of your favorite place to your wedding, good choices are the pale blue of sky, the yellow of the sun. If you prefer, you can use red or orange and blue similar to the hues of sunrise or sunset which is usually spectacular on the beach.

Just don’t forget to choose carefully. You want your colors to be bright but not garish, elegant but not cold. It will definitely make a difference in making your wedding more alive, memorable and unique. You’ll need to choose early enough that all the professionals helping you will have sufficient time to create your invitations and other materials in the colors that you have chosen.