Wedding Color Inspiration, Mix Colors
There is a new trend emerging in the world of wedding planning and it revolves around one of the basic elements of design – color. Today’s brides are choosing to mix colors for an eclectic elegance, such as navy and peacock, according to Advantage Bridal. Without the right color balance, wedding decor can look flat or overdone, a problem that stems from matching everything. But the right color scheme can be powerful and create visual harmony. Start with the five necessary wedding elements – attire, invitations, flowers, favors and cake – and see where you can or should add more color. Consider shape, size, texture, color and value (the lightness or darkness of a color). Then, focus on the details, such as napkins, candles, flower girl baskets, the ring bearer pillow and guest book, which can be made from the same fabric and in the same color as the bridesmaid dresses. Don’t be afraid to push your comfort zone and play with an assortment of colors until you find the right combination that speaks to you.
Feeling lost? Color chips at the local home improvement store and sources like the Pantone Wedding help brides coordinate colors and create an inspiration board. Of course, the color wheel provides a basic foundation for primary colors, secondary colors and tertiary colors. Choose a wedding palette based on analogous colors, which represents three consecutive colors on a 12-part color wheel, or complementary colors, which are any two colors directly opposite of each other. The venue, time of day and season will play a role in the overall wedding colors, but engaged couples should also think about the mood they want to convey because color impacts emotion. Ideas abound everywhere, so look to nature, places, fashion, linens and stationary as a starting off point. See these 15 tips for choosing your wedding colors. Advantage Bridal carries Pantone wedding accessories by Dessy so brides can match colors perfectly, and they can also check out our section that features wedding themes by color.
