Choosing Your Wedding Colour Scheme
WHAT COLOUR COMBINATION WILL YOU CHOOSE?
Your colour choice can set the overall mood and ambiance for your entire wedding day. Having an aesthetically pleasing wedding is definitely becoming more sought after, cemented further by the sheer amount of inspiration available to couples online nowadays; with the likes of Instagram, Pinterest and wedding blogs. It can be a little overwhelming when starting your wedding planning as to what direction to go in with colours, style and details so here's the process I go through with all my couples.
colours
You need to begin with some colours, this might be easy; you might have a favourite colour you have always wanted to incorporate into your wedding day or you might have no idea where to start!
Think firstly about the colours you love, look around your home, in your wardrobe and identify the colours that appear the most - These are colours you are naturally drawn to. Another, more obvious place to start is at your chosen venue, there is a reason you have chosen to marry there and quite often this is down to liking the aesthetics, what colours are present here and throughout? Another thing to consider is the season, typically seasons lend themselves to a particular palette (that absolutely does not mean you need to follow this trend but it can help). There may be certain flowers that are more readily available in different seasons and this can play a part in your choice.
The final thing to consider is the feeling of the wedding, certain colours can provoke certain emotions and feelings, for example regal colours may create an opulent vibe whereas neutral tones rich with florals may feel more high-end, this is something completely personal to you and your fiance - be sure to involve them too!
PICK your palette
Next is your colour palette, a small selection of colours that will form the basis of your entire wedding day design, for example you may know you'd like pink to play a part in the wedding but is that a muted blush pink, a hot pink or more of a mauve?
There is a great tool online at www.coolors.co for creating and experimenting with palettes, well worth experimenting with and a great way to visually play with colours.
Another tip would be to incorporate a contrasting colour or a darker tone, that will help when it comes to furniture choices, stationery design and most definitely florals.
Once you have a palette determined look for direct inspiration on Pinterest, try to create a cohesive mood board (featuring your colour palette) for you and your suppliers to work from - That way you are all working from the same page, an example of what this could look like is below.
TRENDS
Due to a knock on effect from postponed 2020 and early 2021 weddings it is likely we will see similar colour trends throughout 2021 and into 2022.
A combination of blues and blushes are still featuring heavily especially in weddings by the sea or at beautiful stately home venues; the colours are relaxing and can create a bright and fresh feel to your wedding - Perfect for Spring. There's lots more pink popping up but in more of a dusky tone, paired with sage greens, pops of black or dried florals - I love this trend and the biggest benefit being it doesn't need to feel 'girly'.
There are also pops of yellows emerging within wedding designs and I think we will begin to see more of this into 2022 matched with other more pared-back colours. My favourite ever-rising trend is a neutral palette; think mix and match champagne bridesmaid dresses, layered linens and fabrics in muted tones and botanicals in deep caramel tones!
tips
My biggest overall tip is to balance colours in proportion. There are lots of wedding elements you can add colour to, from the flowers, bridesmaid dresses, wedding cake and even your glassware so it is important to select one or two main colours within your palette and use the others as accent colours only for a cohesive, well executed look.
If you are looking for someone to help with the aesthetics of your special day please just send me a message below and we can discuss a bespoke quote for this service.