So, my first post on here is less of a "question," and more of a desperate plea - I need some inspiration for colors for my April wedding!
Now, I've always been a fall girl myself. I love the rich reds, browns, oranges and greens - so it obviously makes sense that I would plan the wedding for April instead of October...sigh. Anyway - I've never had a favorite color, exactly, and now I'm trying to put together this entire wedding without a clue of what I really want. When it comes to matching colors and styles, I can match a black shirt to my jeans, or a black shirt to my gray work pants. Beyond that I start to get a little iffy...
Let me start with my reception venue - it's in a hotel that is lit up by a large, circular chandelier and laid out with (brand spankin' new!) maroon and gold carpet. There are mirrors on part of the room (bear with me - it's a pretty dated venue) and I believe the walls are a tan color.
Originally, I wanted the colors to be maroon and gold it was a coincidence with the carpeting matching perfectly), but recently I've been getting a lot of negative feedback on the combo and have been told it would look "better" with more season appropriate colors. Even my fiance who is TOTALLY supportive of whatever I choose expressed that maroon might be too dark for the wedding. Go figure - his favorite colors are all pale blue's.
On the flip side, I think the fun spring colors would look totally wrong - bright yellows, greens, purples and blues- in the reception area.
That goes for the ceremony site too. It's mostly dark blue with a huge stainless glass window composed of blues, yellows, and reds.
So now, I'm sitting here at the computer staring at a boat load of paint swatches from lowes and starting to wonder if this might look a little clearer after a few glasses of wine! I picked
Pink and brown? Pastel green and light blue? Lilac and plum? Green and brown? Yellow and teal???!!! RED AND PINK!?!?!?!? SOMEONE HELP!
Anyone have a similar problem with their spring wedding?
Maybe people won't pay too much attention to the color of the carpet. If you choose vibrant, spring colors they shouldn't even notice that the carpet is maroon and gold. If it bothers you too much, is changing the venue an option?
GOOD LUCK and HAPPY PLANNING!
Colors,hmmm. You should blog search. Check out different blogs( Every Last Detail, Style Me Pretty, Little Black Book,Martha Stewart, The Knot,etc.) Look for inspiration. Google Spring Weddings. Sometime finding a theme of some sort helps even more. I was all over the place when I was planning in the beginning. Colors and theme was the hardest for me. Never would I have imagine that the colors I picked I would ever do, until I laid eyes upon it. Kinda like finding the DRESS,lol.
Good Luck, I hope I helped :)
You can get away with doing some darker colors in the spring, like a navy blue with a pink combo, A plum purple with a lilac or silver combo (that's the one I'm doing)
Luckily with Spring you can choose Gem colors like these and throw in a lighter shade to balance it out-
Good luck!!!