How to Find a Color Scheme for a Wedding
Your wedding color scheme is likely one of the first decisions you'll make so that your wedding details complement each other and flow in a logical manner. While some brides may have chosen their color schemes as young girls, other couples have a harder time figuring out which colors will work for them. Not all couples will use the same rules or guidelines for figuring out their color scheme. Pick out your colors together with your spouse-to-be so you'll both be relaxed and comfortable on your wedding day.
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Compile a list of wedding details you know you want to use, or photos you've collected from bridal magazines or the Internet. This might include a wedding gown, favors, centerpieces or any other essential. Build your color scheme around a single detail you like.
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View your ceremony and reception venue to get a feel for the atmosphere and mood created by colors that are already present there. For example, a chocolate brown and lime green color scheme wouldn't fare well in a room with burgundy drapes and burgundy, cream and gold carpeting.
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Review other details you already have planned, such as the season of the wedding. Hot pink and orange, for example, might be a bit much for a winter wedding, unless you're getting married on the beach in a tropical setting or using a tropical theme.
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Create a theme for your wedding, as most themes go hand-in-hand with certain color schemes. Garden themes might include green-and-pink or green-and-yellow combinations, whereas western themes might include red and denim blue shades.
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Use a color wheel or color palette generator, which can be found on paint or decorating websites, to establish a color scheme once you have picked at least one color. You can choose from three basic color groupings such as monochromatic color themes, which have various shades of the same color; analogous color themes that feature colors that neighbor each other on the color wheel; or complementary color themes that use colors across from each other on the color wheel.
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Gather paint chips or fabric swatches of the colors you like to see how they work together. Two or three colors are ideal. If you choose three colors, one should be a neutral shade to balance two stronger colors. For example, chocolate brown or cream can calm down a bright orange and fuchsia color scheme. Adding a third strong color, such as yellow, could create an overpowering, chaotic look. Having samples of your colors will help when it comes to choosing flowers, bridesmaid dresses and stationery as well.
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Tips & Warnings
A color you and your fiance both like can also serve as the first color in your color scheme.
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