Nice Wedding Motif Colors
Your wedding color motif sets the mood of the occasion and creates a cohesiveness that guests find aesthetically pleasing. When choosing your wedding colors, it is important to consider the season and location of your wedding as well as any particular theme you are following. Use these factors to inspire create ways you can incorporate your color motif.
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Beachy Blues and Beiges
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Channel the beauty of the ocean by incorporating sea blues and sandy beiges into your wedding color motif. Pair aqua blue, sky blue, deep navy blue or a mixture of blues with a sand-colored beige accent color to create an ocean-inspired wedding motif. These colors work well for spring and summer weddings, as they conjure images of warm weather, swimming and sunbathing in the sand. This motif also works particularly well for destination beach weddings.
Playful Pastels
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Choose a whimsical palette of soft spring colors such as pastel pink, pastel peach or pastel yellow. These colors conjure images of springtime, fresh blossoms and childlike innocence. This color motif works particularly well for spring weddings and can be paired with a white, ivory or tan accent color. Incorporate the playful nature of the pastel palate into the wedding decor. For example, place candy jars full of lemon drops at each table and use soft colored tulips bouquets for centerpieces.
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Elegant White on White
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Create a night of classic elegance by using a white on white wedding motif. Keep all aspects of the wedding decor completely white, accenting only with gold or silver when necessary. Use only white linens at the table. Create pure white floral bouquets as centerpieces using a variety of white flowers. Place white candles around each centerpiece. Instruct the cake decorator to add pure white frosted details to the already pure-white cake. Use the white on white wedding motif to create a clean, crisp atmosphere of pure class.
Harvest Colors
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Consider the deep, rich colors and flavors of autumn when creating a harvest color palate. For example, choose deep red cranberries, silky honey or spiced wine as the inspiration for your color motif. Accent these colors with darker colors such as black, charcoal or brown. Incorporate the colors by bringing in the organic elements of the season. For example, place baskets of fresh apples on the tables as centerpieces or use sprigs of wheat in the floral arrangements.
Color by Decade
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If you plan to create a vintage-style wedding, use a color motif that matches the decade you wish to recreate. For example, use sea foam green for a 1950s look, use bright orange to reflect the 1960s, use mustard yellow for a 1970s wedding, or use bright pink to represent the 1980s. Though these colors may not initially seem as pleasing as more traditional wedding motifs, they work well in the vintage context. If you choose to use these dated color motifs, it is important to incorporate other elements of the decade into the wedding.
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