Wedding Colors

When creating a theme or look for your wedding, remember to let your colors reflect who you and your partner are. Also keep in mind the decor of your venues for the ceremony and reception to make sure your colors coordinate with the surroundings. Take inspiration from the season and which flowers, greenery, and produce will be available that time of year.

For a more customized approach to your wedding colors, take a closer look at each color’s meaning, pairing ideas, and inspiration for incorporating them into your event.

• White is a traditional wedding staple, signifying light and purity. White ranges from warm ivory to cool bluish shades, so you can use it as the base of any wedding color combination. Popular white flower choices include roses, anemones, lily of the valley, ranunculus, peonies, and dahlias.
• Pink signifies sweetness and love. Pair with aqua for a fun, retro vibe, or deep burgundy for a romantic look. Deck out your bouquet and tablescapes with lilies, sweet peas, ranunculuses, peonies, and cherry blossoms in your favorite rosy shades.
• Red represents passion and romance. It’s a classic choice for weddings and its various shades look good on just about everyone. Use it as your sole accent color, or combine it with blush, tangerine, or other jewel tones. Add a pop of crimson with anemones, tulips, and roses (of course), or try protea or amaranthus for something unexpected.
• Orange conveys energy and creativity. Create a playful palette with yellow and pink, or fall for deeper shades with garnet and purple. Infuse a splash of orange into your celebration with marigolds, birds of paradise, poppies, and yes, oranges.
• Yellow evokes sunshine and joy. Pairing yellow with cornflower blue creates a country-inspired look, garnet brings depth and drama, and gray creates a cool modern feel. Brighten up a bouquet with daisies, daffodils, craspedia, and sunflowers. Citrus fruits are also a fresh way to bring a fun, cheerful vibe to your displays.
• Green symbolizes growth and renewal. Sage, gold, and ivory are a classic wedding color combination, while peach and wine create bohemian color pairings. Bring in some greenery to your bouquet with eucalyptus, succulents, palm leaves, ferns, and even air plants. You can also complement your decor with garlands of olive or eucalpytus.
• Blue is a calming color that represents water and sky. Pale blue and elegant navy pair perfectly with blush, gold, and burgundy, while brighter blues go well with greens and buttercup yellow. Iris, hydrangea, tweedia, cornflowers, thistles, muscari, and forget-me-nots will add a burst of blue to your bouquet.
• Purple is associated with royalty and luxury. Gold and jewel tones add opulence to royal purple, sage creates an earthy look, and orange and burgundy complete a vibrant, saturated palette. Play with shades of purple in your floral arrangements with lavender, orchids, thistle, lilac, hydrangea, and wisteria.
• Black has an elegant, formal presence that can anchor your wedding color scheme. When used sparingly as an accent or background color, it can add drama and make your other hues pop.
• Metallics as accent colors give your wedding color theme instant glamour with a luxurious finish.  Gold symbolizes light and prosperity, silver is modern and sophisticated, and rose gold is warm and elegant. Make your wedding sparkle with foil-pressed stationery, metallic table settings, and high-shine accessories.