When it comes to picking out the perfect wedding invitations, it is easy to get overwhelmed by all of the design decisions you have to make. Do you go traditional? Or modern? Do you go for a letterpress printing style, or is there room in the budget to add in a bit of luxe foil?
One of our biggest pieces of advice for couples to help them navigate these questions is to think about what they want to communicate about their big day. Your invitations are an opportunity to get your guests excited about your wedding — so deciding the type of emotion you want to invoke and what design details you want to preview, can help immensely when it comes to choosing a design that feels right for you.
Color plays a huge role in the overall impression your wedding invitation will leave on your guests — which is why couples (and wedding planners!) spend so much time picking out the perfect color palette. In some cases, these palettes lean on the couple's favorite colors as a starting point. In others, the venue location, wedding date, and reception theme (rustic, beach, vintage, boho, etc.) can steer the decision-making.
Whether you have your color palette picked out or are still unsure about what direction to go, this article will provide you with plenty of ideas for how to leverage color in your wedding invitations. Prepare to get inspired.
Minted + BRIDES Color of the Year: Verona Sunset
A punchy shade of orange that calls to mind luxe Mediterranean getaways and crisp aperol spritzes, the wedding experts at Minted and BRIDES can’t get enough of Verona Sunset. Simultaneously energetic and sophisticated, the saturated orange is surprisingly versatile (which is one of the reasons why it earned our top spot for 2025!) and plays nicely with a whole host of color palettes and wedding themes.
Verona Sunset Color Schemes
- Verona Sunset + Warm Beige + Chocolate Brown. Lean into the shade’s luxury heritage (looking at you, Hermés boxes) with a palette that pairs warm neutrals like sandy beige and rich chocolate brown with the fiery orange hue.
- Verona Sunset + Pretty Pastels. Perfect for spring and summer weddings with a preppy aesthetic, pairing a punch of saturated color like Verona Sunset with soft lemon yellows, peaches, and minty blues is one of our favorite ways to modernize a pastel palette.
- Verona Sunset + Bright White. This color combination strikes just the right balance of bold and sophisticated, making it perfect for a chic city wedding. If your taste leans more minimal, you could keep your overall wedding color scheme paired back to just these two shades, or you could add in one additional accent like a grassy green or sweet lilac for an extra layer of dimension.
- Verona Sunset + Desaturated Magenta + Stormy Blue. Don’t feel like you have to stick to neutrals and more muted tones when working Verona Sunset into your color palette! The shade is a perfect way to round out a cool, modern palette of desaturated magenta, stormy blue, and muted chartreuse.
Wedding Themes That Pair Perfectly With Verona Sunset Invitations
- Country Club. Give a country club venue a modern prep twist by saturating classic details like custom crests, stripes, and crisp typography in the vibrant shade.
- Festive Cocktail. A bright and bold color palette that incorporates Versona Sunset alongside sunny yellows, vibrant greens, and cheerful pinks is perfect for a wedding day that is every bit as playful and fun as you and your spouse-to-be.
- Garden Inspired. Because Verona Sunset is a shade that is found abundantly in nature (think marigold flowers, zinnias, lilies, and poppies), it pairs perfectly with other garden-inspired shades like cornflower blue, grass green, and rosy pink.
- Mediterranean Coastal. Whether you’re lucky enough to be hosting a destination wedding on the Amalfi coast or are just bringing la dolce vita stateside, Verona Orange is the perfect shade to incorporate into your big day.
Blue
Vibrant and moody Marseille Bleu was Minted + Brides inaugural color of the year, and we still can’t get enough of the hue. In fact, blue wedding invitations in nearly any shade will never go out of style. Associated with serenity and tradition (hello, “something blue!”), there’s a shade of blue that is fit for nearly every wedding.
Popular Shades of Blue for 2025
- Navy. Deep and sophisticated, this shade is every bit as versatile as black, without being quite so harsh.
- Robin’s Egg. The vibrant, green-blue shade is always a winner for spring and summer weddings.
- Powder Blue. One of the most versatile shades of blue, powder blue is a bit of a chameleon, serving as a neutral in bolder color schemes or standing on its own in softer palettes.
- Marseille Bleu. This vibrant cobalt shade was Minted + BRIDE’s color of the year in 2024, and we’re loving it every bit as much for 2025 celebrations.
Blue Color Schemes
- Marseille Bleu + Lemon Yellow + Leafy Green. Bringing to mind sparkling summers spent on the Riviera, this palette is perfect for weddings channeling a European summer vibe.
- Navy + White or Cream. You can never go wrong with a blue-and-white color scheme on your invitation. Going for a darker shade can give the simple color palette a slightly more formal feel, even when paired with handwritten-inspired typefaces.
- Powder Blue + Robin’s Egg + Navy. Combining several blue shades creates an aquatic-inspired palette perfect for invitations that lean into a beachy or ocean theme.
- Blue + Green + White. If you’re looking for a traditional take on a botanical-themed wedding invitation, go for this color palette. There is lots of room to play with the exact shades here — softer blues and greens are beautiful for spring, while richer tones are great for more traditional weddings.
Wedding Themes That Pair Perfectly With Blue Invitations
- Winter Weddings. We often associate blue with cold, ice, and starry nighttime skies, which makes a dramatic blue wedding invitation perfect for a winter wedding.
- Beach/Lake Weddings. Help set the tone for a wedding hosted on the water with an invitation in a shade of blue that calls to mind ocean waves or ripples on the surface of a lake.
- Modern Formal Weddings. A navy and white color palette is a great way to modernize traditional black and white wedding invitations, without sacrificing any of the elegance or formality.
- Rooftop Weddings. If your wedding celebration involves some stargazing, bring that romance and elegance into your wedding invitation colors with navy blue cardstock accented by gold or silver foil press elements.
Black
Sophisticated and always classy, black can be used to communicate everything from elegance and formality to mystery and romance. (Which explains why we’re perennially obsessed with black tie weddings and little black dresses.) Black can be used as an accent color in most invitations, regardless of your overall color palette, but don’t be afraid to use it as your primary shade!
Black Color Schemes
- Black + Metallic Foil. Hello, drama! This is the perfect color palette for a wedding that is leaning into all kinds of opulence and glam. Look for an invitation that uses black a background color against which gold, silver, or even rose-gold foil accents can really pop.
- Black + Sage Green. For an unexpected take on a botanical wedding invitation, go for a style that contrasts soft organic green tones with a black background.
- Black + White. Does it get more classic than this? A white invitation printed with black letterpress text on luxe cardstock will always be a winning combination. But, for something more modern, look for a style that reverses the roles by using black as the background color and white for the typography.
- Black + Latte Brown + Smoke. This soft palette is perfect for an earthy, vintage-inspired wedding. We love how it looks in invitation designs that feature decorative elements and watercolor details straight from the Victorian era.
Wedding Themes That Pair Perfectly With Black Invitations
- Black Tie Weddings. Stay true to the formal sophistication of a black tie wedding by choosing an invitation style that features black typography and elevated details like letter-pressed printing and thick cardstock.
- Gothic or Fantasy-Inspired Weddings. If you’ve booked your dream castle wedding venue or are going for a moodier take on a garden party, black is a great way to create a mysterious, opulent atmosphere, especially when paired with darker reds, greens, and blues.
- New Year’s Weddings. If you and your partner are planning to tie the knot around January 1st, you may be inspired by the more traditional New Year’s celebration color palette of black and silver.
- Art Deco Weddings. When you think of flapper dresses and Great Gatsby-inspired celebrations, the color black always comes to mind. An art-deco-themed invite with geometric rose gold foil accents will hammer this theme home.
Purple
Associated with royalty, luxury, and power, purple represents wealth and extravagance. The color purple rarely occurs in nature, and because of this, it is seen as coveted and sacred. Visually, it is an uplifting color that sparks the imagination, a sense of magic, and new levels of creativity, making it perfect for weddings that embrace creativity at every turn.
Trending Shades of Purple for 2025
- Future Dusk. This moody, intense shade of purple was tapped by fashion forecaster WGSN as one of the colors that is going to be everywhere in 2025. Riding the line between deep purple and midnight blue, it is perfect for couples looking to add a touch of drama to their wedding color scheme.
- Lavender. This bright, cheerful shade is perfect for spring and summer weddings and pairs as well with pastels and neutrals as it does with punchier, wildflower-inspired hues.
- Burgundy. Burgundy will forever be a favorite for fall and winter weddings, and is a great way to lean into the opulence of purple without going overboard.
Purple Color Schemes
- Hazy Lilac + Rich Greens + White. This muted, floral-inspired palette works well for wedding invitations no matter the season.
- Future Dusk + Metallics. Play up the richness of dusky purple with an invitation that contrasts the deep shade with super-shiny foil-pressed details. Pair dusk with gold for a fall-inspired invitation, silver for something that leans into the future dusk trend, or rose gold for an unexpected twist.
- Burgundy + Rose + Green. Deep burgundy and rosy pink are a match made in heaven — look for a design that pairs the two shades with green for an organic feel.
- Lavender + White. Either shade can take center stage in this fresh and youthful color scheme.
Wedding Themes That Pair Perfectly With Purple Invitations
- Vineyard Weddings. Deep purples are often associated with wine and the crushing of grapes, so invitations in deep purple with complementing greenery are a nice nod to a vineyard setting.
- Royal-Inspired Weddings. If your wedding theme involves palace nuptials or entering via horse and carriage, dark purple wedding invitations gilded in gold foil will only add to the prestige.
- Destination Weddings. Lively tropical foliage can sometimes include memorable shades of purple. Carry a violet or lavender color theme forward as you narrow in on destination wedding invitation ideas.
- Fairytale Weddings. Whimsical themes often include light purples, so weave this fairytale look into your wedding invitations through the use of soft watercolor.
Red
Red is known as the color of extremes: passion, love, danger, and anger. Historically, its intensity has caused couples to shy away from red wedding invitations. But, in recent years, red tones like rust and cherry have become more popular across fashion, interiors, and, of course, weddings. Now, more couples than ever are taking cues from Chinese and Indian cultures — which associate red with luck, joy, and prosperity — and incorporating the color into their big day.
Trending Shades of Red for 2025
- Cherry. Rich and bright cherry red has been one of our favorite shades for a few years now, and we love how couples continue to find fun ways to incorporate it into their big days in the form of decor, bright red florals, and, of course, invitations.
- Wine. Deep wine tones are a great option for couples that like the idea of red, but don’t want to go overly vibrant with their color palette.
- Rust. Burnt, rusty shades of red have always been a go-to color to incorporate into fall weddings, but they’re also great for rustic and barn-themed celebrations.
Red Color Schemes
- Rust + Coral + Green. While rusty red is most commonly associated with rustic weddings, when paired with punchy coral and vibrant green, the shade is perfect for tropical destination wedding invitations.
- Red + Gold. Chinese wedding invitations traditionally pair vibrant, candy-apple red with gold foil to communicate the prosperity of the marriage. This pairing also works well with wine tones for a more muted, but no less luxe, look.
- Red + Green + Cream. A botanical print in rich greens and reds is a beautiful, subtle nod to classic colors of the season when paired with cream or white for a holiday wedding.
- Rust + Wine + Yellow. Lean into the beautiful shades of fall with a wedding invitation that features a color palette of rust, wine, and rich yellow.
Themes where Red Invitations Might Make Sense
- Holiday Weddings. If you’re planning a December wedding that will incorporate a Christmas tree, holiday wreaths, and pinecones, invites with red berries and holiday branches are a natural tie-in.
- Rustic Weddings. Burnt reds come to mind when thinking about a barn wedding that features an old tractor parked out front, which makes it the perfect shade to incorporate as an accent color in invitations for a rustic wedding.
- Preppy Weddings. f you’re looking for a way to modernize classic venues like country clubs or historic estates, red is the way to do it. Incorporate it into striped and scalloped details, punchy red florals, and fun flashes of color in a bold red lip or wedding day manicure
- Chinese Weddings. Red is the most popular color in China and symbolizes luck, joy, and happiness. Perhaps one or both members of the wedding couple want to pay homage to their Chinese culture and roots by featuring the auspicious color throughout their wedding stationery.
Silver or Gold
Out of all the colors on this list, silver and gold are most often thought as accents when it comes to wedding planning — but they don’t have to be! Both colors are steeped in tradition and symbolism. Silver is most often associated with elegance, sophistication, and modernity — it is also thought to be a mirror to the soul, helping us see ourselves as others do, making it very fitting for a wedding celebration. Gold is associated with luxury, good fortune, royalty, and spiritual power, and many cultures have traditions of exchanging gold on wedding days to mark the prosperous start of a marriage.
Silver Color Schemes
- Silver + Stone. To play up the natural beauty of silver, go for an invitation that features it as an accent to a background in a light gray or dusty cream.
- Silver + Navy. Navy’s natural cool tone means that silver is its perfect complement. A navy and silver invitation is perfect for city weddings with a modern, luxe vibe.
- Silver + Pastels. For a fresh take on silver, look for an invitation that pairs silver foil unexpectedly with pastel blues, purples, and even corals.
Gold Color Schemes
- Gold + Black. For couples looking to balance boldness and tradition, a black and gold invitation will never go out of style. Tailor it to your taste by looking for designs that use gold foil in interesting ways, such as to create an intricate pattern or to accent playful typography.
- Gold + White. Gilding an invitation printed on white cardstock is a timeless way to communicate luxury and tradition.
- Gold + Wildflower Tones. Give an invitation that features a palette inspired by a wild bouquet of wildflowers a luxe upgrade with gold foil accents. This palette is surprisingly versatile — it can lean vintage or modern, depending on the illustration style it is paired with.
Themes where Silver or Gold Invitations Might Make Sense
- Ballroom Weddings. If your wedding celebration is an extravagant ballroom affair, bring that elegance into your wedding invitations with designs that include dramatic silver or gold foil elements.
- Garden Weddings. Juxtaposing colorful flowers with reflective gold or silver is a beautiful way to combine organic and glamorous aesthetics. There are plenty of beautiful wedding invitation designs that combine the two into miniature works of art, and you can further build on this theme with silver flower vases for your centerpieces or gold napkin rings at each place setting.
- Winter Wonderland Weddings. We often associate silver with snowflakes and ice, so carry that theme forward with beautiful silver mountain wedding invitations.
Pink
Universally, pink is recognized as a color of love, friendship, and affection, but it can also be associated with flowers, whimsy, and a general air of playfulness. A great color for a spring affair, you will have choices galore for wedding flowers in different shades of pink, red, and white.
Popular Shades of Pink for 2025
- Peach Fuzz. This soft, orangey shade of pink was Pantone’s color of the year in 2024, and is one we only expect to get more popular in 2025. It looks especially sweet paired with other pastels, used as a point of contrast in a more saturated color palette, and would be beautiful alongside the Minted+Brides 2025 color of the year, Verona Sunset.
- Dusty Mauve. A desaturated mauve is a beautiful way to lean into the more mysterious side of pink, making it perfect to incorporate without coming off too feminine.
- Ballet-Slipper. Light, baby pink is a classic — and with the continuation of the balletcore trend, is a color that is only getting more popular.
- Magenta. On the opposite end of the pink spectrum, couples have embraced hot pink and magenta as a fun and punchy accent color for both wedding decor and their invitations.
Pink Color Schemes
- Peach + Verona Sunset. Channel the warm energy of days spent sipping spritzes in the sun with this playful color palette that combines soft peachy pink and bold sunset orange.
- Pink + Black. Both ballet-slipper pink and dusty mauve look great when paired with black. To keep a romantic vibe, look for invitations that keep pink as the predominant color or, play with contrasts by finding a design that incorporates equal amounts of the two hues.
- Ballet Pink + Copper. For a fresh twist on a foil-pressed invitation, forgo classic gold or silver for a warm, rich copper. The color is deep enough to provide a nice contrast to the lighter pink shade, while still being within the same color family for a chic tonal look.
- Magenta + Green. This color palette takes its inspiration from rich magenta flowers like bougainvillea, dahlias, and camille pisarro roses. Pair it with creamy background colors and lighter pinks for a softer look to your invitations, or go saturated with vivid greens and bright whites for a tropical look.
Wedding Themes That Pair Perfectly With Pink Invitations
- Poolside Weddings. We often associate bright pink with flamingo pool floaties and days by the pool sipping tropical drinks through fluorescent pink straws — or, on the more glamorous end of the spectrum, with the iconic pink and green palette of the pool at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Bring that playful color and look into your wedding invitation selection.
- Backyard Weddings. Lush pinks and shades of fuchsia come to mind when imagining backyard rose gardens or full floral centerpieces, making it an ideal color choice for a backyard wedding invite.
- Bohemian Weddings. A wide range of pinks are often used in boho chic wedding decor, so it seems only natural to pull that color palette over into your wedding signage and stationery as well.
- Easter/Spring Weddings. It might seem cliche to feature pastel colors during an early spring wedding, but it is a classic for a reason. Make it more modern by pairing softer pinks with unexpected pops of saturated colors like cobalt or magenta.
White
Representing innocence, purity, and new beginnings, white conveys a sense of cleanliness, freshness, and — when it comes to Western weddings – tradition. Because it is the lightest color and very easy on the eyes, it is the go-to option across a wide range of wedding aesthetics and styles. Make your stationery noteworthy by opting for a luxurious letterpress invitation suite.
White Color Schemes
- White + Black. You really can’t go wrong with this color scheme — just be sure to lean on details like letterpressed text and luxe cardstock to make invitations in this paired-back palette feel special.
- White + Cream + Green. It feels counterintuitive to combine white and cream, but when put together in an invitation design that calls to mind the beauty of creamy white flowers like magnolias or roses in all their complexity, it can be beautiful.
- White + Metallics. If you love the look of a foil-pressed invitation, going for a predominantly white design can be a great option. That way, the beautiful gilt of the foil color you choose will really pop — especially if you go for a color that is slightly deeper, like gold or copper.
Wedding Themes That Pair Perfectly With White Invitations
- Simple/Micro Weddings. For the couple that isn’t looking to max out their wedding budget and aiming to keep the guest count relatively small and intimate, a simpler white invitation might help carry that desire across to invited guests.
- White Tie Weddings. A white tie wedding is even more formal than black tie weddings, and is often synonymous with luxury and glamor. With all the white bowties, white vests, and white waistcoats, it only seems fitting to feature pristine white wedding stationery.
- Traditional/Religious Weddings. . A classic white invitation is perfect if you and your spouse-to-be want to stick to tradition or focus more on the religious significance of matrimony.
Green
The embodiment of nature, renewal, and life itself, green can be a beautiful color to incorporate into your wedding. Depending on the shade, green can almost serve as a neutral, or it can be bold and punchy. Either way, it is known to have a relaxing and harmonizing effect — which sounds like just the right atmosphere for a reunion of your closest friends and family.
Popular Shades of Green for 2025
- Tea Green. Lighter shades of green like sage have become wedding heavyweights, and will always be in style. But, if you’re looking for a more contemporary spin, go for a delicate shade of green like Sherwin Williams’s 2025 color of the year, Quietude.
- Emerald. Rich and luxurious, emerald green is a timeless shade of green that is perfect for winter weddings or more formal affairs.
- Pistachio. This playful shade is one that we see couples incorporating more and more into their weddings, and makes for a fun, unexpected pop of color in decor and stationery.
Green Color Schemes
- Emerald Green + Gold. Emerald green and gold can come together to match a huge range of styles and wedding themes including traditional, glamorous, and even tropical destination weddings.
- Tea Green + White + Pink. If you love the look of soft, muted florals, this palette is for you. Look for a design that pairs a white background with painterly illustrations of flowers featuring various sage tones and dusty pinks.
- Pistachio + White. This color combination is perfect for couples that want their invitation to make a statement, but are minimalists at heart. A pistachio background really allows white typography to take center stage in a way that feels fresh and modern.
- Sage + Blue. Draw from the colors of the earth and the sky with this color palette. We love it in invitation designs that take inspiration from landscape paintings, making it the perfect choice for a countryside wedding.
Wedding Themes That Pair Perfectly With Green Invitations
- Forest Weddings. Dark green is naturally associated with the woods. Build excitement around your outdoorsy wedding venue sheltered beneath giant redwoods or set amongst an aspen grove by using it for your first wedding correspondence to your guests.
- Tropical Weddings. Palm fronds and giant monstera leaves are emblematic of an ideal tropical oasis. Get guests ready to travel to your tropical beach wedding with invites depicting the lush green plants.
- Greenhouse/Botanical Garden Weddings. If green is going to be one of the predominant colors at your wedding — as it will be if you’re getting married in a lush botanical garden or greenhouse — then use it as a neutral in your wedding invitations! Pair it with the other colors you plan to highlight in your decor or bouquet throughout the day for an invitation that feels uniquely you.
No matter what wedding invitation idea and color scheme you’ve fallen head-over-heels in love with, know that Minted has a unique design to match your vision. All of our invitation designs come in multiple colorways hand-picked by the independent designer who created them, and are also available to be customized — meaning that you can find a shade that perfectly aligns with your wedding color palette.
If you can’t find a design that feels 100% you, you can work with our design services team to create a custom look from scratch based on your direction.
