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wedding color suggestions?

My fiance and I are getting married the end of Nov.  He is in the Marine Corps and will be wearing his blues. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions about colors. I know my bridesmaids will be wearing red dresses but that's it. I want the colors to be fall colors but I want to incorporate cool colors as well. Help! I'm so confused!!

Re: wedding color suggestions?

  • edited December 2011
    I think you could do red as your main color and do blue and white accents (here are some pictures I found on google)


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  • kyrgyzstankyrgyzstan member
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    edited December 2011
    Use whatever colors you want. Being matchy matchy never ends up looking right, especially with Marine uniforms, and I would avoid red, white, and blue, unless your theme is "AMERICA!", which is a perfectly acceptable theme. Since you're looking for fall colors, I assume that is not your theme.
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  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_wedding-color-suggestions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:13Discussion:1f0d7ab1-7203-4455-8e3a-2dc56d9c43eaPost:58b62839-c6ef-4440-b12d-2ac3389c906d">Re: wedding color suggestions?</a>:
    [QUOTE]Use whatever colors you want. Being matchy matchy never ends up looking right, especially with Marine uniforms, and I would avoid red, white, and blue, unless your theme is "AMERICA!", which is a perfectly acceptable theme. Since you're looking for fall colors, I assume that is not your theme.
    Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

    <div>Personally, I'm not a fan of matchy matchy themes in general. And like PP said, if your theme is "America" go for it but otherwise, I'd use a deep red and then throw in some other "fall"/"winter" colors...</div><div>Don't worry about matching the uniforms. My FI is in the Marine Corps as well, as is his best man and they will both be in thier blues - our colors are black, ivory and pale pink. </div>
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  • edited December 2011
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    [QUOTE]Use whatever colors you want. Being matchy matchy never ends up looking right, especially with Marine uniforms, and I would avoid red, white, and blue, unless your theme is "AMERICA!", which is a perfectly acceptable theme. Since you're looking for fall colors, I assume that is not your theme.
    Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

    <div>I agree! My colors were Red and Purple. DH wore his uniform, and best man wore his Air Force mess dress. My florist added in some pink, and yellow flowers, but overall we kept with the two main colors. I didn't follow any rules about seasonal colors! </div>
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  • edited December 2011
    I would second the not being to matchy matchy.  I think you might would like it right now but then when you look back on your pictures years later you may ask yourself what were you thinking.  I would stay away from Red/White/Blue unless you are getting married on July 4th, which is fine either way.  My H and groomsmen wore their dress blues (Army) and the girls wore clover (a "light-ish" green) that went with the outdoor venue.  I think you can just chose colors that you like the best. 
  • edited December 2011
    Everyone is right.. Trying to be matchy matchy with a uniform rarely looks that good. If your FI isn't planning on making the MC a career, I think it's even sillier. My H wore his blues, and my girls wore black dresses with red shoes. If you want fall colors, go with a nice scarlet color.. I love fall weddings. I looove fall colors. Don't let the uniform dictate your wedding. If you want your girls to wear red (I'm assuming you haven't ordered them yet right?) maybe go with scarlet instead of red, and do Gold for an accent color. Gold and Scarlet (MC colors) scream fall to me!

    Zimm gave you some nice pics, but those look a little too 4th of July wedding for my taste.
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  • edited December 2011
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    [QUOTE]Use whatever colors you want. Being matchy matchy never ends up looking right, especially with Marine uniforms, and I would avoid red, white, and blue, unless your theme is "AMERICA!", which is a perfectly acceptable theme. Since you're looking for fall colors, I assume that is not your theme.
    Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

    Lol Stan, don't I remember reading in your bio that you want your theme to be "America, f*** yeah!"?
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  • edited December 2011
    I'm a fall bride as well, and FI will be in his uniform. I knew I really wanted yellow as one of my colors but I didn't want to go the fall color route at all, so I chose blue... Just so happens to be Navy colors. hah. OOPS! But I don't think it'll be too matchy matchy since he'll be in his whites, not blues.

    OP if you're wanting fall colors, don't even think about the fact that he'll be in his uniform when you choose colors. Go with the full fall palette if you want! He will still look great and stand out without clashing.
  • kyrgyzstankyrgyzstan member
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    edited December 2011
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: wedding color suggestions? : Lol Stan, don't I remember reading in your bio that you want your theme to be "America, f*** yeah!"?
    Posted by SarahP787[/QUOTE]

    <div>Well, it kind of is, lol! But that came from people teasing me. My real "theme" is August 1941, not that that's a theme either. That's just the feel I've been using.</div><div>
    </div><div>But even I am not having BMs in red white and blue. MOH is in her mess dress, and the other three are in navy blue short dresses of their choosing. And I let them pick their shoes. Any color. </div>
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  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_wedding-color-suggestions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:13Discussion:1f0d7ab1-7203-4455-8e3a-2dc56d9c43eaPost:674827da-77f0-4ade-9345-f4f428f92e1a">Re: wedding color suggestions?</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'm a fall bride as well, and FI will be in his uniform. I knew I really wanted yellow as one of my colors but I didn't want to go the fall color route at all, so I chose blue... Just so happens to be Navy colors. hah. OOPS! But I don't think it'll be too matchy matchy since he'll be in his whites, not blues. OP if you're wanting fall colors, <strong>don't even think about the fact that he'll be in his uniform when you choose colors. Go with the full fall palette if you want!</strong> He will still look great and stand out without clashing.
    Posted by firsttimersluck[/QUOTE]

    <div>Definitely! </div>
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  • calindicalindi member
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    edited December 2011
    I can understand wanting to coordiante colors with the uniform, but like the girls said, trying too hard to match them just looks silly.

    Maybe use red as the coordinating color, and then use a totally different color?  You could do silver or gray for a very upscale, clean, modern look. 

    My personal favorite for a fall wedding would be red and orange - the red will coordinate with his uniform, but the orange will be fun and different.


     


     


     

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  • edited December 2011
    o00o red and grey/charcoal would be so pretty like calindi mentioned
  • edited December 2011
    I like the red and charcoal idea lots!
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  • edited December 2011
    I like the red and orange.. but orange I think can be a really tricky color.. but thats just my opinion.
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  • calindicalindi member
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    edited December 2011
    Some red and charcoal inspirations:


     


     


     

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  • melbelle24melbelle24 member
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    edited December 2011
    Love the red and charcoal look! It's very modern and upscale. The red and orange combo is really fun-looking too. Calindi, you're really good at this color scheme thing!
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  • KatChrisHKatChrisH member
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    edited December 2011
    My fiance is in the Marine Corps too! Our wedding is this October and I spent months trying to decide what colors to match with his Blues... I ended up deciding just to do what i wanted so our colors are chocolate brown and yellow. It may not match but its a Fall wedding!
  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_wedding-color-suggestions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:13Discussion:1f0d7ab1-7203-4455-8e3a-2dc56d9c43eaPost:8d294489-79d3-43c5-ac09-b00366de8e0c">Re: wedding color suggestions?</a>:
    [QUOTE]My fiance is in the Marine Corps too! Our wedding is this October and I spent months trying to decide what colors to match with his Blues... I ended up deciding just to do what i wanted so our colors are chocolate brown and yellow. It may not match but its a Fall wedding!
    Posted by KatChrisH[/QUOTE]

    <div>I like the brown and yellow and I think it look good with the Blues!</div>
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