okay, so my color theme is 'Black & Gold' after the NOLA Saints. yes the groom had a helping hand in pickign this and tbh while i'm not a die hard Saints fan i loved the idea as well XD
anyways, my original idea for bridesmaid dresses was to have them wear a mainly gold colored dress (likely a deep gold or pastel gold) with blakc accents to tone the color down so it's not too gaudy. but i realize that Gold doesn't go well on everyone, and all my bridesmaids have light to pasty skin tones and don't tan well.
so i've been doing my research (reading and watchign SYTTD on TLC) and i see that alot of weddings are using black dresses for their brides maids. my initial reaction is o.0 oh heck no!! as the color black symbolizes death and tbh balck dresses int eh wedding party seems a bit ... morbid ... to me in a way. no offense to brides who use them, to each their own; but personally i'm not attracted to the idea.
anyways, i've since warmed a bit more (but not much) to the idea of maybe being forced to use mainly black dresses with gold accents so my bridesmaids aren't hideous in the pictures.
we haven't begun tryign on dresses yet, but we are looking at styles and colors currently to get an idea. so i was wondering what everyones opinon was on Gold versus Black colors for the bridal party dresses.
i'm also keeping an open mind for colors similar to gold (like a light deep bronze or deep golden yellow)