I'm marrying in May in the mountains on the grounds of a beautiful Victorian inn. Spring is my favorite season and green is my favorite color. So my color scheme comprises spring colors: green, blue, lilac, peach, etc. We're using local flowers which we will probably pick that morning or the day before from an organic farm nearby. We want the surroundings to dictate the colors, not the other way around.
Needless to say, I'm not one who insists everything be all "matchy-matchy." But I need to nail down something to give to my matron of honor, bridesmaid and mothers so they can start looking for attire. I'll probably give them a color, a hem length and possibly a few other guidelines and let them get whatever they want.
I was going through my closet the other day and came upon a BEAUTIFUL rhinestone necklace/earring set that belonged to my grandmother. Its mainly cobalt blue with light blue accents. I really want to convert the earrings (they're currently corkscrews) into drop earrings and add a lengthening chain to the necklace, which is currently a choker.
1. Do the bridesmaid dresses (and by extension, the decor) HAVE to match the necklace? Or better stated, would it look BAD if they bridesmaids dresses did NOT match (say, if they wore green or another shade of blue)?
2. What shades of blue and/or green would go with this set? My MOH insists she looks horrible in pastels. But she says a turquoise/aqua blue would clash with the necklace (note: my MOH is Miss Matchy Matchy to the extreme). I really want to keep with the vintage, springtime motif I'm trying to achieve.
Suggestions? PLEASE HELP!!!