Wedding Colors Dilemma

jrkjpf · April 2011

Probably the most fun I have had so far is picking the wedding colors. I love making bold creative statements and I knew as soon as i picked the colors the ideas would just come storming in, which they did.
I chose Turquoise and Orange:

Cool huh? Well my dear mom and sister feel that I am planning a circus, not a wedding...really? Tonight I had a long drawn out conversation with her about these colors, how they don't go, are odd and she fears I will be severely embarrassed with all the negative comments from people. So far, its only been mom and sister. I have explained to her many of times my plans for these colors, turquoise will be the main, and orange will be the accent, plus with this combo I will be able to use a lot of hues and shades of each and still get away with it. My linens are still going to be off white, it's not like im making every other table a different color. (Yes, it was also brought to my attention that i chose Miami Dolphin colors, which i am a fan, but didn't do this on purpose.) Anyways, Mom is from old world Germany so very old school and very traditional, so anything other than white, pink or purple is not aloud. I plan on having my girls in Turquoise, holding a small bouquet of orange flowers, the guys with orange vests, and turquoise boutonniere. At first i planned on having myself holding a large tight bouquet of turquoise flowers with orange ribbon, similar to this picture:

But I honestly may cave in and do white and turquoise with orange ribbon. The centerpieces will be tall cylinder vases with battery powered tea lights in the very bottom, covered by turquoise cracked crystal rocks and a small arrangement of orange orchids or tiger lilies:

So really, this is all the color I will have besides Turquoise sashes on the chair covers. I honestly don't think that this all would be too much color, see the image below for reception picture:

Yea, so anyways, the space in which we will be given, i really don't feel we will have too much color and look like a "circus". Opinions? Ideas?

ArmyofUs · April 2011

I like it...

brookelynpaisley · April 2011

I really love the combo, but that looks more blue (maybe it's my screen) than turquoise. I know some people will say that colors can be used in any season, but by my calculations, your wedding is in September, so I might tone down the orange a tad and make it a little more late sumer/fall. Overall, I love that you are going outside the box

jrkjpf · April 2011

September 2, 2012, so Summer/Fall boarder. Which i why i wanted September, you can get away with either summer or fall colors

missy68 · April 2011

You'd have to have a much deeper orange and a different turquoise to match the 'Fins.

But, interesting combo!

jrkjpf · April 2011

Yea Dolphins have more of a blue-green going on.

DeadUtopia · April 2011

I can see how your mom would initially have been a little taken aback since they are bold color choices...BUT I super

anything outside of the box and think that it would work out well!

adunn09 · April 2011

I love the colors! I think they'll look great. Not traditional wedding colors, but that makes them even better.

HockeyFan4 · April 2011

blue and orange are complementary colors, meaning they are opposite on the color wheel and have nothing in common with each other....they make one of the boldest statements (including red/green and violet/yellow)....because they are so bold they can be "too much".... by bringing down the saturation or chosing colors just off a bit you can tone down the "violence" of the color choices....so I would think that a tourquoise and a "burnt orange" would work well.

SirJuliusVonHaast · April 2011

I like it, but I agree about tweaking the colors a little. Something like the shades in this picture (burnt orange and a lighter, more greenish teal) look great to me.

GeauxTigers17 · April 2011

The colors SirJulius posted are really pretty together. The turquoise softens it somehow. Both of the colors in your first photo are super bright - it might be better to have one a little more muted?

I definitely think you should choose colors you're excited about, though!

jrkjpf · April 2011

I couldn't take it anymore, i sent my mom all of the pictures i attached to this thread, immediately after i get a call..."ohhhhhh, i get it now, i like it!"....humph, solves that!

mkrupar · April 2011

My only suggestion is please don't put the GM in orange vests. If you're having black tuxes it will look a little Halloween. If you're going with brown tuxes it'll look really fall. That might not be what you're going for.

Other than that I think it's great.

I know there's another poster that had wanted orange and blue, but her dad didn't want to, "pay for a FL Gators wedding." So she switched to a turquoise, orange, and added purple as a third color to get away from only orange and blue. Seemed to make everyone happy. That might be a good compromise for your mother since she thinks white, pink, and purple are the only way to go.

mica178 · April 2011

I did a darker shade of blue and orange. No one thought they were at a circus, although some people thought we were overly big on the U of Florida colors.

GeauxTigers17 · April 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_wedding-colors-dilemma?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:11190f92-e5f6-4606-9c44-3694ee4b3981Post:dc1304c2-27db-4d49-aa6f-6abab5077fe0">Re: Wedding Colors Dilemma</a>:
[QUOTE]I did a darker shade of blue and orange. No one thought they were at a circus, although some people thought we were overly big on the U of Florida colors.
Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]

<div>I have a friend who wanted to put her bridesmaids in purple dresses with gold sashes, and walk out of the church to LSU's Pregame. Her mom completely nixed it, but she is getting married on campus!</div>

jrkjpf · April 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_wedding-colors-dilemma?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:11190f92-e5f6-4606-9c44-3694ee4b3981Post:500b0d28-68cb-4034-a4c4-bd7182749a81">Re: Wedding Colors Dilemma</a>:
[QUOTE]<strong>My only suggestion is please don't put the GM in orange vests. If you're having black tuxes it will look a little Halloween.</strong> If you're going with brown tuxes it'll look really fall. That might not be what you're going for. Other than that I think it's great. I know there's another poster that had wanted orange and blue, but her dad didn't want to, "pay for a FL Gators wedding." So she switched to a turquoise, orange, and added purple as a third color to get away from only orange and blue. Seemed to make everyone happy. That might be a good compromise for your mother since she thinks white, pink, and purple are the only way to go.
Posted by mkrupar[/QUOTE]

Good point, didn't think of that, and noted.
She was happy once i sent her the pictures, including the "swatch" picture, which will give me a start with tones and such, although she just asks I add a little white to the bouquet, ok fine. Now, anyone know how to make that bouquet? <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif" border="0" alt="Foot in mouth" title="Foot in mouth" />

jrkjpf · April 2011

Oh another thing, in my search for orange flowers i came across an amazing deal on real flowers instead of fake. What is the rule with fake and real flowers, either all real or all fake, or can they be mixed? Like, as in having real bouquets and center pieces, but fake boutonnieres?

mica178 · April 2011

Oh, and my mother hated my colors originally until I sent her a bunch of pictures of weddings with similar color schemes. By the time the wedding rolled around, she loved my colors. Remember, orange and blue are opposites on the color wheel, so they pop more.

mkrupar · April 2011

I think you'd be fine with fake boutonnieres (sp?). I don't think there's a rule about mixing fake with real.

tenofcups4me · April 2011

Glad she liked the pictures. I could see how it could have been hard for her to visualize what you were talking about without the pics. I like the combination! It's not one I personally would have chosen for my wedding, but I think what you're describing sounds really pretty.

jrkjpf · April 2011

The colors match me and my FI pretty well. Random, outgoing, loud and a bit on the odd side.

elizabethjane25 · April 2011

i love those colors!! orange makes for such a wonderful accent color. and it sounds as though you have a really nice plan for your incorporation of colors so that it doesn't look too overdone. i say go for it!!!

KelaRenee · April 2011

My friend's colors were light turquoise and orange...it was beautiful.

chocoholic4life · April 2011

I love the colors! (but that's coming from a gal who chose lime green and coral) I get a lot of raised eyebrows when I tell people the colors, but once they see some of the things I've picked out, it seems less crazy to them. It also helps that I'm having a lot of white in the mix. I'm glad your mom came around. Good luck planning!

littlestowl · April 2011

Do it! Our colors were orange and blue and it, IMHO, turned out wonderful. I used DB cornflower and tangerine and they worked really well together.

GeauxTigers17 · April 2011

Weird, but if you are getting married in a church, ask first about the silk flowers- ours won't allow anything but fresh ones. Rather random, but worth checking on before you buy anything!

luvdncn90 · April 2011

When I think of orange and blue I think of the Broncos......I need to move out of Colorado.

I really like the color combination though. I agree a burnt orange would be gorgeous!

jrkjpf · April 2011

We are actually going to be getting married at the same venue by a friend of ours that is a magistrate judge.

beckys67 · April 2011

I like how it is pictured. It's your wedding do it how you want!

jmorford · April 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_wedding-colors-dilemma?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:11190f92-e5f6-4606-9c44-3694ee4b3981Post:b52d9aca-463a-475e-bc97-1cddff87de20">Re: Wedding Colors Dilemma</a>:
[QUOTE]I couldn't take it anymore, i sent my mom all of the pictures i attached to this thread, immediately after i get a call..."ohhhhhh, i get it now, i like it!"....humph, solves that!
Posted by jrkjpf[/QUOTE]

my mom was the same way with my colors... when you go modern like this, more traditional people may need a little help. like you see eveything in your mind but they don't get it

artbyallie · April 2011

I see you've solved your problem, OP, but I'm threadjacking to say I like your kitty!

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