Rainbow color wedding (Colorful)

Tee1976 · June 2012

I have changed wedding colors three times.. My wedding is July 27th 2013. and I think I finally decided on colors.. I am gonna do something I don't think any bride has ever done.. I am letting my maid of honor and bridesmaid pick their favorite color dresses and the bestman and groomsmen have to match the bridesmaid they are assign to walk with the same color shirt and tie or bowtie

Bkseller13 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I have changed wedding colors three times.. My wedding is July 27th 2013. and I think I finally decided on colors.. I am gonna do something I don't think any bride has ever done.. I am letting my maid of honor and bridesmaid pick their favorite color dresses and the bestman and groomsmen have to match the bridesmaid they are assign to walk with the same color shirt and tie or bowtie
Posted by Tee1976[/QUOTE]

It's been done, trust me, but it'll look pretty, I'm sure. One of the girls on the SB board had each of her girls in a different color and carrying something different down the aisle. It really looked pretty.

Amt2109 · June 2012

I like the idea, but not sure how it will work. You're letting your girls choose but the guys will wear what they're told?

But yes, I think it will look pretty.

JoeAnne2013 · June 2012

I was just at a wedding venue last weekend where I got a glimpse of an bridal party with all mismatched color dresses, they were all the same style except one was a dusty purple, another an deep pink almost red and the third was a jade color. It was f-ing ugly.

firsttimersluck · June 2012

I have seen it done so badly I feel sorry for all involved in that wedding.. and seen it done so adorably that it made me squeeee

Just be careful...

I think it's a mistake to let them choose their own color. What happens if you end up with 3 blues and some random mustard color, and then some tan color.. Now exactly a pretty, vibrant rainbow WP.

I would be specific. Tell them what you're planning (look up LOTS of weddings with rainbow colored themes so you know what styles work and what don't) and then tell them what colors are on the table.. Then they can fight over who gets what color.

random4180 · June 2012

I'm doing something like this. My bridesmaids all got to pick a solid colored, knee-length dress in a jewel tone- I have a purple, a fuschia, a royal blue, a mint green, and an emerald green. Personally, I think it's gonna look fine. I really just wanted them to be comfortable- they're of varying sizes, ages, races; it seemed silly to me to dress them all in the same color or style of dress. The dresses my FSILs are wearing are completely unlike something my sister and SIL would be comfortable in- my FSILs are both really petite and in their teens/early twenties and my sisters and SIL are in their thirties and forties, some with children (also wearing beautiful dresses but in styles that are more comfortable for them.)

The groomsmen are wearing black suits with white shirts of their own choosing. I'm not so worried about what our bridal party wears as much as them being there (we actually covered the cost of the best man's suit because he didn't already have one and couldn't afford it.) I know lots of brides enjoy the look of a really coordinated bridal party so I hope I didn't offend anyone.

Elle1036 · June 2012

While I love the look of a not-overly-matchy bridal party, I'm not a fan of the rainbow thing. Too many bright colors together just doesn't make for a classy look, in my opinion.

If you love the idea, go for it, but do plenty of research ahead of time (trust me, it's been done before and you'll find pictures) to make sure it's really something you like.

retaviato · June 2012

What you're suggesting isn't a "rainbow", but potentially a color disaster. What if the "favorite colors" clash? If it's all in fun, then go for it! It's your wedding! If you want the pictures to look great as something to put on your wall as opposed to having a good laugh at -- then ditch the random colors thing or have them collaborate.

How will the bridesmaids and the groomsmen coordinate to make sure that the tie matches the dress?

It would be a lot simpler and look better to assign colors or have someone in charge of coordinating this.

clemonslee2015 · October 2013

Sounds nice...

selenathegreat · October 2013

This is what I was planning to do before I decided not to have a wedding party. I think it can look really cool, personally, but I agree that some color combos look better than others. Picking from jewel tones could work well, or have them pick two colors, then put together the best ones, maybe.

southernbelle0915 · October 2013

THIS IS A ZOMBIE THREAD!!! Please check the dates before replying to old threads. The OP and others aren't usually around any more and it clogs up the boxes. TIA!

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