Can you help me pick a wedding color scheme?!!?

Re: Can you help me pick a wedding color scheme?!!?

• grumbledore member

  

  October 2013

  IMO, "rustic" wouldn't work at all in that venue.  It's very polished.  I am not a fan of trying to make a venue something it's not.  I think a palette that includes one bright color that would pop in the space would be awesome in there.  But definitely either traditional or modern, not rustic.

  
  

  

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• jenn77b member

  

  October 2013

  Well, there are purple napkins on all of the tables in this picture.  The color palate of the venue is 100% neutral so you really could choose any color and it would work.  Since the ceiling is so high, and if you have it in your budget, I would recommend at least some tall centerpieces, if not all tall centerpieces. 

  I would recommend looking up rustic wedding photos and just seeing what colors you find appealing in the flowers and colors in those photos.  If your FI doesn't like purple, you could consider it as an accent color rather than one of your main colors.  If you do a mix of colors in your flowers then work the purple in that way.  To me rustic flowers are a mix of colors, usually softer, but sometimes some bolder colors to pop here and there.  That's just what comes to mind when I think of rustic, not saying that's the only way rustic can be done.

  The curtains in your venue make it a little hard for me to envision a real rustic feel, they seem a little more classical/formal.  Luckily they are almost the same color as the walls so it shouldn't be too big of a deal. 

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• jenn77b member

  

  October 2013

  Maybe check this site out:http://rusticweddingchic.com/rustic-country-wedding-flowers

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• Maggie0829 member

  

  October 2013

  With such a neutral venue you could really use any color scheme that you like. What is your FI favorite color? Maybe you could mix your favorite with his favorite? 

  
  

  Also, I really didn't even notice the chairs until you said something.  The chairs area a neutral tan color. If you try to cover something up or try to make something less noticeable, the more noticeable it becomes.  Trust me when I say that none of your guests will care about what the chairs look like, they will just be happy that they have one to sit int.  Do you remember any of the chairs from any weddings you have been in?

  
  

  Finally, that venue is in no way rustic.  It actually seems pretty traditional so trying to make it fit in your "rustic" vision is just not going to work.  Throw out the "rustic" theme and just decorate the place in a way that you and your FI like.

  
  

  Oh and rustic and chic really don't go together.

  
  

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• pumpkinsandturkeys member

  

  October 2013

  I disagree with PPs -- while the venue may have traditional lines, I see it as more of a blank slate and very neutral, and the wooden ceiling beams do add some warmth that you can play off of. My FI's fave colour is also purple, but I didn't want to get hit in the face with a bold purple in our colour scheme. What we're doing is warm pinks, blush tones, peaches, ivories and a lot of greenery to keep it from being too pale and girly, with some hits of lavender so he gets his purple. If you want rustic, go for it! Play off of the wood and cream tones and add in any softer, 'antique' colours like blue-purples, soft pinks, or even stick with yellow-green pops of colour with ivories and creams and a lot of textured greenery. I think that space can be anything you want it to be

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• iloveu4ever member

  

  October 2013

  pumpkinsandturkeys said:

  I disagree with PPs -- while the venue may have traditional lines, I see it as more of a blank slate and very neutral, and the wooden ceiling beams do add some warmth that you can play off of. My FI's fave colour is also purple, but I didn't want to get hit in the face with a bold purple in our colour scheme. What we're doing is warm pinks, blush tones, peaches, ivories and a lot of greenery to keep it from being too pale and girly, with some hits of lavender so he gets his purple. If you want rustic, go for it! Play off of the wood and cream tones and add in any softer, 'antique' colours like blue-purples, soft pinks, or even stick with yellow-green pops of colour with ivories and creams and a lot of textured greenery. I think that space can be anything you want it to be

  I think at least it is a blank slate. Put purple napkins or purple sashes around chairs

  
   

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• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  October 2013

  I looked at the picture before I read your post and your venue is lovely and has a ton of potential! Congratulations on finding something so beautiful - I love the high, beamed ceilings; the natural light; and the neutral color scheme.

  
  

  That said, are you flexible on your rustic vision at all? I always picture rustic design working really well in barns, outdoors, etc. but  I have to agree with @grumbledore that this venue immediately made me think of a more traditional/modern/art deco design. Since you have such tall ceilings, I'd go with eiffel tower/tall centerpieces. I looked at some colors on David's Bridal website (just because they have tons of swatches) and I liked any combo of watermelon, capri, and canary. 

  
  

  As far as the chairs, the less attention you draw to them the better. If you just leave them as is and have great centerpieces that bring the eye up, nobody will notice them. The only time I've ever noticed chairs at weddings is when people draw attention to them by trying to dress them up with covers/sashes. I wouldn't use those floral covered ones though (on the right in your photo) - those are terrible.

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• annathy03 member

  

  October 2013

  I think you could strike a happy medium with yellow.  I wouldn't do anything with the chairs, but would get floor length yellow table linens and do a burlap table runner and use some mason jars in your centerpieces (either as vases or candle holders) to get your "rustic" in.  I'm not a huge rustic fan but I think that would look nice in the space.

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