Colour Scheme - How Important

loveislouder · January 2015

Hey guys,

Question of the day: We have picked our colours for our ladies (pink) and our men (green). We're looking into our linens and such now, and anything pink and green is awful. How important is it to keep everything incorporated with the pink and green? How do you feel about this:

Black table cloths
Pink napkins
Ivory (or dark silver) chair covers.

What say you, fellow Knotties? Does anyone have any ideas?

emmaaa · January 2015

My BMs wore rose and the guys were in Navy suits. My tablecloths were green and I incorporate pink in the flowers.

I don't think it is necessary for everything to be within a specific color scheme. I stuck with mostly neutrals aside from the few things above.

I think the black table cloths will looks nice with pink napkins. I would do ivory or cream chair covers (if you even really need them). If you wanted, you go infuse the green in the centerpeices with the vases or the greenery from the flowers.

novella1186 · January 2015

My BMs are wearing pink too and then we're doing pink (and ivory, white, and tiny pops of yellow with lots of greenery) flowers. I didn't want everything to become SO OVERWHELMINGLY PINK so we decided to make most everything else white. Table linens, napkins, dishes, vases, all white. I'm looking around for gold table runners right now. The chairs that come with the venue are white by chance. Groomsmen are wearing gray suits with white shirts and (maybe) pink ties.

I think if you keep the other stuff neutral (like you said with the black table cloths and ivory chairs) it will be very pretty! I also don't think the color scheme is something you should put too much thought into, because when everything is the EXACT same shade or tone, it starts to look weird. Having neutrals or other hues mixed in will be "more pleasing to the eye"

NYCMercedes · January 2015

loveislouder said:

Hey guys,

Question of the day: We have picked our colours for our ladies (pink) and our men (green). We're looking into our linens and such now, and anything pink and green is awful. How important is it to keep everything incorporated with the pink and green? How do you feel about this:

Black table cloths
Pink napkins
Ivory (or dark silver) chair covers.

What say you, fellow Knotties? Does anyone have any ideas?

What green are your guys wearing? Green jeans, green suits?

MegEn1 · January 2015

Something like silver or ivory or whatever is so neutral you can rock a fun centerpiece with the colors you'd like. I'd go with something neutral for the tablecloths and then make the centerpieces or other add-ons pop as part of your scheme.

loveislouder · January 2015

NYCMercedes said:

loveislouder said:

Hey guys,

Question of the day: We have picked our colours for our ladies (pink) and our men (green). We're looking into our linens and such now, and anything pink and green is awful. How important is it to keep everything incorporated with the pink and green? How do you feel about this:

Black table cloths
Pink napkins
Ivory (or dark silver) chair covers.

What say you, fellow Knotties? Does anyone have any ideas?

What green are your guys wearing? Green jeans, green suits?

Sorry! Green ties and vests under black tuxes.

Maggie0829 · January 2015

Not everything has to be in your color scheme, but everything you chose should coordinate.

I personally am not a fan of black table cloths, especially when you have such a soft color scheme going on so white would just flow better.

Besides the flowers at our wedding the only other thing that was a wedding color was the sheer green overlays. But other then that we didn't have any other decor going on so unless you are planning on buying pink and green plates, pink and green silverware, have pink and green draping, etc, I think having a touch of your colors in your linens is fine.

theartistformerlyknownas · January 2015

I hate when people try to match the tablecloths to the bridesmaid dresses. Especially cheap satiny tablecloths with typical satin bridesmaid dresses... looks like one step down from the Von Trapp kids wearing clothes made from drapes.

We didn't have much of an official "scheme." BMs were in aqua dresses, GM were in grey suits and aqua ties. My dress was champagne and ivory; H wore a grey 3-piece suit with an ivory tie. We kept the flowers complementary and soft - pinks, corals, ivory, yellow, aqua, silvery blue-green. Centerpieces were combinations of silver and gold mercury glass, clear glass candle holders, clear milk glass vases. The venue came with white table linens, and we alternated light gold and pale aqua sheer overlays - just enough to give a little hint of color without matching anyone. White napkins. I think it looked awesome.

amelisha · January 2015

I think those weddings where everything is the two "wedding colours" always look suuuuuuuper 1990s. Just pick stuff that looks nice together and don't worry if everything is the same two colours.

larrygaga · January 2015

I literally have like 9 colors that all work together.

Dark teal

Off white

Tan

Pastel: Pink, orange, yellow

Splash of bright red (maybe)

Greenery

I'm mostly going by this picture, which I'm in love with.

Boys are wearing tan tuxes with matching teal ties. Girls are wearing teal. It's the peacock shade from DB. My ceremony location is in an outside garden, and the reception hall is literally all white. So I am going to give you the green light to pick more colors, lol. With the write tweaking and balance, you can have 9 colors. The flowers will be a mix of pastels. My only decoration will be varying plants and flowers. I might put succulents in antique teacups.

If I were to give you a "theme" besides wedding, I suppose it would be garden.

I hate black table cloths. Here are some color palates for you to think about.

http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=pink and green color wedding&term_meta[]=pink+and+green+color+wedding|typed

loveislouder · January 2015

Thank for your thoughts guys. I'm feeling better already.

sophhabobopha · January 2015

My colors are the rainbow.

I bet your's will look great!

wrigleyville · January 2015

amelisha said:

I think those weddings where everything is the two "wedding colours" always look suuuuuuuper 1990s. Just pick stuff that looks nice together and don't worry if everything is the same two colours.

They also remind me of Prom and graduation parties.

I like when people use neutral or complementary colors for the decor, with pops of their wedding colors here and there. If it's all matchy-matchy, it's a bit overwhelming.

kaitlynmichelle · January 2015

I personally like it when there are obvious colours but not everything is the same. Neutrals or complimentary colours work better instead of matching every single thing. We did mostly purples with a bit of orange, but nothing was exactly matching at all. Our bridal party didn't match, but all wore shades of purple (for the girls) and deep blue or grey suits with purple or orange ties (for the guys). Everything else were neutral colours for the most part.

I went to a wedding once where EVERY single thing was the same shade of blue. Chair covers, napkins, the bridesmaids dresses, the flowers, the favours, the table decorations... you get the idea. It was painful.

Your plan sounds lovely!

KytchynWitche · January 2015

Our colours were green (many shades) and hints of navy. Here are the things that we used those colours in/on:

BP attire (including the bouquets and ring "pillow")

Stationery (STDs, invites, programs, place cards, table names, seating chart)

Cake

We also had green/blue ribbon on a few things like on the cake table, holding up the backdrop at the ceremony, and around the book stacks that were our table decor.

Everything else we left bare or neutral, and it looked awesome. We asked the venue (our favourite restaurant) to just leave the tables as they would for normal service, bare wood with silver charger plates and white linen napkins. It was fantastic. There was a definite sense of a cohesive palette, but without an overwhelming matchy-matchy "prom" feeling.

I think the important thing is not to try to force a match or try to use your colours everywhere - maybe go for hints and accents rather than "in your face". In the end, what matters is that you (and your SO) are happy with the result. And remember that you don't HAVE to use any linen (aside from the napkins, obviously) - there are always other options.

I hope you find a decor setup that you love!

ElcaB · January 2015

I say, "Color scheme? What color scheme?" because I didn't really have one.

We started with eggplant & mustard as our colors, then went & used ALL THE COLORS. The girls wore black dresses with a pink, ivory, white, purple floral print. The guys wore gray with deep purple bow ties. My bouquet was a mix of bright colors (purple, orange, green, pink, yellow). Our centerpieces were multi-colored apples with multi-colored flowers and greens mixed in.

The point is, wedding colors really don't matter much & don't need to be matchy matchy. Pick whatever colors you like for dinner

dcbride86 · January 2015

One easy way to incorporate the green is to have the florist wrap a leaf around the vase. It looks very pretty and instantly gives the flowers a pop of green

loveislouder · January 2015

This is what we're thinking for centrepieces, except with roses instead of spider mums.

JennyColada · January 2015

I originally thought I'd like to have white and pink and yellow be my colors. Then I was like "I like these flowers with soft blues and greens!"

Partly it's because I had a small wedding that didn't involve a lot of decoration, but I really don't understand the big deal with color themes. Just pick what you like.

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