After much hemming and hawing, I finally picked my colors so that I could move on with my wedding planning life. Introducing red + soft aqua, with touches of white + chocolate brown where neutrals are required…
Being the neurotic that I am, I will probably do the above again with paints next time I am back in my office.
Other examples and inspiration:
‘Pool’ does not equal ‘tiffany blue.’ Yes, I am picky.
One of my Christmas giftees.
My Christmas cards this year.
Other sources of red/aqua goodness:
[delucedesign.com] [paper-source.com]
And finally, from MS Weddings, Summer 2006, of course:
I particularly like the blue ink on red paper. Apparently, many Asian cultures say you should never write names in red as it indicates death, so that works for me!
Red and blue are significant in Korean weddings, apparently. The yin-yang, which is red and blue for Koreans, symbolize male (red/positive) and female (blue/negative), balance, yadda yadda. Yay for finding symbolic meaning for colors I just like anyway!
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i was so inspired by the martha color palette of red and aqua that i chose it for my upcoming wedding. warning: there aren’t really any true aqua flowers. my florist and i are about to start experimenting with spray painting flowers and branches to get the aqua component in the centerpieces…
Hey that’s what I picked too! Martha was my inspiration, I’m so glad to see it popping up more often lately.
Niiiiiiiiiice.
thanks, ladies!
cassie, no worries. i am planning on doing all red flowers. i’m going to try to bring the aqua in through other components-linens, votive holders, overlays/runners, etc.
I recently picked those as my wedding colors too, only with chocolate brown as the main and red and aqua as the accents. I love how vibrant they are. 
beautiful pairings - and great inspiration pieces!!
They are sooo pretty and girly.
I love, love, love this color palatte! I’ve been so looking forward to a bold bride to go with this scheme - so excited to see your day come together. Amen - I’m a “Pool” girl too!
Tiffany
Count me in as a red and aqua with chocolate accents bride! As for aqua flowers, the latest InStyle Weddings has a bouquet with red flowers (don’t remember what kind) and aqua berries, looked very pretty.
Ahhh! I was so excited to find this site. I was
inspired by the same magazine pages! I would
love to see any of your ideas. What are you doing for BM dresses?
I am doing an aqua/red/white combo at my wedding and would love to see pictures or any other inspiration or tips that anyone is willing to share!! THANKS!!!
leah,
check out my wedding bio at http://www.genuineimitation.com/cassie/
good luck! i loved having aqua, red and white as my colors. in fact i’m still drawn to that color combo…
[...] of deciding, I collected many many blue + orange images - even more than for the color scheme I ended up with. In the vein of Miss Plum’s color-themed entries, here’s a bold one for you all. I know [...]
i had a green and lite pink wedding in january i bought flowers from perla farms they deliver them to me in texas and my sister made the decoration we used green orchids,green hydrangias and light pink roses with different green leafs it was beautiful…
I love the aqua and red combo but am having a tough time coming up with flower ideas. does any one know of any good websutes with pics. I know i m going to need more aqua accents just not sure what direction to go in. thanks
ellen,
you can see my later entries for the flower ideas i gathered and what i ended up with. i stuck to red flowers as most naturally-occurring blue flowers are more on the dusty periwinkle/blue-purple side (think hydrangea) and i only wanted aqua (which usually has lots of green in it). plus i personally haven’t loved how images i’d seen of other blue flowered weddings turned out except for the most high-budget (which my wedding was not). i’m not a fan of dyed flowers, so red it was.
as you can see in my later entries with real pro pics, i got enough blue integrated via bridal party’s dresses and accessories and with my centerpiece underlayments. good luck!
Mrs. Lime, Los Angeles
Age and Occupation in 06: 25, Design
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, IT
Engagement Date: July 7, 2006
Wedding Date: August 5, 2007
Venue: An historic estate
About Me: Between work and wedding planning, I try to squeeze in napping, drawing, random spurts of craftiness, tennis, and eating lots of Sprinkles cupcakes, dark chocolate, and noodles of all kinds. Mr. Lime and I have spent our adult lives growing up together, and we're very excited to finally be getting married!
Nice color choices. I love the Cavallini bird motif paper used in the tabletop pic. It’s interesting to hear about the different Asian superstitions…