Wedding Blog

Why pick only two wedding colors, when you could have three. And why stick to only three, when you could have three different colors and two shades of each of those.

At least that is my motto. I am a big fan of color, as anyone in my life would tell you. My shoe collection is such a rainbow that the other day I was bemoaning the fact I couldn’t find a pair of neutral (black or brown) flats to wear.

And if something is so much a part of your personality, then I say work it into your wedding day. So, as I stood in the Dutch Boy paint aisle of a local Fred Meyer’s I was torn. There were two different greens and two different blues that I was in love with, and I couldn’t choose. So I didn’t.

And here is the color palette in all its glory:

The only one that isn’t showing up well is the darker blue, it is much less turquoise than it appears.

Literally I live my life in these colors - if you open my sweater drawer or my closet these are the colors that greet you. My favorite bag is the darker blue, my favorite knee high socks the darker green, and my couch is the Barley brown, the walls of my bedroom the light blue.

Also it’s fun to play with so many colors; it has given us a lot of flexibility in making design and accent choices. I highly recommend getting paint swatches to carry that are in your wedding colors. They are small and easy to keep in your purse, and you will know in a second if a color is slightly different than what you were envisioning.

Additionally, when the wedding is all done, and we are back from traveling I think it will be great to paint a room with a combo of two of the colors, just to remind us of this meaningful day.