Weddingbee Blog

I fought against having a color scheme. Oh, boy, did I fight it. I’m not sure why, but to me, the choosing of a color palette for our wedding was like giving in to the pressure to make it an event rather than a celebration. We don’t really color coordinate Thanksgiving, right? But we do tend to stick to certain colors for Christmas and Fourth of July, and I’ll begrudgingly admit that it’s rather festive. So I gave in.

Ta da!

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For months, I’ve been winging it when I’ve been asked about colors, most often saying, “Green like the grass, blue like the sky, yellow like sunlight, and any flowery colors.” While I love a nice, calm, restrained palette (like our original invites), in personality I’m more of an explosion of color. So is the mister.

I walked in our front door the other day and was struck by the realization that these colors live in our home. Look!

Do you see them all? So, while I bid a sad adieu to the hundreds of ideas I have, I’m comfortable that we’re well represented. Also, they look like a party, don’t they? Evidence:

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I will try to steer us away from the tie-dye and more toward the field of flowers, but hey, we are putting a tent in the street, after all! Oh, have I not told you about that yet? Bad Cheese. More on that later.

Did you switch up your color scheme mid-way through planning? Why?