One of the Single Most Important Wedding Decisions…

One of the Single Most Important Wedding Decisions…

October 12th, 2009 @ 3:30 pm by Mrs. Rainbow
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… besides saying “yes” and “I do”. The Colors. Dun, dun, dun… cue the ominous music. Okay, maybe it’s not THAT serious, but it’s close! Wedding colors dictate the whole feel/mood/ambiance of a wedding, or any space, for that matter. Think about it… you go to a spa and everything is soothing and calm: blues, greens, greys. A nice restaurant: rich reds, browns, and golds; it’s warm and inviting. This is not by accident, people! It has been proven time and time again that colors really DO affect our mood and perception. That being said, my first instinct was a peacock theme. Anyone who knows me knows I ADORE feathers, any and all types. My senior prom dress was covered in feathers, and yes, it was fabulous. I think they are just the absolute most dreamy, fairy tale-esque, whimsical thing on the planet. So, peacock it was!

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Beautiful, but I soon realized just how popular this peacock theme was becoming. So then I wanted something a little softer, more romantic, less bold, and “floaty”, if you will. So, it became a French royalty, English garden, very lacey, pink, green, and gold affair. Something like this:

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Gorgeous, oui? Great. Perfect. No problems. That was until I started searching for green BM dresses. It was a nightmare! Who knew there were SO MANY shades of green?! First it was olive, which became emerald, then kelly, then lime. At this point, I was starting to become an interesting shade of pea. To make matters worse, it suddenly occurred to me that my wedding dress has silvery beading, so the gold just wouldn’t do. Unbelievable! After lots of frustration, it was on to the next color palette:

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Tiffany blue, blush, and silver, with a touch of Marie Antoinette. Sophia Coppola, you’ve done it to us all. This was it! No more! Yeah, until literally less than 24 hours later I suddenly decided that for one reason or another, bright Tiffany blue got on my nerves. My poor fiance. So what did we decide on? Well… you’ll just have to stay tuned to find out!

Have you ever had serious color indecision? How many different color schemes did you do through?

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mkat88 (message) 289 posts, Helper bee

When we were originally planning our wedding we wanted to do a peacock theme also.
http://soontobemrsgalgano.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/peacock-wedding-theme/
Then we switched to an apple green and black and white damask theme.
http://soontobemrsgalgano.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/green-and-black-and-white-damask-theme/

And of course, we ended up not using either!!! Lol

10/12/09 @ 3:35 pm (reply)

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jduck84 (message) 1,529 posts, Bumble bee

Haha, interesting shade of pea! Choosing a color palette is so much fun, but I’ve also kept changing my mind. First I thought purple and green, then shades of blue and green, and now I’m definitely onto the Marie Antoinette palette, for sure. And yes, thank you Sofia Coppola. Check out this inspiration board I made, based on the movie:

10/12/09 @ 3:37 pm (reply)

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jduck84 (message) 1,529 posts, Bumble bee

Oops. That didn’t work. It’s here:

http://circle.stylemepretty.com/jduck84/blog/2009/09/23/sofia-coppolas-marie-antoinette/

10/12/09 @ 3:38 pm (reply)

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KB (message) 169 posts, Blushing bee

Color schemes can be a pain. I love purples, greens, navy & yellow…basically any that doesn’t contain pink. However, my dear other half doesn’t really seem to like any. He finally suggests let’s have red sox colors. I’m like okay….however I’m not really thrilled about a Red White & Blue theme…(I refuse to just do red and white…I want more color) so for the moment, our plan is two blues, and maybe various reds as well. But I keep hoping he changes his mind…lol

10/12/09 @ 3:49 pm (reply)

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texasmeredith (message) 2,130 posts, Buzzing bee

Oh my gosh have I had serious color scheme color indecision. I have thought about
- bright pink and green
- purple and green
- black and bright pink (for half a sec)
Before settling on Fuchsia and Navy as seen in this inspiration board from SMP : http://www.stylemepretty.com/2009/08/05/inspiration-board-1/

10/12/09 @ 3:56 pm (reply)

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Ms Potato Chips (message) 1,193 posts, Bumble bee

I also LOL-ed at “an interesting shade of pea”! Tough decisions! Can’t wait to see what you came up with.

10/12/09 @ 3:57 pm (reply)

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julesann (message) 90 posts, Worker bee

Ha. Way too many…..and yes, my fiance is going to kill me soon with all the wedding talk in general.

10/12/09 @ 4:33 pm (reply)

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sgarrison2 (message) 445 posts, Helper bee

Hilarious! We were between the same two pink/gold and peacock. We went with the peacock colors, minus the actual peacock feathers. My girls are wearing cobalt and we’re all carrying white flowers! Love the colors, and we’re able to pull it off without being over the top by not using plumes.

10/12/09 @ 4:40 pm (reply)

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Miss French Fries (message) 2,217 posts, Buzzing bee

As you know, I suffered from severe color indecision! I think working through various options helps, though — you know you’re picking the right one!

10/12/09 @ 4:54 pm (reply)

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bridecat (message) 355 posts, Helper bee

Oh yeah it was not easy picking colors! I ended up matching a color of the invitations that I got free from my uncle. Then I was totally obsessed with making everything else match it!

BTW you should really share a photo of this prom dress of yours! Sounds awesome!

10/12/09 @ 5:16 pm (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

Ugh! This is the exact problem I’m having! There are so many different combinations, and they make such a huge overall difference in the feel of your wedding that OMG the dear is paralyzing.

10/12/09 @ 5:25 pm (reply)

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Ms. Shabby Chic (message) 116 posts, Blushing bee

I love all your ideas and color palettes! I can relate to you- I changed my mind several times! My advice: consider your venue and what color palette would look best, consider the season, and find some inspirational pics that you absolutely looove.

10/12/09 @ 5:37 pm (reply)

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Miss Moonbeam (message) 1,732 posts, Bumble bee

Love all the palettes, can’t wait for the result.

10/12/09 @ 5:47 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

not so much indecision since i did end up staying within the same color group and just adding an accent color or two. i say i refined the color palatte

10/12/09 @ 6:00 pm (reply)

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Miss Ramen (message) 354 posts, Helper bee

Yeah, I switched a few colors, but relatively stayed w the same base (grey). I’m so exciting. I of course, love the blush pink too!

10/12/09 @ 6:09 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

I love all of these! Well, especially since my color scheme ended up a lot like your second one. Can’t wait to see what you decided on!

10/12/09 @ 7:31 pm (reply)

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alvina (message) 807 posts, Busy bee

aww they’re all so cute and lovely!

10/12/09 @ 11:20 pm (reply)

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Lauren611 (message) 53 posts, Worker bee

I feel your pain! Choosing a color scheme was the most difficult part of the whole planning process for me!

10/12/09 @ 11:24 pm (reply)

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sefditz (message) 177 posts, Blushing bee

We had the same problem. We went from color-scheme to color-scheme, and went through about 4-5 combos before finally settling! The internet is evil, I think it gave me too many options, so I kept changing my mind!

10/12/09 @ 11:51 pm (reply)

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