Weddingbee Blog

My favorite color is orange. It’s been many colors throughout the years - purple when I was little, pink in high school (way too much pink when I look back in pics), red in college, and then at some point it just became orange. I’m not sure what it is - if it’s that I like wearing it when I’m tan, or that orange eye shadow tends to look pretty good with my blue eyes… I couldn’t really tell you how I began to like orange. But I did. Then I met Mr. Gingham whose collection of orange and black Beaver gear is larger than my entire closet and voila - a match made in heaven.

So when it came down to picking our colors, it was a pretty easy choice since both of us liked orange. I love the color but besides that, I wanted something that would pop in pictures. With the iffy weather of the beach and the chance for rain or grey skies, I think having a bold color will help everything stand out more. And Mr. Gingham is excited that all his buddies get to wear Beaver colors (including his best man, who’s a duck).

As far as coordinating colors, I still go back and forth.

If I end up going with a brighter orange I think we’ll use reds and golds as accents. If I go with a lighter orange, I think we’ll play up ivory, and add some pale pinks and gold. It’s a tough one, this orange. Finding the perfect shade is tricky because I can easily go down two different paths with this - bright orange would be more bold, more playful; it would bring a little more sass to the wedding. Light orange is more romantic, softer, and maybe even a little more formal?

Here are a few inspirations. I’m pretty hung up on bright, bold orange but we’ll see what happens when it comes down to finding that perfect orange bridesmaid’s dress to tie it all together.

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So what do you think, hive? Are you guys big orange fans (I know you Oregon Ducks are not )?