Colour Palette? Oh Yeah…

Colour Palette? Oh Yeah…

September 13th, 2010 @ 7:00 pm by Mrs. Earrings
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One of the most common questions I get asked about the wedding is what our colours are. Well…the answer to that has changed a bit over the last few months.

It all started off innocently enough with purple. Not a particular purple; I love the colour so I am happy with pretty much any shade of it. The lavender flower was (and still is) a big influence, though.

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Then we added in some “manly” green shades to balance out all that purple froof.

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According to some, we should have stopped there. But the classic “two-tone wedding palette” just doesn’t do it for us. Slowly but surely, other colours and shades have crept in.

Give me some pink with that purple, please:

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And you know we like lace. That lace brings shades of cream, ivory, and white with it. We haven’t been too picky.

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Pewter grey, silver grey, some hints of brown?

My fabric stash for various wedding related projects (personal photo)

Well…that certainly isn’t a two-toned palette that we have on our hands. Should I be worried? I was a little concerned at first, but only because everywhere I turned I was told “keep it to just a few colours or shades.” But now, after I have seen how things look as they gradually come together, I am pleasantly surprised that this medley of colours and patterns is looking pretty good, whatever the wedding planning books might say.

I even have a silly little term for our “new” wedding palette: Our wedding will be “teacup toned.”

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It makes sense, right? Mismatched teacups never seem to fail to look good together, and seeing as we will be having them at our wedding as well, it stands to reason that their influence has spread to more areas of the wedding than one. I’m loving the look.

How about you? Have you given up on keeping your wedding colours to two or three tones and are you instead going with a more nontraditional mixed-bag look?

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20 Responses to “Colour Palette? Oh Yeah…”

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Miss Socks (message) 1,323 posts, Bumble bee

Hahaha I love it! Teacup Toned is a perfect way to put it! I love colorful weddings, and it looks like yours will come together perfectly!

9/13/10 @ 7:33 pm (reply)

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Cole B (message) 1,362 posts, Bumble bee

Our wedding is teacup toned too! We have the exact same “colors” except we started with ivory & purple and added gold instead of pewter!

9/13/10 @ 7:44 pm (reply)

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bridesmomma (message) 451 posts, Helper bee

Love your colors!!

9/13/10 @ 7:52 pm (reply)

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rach

Love it! Our combo (deep red + light/tiffany/aqua blue) paired with a (red) autumn leaf motif turned out to be pretty unique, so we eventually decided to keep it to those two colors. Definitely thought about adding others, though!

9/13/10 @ 7:54 pm (reply)

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ana

I love it! We started in the same place, with lavender. have moved to “shades” of purple. Now, the cakes I love contain red, turquoise, grey, & black because they’re the colors in Navajo rugs & jewelery. oh, where will it end? :o)

9/13/10 @ 8:01 pm (reply)

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Miss Elephant (message) 6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

Teacup tone, awesome!

9/13/10 @ 8:29 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

Teacup toned is an excellent way to describe it.

9/13/10 @ 8:57 pm (reply)

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Missbliss (message) 784 posts, Busy bee

I LOVE TEACUP TONE!!! (I think my house is decorated in it!)

9/13/10 @ 9:10 pm (reply)

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Miss Knitting (message) 1,072 posts, Bumble bee

We also have about 6 or 7 “colours”, but I don’t have a fun name for them!

9/13/10 @ 9:11 pm (reply)

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tiffinapit (message) 227 posts, Helper bee

That is so cute, teacup toned I like that, I may steal that if you don’t mind.

9/13/10 @ 9:43 pm (reply)

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Miss Earrings (message) 2,477 posts, Buzzing bee

Yay, there are other teacup toned weddings out there! @tiffinapit: feel free to steal away

9/13/10 @ 9:54 pm (reply)

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LittlestBirds (message) 2,605 posts, Sugar bee

I love “teacup toned” - it reminds me of Pretzel’s Kodachrome wedding!

I think the reason why people suggest sticking to just a few colors is because in order for your colors to have a visual impact, there has to be enough of them present at your wedding for people to notice them, and that’s easier to do with fewer colors. I think that a wider palette can be stunning, but the way to pull it off is to make sure all the colors you use are present in a lot of places in very visible ways. Otherwise you risk losing the effect of a color palette at all. I bet your colors are going to look amazing!

9/13/10 @ 10:09 pm (reply)

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MsBunting (message) 229 posts, Helper bee

I love it. I think everyone will know what “tea cup tone” is. I believe you’ve coined a phrase!

9/13/10 @ 10:25 pm (reply)

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Miss Glasses (message) 2,741 posts, Sugar bee

Love your colors! You can do so many chic things with them!

9/13/10 @ 10:56 pm (reply)

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Miss Ostrich (message) 1,948 posts, Buzzing bee

i am so charmed by this story! and you are such a good bride for trying to keep some “not so girly” colors for your fiance

our color palette is just as eclectic as yours, which i wouldn’t have any other way. we call ours “sunset shades,” inspired by a vintage postcard of a tropical hawaiian sunset {and the locale for our big day}. pale aqua, blush peachy pink, rich coral pink, washed lavender, with a splash of silver and gold. the more the merrier!

9/14/10 @ 3:03 am (reply)

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Miss Earrings (message) 2,477 posts, Buzzing bee

@LittlestBirds: good advice
@sylvie b: a “sunset shades” palette sounds like so much fun!

9/14/10 @ 5:26 am (reply)

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JackieDe (message) 336 posts, Helper bee

I absolutely love your color palette and am incredibly jealous of your mis-matched tea set! It’s gorgeous! If it wasn’t so late in the game, I’d go back and copy you. =) But instead I’ll just wait patiently to see how beautiful everything turns out for you.

9/14/10 @ 9:29 am (reply)

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Miss Sand Dollar (message) 1,305 posts, Bumble bee

Mmmmm, I love this color palette. And that you chose vintage inspiration photos for all of them. This looks fantastic!

9/14/10 @ 10:27 am (reply)

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Miss Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

Glad to see another bride ditch the traditional 2 tone palette! We picked four plus any cream or white we add in. =)

9/14/10 @ 12:07 pm (reply)

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GonnaBeHisMrs

Oh! I’m having all those colors too…..except for he green. I’m having ALL shades of purples (berries, lavender, plum, fuchsia, etc.) gray, silver, white, white lace, brown “Kraft” color…….very similar to yours. And mine started like yours too. Purple. Then adding.
I love your colors! lol

9/16/10 @ 9:58 am (reply)