Weddingbee Blog

Even before I received the good news about Wren Chapel, I was thinking about wedding colors. Since I was a child, I’ve had a love affair with pink. Ever the perpetual girly girl, pink and I made sense together; however, when it came to wedding planning, I never even considered pink. From the very beginning, it has been all about yellow. Yellow roses have been my favorite flower for as long as I can remember. Maybe it’s because they remind me of the great state of Texas, where I lived for several years. <3 I can’t pinpoint when or why I started loving them, but there’s something about yellow roses that just makes me happy.

Since yellow flowers were pretty much a non-negotiable, I began researching complementary colors. That’s when I first came across the modern and sophisticated combination that is yellow and gray. (Swoon.) There’s something about these colors together that is incredibly chic. Being the little type-A planner I am, I immediately started printing pictures of flower arrangements, table settings, and bridesmaids’ dresses that fit the style. I shared my photos with a few friends and they were all completely on board.

Image via It’s a Bride’s Life / Photo by Stephanie Williams Photography / Event by Dazzling Details

Photos by Stephanie Williams Photography / Event by Dazzling Details

Not too long after my decision was made, doubts started creeping in. (Or maybe “got louder” is the right way to explain it. There was always a little piece of me that didn’t identify with the combination, but it started to bother me more.) I loved the yellow (hello, that’s how I started!), but the gray was starting to look dreary, industrial, and impersonal to me. The thought of having my ‘maids in gray dresses was depressing. I think that the pink lover in me was screaming to come out and splash a little more color into the wedding-day palate. I actually tried to fight it for a couple weeks, but I eventually gave in to my gut. I L-O-V-E-D the look of yellow and gray, but it really wasn’t me. I needed more color. I needed a little less modern and a little more shabby chic. That’s when I pretty much chucked my previous inspiration boards and went back to the drawing board (or inspiration board, in this case.

Was there a time where you had to follow your gut instead of your head? Was the process of choosing your colors a snap or, like me, did you flounder a bit?