Once we picked our venue, it became very obvious to me that the original color scheme we had chosen wasn’t going to work well in here. Our venue is a Victorian brownstone in the heart of Boston. The venue is very soft and oozes vintage romantic, while most of my original ideas rely on a more modern loft backdrop. I originally thought we would go for more of a blank slate type of venue and thus we would have to bring in colors. However, with the gorgeous murals and colors, I really didn’t think that was necessary.
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Just as a reminder, our original color scheme / Color chips from 100 Layer Cake
Thus, with mild trepidation, I went back to the drawing board to pick colors and a new theme.
I decided to cut out many of the pastel colors that gave an Easter/child’s birthday party feel.
I decided originally on blue and pink. Blue is both PBear’s and my favorite color (and one of the few colors PBear will actually wear). Pink is a color that I started to really like after PBear and I started dating and actually is a color that reminds me of us. (Is that weird?) PBear loves it when I wear pink, so I’ve been buying so much pink.
And there are some really gorgeous blue and pink weddings out there these days.
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Photo by: Simply Bloom Photography on OneWed
I was concerned, however, about how to put those colors together to make a theme. Though many people have put together gorgeous weddings with those colors, I didn’t want the wedding to look like a baby shower. It think it is a fine line and I don’t have enough decorating skills to ensure it happened well.
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Color chip from 100 Layer Cake
Thus, I brought in a third color to it all together: peach. Peach seems to be very much in season right now. I’ve seen some really gorgeous pink, peach, and gold weddings. Peach just seems like the ideal romantic color. I think it plays off of the blue and the pink well, and I’m actually really excited about this color combination.
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Color chip from 100 Layer Cake
I’m thinking something like:
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Photo by: White Loft Studio on Wedding Chicks via Lover.ly
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Photo by: White Loft Studio on Wedding Chicks via Lover.ly
Blue bridesmaids’ dresses:
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Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Carrie Patterson
…with pink and peach flowers:
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Image via Bollea / Photo by Portraits by Lucinda / Bouquet by Erin Volante
I’m ultimately imagining a garden tea-party feel. Something with lots of intricate romantic details, such as dome/birdcage centerpieces.
Source via Green Wedding Shoes / Photo by Susan Stripling / Event Designed by Inspired Goodness
Photo by: Stephanie A Smith Photography on Every Last Detail via Lover.ly
I’m really excited about where this is going, and I’m starting to see how it will all work together. Anyone else have a hard time settling on colors and a theme? Has it been more of an evolution? Did it actually work together in the end?
That’s a really pretty colour scheme! We started with yellow and basically stuck to it, with a few other colours involved. We weren’t too concerned about an actual colour scheme, though.
love! super romantic and i do think it’s really helpful to have a more “neutral” color in there – makes it flexible and easier to achieve.
I like the color “electric blue” for the bridesmaid dresses. Are you going to have the groomsmen wear that color for their ties?
That’s really pretty. Definitely not “child’s birthday party” at all.
I love those inspiration photos of your lue, pink and peach color scheme! Peach is so pretty and can work well in any season.
I am so in love with this color scheme! Our colors included orange so of course I really love the peach 
I love it! Actually it’s pretty similar to mine. Same romantic gardeny tea partyish theme, but change the peach to pale yellow, add some lavender and you’ve got my wedding! Our venue is a restored turn of the 20th century home that is decorated in beautiful antique decor. I think your wedding will be beautiful!
I love the feel you are going for! Its really romantic and sweet!
@Miss Gray Wolf: The “neutral” color thing has been really helpful. I didn’t really notice it before you mentioned it, but I definitely agree with that
@happyface: @happyface: To be honest, I have no idea. Maybe? I haven’t really thought about it
@Mrs. Castle: I always loved how bright and happy your wedding was. The orange works so well
@dazydeadpetals: That sounds really pretty! I’m glad to know this color scheme isn’t completely off the mark then!
I LOVE that color scheme and there are so many lovely inspiration pics!
I am NOT a pastel person at all and I still like your palette a lot! “Tea party” goes so well with your venue.
Your palette is so pretty! Looking forward to seeing how it comes to life.
We had a heck of a time selecting a color scheme. We did have a blank slate venue and could not agree on anything. I finally won out with a black/white/pink/green color scheme and it worked out well
Miss Panda, Boston, MA Age and Occupation: 26, Graduate Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Graduate Student Engagement Date: June 27, 2011 Wedding Date: June 2013 About Me: I love window shopping, cute animals, crafting, baking, and most forms of procrastination. I tend to be overly meticulous with choices to a point of complete and total indecision. Mr. PBear and I met and live in the amazing city of Boston. We are big nerds who love trying new foods, playing video games, and cuddling with our adorable hamster. After 5 years together, we are planning an intimate, DIY-heavy, vintage garden themed, nonreligious wedding in the city where we fell in love.
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