May 26 2009
DIY Bride Wants To Know: What Are Your Colors?
We’re curious about what colors and themes you are featuring in your weddings. Why? We’re endlessly curious here at DIY Bride and want to know what real couples are incorporating into their big day. And, well, we’re going to be borrowing your colors/themes ideas for crafty projects and inspiration to showcase on the blog!
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We’re having our wedding in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, so we’re our colors are going to be Navy, bright Green and White.
Hi, I’m from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.
I’m planning a polka dot black and white wedding.
We’re doing beiges & whites, with small pops of all kinds of colors. I like colors, I couldn’t just pick one or two!
Our “colors” are dark grey, ivory, and black with bursts of super-bright colors in the flowers.
Our colors are strawberry pink and tiffany blue and the theme of sorts is “summer hipster chic with a twist of vintage”.
Hey, look at me being all trendy – we’re doing navy, chartreuse, and white as well! Our ceremony and reception will take place at a Louisiana plantation, and we thought the contrast would be striking.
We are getting married in the local botanic gardens. Our colors are kelly green and pale blue with a rustic “theme” of sorts.
Our colors are navy blue & hot pink. My fiance (and his brothers, father, uncle & grandfather) went to the Naval Academy so the navy is a tribute to his family. Our reception is at my parents’ house and my mom’s numerous flower beds are full of pink flowers so I wanted to make sure that their existing landscape matched our colors. I also wanted her to be able to take advantage of the wedding as an excuse to buy more of her favorite flowers!
We have a monogram theme that we’re tying into everything from the invitations, maps & postage to the parking signs, OOT bags, escort cards & favors. I’m looking forward to seeing everything tied together on the big day.
I just had my wedding on April 18th! My colors were sweet canteloupe, bright marigold and lime green. It was very springy!!!
We are getting married 9/26/09 our theme is “The Perfect Pair” we are incorporating pears everywhere. Our wedding colors are Chocolate Brown and Pistachio green (a shade lighter than celadon). The accent colors are gold and ivory.
http://tobewed2009.blogspot.com/2009/02/dont-you-just-love-pears.html
We are doing hot pink, cobalt blue and white!
Our colours are light, apple green, dark plum-wine, with hints of chocolate brown and and ivory. Going for a bit of a garden theme.
We are doing a mix of greens, blues and some purple. I haven’t been to picky about the shades, but trying to keep the look and feel of the decor natural and practical. Blue is our favorite color, so it had to be incorporated! I am now making my centerpieces with grapevine wreaths and placing vellum wrapped candles in the middle, to avoid using/buying too many flowers. I would love to see more DIY projects, particularly labels and templates with these colors. They seem hard to find, but I might not be looking in the right places.
I have a new inspiration board, but these are some of the latest to give you an idea:
http://socialworkerstrangeland.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-showed-some-of-these-to-my-florist.html
We actually were married in Florida but live and met in New Mexico. We carried the southwest theme to the south. Our colors were black and white with a hint of turquoise.
I’m having a cocktail reception in a loft in chicago…my colors are pink, black and white…and maybe some hints of gray…haven’t decided yet. My wedding isn’t until September 18, 2010 so I’ve got some time!
our colors are whites/ivory/beige for the most part
the bridesmaid dresses are a coppery/golden/brown but pretty much everything else is a shade of white or ivory
Our colors are red, black, and gold. Red and black are the focus, but gold is our accent for almost everything!
Our theme is a loose Disney/Cinderella/fairytale. We were engaged at Disney World and share a love of everything Disney, but I’ve also been told that this is my day to be a princess!
Blue seems to be very in with everyone! I’m blue as well (royal blue) with a bit of yellow thrown in
I’m an Indian bride not doing traditional Indian colors – we’re doing white and gold with peacock and turquoise blue accents — so excited!!!
Anita
My wedding will be Aqua with Red accents, the theme is love birds with a vintage yet modern twist. I’m using feathers to keep with the bird theme and lace and candelabras to keep with the touches of vintage. I’ve got until 5/1/2010 so plenty of time for all my diy projects…like feathered candelabras, birdcage centerpieces with candles, lace place cards, red ceramic birds for the cake topper…more to come!
We are getting married outdoors at a German Hausbarn heritage park! Our colors are teracotta (orange-ish) and peridot (light sage green)! I am hand-making recycled wine charms from old necklaces and everyday things found around the house and putting them on thrift store wine glasses as wedding favors!!!
a yellow balloon holds incredible sentimental value to my partner and me (long but awesome story.) so we decided “yellow balloons” would be our theme, with yellow (obviously) as our color. we have some basic ideas, but would LOVE any craft projects or inspiration around featuring them.
i’ve actually seen some pretty hot debate around balloons as decorations at weddings on some other wedding blogs, and would love to get your take on it.
i am a regular reader of your blog + thoroughly enjoy it. thanks!
We’re going with navy blue, tiffany/aqua blue, cream and little pops of yellow.
deep eggplant-y purple with an earthy olive green and silver accents. We’re going for a hippie garden theme…. three weeks to go!
Our colors are royal purple, black, and gray/white/silver with a slight Asian theme to the decorations and food for the wedding.
Bridesmaids in black dresses of their choice. Plus reds, especially warm reds, plus Ivory.
Light blue and light yellow, with royal blue and silver accents.
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We are doing navy and a bright sunflower yellow for our May 30th Iowa wedding!
We’re 18 days away from our wedding and we are doing Navy, white, & Sienna. (its a rust/burnt orange kind of color), it’s our daughters name and we wanted to honor her elegantly. LOVE all the combos so far!
we’re (probably) getting married in Boulder, Colorado. Right now the colors are moss green, chocolate brown, and baby blue. Basically trees (leaves/needles and bark) and sky. Who knows what we’ll end up eventually, we’ve still got another 16 months to plan.
We are doing hot pink, cobalt blue and white!
Our colors are light and breezy to contrast with the dark greens that will surround the ceremony, which is set to take place in a small wooded area.
I hope to use the accent colours for the bridesmaid dresses (different colour for each ‘maid)
Here are the colours:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3569336895_505570d3b0.jpg?v=0
Ivory, chocolate brown and apple green!
Our colors are purple (a mix of dark plum and lavender), a clover-ish green, and gray!
My fiance and I are doing grey and black. Totally classic.
Our colors are curry yellow & slate gray with black accents
The colors for our wedding are Arizona sunset colors…blues, purples, reddish orange and pinks!
Our colors are deep purple and silver /gray.
Are main colours neutrals, white, greys, and our accent colours are navy blue and deep red, with a little bit of dark purple in the flowers.
Our wedding is late September, South Jersey, best friends back yard. Our colors are red, golden yellow, a bit of brown, and bright white.
I am going chocolate, mocha and red for a fall barn wedding.
We’re doing teal blue and sunflower yellow for our March wedding in Arizona. The ceremony will be in a Japanese Garden (my parents got married in a Japanese Garden!) next to the koi pond, so it’s predominantly green foliage with gray rocks and branches. I think it will be a nice pop of color on the mostly monochromatic setting.
Our reception will most likely be in my parents’ backyard, and the house is a 1936 historic home that’s painted pale yellow. We’d like to include a lot of Southwest cooking on the menu for our mostly OOT guest list. I haven’t quite yet figured out how to connect the Japanese Garden with Southwest cuisine… We’ll see!
We’re doing a Medieval Romance theme with the colors of Crimson, Scarlet, and Burgundy with dark Chocolate accents. Our venue is a reproduction castle and any bright colors would look out of place. The date is set for the middle of winter in Northern Utah and we want it to feel warm with rich colors since it’ll most likely be less than 20* outside and snowing. Not to mention the fact that red is both my and my FH’s favorite color of all time.
Our wedding is next May and our colours are hot pink and avocado (I guess you could call it that) green, with Ivory subdetails. We got the colour theme from a Dragonfruit, which we will also be having at the reception as bowls for our homemade watermelon dragonfruit sorbet.
White with burnt orange and touches of silver. He and I will both be wearing totally white. Flowers will be orange, bridesmaids dresses will be orange (they will possibly be carrying white flowers), groomsmen will wear black suits with white shirts and silver ties. We plan to have an outdoor wedding at a garden. (praying the weather cooperates!)
Our wedding is on Anglesey, Wales in May 2010 and the theme/colour is a pastel alice in wonderland tea party! The colours are pastel pink, alice blue and lemon.
barn brown, burlap beige, wedding white, then…
purples, reds, oranges, yellows, and bright green!
Just wanted to keep the flower colors open so we can get them from the farmers market and not have to special order them… that, and we loooove colors!
Our wedding will be in Palm Springs, CA and the colors are:
Chartreuse, Rust, Silver Grey with accents of Black & White
I must be weird. No blues at our wedding. Dark brown, bright orange and a touch of yellow. Does this make me silly?
Our colors are stone (a gray/brown color) and Magenta. The girls dresses are the Stone color from Watters and they will be carrying magenta flowers. This is how we came up with our color scheme. We are having an early November wedding and I think these colors are appropriate, without having the fall theme, which we didn’t want.
For a fall wedding with a Tropical Sunset theme. Our colors are plum, chartreuse, with a touch of violet and burnt orange.
We’re getting married next April. Our theme is “We’re getting married!” Our colors are lavender and silver, but since purple is my favorite color, I’m not going to exclude other shades.
our wedding colors are ivory & white. my bridesmaids will be wearing golden tafetta. my decorations are mainly white & ivory. decorations include white ostrich feathers, pearls, crystal trees, with strings of white flowers and damask patterns on my isle runner & table linens. our wedding of a guestlist of 600+ is july 2009. i’ve made everything from the invitations to center pieces to my isle runner.
We’re doing a destination wedding in Los Cabos, Mexico. We’re going for the fresh and breezy beach theme. Our colours will be light sky blue, white and a natural sand/beachwood beige. Bridesmaids will be in light sky blue linen sundresses, lots of white seashells and sanddollars, sand with blue seaglass in glass vases with white voltile candles, barefoot ceremony on the beach with a natural beachwood arch with white linen accents and chair covers, groomsmen in beige suits with white linen shirts.
We’re having a spring wedding done in “sorbet” colors; soft yellow, pastel pink and a peachy cantaloupe. We are having a traditional church ceremony followed by a pavilion, campground type reception decorated with string lights, pomander ball type topiaries for centerpieces and hanging paper lanterns… I am a huge DIYer and I hope to do most of this as cost effectively as possible!
We are having a night ranch wedding. Dr. Pepper red, Cobalt blue, with touches of silver throughout.
We’re doing a chocolate brown and light blue wedding, with white accents. Our wedding is in October at a winery, so fall colors might have been a more obvious choice, but I just love the brown/ blue combination.
We will be having a late summer evening wedding. We will have a dark (not quite navy) orange and a little bit of green and white.
We’re doing lavender with apple red accents. Some white and grey will be there to pull the look together. It’s hard to pinpoint a theme, except to say that it’s “us”: a little vintage, a little rock & roll, a little rustic, and a whole lot of whimsy!
We’re getting married in the desert – Tucson, Arizona. I decided on dark olive green, bright leaf green and copper.
We are getting married outside of Asheville, NC in October during leaf season and the wedding colors are cinnamon and wine (with ivory).
We don’t have a color palate for our SoCal picnic. We’re just picking colors as we go based on price, availability and of course taste. However, I’ve been told very clearly from my fiancee that our colors aren’t “rainbow.”
I’m doing ivory and lapis (a very dark purple) with touches of lime green. The majority of the decorations are ivory (the paper lanterns, lights, candles, most of the flowers, tablecloths, tent, etc) but the bridesmaid dresses are the lapis, as are some flowers and other decorations, with touches of the lime coming from orchids and other greenery….going for a bohemian/trendy garden wedding set on an August evening…can’t wait!
We’re in Morgantown, WV but because I’m an English teacher I’m really inspired by literature and my theme is inspired from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Lots of deep, enchanting jewel tones like dark blues and purples with some deep green and silver. I want it to be ethereal but not over the top! I’m still working out the details in my head but I can’t wait to see how it all works out!
We’re having a February wedding in Brooklyn, NY and trying to go for warm and cozy with a hint of vintage traveler feel. Our colors are eggplant purple and moss green with antique gold accents.
Our wedding is October 10th so we went with nice fall colors: chocolate brown, ivory and orange. Can’t wait!
We’re getting married in September, and our colors are chocolate brown and a limey, springy green. We’ll have some pops of orange in the bouquets.
We are doing a beach wedding so i am trying to match everything to seaglass… teals, tiffany blue, sea foam. I want to daisy and decorate with white starfish. so itll be light blues and green with crisp white and hints of yellows and beige.
We are having a “summer fun” themed wedding (in lovely sunny Australia), so we’re incorporating lots of bright colour to stimulate the guests’ senses. We’ve decided on fuschia pink, green, dark purple, bright orange and yellow. We’re using silver and ivory as accent colours. Had a lot of negative feedback on it, but we love it and can’t wait
Eggplant purple and lime green.
Gold and ivory, with touches of pale light green.
For our wedding next year, even though we are still determining a location, we are certain that the theme will be eco chic. I am thinking colors of greens and pale blues,basically the color of trees and seaglass, with whites as well. I plan to use an assortment of collected found glass jars, and use branches and a general tree motif. I want to have a subtle “enchanted forest” feel… we are getting married in washington state so the trees are perfect! I can’t wait!
Our wedding is going to be lavender and chocolate with an overall style that my mom has started describing as “Shabby Chic meets Pride & Prejudice.” We’ll be using picnic tables that I’m going to make slipcovers for, and using mis-matched flatware and white dishes. Lots of lace, lavender hydrangeas, and chocolate-colored ribbons.
Our colors are black, white, and green (it always gets a plant-y name like kiwi or fruit salad when I find it in a store).
Theme will be daisies and everything will be simple and elegant.
We are having a Spring evening wedding and our theme is The Beatles “All you need is Love” with lovebirds. Our colors will be pinks from pale pink to fuschias to some reds and Champagne cremes to bronzey gold for some evening glam. We will have some chartreuse as accents and a tropical flair.
We are having a May wedding and our colors are Aqua Blue & Steel Gray. No theme yet, still thinking.
Our colors are brown and berry. We are getting married on October 3rd, so we wanted to go with an earthy feel for fall without using the typical oranges and yellows. Our flowers and decorations will be accented with berrys and branches.
Our wedding is January 2010 and my colors are black & white. I love my damask tableclothes, but I haven’t been able to decide between apple green or a dark fushia as an accent color.