Wedding Wednesdays: 4 Steps to Finding Your Wedding Colors

Choosing your wedding colors can be a challenging task. Think about it! How long does it take you just to pick out your nail polish color? We know! Us too! For weddings it can be even more daunting. But no need to feel blue (color pun intended)! These 4 steps to finding your wedding colors are just the trick to have you feeling mellow yellow on your big day (oops, we did it again)!

1. Get Inspired by Your Setting
First things first: location. Have a color palette in mind as you start your venue search. Think about what colors you'd like to use, and whether you'd want to prioritize finding the perfect venue or having your perfect color palette. If you find a venue that you love, but it doesn't work with your colors, you'll want to switch up a hue or two so you don't bust your budget on trying to cover up or distract from the fact that it doesn't match. Venues like converted warehouses, lofts and tents are all blank slates, meaning you can really add as much or as little as you want to carry out your vision for color and style. If you've already found the perfect venue, use the space to help you come up with your color scheme. The colors of your reception space and its surroundings, whether it's the vintage bejeweled chandelier in the dining room or the view of the ocean, can spark an idea. And that way, you won't have to work against a clashing color palette and your colors will enhance what you love about your venue. Easy as pie (also a clever color combo)!

2. Think Seasonally
Just like your wardrobe, your wedding color scheme can be inspired by the time of year you're saying “I do." Think about the shade(s) you want to use to bring out the season in your color palette. Rosy pink is perfect for spring, while a brighter coral is a summer staple. For fall, a rich fuchsia pairs well with other jewel tones (our favorite), and blush or powdered blue and silver are a pretty wintry wonderland combo. Don't shy away from colors you love though just because of seasonal color “rules," which have pretty much gone right out the window with wearing white after Labor Day. Light pastels and barely there hues can work for a fall or winter wedding. The trick is to concentrate on texture, and maybe even bring in a stronger accent color. Viola!

3. Set the Mood
Your wedding colors can also help create the vibe for your wedding day. If you're going for a lot of drama, then a dark or jewel tone palette, like ruby red and black or emerald and gold, is a better choice than, let's say, light pastels. Think about the style and atmosphere you want to have, whether it's relaxed or nostalgic, and what colors put you in that mind-set. Keep calm, cool and collected by setting the mood with your color palette!

4. Consult the Color Wheel
You don't need a degree from art school to pick your palette, but there are some basic principles to follow. Typically, colors that go well together are ones that are opposites because they pair a cool and warm (examples include orange and sky blue and turquoise and coral). Other color pairings that work are “neighbors"—they're similar to each other and share a primary color (think: sunshine yellow and melon orange or fuchsia and blush). A classic way to build your color palette is by pairing a bright, saturated color with a neutral, like violet and gray or blush and gold. The visual pairing, whether opposite or neighboring, is pleasing to the eye and perfect for an "I do."

Let your true colors shine through and devour the details of your wedding palette with these 4 steps to finding what best suits you!