everyone dislikes our colour scheme. do we change it?

If you like it, keep it. I don;t like orange as a rule but I have seen some lovely orange themed weddings that look amazing. Sometimes we find we like things when we are pushed towards them even if we would never choose it ourselves.

Keep it! I'm having orange and my bridesmaids mouths dropped when I mentioned it. I bought lovely orange dresses from coast and they all love them now. There are lots of variations of orange, I was trying to look for quite a vibrant tropical vibe and I think they are perfect! Embrace the orange (but be careful of any fake tans!)

Sod them. It's your wedding, not theirs. Stick with orange- who wants to be the same as everyone else?!

I've seen some stunning orange wedding, wasn't Gnashers orange? They'll come around once you show them the gorgeous dresses

I love orange, we had black and white but had orange touches. H had orange socks and suit lining too, , ,?

Nope - stay true to yourselves! I think it could look lovely ?

Nope you should stick with you want x

Sod them.

When they get married they get to choose the colour scheme. It's your wedding so it's your choice.

My friend had a kind of burnt orange and it looked lovely. Her BMs were blonde and dark and i suited both.

Sod what they think, they'll come around.

Hi!

For my wedding I am having shades of coral and peach so almost orange lol! I think Orange is lovely! very bright and cheerful and quite unusual too! Babe it's your wedding, no one elses, if your bridesmaids care about you then they will wear whatever colour makes them happy! It's not about them it's about you and your H2B!

I think you should stick to your guns! Orange is a lovely colour! xxx

Can you find some pics on pintrest to convince them? Failing that tell them to like it or lump it!

It is yours and your OH's day. If you are happy with the colour, then your friends and family should let you have your way. I may be a bit harsh but I would expect my bridesmaids to at least try it before saying they don't like it. If, after trying, then they are still uncomfortable then yes, I would try and find an alternative or a compromise, but I would expect them to try before judging.

If it came to it, perhaps a compromise could be a more neutral coloured dress, with orange details (i.e. a sash / corsage /accessories etc.)

I would go with the gut feeling and ignore unwanted opinions suggestions.

Just keep repeating you and OH know they think like that but is what your vision says it should be like.

Hopefully it will sink in with them and they will stop giving you lip!

I'd stick with the orange - I've seen plenty of photos of beautiful orange weddings. If the bridesmaids haven't even tried on dresses yet, then they can't tell how they'd look yet, so don't give in to them. It's your day, they will have to deal with the choices you make

Make a mood board and show them what you want and how well it will work. Then tell them that if they hate it they can get revenge when it's their own wedding and make you wear a baby poo coloured puffy sleeved meringue with a matching scrunchy. Orange is a much better deal than baby poo.

I'm biased as I really love orange, I'd say go for whatever you want, maybe go for a more muted shade for the bridesmaids if they're really kicking up a fuss?

This!

I can understand BMs not feeling comfortable in a style of dress and I think this is fair enough and some compromise may sometimes be needed. But not a colour - it's your day, and they only have to wear it for a day so so what if they're not a big fan? If they won't wear a certain colour than they have a choice to come as a guest.

If you're really not comfortable with it though and think their doubting will make you keep doubting their decision - you could always mix it with other colours - oranges and navy looks great - you could have the BMs in navy with orange flowers/accessories etc. But only if you're not comfortable with it not to suit other people as you'll never keep everyone happy in wedding planning!

Go with what you want you could team with other colours too hot pink, turquoise, purple to give a twist its your day after all!

Whaaaa? Orange looks amazing! It's definitely been one of my favourites over the years. This couple teamed burnt orange with a sagey green and it looked so pretty!

If you love it and your H2B loves it, stick to your guns I think.

Sod what they think. It's your wedding, your choices.

Ultimately it is your wedding and you should go with what you want. But saying that, it is important your bridesmaids feel happy with what they are wearing and that the colour suits them. If you really want orange, then maybe there could be a compromise somewhere and maybe have orange as an accent colour.

I'm also having orange and everyone I've mentioned it to so far has either laughed or said something along the lines of 'orange? really?'. So I got the impression that its not a popular choice but that just made me want it more. It means its not what people are expecting me to do and thats good I don't want to be predictable. Even OH was a bit horrified at the idea at first but after showing him my moodboard he came round to the idea. So stick with and maybe people will be pleasantly surprised. And if your bridesmaids don't like it just remind them of whose big day it is and the fact that they don't have to accept the honour of bridesmaid if they don't want

Ofcourse you change it. When will brides and grooms learn that what they want is irrelevant? Just because it's their wedding they seem to think they should have a say in things! Everyone elses opinions are far more important and the bride and groom should just suck it up and do as they are told.

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My cousin's wedding this year had orange, hot pink and black - he loves orange, she loves pink. It all looked *awesome*

If you want it, do it!

My thoughts exactly! People need to learn to keep their noses out.