Colour schemes

Firstly, congratulations!

Go with what you both like. You don't have to be a slave to the time of year, but just bear in mind that if you are having flowers, seasonally/locally available will always work out better value. Other than that, I do LOVE your teal/grey/silver combo, sounds amazing! It will really stand out and make your wedding so much more memorable, for all the right reasons!

We're getting married mid September next year, and initially thought of going with the traditional seasonal colours, but sometimes mid September is more summery than autumnal, so in the end we plumped for a vintage romance theme (we're older!!!) so it's all muted shades of dusty pink, sage, cream, steely blue-grey etc, so there is no one dominant colour, with bright copper metallics thrown in, plenty of lace and texture. I hope it works!

Your wedding is a reflection of you as a couple, so do what you like, and let your personalities shine through!

Ali xx

Broadly, I think you should choose colours you both like.

My fiancé and I are having pink and white with a touch of blue for my May wedding. Mostly, because I like pink, but also because it is easy to work with as it doesn't clash with different shades of itself i.e it doesn't matter if bridesmaids dresses/flowers/other decorations aren't exactly the same shade. He is wearing his RAF uniform, which was also a factor in the colour choice.

A few things you might want to consider:

1. Are there any particular flowers you really want to have? If so, it is worth seeing (a) whether they are in season and (b) what colours they come in. If you feel really strongly about a particular flower you might want to check that it will go (or contrast in a good way) with your colour scheme.

2. Who are your bridesmaids and what is their complexion/hair colour like? Yes, the wedding is about you and what you like, but if you want them to feel confident in their dresses, there might be some colours that you decide to stay clear of (for example, although I am having pink, I stayed clear of pale/baby pink for the dresses because my sister and I thought she would look washed out in it).

View quoted message Thank you so much for replying, I hadn’t even taken the flowers into consideration while deciding on colours so thank you.


I think I’ll have a look around at the flowers and go from there.
I didn’t realise how much there was to think about when planning a wedding xx