Weddings are associated with white, but usually, couples choose at least one more accent colour, allowing them to create a unique atmosphere and add a fresh touch to the wedding photos. As with interior design, wedding colour plays an important role.

As the wedding planning process is time-consuming and a lot of choices need to be made, from the venue, menu and decorations, wedding concept, clothing, and other nuances, don't forget that choosing a wedding accent colour can be a difficult process. Many brides want their wedding colour to be modern, yet classic, so it would be a pleasure to look back on wedding photos even after many years. The colour choice can be influenced by many different factors.

Get inspired by the season

Seasonality is one of the most important factors to consider when choosing a wedding colour. While the season may not be the only deciding factor, it's important to understand how much your wedding celebration will benefit from adding the right colours for the season.

Bright floral tones are suitable for summer, while sand, beige, rust, dark red, and brown tones are for autumn. Deep gemstone colours, such as ruby red or sapphire blue are best for winter, but soft and airy pastel tones for spring.

The colours of the decor and flowers will depend on the availability in the season, so you can often draw inspiration from wedding colours in nature. However, if the wedding is planned in the fall and you are not a fan of rusty tones, you can certainly choose other colours that you like.

Choose your favorite color

Maybe the choice of your wedding colour is simple – just choose the colour you like the most. Maybe you have been passionate about cherry red tones for years, or half of your wardrobe consists of clothes in royal blue.

If there is a colour you feel good wearing or being around, you can choose it. If the colour still doesn't seem to match the season or the atmosphere, remember that each tone has several shades. Maybe a lighter version of your favourite colour will fit perfectly at your summer wedding, or a darker one – in the fall?

Get to know the trends

Fashion trends are changing fast, but it is quite easy to predict the most popular colours in clothing for the upcoming seasons by watching fashion shows. The dominant colour in these shows can be a good choice for your wedding.

The good news is that there is always more than one colour in fashion, so you can choose the one that seems most appropriate. The bad news – the latest fashion trends don't always reflect our tastes, inner feelings, the desired atmosphere, and the availability of decors in specific shades.

Dare to mix colors

More often at weddings, different colour combinations are used rather than just one wedding colour. They can be different shades of the same colour or highly contrasting colours that complement each other, such as shades of blue-green gemstones or red wine in combination with gold or another metallic colour.

Mustard shade with dark green, old rose pink with soft pink pastels, lavender purple with copper details or olive green with orange-yellow will look great. These are just a few examples of how you can combine different colours to create a wonderful colour mix for your special day.

Adapt for the wedding venue

Sometimes there are some dominant colours at the party location, such as dark red curtains you cannot remove or replace, striking gold chandeliers, or beige walls. When choosing a wedding colour, take into account the existing details and colours to match the other decors. Otherwise, the overall image of the wedding decor and celebration venue will be chaotic.

Wedding colours 2023

In the wedding industry, as in fashion, colour trends change yearly. The shades of earth, sand, and caramel are still in vogue this year, but, more often, we will see a metallic mixture of gold and copper with various dark colours, especially blue or blue-green ocean.

You can also choose the darkest versions of black or all other colours that approach black as the wedding colour. There will be less and less mint, grey-blue, pink, and light purple, which were fashionable in previous years. Bright and bold colours will appear more and more often at weddings, less the classic white.

Author: Elisa Rudzite

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