Choosing Winter Wedding Colors
Ideas & Eye-Catching Combinations
It always helps to see what everyone else is going gaga for when choosing your wedding colors. The great thing about having a winter wedding is that most winter combinations are very rich and eye-catching. The following tips will give you the kick-start you need to choosing a truly unique and elegant wedding color scheme.
Popular combinations for 2010 and 2011 winter weddings colors include the following:
- Mint and vintage purple
- Sky blue and light yellow
- Ivory and emerald
- Coral and teal
- Red wine and mauve
- Lilac and sky blue
- Blush pink and mocha
- Blush pink and red wine
- Mauve and olivine
- Warm gray and one of the following: coral, purple, pink, or blue frost
Now that you have a list of insatiable winter wedding combinations, keep in mind the variations of colors. For example, you may love the lilac and sky blue combination but still want to explore variations of purple before landing on Lilac. It could help to find flowers for a wedding first, and use those colors as a springboard. Here are some color variations to help with your search.
- Orange (the most popular winter color this year): Coral, pumpkin, burnt, and tangerine.
- Blue: Deep ocean blue, periwinkle, sky blue, ocean blue, blue frost and navy blue.
- Purple: Lilac, lavender, plum, and periwinkle.
- Pink: Hot pink, rose petal, candy pink, watermelon and fuchsia.
The most important thing to remember when choosing your winter wedding colors is to match them with your stationary, guest book, table clothes, wedding flowers, napkins, and wedding favors. Wedding color ideas are all around you, just be sure to open your eyes.
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