Wedding Colors

Wedding colors have always played an important role in weddings. Color can help to set the mood and theme of your wedding.

HISTORY OF WEDDINGS AND COLOR

In biblical days, blue represented purity. The bride and groom would wear a blue band around the bottom of their wedding clothes.

The Greeks wore white robes during their wedding ceremonies to symbolize youth, joy and purity.

Our Victorian relatives even came up with a little rhyme to give more meaning to the colors.

Married in white, you have chosen all right.

Married in red, you'd better be dead.

Married in yellow, ashamed of the fellow.

Married in blue, your lover is true.

Married in green, ashamed to be seen.

Married in black, you'll ride in a hack.

Married in pearl, you'll live in a whirl.

Married in brown, you'll live out of town.

WEDDING CUSTOMS AND COLOR

The white wedding gown became a wedding custom after Queen Victoria's wedding in 1840.

Almost overnight, the white, feminine, lacy wedding dress turned into the new standard. This is also when the dress became a "wear-it-once and then preserve it” wedding custom.

Before this women wore their “best” dress on their wedding day. The color or the style did not matter. Boy, have we changed!

MODERN WEDDING DRESS COLORS

While white is still the most popular and traditional color for a bridal gown, some brides are choosing to wear pastel shades. Others are wearing wedding gowns in vibrant jewel colors. Even black wedding gowns are becoming a popular color option for brides.

COLORS AND THEIR MEANINGS

• Blue is believed to be the color of purity, love and fidelity.
• Red is the color most often associated with power and good things. Red has also been worn to show patriotism.

• Purple is the color of virtue and valor.
• Yellow is believed to symbolize passion and jealousy. This color was avoided for years at weddings, but not any more.

  Many brides use yellow as an accent color especially for spring and fall weddings.

• Green is also a color that was avoided by brides. Not that it is a bad color, but it just doesn't look good on most people.

  In Norway, the color green has been a part of the wedding ensemble for years.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLORS

For today's brides, their wedding colors are incorporated into every aspect of the wedding.

From invitations to wedding favors, you will be coordinating the colors that you choose.

Choosing the right colors for your wedding often depends on the time of year of your wedding.

POPULAR SEASONAL COLORS

Winter Wedding Colors

When the outside is dreary, these two colors can help add vibrancy and the feeling of happiness, romance and passion to your wedding. Also, use silver, gold or metallic colors for glamor and glitz.

Spring Wedding Colors

Spring is the time of year for new beginnings and new life.

For your spring wedding, try using blue and pink, mixed shades of purple, mixed pastel shades, or light blues and greens.

Fall Wedding Colors

For an autumn wedding, incorporate earth tones into your wedding color scheme. Use such colors as orange, yellow and brown. A couple of great color combinations are brown and blue or brown and pink.

Summer Wedding Colors

For a summer wedding, choose yellow as your main color or as an accent. Yellow is a bright and fun color. Blue, green, and purple are great coordinating colors to use with yellow.

Using a combination of colors is always a good way to go. While brown and blue or purple and yellow may not sound like they go together - they do!

Of course, black and white always adds the feeling of elegance to a wedding.

LATEST TRENDS IN COLORS

A few of the latest color trends:

• Tiffany blue
• Pink and Brown
• Purple and Green
• Blue and Brown

The final decision on what colors you use in your wedding should always be a personal choice.

Use the colors that you love! Go with your feelings and you will have the wedding of your dreams.

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