Tips For Adding A Splash Of Color to Your Wedding Style

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The 11 Ultimate Areas To Add Color Scheme to Fall Weddings

Before you start planning your wedding, we suggest getting a mood board to help you create the perfect wedding the way you want it. Having a mood board will most definitely help you get a cohesive look, aesthetics, and style that’s you. Our mood board shows fall colors (rosy brown, dim gray, black, dim gray, dark sea green)  that compliment the bouquet and spaghetti eyelet dress from Daarlarna Collection

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11 Unexpected Areas to Add Color in Your Wedding

Wedding Color Scheme Tips

1. Before the Big Day: Invitations

2. Your Wedding Dress, Bridal Party or Accessories

3. Your Floral Arrangement - Floral + Corsage Combo

4. Your Ceremony + Reception

5. Your Wedding Cake

6. After the wedding

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Your wedding is a celebration of the love between you and your spouse-to-be. It is likely that your love story is uniquely yours, so your wedding should reflect that. What better way to do that than with some color! While you do not have to add color to each and every aspect of your wedding, just a few splashes of color can make a huge difference. Here are a few ideas:

Maximalist Color Scheme

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How to - Wedding Color Scheme Tips

1. Before the big day - Wedding Invitations

This is where you can get very creative.  When sending out your invitations, add some color with the paper or the font. You can even get envelopes that correlate with your wedding colors to make things pop. Use the colors you intend to use for your wedding to make things consistent.

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2. Your Wedding Dress, Bridal Party or Accessories

(a.) Wedding Dress

Though many brides still opt for the traditional white dress, many brides are choosing colored wedding dresses that showcase their unique styles. If you do not want your whole dress to be in color, you can choose one that has a few splashes of color. See Daalarna Wedding Collection for more ideas

If you are still wanting to wear a traditional white dress, you can have your bridal party and flower girl wear colorful dresses. There are so many options, and you can always tie the flower girl dress in with the bridesmaid dresses.

(b-c.) Bridesmaids + Flower Girl Dresses

Related:  Bridesmaids Dresses That Will Fit Any Budget

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(d.) Accessories - Garter or Shoes

This could be where you add your "something blue". As the bride, you are likely to be wearing a headpiece of some sort. Whether you opt for a tiara, a floral headpiece, or a veil, you can incorporate your "something blue" into whatever you choose to wear. If you choose to wear pieces of jewelry, such as bracelets or necklaces, try and pick something that compliments your entire wedding vibe. If you opt for a garter, you can add your "something blue" or add your wedding colors.

Garter

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Shoes

Wear shoes that have color in them. If you choose classic heels or flats, choose a pair that is colorful. Hint: Your "something blue" with bling added!

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3. Your Floral Arrangement - Floral + Corsage Combo

Flowers are one of the easiest ways to tie some color into your wedding. Whether it is in your bouquet, a boutonniere, or a floral centerpiece, there are so many uses for flowers that can help you add some color to your wedding.

Related: Flowers + Bouquet Ideas

4. Your Ceremony + Reception 

Depending on your venue, you can make your entrance colorful. Entertain your guests at the same time while adding a splash of color here. Add live statues with a long aisle runner that features one of your wedding colors. Also, if space allows, you can use arches of flowers along the walkway for a unique look and a splash of color.

(a.) Ceremony  Entrance

Related:  How To Keep Your Guests Entertained

(b.) Your Reception Tables

Skip the linen altogether and opt for colorful chairs to help add even more color if you want a more solid background.

Photo Source: The Wed List

5. Your Wedding Cake

Your wedding cake provides ample opportunity to add color. You can also opt for a candy bar if you don't want to add color your to your cake. Your cake can be a neutral color and have candy that represents various colors (ie. your wedding color(s)) to make it more colorful.

Photo Source: Julia Kedyarova

6. After the wedding

Once your big day has come and gone, you will want to send thank you cards to those who gave you gifts or helped you prepare for the celebration. To tie things up, use thank you cards to mimic the wedding invitation envelope to complete your wedding vibe.

The 11 Ultimate Areas To Add Color Scheme to Fall Weddings

Final Thoughts

There are ample opportunities to add splashes of color to your wedding. If you need help figuring out how to incorporate these tips, call follow us on IG, Pinterest and subscribe to our blog to get more great ideas like this.

Updated: Sept 11, 2023