Trying to narrow down our colour choices so I put together a selection of photos of all the things I think you would use in a wedding that match your scheme. I just used the main rainbow colours as I thought even if we wanted peach (for example) it's a shade of orange and lilac is a shade of purple so it just gives us an idea.
I have an album in my photos if anyone wants to have a look.
After going through all the photos h2b and I have narrowed it down to Red, Blue & maybe Purple. Neither of us are keen on Yellow, Pink, Green or Orange.
From looking at the photos - h2b likes blue best atm and I like red.
I was thinking that we could have blue for the ceremony (his tie, chair ties, my bouquet) then switch it up and have red for the evening do (chair ties, cake, centre pieces). We aren't having a sit down meal - it's ceremony then evening do with hog roast.
The only thing is - the bridesmaids will have blue dresses and the men blue ties - will this look weird to our evening guests if the tables/chairs/cake all have a red theme?
What are your thoughts? Is anyone else having more than one colour?
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CommentAuthorLynD
I've got 4 (red, royal blue, yellow and fuschia) but that's for all day not mixing for evening etc. If you want to swap then you do so - as long as you've time between the day and the evening :)
CommentAuthorButtonAndBoo
You could always have blue and red for the whole day, type it on Google and some lovey ideas pop up.
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CommentAuthorLauz&Stu
I've put together another photo in my album for a red and white mix. I just don't want it too look too American (red, white & blue).
What do you think? Does it look to 'USA'?
I was thinking red chair ties, blue ties on the men, blue bridesmaid dresses/red flowers, mixed bouquet for me, blue centrepieces, red and white cake. I don't want to mix red & blue as the chair ties I saw that were red & blue looked too american - as did the cake. So I'm thinking somethings can be blue & some red.
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CommentAuthorButtonAndBoo
I don't think it looks to USA, don't forget they are the same colours as the the Union flag.
That is true - but I don't want to be too British either lol x x x
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CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
How about using both red and blue but different shades of both, so no two things at the wedding are the same shade of either blur or red? That way it wont look USA like or patriotic? xx
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CommentAuthorLauz&Stu
Well that idea is out the window now as h2b said (and I quote) "Two colours don't flow as well as just one". Lol. He said red was too common - I think it's romantic. He likes blue - I think it's cold. We just looked at wedding pics from the last 3 weddings we went to so we could see their colour scheme #1 White flowers/tie - cream waistcoats #2 Pink flowers/chair covers - white tie #3 White flowers/tie etc I've successfully proven red isn't that common. At least amongst weddings we've been to. H2b said he'll wear a white tie as a compromise. Thing is I don't want to choose EVERYTHING! He wants a blue tie and a grey suit and I kinda feel like he should at least get that. I just don't want a blue wedding (which is weird cos blue is my favourite colour!)
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CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Well tradition is that the groom compliments the bride, so he would be in a white or ivory tie/waistcoat, and then the best man and ushers etc. would match the bridesmaids. So you could use that argument to get your red! lol xx
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