As my color scheme is Green&Blue what I was wondering is do I get my side of the guests to wear green and H2B side to wear Blue or tell everyone to mix and match as they must wear both colors Green&Blue does go together and they can compliment each other Am i asking to much do you think they will have difficulty finding green n blue dresses for the women or a lovely pencil skirt and shirt I want everyone to be comfortable in what they wear but must be in formal wear and shoes do they wear green shoes or blue shoes or they wear one blue one green do you think they will look ridiculous?? or just black shoes as black goes with everything or do I add in black n white so they either wear black n green or white n green or blue n black n white n blue Tell me what you think ladies =D <3 X
p.s I have my ow style n its green all I wear is green and I wear more than one green at one time I'm very green so i have weird fashion sense but it does suit me I do know what works for me but O cannot force my weird style on my guests do you think they will like my idea the style we have chosen ??

But if i give them plenty of time to find a outfit it should be Ok As I will find it rather rude that I have a chosen theme color and I ask you to stick to the color scheme I do no think it's hard as I'm not asking you to spend mega money on a costume =D <3 X

What green have you chosen, there are lots of lovely greens to choice from your bridesmaids are fussy =D <3 X

Its a pale green, is it olive maybe go for a more brighter green. Maybe go for a more darker green, go for a nicer greens they are some green that aren't nice =D <3 X

Ooohh I see vintage colors must be pale maybe let them go for a pale pink then Do your bridesmaids Love Pink =D <3 X

To be honest I agree with Kelbel trying to get your guests to wear certain things may be difficult!
I personally did think of doing the same but then I though Ive never seen half the people Im going to invite in either of the colours so asking them to change who they are for the day is asking a bit much! You want them to be comfortable, unfortantly that means letting them choose their own outfits including the color they wear!
Getting the bridal party to wear our choosen color is bad enough like kelbel said and thats without trying to get 60-70----100 other people to do the same lol
I would personally let them choose hunni just make sure they have something formal....that way your bridal party will stand out more as the "special" people of the day!



kELBEL I love that shade of green, mint is another shade that is very in at the moment as greyed jade is amazing for vintage! ALL STUNNING

I see your points lady but my bridesmaids are fine with my colour scheme and I'm going to let them choose the style of dress they feel comfty in every one already has a pretty good idea that I want them to wear green n blue and most are fine with it I guess I shall have to see if the other 70 odd guests agree with my colour scheme deffinatley have to wear formal attire and I do want my bridesmaids to stand out and the groomsmen thinking thinking .... =D <3 X

Might be a good idea to add in the black and white as you suggested. Most people have a black dress, and then it could be accesorised with green/blue. Or you could supply a box of floaty green/blue scarfs or something for those guests who just haven't been able to wear green/blue for whatever reason.

Maybe you could just add a line to invites saying 'green or blue attire suggested but not compulsory'

I wouldn't mind black and white being requested as most people will already have something they could choose to wear, rather than having to buy something entirely new, but I would feel a bit off to be dictated to what colour I had to buy an outfit in, particularly if it wasn't a colour I liked or suited, so probably wouldn't wear the outfit again...particularly if already having to fork out for accommodation and transport too.

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Transport I want to hire a big massive Double Decker coach for everyone to travel up to Cornwall all together so munchies drink n bonding getting to know each other =D and hopefully we can get discounts at the nearest hotels for our guest I know there is a travel lodge and there not to pricey I hope no one hates the color green or blue but LauraJo86 and LittleMissWorry am i really asking to much of my guests they do not have to buy an expensive suit a nice skirt and top and heels will be perfect I do not want everyone forking out lots of money for my wedding shall have to have a good think about it =D <3 X

I don't want to sound like i'm being mean but if i'm honest it'd really annoy me if I got an invite and it said I had to wear a specific colour. Ironically the one dress I always trot out to wear to weddings is a dark jade green but if i didnt have that I'd be in a blind panic about what to wear to your wedding! Black and white i'd be fine with as most of my clothes are black but on the whole I find shopping for weddings (and even going to the pub sometimes Lol) really difficult - add to that i've got to have a certain colour i'd be pretty stressed out.

I just think it's an added and kinda unnecessary (sorry) pressure to put on your guests. I know they don't have to buy anything expensive but you know what its like when you're out shopping for something specific, you want to look nice and sods law the only thing they might be able to find that suits them could be pricey! People will want to look their best for your special day and so a new dress might suddenly mean they don't have shoes that go with it, or a scarf or a bag and then suddenly they've bought a load of new stuff. And if it's not a colour they'd normally wear they're not going to get much use out of it. When you add on the travel, days off work, the gift they'll bring, even if they don't do all of these things , a specific dress code could potentially add to quite a bit of time, if not money to your guests day.

I really don't mean to upset you or anything like so please don't be offended. I just thought it best to be honest. xx

I completely agree with the ladies. I think it is a bit much asking the guests to wear certain colours. A you've said in your post above, YOU always wear green, but a lot of people HATE green, and you may have a lot of blue at the wedding instead. Personally, I have no green items in my wardrobe whatsoever, and would feel a bit jaded (excuse the pun) if I had to go and buy a new outfit, especially if I had a perfectly good dress in my wardrobe that would suit a wedding

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may change it to wear black n white with green n blue accessories but I think black is a too of a heavy color for a wedding to be honest I always associate black with funerals or work and I want fun bright colours at my wedding H2B agree's with the green n blue dress code and to be honest all of my guests know me and they know I'm green and want lost of green at my wedding plus H2B family loves blue so they already have lots of blue clothing I'll see I'll talk to my H2B and MIL see what they think and me bridesmaids thanx for the comments ladies =D <3 X

Sorry, but I do think you're asking a bit too much. I'm not trying to offend you, but I think one of the good things about this site is that you can get a hopefully unbiassed honest point from a variety of people. A skirt, top, and shoes still costs a lot of money, its also the time/effort it would take to go and find these clothes. It also sounds like most people are going to have to pay to stay the night, you may think a travel lodge isn't expensive but its still an expense. It may be your day, but the feelings of your family and friends are still important. I think there's a limit of how much you can request, and you're already asking them to go along with your idea of transport. There's also a limit on how much I'm willing to spend on someone elses wedding, the more I ended up spending keeping the couple happy on their day, the less I'd spend on a gift... (sorry if that makes me sound stingy, but I have a set income, and other important outgoings).

All that said, if I received an invitation and it was worded nicely, (maybe something like lala suggested) I would try. I'd probably wear a black dress, with a green shawl or something.

Lala hope i didn't offend you with by saying black reminds me of a funeral but I'm sure your wedding was perfect and everyone looked lovely and Lizzylou I need to rethink things in my head lucky I have 3 years to plan I have not sent any invitation out yet as I am yet to make them may need to re write the wedding attire bit trust me Im a stingy to but on my Wedding I want everything just the way I want it no matter what the expense Its my One day that is meant to be perfect so Im going to be a bridezilla about it me talk to H2B =D <3 X

Hunni please be very careful ... if you get too bridezilla about what you want your guests to wear they may not come ,

we asked people to wear black and white and we had women in white dresses with black designs,black dresses ...spotty ties etc ...our was done so that where possible people could wear stuff they already had so as not to ask them to spend money on my behalf

yes i know there is a pink tie but that was my dad whose tie matched the bm`s ...

Something to consider is also what people think are certain colours - you might end up with people in turquoise or azure, which is blue to them, but I guess you're thinking more of a sapphire blue?

I like your idea, and its a nice one in an ideal world, but while I think it's nice to tell people the colour scheme, so they can match if they want to, I don't think it's fair to expect everyone to buy outfits especially for the occasion, particularly if they're never going to wear them again.

Perhaps you could have green or blue ties as favours for the men, and pashminas for the ladies (but give them out to them before the ceremony, perhaps on your fun bus trip)? :-)

That looks lovely Lala...I really like black and white, I think it looks very elegant and classy...

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I like how you and your H2B stand out from the rest and you can see that the clothing each has a different pattern which is nice not over the top and still formal attire nice I Like Just I'm into bold bright in your face colors but i guess I need to rethink wedding attire till i get it right an everyone is happy and comfortable in what they are wearing =D <3 X

I see your point LauraJo87 they may end up wearing matching dresses as my bridesmaids that is not good at all maybe " my theme is Green and Blue feel free to join in with my color scheme but if you do not own Green or Blue clothing Black n White clothing will suffice as long as you have green n blue accessories to match " what you ladies think =D <3 X

LittleMissWorry A Wedding is about celebrating the love you share with your partner and the commitment and vows you are about to make I will let guests wear what they want they just have to have green n blue accessories so there jewellery a scarf or a shawl etc ... H2B said let the guest wear what they want wear what they are comfortable in then We both stand out as well as my bridal party and his men just visioned blue n green everywhere I look had a blue n green block lool =D <3 X

i love the idea of you giving blue /green pashmina type scarfs as favors

I agree...I think you need to suggest they dress to tie in with your theme rather than make it sound like a demand - guests will be happier to do it if they feel like they've had a choice in the matter, I think making demands of your guests can create a bad feeling and a bit of resentment.

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Also, Lala your dress looks amazing! x