barack!!!
Please help...
am struggling to come up with best colour combination to use on my summer garden wedding.
My favourite colour is purple and i like red too... so i came up with the following and not able to choose wich one will look best..
1)Purple and Fuschia..
2)red burnt orange and gold or brown
3)red and green
advise and positive criticism will be welcome...
Answer
Def. the purple and fuschia, especially since this is your fav. color. The second one is too fallish, too dark for a summer garden, no way. The third is Christmas all the way, never, never. As for the purple and fuschia, you can use many shades of purple, especially lavender. Go to this site and look at the purple with the fuschia, the lilac and the pistachio, the apple green and the coral (which is the only shade of pink it has, needs to be a medium to light pink)
http://www.mypersonalartist.com/ink-colors-html
Next go to this site:
http://www.realcolorwheel.com/colorwheel.htm The accent color directly across from purple is the what I call granny smith apple green and the lime green or yellow (I much prefer the lime, very different and a shade of green found in gardens). I would add in the pink as it would look great with the purple/lilac family and use some of the granny smith green in bouquets, arrangements, etc. Then add a small amount of the lime, which is popular. I know it sounds crazy, but you would not believe the way the lime makes every color "pop" it is just the finishing touch that makes the other colors "play" off of each other, to me. There are very small lime button mums, lime spider mums---gorgeous and also lime orchids with purpley/burgandy dots in the center, not enough to bring in another color, just enough to break up the color. Purple flower colors that I love are la-at-ris-very tall, would look good in arrangements, status,iris (of course) snapdragons and carnations come in some many different shades of purple from a fuschia family to purple, to lavender, and gorgeous mauves and pinks (You could also use a shade of hot pink). Pink, of course, is just about any flower---I love the pink roses and a small peruvian lilly, alstromeria comes in many shades and is a good color "blender". Go to local florists and ask to look at their wedding flower books, most are more than happy to let you look and many will suggest good color schemes and recommend flowers. However, do not let yourself be talked into expensive flowers you cannot afford, stay within your budget. I always suggest getting a 64 count box of Crayola children's crayons and a child's sketch book and experiment away with colors, also, use paint chips to make color combinations. You do not want everything to be in the same color family, but to accent each other, otherwise, you will wind up with one big blob of color.Take into consideration also, the colors of your bridesmaids, sometimes this can be a problem, but not usually.
Go to this site, they have many pictures of different colored weddings:
http://www.theknot.com it has a wedding color palette and a budgeter
Also, some other good sites:
http://www.blissweddings.com
http://www.fiftyflowers.com
http://www.pantone.com
http://www.favorideas.com
http://www.dessy.com lots of colors
I hope this helps you decide. I can see this combo in a garden. Think of a garden full of petunias, an annual flower used in most home gardens and hanging baskets. They come in beautiful colors and the colors of the purple scheme are beautiful in them, they however will not last in bouquets. The point I am trying to make is that the color scheme I have put together for you are all real flower colors that would be found in a garden. I can see purple dresses (not too dark for summer//in the lavender-purple family) with gorgeous bouquets of fuschia, pink, lavender, granny smith greenery and lime mums. A very summery scheme garden theme to me.
Def. the purple and fuschia, especially since this is your fav. color. The second one is too fallish, too dark for a summer garden, no way. The third is Christmas all the way, never, never. As for the purple and fuschia, you can use many shades of purple, especially lavender. Go to this site and look at the purple with the fuschia, the lilac and the pistachio, the apple green and the coral (which is the only shade of pink it has, needs to be a medium to light pink)
http://www.mypersonalartist.com/ink-colors-html
Next go to this site:
http://www.realcolorwheel.com/colorwheel.htm The accent color directly across from purple is the what I call granny smith apple green and the lime green or yellow (I much prefer the lime, very different and a shade of green found in gardens). I would add in the pink as it would look great with the purple/lilac family and use some of the granny smith green in bouquets, arrangements, etc. Then add a small amount of the lime, which is popular. I know it sounds crazy, but you would not believe the way the lime makes every color "pop" it is just the finishing touch that makes the other colors "play" off of each other, to me. There are very small lime button mums, lime spider mums---gorgeous and also lime orchids with purpley/burgandy dots in the center, not enough to bring in another color, just enough to break up the color. Purple flower colors that I love are la-at-ris-very tall, would look good in arrangements, status,iris (of course) snapdragons and carnations come in some many different shades of purple from a fuschia family to purple, to lavender, and gorgeous mauves and pinks (You could also use a shade of hot pink). Pink, of course, is just about any flower---I love the pink roses and a small peruvian lilly, alstromeria comes in many shades and is a good color "blender". Go to local florists and ask to look at their wedding flower books, most are more than happy to let you look and many will suggest good color schemes and recommend flowers. However, do not let yourself be talked into expensive flowers you cannot afford, stay within your budget. I always suggest getting a 64 count box of Crayola children's crayons and a child's sketch book and experiment away with colors, also, use paint chips to make color combinations. You do not want everything to be in the same color family, but to accent each other, otherwise, you will wind up with one big blob of color.Take into consideration also, the colors of your bridesmaids, sometimes this can be a problem, but not usually.
Go to this site, they have many pictures of different colored weddings:
http://www.theknot.com it has a wedding color palette and a budgeter
Also, some other good sites:
http://www.blissweddings.com
http://www.fiftyflowers.com
http://www.pantone.com
http://www.favorideas.com
http://www.dessy.com lots of colors
I hope this helps you decide. I can see this combo in a garden. Think of a garden full of petunias, an annual flower used in most home gardens and hanging baskets. They come in beautiful colors and the colors of the purple scheme are beautiful in them, they however will not last in bouquets. The point I am trying to make is that the color scheme I have put together for you are all real flower colors that would be found in a garden. I can see purple dresses (not too dark for summer//in the lavender-purple family) with gorgeous bouquets of fuschia, pink, lavender, granny smith greenery and lime mums. A very summery scheme garden theme to me.
Blue and Pink/lilac wedding colors?
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I am using blue hydrangeas and pink/lila roses for my bouquet. I am basing everything else off of this idea. what color blue should i use for the bridesmaid dresses and decor?
Answer
Ooh, that's pretty.
I really like periwinkle- it's very, very pretty. I also love robin egg's blue (aka Tiffany blue).
Ooh, that's pretty.
I really like periwinkle- it's very, very pretty. I also love robin egg's blue (aka Tiffany blue).
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