Wedding colors and then appropriate flowers?

I have plenty of time to plan, we aren't getting married until spring of 2009, but unlike most girls...I have not pondered on wedding colors. I have NO IDEA what the colors are going to be. He doesn't want pink, light purple, or yellow. I was thinking teal, dark blue, and a really royal purple. Do those go well together for a spring wedding? But then what about flowers? What kind of flowers would go best with those colors?

Wedding colors and then appropriate flowers?
I'm not sure about any of those colors together. Why not choose one and accent it with something lighter and softer. I did royal purple with antique gold. I'm not big on matchy flowers, like red dresses with red flowers, seems like too much. I went with pink and cream roses, with cymbidium (spelling?) orchids. I was a little worried that it wouldn't looked organized but it did, it was beautiful!

This link will help give you some color ideas.

http://www.specialtybios.com/colors.html



By the way, my wedding was early spring. I worried about the colors being too dark, but I loved the way it turned out.
Reply:We did a black and white wedding. I know it sounds weird, but my brides maid had black dresses, that were very nice, and could be worn again for a formal event. That way you could use any colors. We used red and white flowers(roses), and we also used silver. It is your day so take your time and try different ideas. Congrats!
Reply:In my opinion, the colors you chose should coincide with the season you are marrying in.



For your wedding, it will be in the spring, so you have a nice range of spring colors to choose from. I have always liked teal as a choice of color, or perhaps a royal blue. Lavenders, if not too light, are also nice. You can also mix a purple (or medium colored lavender) with a hint of navy blue. I feel that a straight navy blue color on a bridesmaid dress on film or digital will appear close to the color of black, and will lack detail.



The florist you choose will actually go over the choice of flowers available for that season, and weather conditions. It will depend on whether your wedding is indoors or not. Certain flowers wilt faster than others. I have always been fond of tulips, and they are quite sturdy, and in some states available in the spring. Of course roses for the bride are beautiful and come in an array of colors to match the colors of your wedding. With all flowers, keep them out of the direct hot sun!



I was a professional wedding photographer for many years. The lighter the colors, to be honest with you, the lighter they appear on film (or digital), because they appear washed out. If some of the girls in your wedding party have light skin, the very light colors will often wash out their faces. Try to pick colors that you really like, and also feel will look good on the girls. Then you can get cumber buns and/or vests for the guys' tuxedos to match the color scheme.



Congratulations and enjoy your engagement and wedding!
Reply:i am getting married in july 08. my colors are cornflower blue (if you look on davids bridal website) which is a bright pretty blue. my flowers are going to be blue, green and purple hydrangeas with accents of white roses and calla lilys. maybe something like this could work for you. good luck
Reply:Go to anyplace that sells bouquets and compare. Walmart, flea markets, Meijers, etc. would have a great selection. Compare and then you'll have an idea from their selections. You can buy bushes for $1.00 each or less. Then when you decide, take them to your florist for them to match.
Reply:If you have no idea what color you want...that's perfect. Really, it allows for so much flexibility. Gather up all the bridesmaids and find a color that looks good on all of them. Pick a handful of colors, and let them vote on it or ideally come to a consensus. Then you have your color.



When you have your color, go to the florist and say "What flowers come in this color?" It's good to be as flexible with the florist as possible. So many women approach the florist with an exact idea of flowers and colors, and that's what they get. But then they miss out on the creative ideas that the florist has and never even consider beautiful flowers that they haven't even heard of.
Reply:I'd say mix dark and light- I think purple and yellow are very nice together, and totally spring appropriate (think tulips)
Reply:I like your idea for colours, but that's pretty dark for a spring wedding. At least one major colour should be bright. Move up your wedding date, girl!!! Don't do all this planning so soon.
Reply:Spring colors would do better if they were pastels, but it's whatever you want!



A florist would be able to give you the honest opinions on the flowers.
Reply:the dark blue and royal purple are very wintery to me. Teal sounds kind of nice for a spring wedding though!!! I know he said no yellow, but man, that would look great with teal.... hmm....







some other options are celedon (a soft, airy light green-- gorgeeous color). it's very springy and somewhat masculine... actually, the color of the green box surrounding this text on Yahoo Answers is sort of celedon! bright orange would look good with it, of course yellow again.... and a chocolate brown.



actually, our weddings in 17 days, and our colors are chocolate brown and sage green. were throwing in accents of yellow here and there, but it feels very earthy, and not too frou-frou. our flwoers are white and green-- the star-gazer lilly, bells of ireland, and white stock



as for flowers..... orange ones are easy to find. teal, not easy!

http://www.flowersgrowing.com/wp-content...

http://www.wedding-flowers-guide.com/ima...

http://www.beyondblossoms.com/images/Swe...

http://www.explorewisconsin.com/georgesf...

http://www.artificialplantsandtrees.com/...



ivory/white flowers will also look good with any color theme

http://swag.uwaterloo.ca/~marie/Wedding!...





goood luck!!!!!
Reply:Personally if you are going to do a dark color you should have a lighter color to go with. As for flowers roses go with every color, and I like Fire and Ice Roses also Irises
Reply:I was in a wedding last weekend and their colors were sage green with pink flowers. Looked really nice and springy. :) Darker colors aren't exactly traditional for a spring wedding, but if that's what you want, go for it! Maybe do a dark dress and then lighter colored flowers. Like the dark blue or purple with yellow and white flowers? :) I'm sure whatever you do will be lovely. Congrats. :)
Reply:Cinderella,

I would totaly go for SPRING COLORS. You want to make your wedding beautiful and memorable. Those colors you chose are not the right colors for a spring wedding. You should make it fresh and lively. Her are some suggestions.

Colors :

1) Light sage just like the color that appears on the border of the "what's your answer" page here on yahoo.You know, when you're gonna answer someone's question.

2) White, of course ( if you don't like white you can go with a Bone color Pearl) But soemthing's gotta be white

3) Beige or Tan



For flowers I say go with cream roses and white tulips or an arrangement of gardenias and tulips. It depends on the flowers you like.



Make your wedding subtle light and airy. Trust me Less is more. If you want to consult a florist and live in the LA Area. I can contact you with my brother In - Law's Floral Shop.

He has great prices and BTW he did my wedding. It was awsome! He also has decoration servicesand is very good with colors. He can do the whole thing.

My e-mail:alh725@yahoo.com



COngrats! and Good Luck!
Reply:Spring weddings call for lighter colors. Having teal and maybe the royal purple accents would be appropriate, but dark blue is too much...not to mention terribly hard to find flowers for!! If he is against pink, light purple, and yellow, you can do something like seafoam green, periwinkle, or even a deep salmon or russet orange.

As far as flowers, the EASIEST thing to do is to go to your local craft store (like a Hobby Lobby or Michael's), and take a look at their silk flowers. They will have the names of the flowers on them, and you have plenty of time to find out what is in season...and that's VERY important. I had my heart set on using a special kind of orchids in my bouquet, only to find that they were out of season, and would have cost hundreds of dollars for one stem.

Another thing that you may want to consider is to use a florist's assistant to do your flowers. They are just as good as most florists, and will do the job for half-price.



Whatever you choose, congratulations and good luck!!
Reply:those would look great in spring type flowers. Check out my website and I can help you out.