Top Five Wedding Color Themes

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In themed weddings, colors are the first priority since it carries on from the bridal gown, invitations, clothes for the entourage down to napkins and tablecloths. On a website by Kate Smith, www.sensationalcolor.com she a answers the question Is the color of love green or red? An opinionated reader wrote that green seems to be more attractive on women. But Kate points out that although green is associated with nature, health and balance which might be confused with love, it still does not represent love on the passionate level between two people. The color red still claims this.

Bridal gowns are predominantly white nowadays since it is seen as a sign of purity and piety. But the truth of the matter is that even in biblical terms the color symbol for this is actually light blue, which was used more often in ancient times.

A writer named Kelsey McIntyre notes that the preference for white fashionably influenced by its choice for the bridal dress during Queen Victoria to her betrothal to her cousin Albert of Saxe-Coburg in 1840. It was a historic event and the esteemed designers of the day made constant use of it. ...
... Coco Chanel cemented the use of white during her reign of influence as she popularized the short white wedding dress. Along this line, an old poem was found saying, Married in white, you will have chosen all right. Married in grey, you will go far away. Married in black, you will wish yourself back. Married in red, you'll wish yourself dead. Married in blue, you will always be true. Married in pearl, you'll live in a whirl. Married in green, ashamed to be seen, Married in yellow, ashamed of the fellow. Married in brown, you'll live out of town. Married in pink, your spirits will sink.

Today, white still stands as the top choice for wedding color themes; the next four is actually not determined in this article since trends change with the seasons. But the two rules of thumb in designing for weddings are relate and compliment the chosen main color and avoid using too many colors. One or two are enough and three may be over the top. The second rule is that although black is a very classic and elegant color; but should not be overused as the central color theme as it will set off a negative tone and possibly pass off the event as a funeral.

But just to run down the key color choices: Brown and Orange will make your guests feel comfortable, warm and very cozy and the latter, psychologists say, actually stimulates the appetite.

Green stands for nature, fertility, wealth and money and Blue is for faith, truth and tranquility. Pink is for innocence, femininity, gentleness and fidelity while purple is for royalty, luxury, creativity and inspiration.

For warmer months, Yellow is used as it joyful, happy and cheerful color, much like sunshine. The Japanese see it as the symbol of royalty and courage. Red can be assumed as the closest to white in popularity since it represents love, passion, power and sex and suits the colder seasons. The universal gifting of red roses are taken as show of deep love. In India it is also seen as the color of purity while the Chinese refer to it for good luck.

Quick research will show that the mood can be set by the colors, but the best determinant of the color choice would be to first determine the character of the bride. Since this is her big day, her word will be last. The only other common factor for choice would be the season.

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