Deciding on a colour scheme for your wedding can be a tricky task that requires complete coordination.
To ensure the dresses, suits, flowers and decorations are all cohesive, decide on your colours as early on in the organising process as possible. To make the task easier, choose a feature colour and build the rest of the palette around it. This first colour will set the tone of your wedding.
The feature colour may be one you have always dreamed of having on your special day, or a surprising inspiration that you wouldn't have expected - but one that suits you perfectly. Inspiration may take the form of a flower you adore, a beautiful bridesmaid dress, or a handsome tie for your groom.
Your colour scheme may also be dictated by the time of year you marry: so for spring opt for brighter warm tones, while in winter opt for bold or cool jewel tones.
If you are unsure about whether your colour choices go well together, look at a colour chart to guide you.
If you read up on colour theory too you will find that the best colour formulas are based on: analogous colours (three colours that sit directly next to each other on a 12-colour wheel), complementary colours (two colours that sit directly opposite each other on a 12-colour wheel), or split-complementary colours (three separate colours including a feature colour and two other colours that sit either side of the colour directly opposite it).
Double-complimentary colours, also a popular choice, are the combinations of two complementary colour pairs on a 12-colour wheel.
While an understanding of colour theory will help to build a harmonious colour palette for the wedding, all choices should represent the bride and groom as a couple.
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