I was going to write about bridesmaid dresses but I realized that I needed to write about colors first so you can understand my process. But I didn't want to write about colors until we had cemented a venue, since some venues are very much done in certain colors, and maybe that would clash. But then I realized that it's not like every. single. thing. needs to be done in the same three colors, but if a few elements were tied together in that way, i.e. bridesmaid dresses, groomsmen ties, stationery, etc.) that will make the kind of impact that I want.
So the colors are white, silver, pewter grey, and seaglass (which is kind of a teal color). I have to say that I love it! I'm not really a color person (I remember my staff worker asking me what color the bridesmaid dress fabric she had bought was, and me saying, "Um.... purple?" I thought they were all purple, I didn't really know how to differentiate between all the different colors), so I kind of go by feel with colors. "I like it" vs. "I don't like it." What I love about this combination is that it feels very cooling which will be a nice counterpoint to the summer weather. I mentioned early on to a friend that these were my colors and she said, "Hmm. That sounds like an outfit you'd wear." And that is exactly why I love it. It's very me! I am always wearing blue and/or grey (and black!) because I love those colors (I'm kind of having a love affair with grey right now)! I think they're very chic and flattering and simple.
I have to say, if you haven't picked a color scheme or theme yet, you should really check out Snippet & Ink. I am just way too lazy to make an inspiration board of my own, and I love most of the ones that I see on there. Kathryn does a pretty good range of boards from elegant and ornate to soft and lush. Anyway, here are some colors that I considered but didn't really fit with a summer wedding.
I love this board but 1) it's a bit too pink (although if any man would be ok with pink as a wedding color, it would be Eddie), and 2) it just evokes autumn to me. These just don't seem like summer wedding colors.
These aren't the exact colors that I wanted (I didn't want lilac), and this isn't the board that originally inspired me (I can't find it anymore!), but you get the idea. I was pretty stuck on these colors for a long time (mainly because I REALLY wanted the Nine west Jiopa shoes which were on sale at one time for only $30, and I love the Adriana Papell dress in the above inspiration board as a bridesmaid dress), but I think that aubergine and silver are just too winter-y colors. Too bad!
I honestly don't think that it's necessary to have "wedding colors," but it's nice to have a guideline all the same!
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