What are your colors?

What does your favorite color say about you?  How does it make you feel?

 Do you want to create a cozy, warm environment or convey a wild, fun entertaining feel for your event?  No matter what color you decide, how will it make you feel?  “What does your favorite color say about you?” 

Your wedding colors will greatly impact the style and ambiance of your special day.  Some colors create a fun, vibrant environment while others create a romantic feel.  Choosing a color palette that reflects your personality will help create the style you want at your wedding.

Here are some basic color guidelines you can use for planning your event that we compiled through studies and research.

 

Red - The color of the heart.  Typically, red is a romantic choice when creating a wedding.  This color will add a dramatic feel when being used in a wedding.

Yellow - Shows heat or energy.  Yellow is mostly used for an attention getter.  It sparks curiosity and gives people warmth.  It may be the color of hope, or optimism; such as spring comes after a long winter and it brings new life.

Brown - The brown colors show honesty and comfort.  It’s used a lot as earth tones.  Perhaps it may remind us of being outdoors.

Pink - Using pink colors will create an affectionate and romantic feel.  A romantic feel can be achieved using reds & pinks together.  If you blend in deeper reds it creates an upscale or elegant party.  

Orange - A color that represent fall or mid summer.  Brides choosing orange may enjoy excitement in their life.  If you’re a spontaneous person you might choose this color.

Blue - Peaceful, purity and clean are a few words to describe this color.  It speaks professional and is very pleasing to the eye.  Using a midnight blue will create a sense of sophistication.  Are you a compassionate person?  Then blue might be a good color choice for your wedding.

White - This color is commonly used in weddings or galas.  A fresh color that speaks clean.  White can stand for clarity, purity, and simple.  A great color to blend with other colors to offset something.

Black - Bold and elegant are two words to describe this color.  Extremely powerful color.  More of an upscale color when combined with another color.  It’s never a trendy color.  It will create ambiance by adding another color in your scheme.  

Purple - A bride who chooses purple might be charming and witty.  Purple often adds a sense of luxury to any color palette.  This color was the hottest color in 2010.  Purple is a fun color but does not go well with other color combinations. 

I also wanted to research what the hottest colors are for 2011.   
I found Michelle Mospens who has been posted in wedding magazines.  
She researches a year ahead to find the new color trends.  She has listed colors like oyster grey, dark chocolate, antique white, and many others to be used.  Check out her color samples for 2011 and now 2012. You can view her blog at http://www.mypersonalartist.com/blog