Wedding Blog

In response to my January 26th blog about color trends for 2009, Cassaundra wrote me the following question:

I AM THINKING OF ROYAL BLUE, ORANGE, AND GOLD FOR MY WEDDING COLORS. HOWEVER I AM NOT REALLY SURE HOW TO BLEND THEM. HELP!!

Well Cassaundra, I have a few thoughts on blending your colors. First, let’s take a look at them.

The gold and the orange blend seamlessly. You can use either color as your base and use the other color for accents. In other words, you can use a gold linen with orange and gold flowers. Or, you can use an orange linen with gold and orange flowers. The photo below is one of my favorite table arrangements.

Now, adding in the blue may be a bit more of a challenge. I am a graduate of the University of Florida. When I think of orange and blue, I think, “Go Gators!” but I am sure we can find a way.

What about having the girls wear royal blue dresses, or add some blue delphinium to your arrangements.

I think the splash of blue will take the orange and gold look from very formal to whimsical. If that suits your personality, go for it!

I am very visual, so I would suggest that when you are shopping that you bring large swatches of your colors and layer things on them. That will help you determine whether you are going to bold with any of the colors (most likely with the blue or the orange).

Good luck and happy shopping. Please send me photos of your wedding day. I would love to see how you decided to blend your colors.

If you have any suggestions or comments, please post them here or send them to me at susan.southerland@pwg.com.