All the wedding episodes from sitcoms are proof that there’s no such thing as an “early planning”. It’s always chaotic, but probably the only chaos that’s weirdly fun. Part of this planning, a very important one at that, is to choose a venue and the decor. Of course, you want a pretty venue and setting, especially when you’re putting all that money on it. Colour palettes and schemes have a huge role to play – so you can pick one and do the rest of the prep around it.
Here are some palettes that you can explore:
1. Lilac & White
There’s something happy about shades of purple, and they definitely stand out at a wedding venue. Brighter tones of lilac and hints of white or cream colours in between makes everything look subtle and still festive. You can even plan bridesmaid dresses in similar shades, if you’re someone who likes outfits coordinated. When it comes to the venue, you cannot go wrong with flowers or lilac centerpieces on tables.
2. Blues & Greens
Now, this scheme certainly sounds bright, but you can easily pair them if you choose a pastel shade for either colour. This palette goes well for a destination beach wedding. It complements the ocean and the sandy venues, which looks magnificent. Blue always stands out, so it’s unique, yet nothing over-the-top. For the decor, you can include candles and curtains in shades of these colours.
3. Pink & Gold
This is the perfect colour palette for night weddings and functions. The intriguing part is that this combination creates a rose-gold effect, which makes everything look very classy – so it doesn’t have to be overly expensive to LOOK expensive. The chairs that are set up at the venue, can have pink cushions; and putting gold cutlery never looks bad. If you’re planning to keep these colours in the outfits, you can also add brighter shades of pink to dresses.
4. Cream & Green
Tones of cream colour are subtle and calming to the eyes. This scheme especially works if you want a lot of things at the venue and in the decor. So, you can put candles, lights, curtain and flowers – and all of this doesn’t look a lot because the shades are lighter. Cream and green also make up the perfect backdrop for pictures, which is more than important at weddings.
5. Rust & Pale Yellow
Earthy tones are new and something that hasn’t happened a lot in the past. Darker rusty tones with something like pale yellow can totally create a pop of colours without making it look very bright. The flowers can be a mix of rust and yellow, with other elements of more earthy tones – like wooden-textures plates if you plan on experimenting a lot.
6. Burgundy & Pastels
For when you want darker and brighter colours, like burgundy (not red, burgundy), you can pair them with pastels. Shades of pink and white go well with bright tones. So, you can keep the highlights in burgundy, and use pastels for other elements. The thing that you need to be careful about, though, is to keep the darker shade in limited elements – like flowers or napkins.
7. Forest Green & Gold
This is another bright colour palette which can look great with minimal elements. You can include solid table covers to the decor and natural flowers with green stems. To jazz it up, subtle gold elements are not a bad idea – even dull gold ferry lights look good to make things festive. The theme will go perfectly with neutral outfits of all types.
8. Peach & Off-White
Peach just makes thing look very sweet and calming, but it still makes it appear celebratory. It is surprisingly suitable for both day and night weddings. To not go over-the-top, you can include off-white to the colours at the venue. The thing about this scheme is that you do not need a lot of colours, and some shades are enough for napkins, curtains and everything else.
9. Marigold
This is the IT colour scheme for desi day weddings. You can use a lot of fresh flowers for the decor, with shades of pale yellow, pink and orange. If you’re someone who likes a lot of colour and bright spaces, this works well. These shades are specifically meant for summer and fall weddings. The good thing is, you don’t need a lot of co-ordination for outfits, and your bridesmaids can choose from a lot of options.
10. Jewel Tones
Finally, if you do not want to experiment a lot, you can choose jewel shades and colours. Dull silver is the way to go, or light grey colours in shiny textures. This will work especially well for curtains and table cloths – when you want something other than off-white. You can include other elements like lamps and lights to add rose gold and dull gold colours to the mix. Wear literally any colour.
OR, you could just elope so there’s no planning to do.
