Wedding Colors/Theme

[agzg]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

*checks one more thing on the "being female" list that I know nothing about*

Seriously - I just spent about 2 minutes thinking about how short the stems were on the bouquets at the last couple of weddings I was in and how it would look if I tried to carry them over the arm... hehe.

[summer_gphib]

We didn't do a theme wedding but we had a fun theme rehersal dinner as an ice breaker. (My family and his family didn't really know each other at all, and we had 38 people in the wedding party... lol.) We did a "Redneck Wedding" dress up contest and ate at a real country themed restaurant that is a lot of fun. Everyone LOVED it. We gave out prizes and worked as an ice breaker.

Our wedding colors were coral and periwinkle-- colors from the Florida sunset.

[angels&angles]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Not only do they looks stunning, but I just love it when women know how to carry flowers - over the arm like a Miss America, not held like a Statue of Liberty's torch

Uh, isn't the Statue of Liberty holding the torch over her head? I don't think most people naturally hold their flowers like that.

But if my theoretical-bridesmaids piss me off, I'm TOTALLY going to make them dress like the statue of liberty, and hold their flowers over their heads the entire time.

[OleMissGlitter]

I just saw pics on FB of a friend who was in a wedding down in New Orleans over the weekend. The bridesmaids wore a bright red (like someone else said 4th of July red). It looked great! I think as long as you aren't doing a deep deep red or a burgundy you should be fine! I think a bright red with lots of summer time flowers would look gorgeous!

[honeychile]

LOL I know that the current style is the short stemmed, ribbon tied bouquets, and yes, they would have to be carried in a clutch move. But in case you doubt me (I learned this trick from my aunts, one who studied to become a Miss America) (they were both models):

If you work in a city, buy a bouquet of flowers and walk down the street holding them in the one way, then do it again, holding them in another. Men will almost always comment on flowers carried over the arm (Miss America), not-so-much on the clutch or Statue of Liberty style. Or, as my one aunt would say, how would you carry a box of flowers? Up and down?

Personally, I think it's that your self confidence level is much higher, but of course, I could be wrong.


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Speaking of colors, I told my guy that, since I've already been married, the only wedding I'm willing to have is a late November/early December wedding. My theory is, the church is already decorated, so I've just saved about $1k in flowers there. I have to find out the colors that his church uses (mine is burgandy & gold, but again, this is for him). I'm thinking either a hunter green with gold and tartan, or light blue with silver and white. There WILL be dozens of crystal snowflakes scattered about the reception and on the cake!

[Drolefille]

I think I'm still confused about why I'd want men to comment on my flowers, but I'll just chalk it up to something I'm not getting.

If I ever get married (and sometimes I think why bother) I'm picking my colors based on my colors and not the time of year.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Whether flowers are carried over the arm or in front of you depends on the bouquet shape and the type of flower. The tulips in the photo above are a "presentation bouquet" - you often see calla lillies held in the same way. However, it would not look right to hold a round bouquet, which is hand-tied and wired, and has shorter stems, in the same way.

For my October wedding, I'm going with fall colors - deep reds, fiery orange, gold and plum. My bridesmaid dresses are "Scarlet."

[AOEforme]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

You're marrying another woman?? (Just yanking your chain - fiancé is the masculine, fiancée is the feminine. Two years of high school French will do that to ya. )

Thanks! I'm totally new to this, so I will make sure to get that right from now on. :

Originally Posted by aephi alum

It's your wedding.

With weddings, the Golden Rule prevails: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules. If your mother insists on orange bridesmaids' dresses with neon green sashes and lavender shoes, she has to be willing to PAY for the orange dresses, neon green sashes, and lavender shoes - otherwise she can suck it up and deal with the fact that your bridesmaids will wear red.

This is what I told her. If she wants to pay, I'll do whatever she wants. Until then, it's still my wedding.

Thanks for all the advice! I'm going to try out the bright red and teal. David's Bridal has an online app where you can dress up a wedding party to see how the colors look.... Its too much fun.

[thetygerlily]

Originally Posted by AOEforme

We'd both love to do red (all my bridesmaids look good in it, his favorite flowers are red roses, etc.) but we're having a June wedding and my mother swears up and down doing red in June will ruin the wedding. What do you guys think?

We did red in August. To keep things simple, it was mostly red and ivory (my dress was ivory). I also added in irises as one of my Kappa elements in both my breakaway bouquet and one of the few arrangements I had. I also used cut limes in that arrangement to add another punch of color and tie in with our signature cocktail, the Brazilian caipirinha- limes, sugar, and sugar cane rum (cachaça). We also had fans as our favors- not the exact shade as the rest, but it was close enough. They were fun to play around with, even though it didn't get hot enough to use them for heat relief- but that's probably a good thing! My bridesmaids carried ivory calla lilies so they'd pop against their dresses- they each picked a different style. Here's a quick montage of some of our red... to be honest if I did it again (three years later), I would probably choose different colors. But that's life- I would do a lot of things differently if I were getting married now! Same groom, though

[twinkle555]

Originally Posted by thetygerlily

We did red in August. To keep things simple, it was mostly red and ivory (my dress was ivory). I also added in irises as one of my Kappa elements in both my breakaway bouquet and one of the few arrangements I had. I also used cut limes in that arrangement to add another punch of color and tie in with our signature cocktail, the Brazilian caipirinha- limes, sugar, and sugar cane rum (cachaça). We also had fans as our favors- not the exact shade as the rest, but it was close enough. They were fun to play around with, even though it didn't get hot enough to use them for heat relief- but that's probably a good thing! My bridesmaids carried ivory calla lilies so they'd pop against their dresses- they each picked a different style. Here's a quick montage of some of our red... to be honest if I did it again (three years later), I would probably choose different colors. But that's life- I would do a lot of things differently if I were getting married now! Same groom, though

I LOVE that drink..its DELISHHHHH!!!

You have such a gorgeous cake and Im really diggin' those fans!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Whether flowers are carried over the arm or in front of you depends on the bouquet shape and the type of flower. The tulips in the photo above are a "presentation bouquet" - you often see calla lillies held in the same way. However, it would not look right to hold a round bouquet, which is hand-tied and wired, and has shorter stems, in the same way.

I agree. When I think of a bouquet, I tend to think of the presentation (or what I've heard called a Spray) - mostly roses - of flowers.

I was at a store today, and saw some beautiful Gerbera Daisies. Yes, they look lovely in a short stemmed, ribbon tied bouquet, and they'd look stupid carried over the arm, as there's no "drape" to them. Same with some other flowers. But roses or any other normally long stemmed flowers look so much more elegant when cradled in the arm.

For an example, here are two bouquets, in basically the same colors:







Don't you think that the top one looks more elegant?

[Drolefille]

I just like the flowers in the top one better. I have no sense of elegance. But I've NEVER seen that sort of bouquet at a wedding around here.

[joliebelle]

After a lot of arm pulling, our wedding colors will be navy and pink. We're not having a theme to our wedding simply because I don't want to get caught up in the details.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by summer_gphib

Our wedding colors were coral and periwinkle-- colors from the Florida sunset.

LOVE these!

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

For my October wedding, I'm going with fall colors - deep reds, fiery orange, gold and plum. My bridesmaid dresses are "Scarlet."

LOVE these too!

Originally Posted by honeychile

Speaking of colors, I told my guy that, since I've already been married, the only wedding I'm willing to have is a late November/early December wedding. My theory is, the church is already decorated, so I've just saved about $1k in flowers there. I have to find out the colors that his church uses (mine is burgandy & gold, but again, this is for him). I'm thinking either a hunter green with gold and tartan, or light blue with silver and white. There WILL be dozens of crystal snowflakes scattered about the reception and on the cake!

Honeychile, we had a December wedding and surely saved a ton because we only had to pay for bouquets. Your light blue, silver, and white snowflake theme sounds fabulous!

[twinkle555]

Originally Posted by joliebelle

After a lot of arm pulling, our wedding colors will be navy and pink. We're not having a theme to our wedding simply because I don't want to get caught up in the details.

Joliebelle, were color twins!