Last week, I showed you a couple of photographs that worked as great inspirations for a beautiful ivory/blush/rose pink color scheme. But if off-whites and light colors aren't your thing, there's good news - you can still achieve that romantic/vintage look with other color schemes, too!
The trick is to keep your colors soft. Don't pick highly saturated hues, but instead go for tints (color + white), tones (color + gray), or shades (color + black). (For a quick lesson on color theory and the definitions of these terms, go here.)
For example, take the photograph below, which I took at dusk on a beach in Malibu, California during a road trip out west this past summer:
There are several colors in this photograph, including pink, rust, blue, and gray - but none of them are vibrant hues, so they all seem softer. This would be a great color scheme for a romantic wedding. The colors are darker than the ivories and creams we found in the photograph of white roses last week, so they seem more sophisticated and mysterious. Here, the neutral is dark gray (not ivory), and the rust is even darker/grayer than the rusty pinks I showed last week - in fact, it's almost brown, and thus works as another dark neutral. The pink color of the sunset is a very subdued pink, and the blue is softened with copious additions of gray.
For those who want to avoid pink completely, here's another example. I took this photograph on a rainy day in Thessaloniki, Greece back in 2008:
The white tiled sidewalk was beautifully reflective in the rain, and showed a variety of cool neutral shades. The lightest color here is almost white, but still has enough hints of gray and blue to feel cool and refreshing. Other shades of gray and blue flow throughout the sidewalk and sky. Even the forest green of the trees and grass is still dark enough that it isn't too saturated (though it is the most colorful part of the photo).
The colors are soft enough (and the gray on the far left is warm enough) that it still feels romantic, even though it's a much cooler color scheme overall. It's a much more unique color combo for a vintage-inspired wedding, but works just as well. Use warm and cool grays as your base color (playing up different textures within the neutral shades), and add darker greens and blues for accent colors throughout your wedding.
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The trick is to keep your colors soft. Don't pick highly saturated hues, but instead go for tints (color + white), tones (color + gray), or shades (color + black). (For a quick lesson on color theory and the definitions of these terms, go here.)
For example, take the photograph below, which I took at dusk on a beach in Malibu, California during a road trip out west this past summer:
There are several colors in this photograph, including pink, rust, blue, and gray - but none of them are vibrant hues, so they all seem softer. This would be a great color scheme for a romantic wedding. The colors are darker than the ivories and creams we found in the photograph of white roses last week, so they seem more sophisticated and mysterious. Here, the neutral is dark gray (not ivory), and the rust is even darker/grayer than the rusty pinks I showed last week - in fact, it's almost brown, and thus works as another dark neutral. The pink color of the sunset is a very subdued pink, and the blue is softened with copious additions of gray.
For those who want to avoid pink completely, here's another example. I took this photograph on a rainy day in Thessaloniki, Greece back in 2008:
The white tiled sidewalk was beautifully reflective in the rain, and showed a variety of cool neutral shades. The lightest color here is almost white, but still has enough hints of gray and blue to feel cool and refreshing. Other shades of gray and blue flow throughout the sidewalk and sky. Even the forest green of the trees and grass is still dark enough that it isn't too saturated (though it is the most colorful part of the photo).
The colors are soft enough (and the gray on the far left is warm enough) that it still feels romantic, even though it's a much cooler color scheme overall. It's a much more unique color combo for a vintage-inspired wedding, but works just as well. Use warm and cool grays as your base color (playing up different textures within the neutral shades), and add darker greens and blues for accent colors throughout your wedding.
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Shameless Plug Time: Love these color combinations? Looking for custom stationery made to match these colors (or whatever other color combinations you're using for your event)? Visit Invites by Andrea to view more samples, download a catalogue pdf, or fill out a design request form. Or shoot me an email to ask me your questions or learn more information.
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