Brides who are planning a wedding for spring of 2011 are at the perfect time to finalize their wedding colors. Year in and year out, pink is one of the favorite colors for a wedding, and 2011 will be no exception. Take a look at the trends for pink color palettes in 2011 weddings.
The color trends for 2011 are upbeat and optimistic. This is great for a spring wedding, when light and bright hues are a natural choice. Hot pink will be the pink du jour next spring. Combine it with equally light and bright colors, such as lilac, apple green, and clementine orange for a vivid and whimsical color palette to carry throughout your wedding. If you wish to temper the bright colors, key accent hues for 2011 are forecast to be mocha, pine, and medium slate gray.
The bride with a love of all things preppy will naturally embrace the hot pink and apple green color combination for her wedding. During the wedding ceremony, it is the bridesmaids and the flowers where the signature colors will be most prominent. If your wedding is semi-formal, rather than black tie, the obvious place to begin is by calling up the specialists at Lilly Pulitzer for fabulous bridesmaids dresses in their classic shades of hot pink and bright green. Accessorize with metallic flat sandals and pearl earrings (white with a tiny pink crystal accent!), and your bridesmaids will be all set. For the bouquets, bright pink peonies, garden roses, and green kermit mums will be ideal.
For an ultra-feminine bridal color scheme, try flamingo pink and lilac. Accents in slate gray will be the perfect way to bring the two bright colors together in a harmonious palette. Start with the wedding invitations: imagine whimsical letterpress scrollwork and swirls in pink and lilac in the corners, with elegant gray script lettering. They would be unique and exquisite invitations, just beautiful for a spring wedding. The bridesmaids can be dressed in either the flamingo or lilac color (both on one dress might be a tad too exuberant!). Have them carry bouquets which incorporate both signature hues, with accents of white or ivory mixed in for a visual break. Orchids are one variety of flower which you could find in both colors. Tie the bouquets with gray ribbons, and add a gray sash to the bridesmaids' dresses to bring it all together.
Pink and brown together have been overdone in recent years, so avoid the temptation to pair the hot pink and mocha hues without another color. By adding in a third color like the pine green, you can use the bright pink and mocha in a fresh new way. This color trio would be stunning in stripes, as in tablecloths or draperies over tent poles and around the reception lounge area. For floral decorations, hot pink flowers mixed with pine colored vines and greenery would be beautiful wound around natural wood arbors and branches in centerpieces. The naturalistic effect of the wood and vines would be an interesting counterpoint to the crispness of the striped fabric used elsewhere in the wedding decor. The overall effect will be truly impressive.
Looking for more ways to play with pink for your spring 2011 wedding palette? Clementine and hot pink together are gorgeous - this year's take on the magenta and orange palettes we have seen recently. The bright colors call for an outdoor wedding, as they might overwhelm an indoor space. Such fun colors would be particularly great rendered in paper decorations. Hang paper lanterns or parasols in pink and clementine over the dance floor at your reception. Another idea is to create long strings of paper flower pom poms in alternating colors to suspend behind the altar for an outdoor ceremony. A fabulous idea for the bridesmaids would be ivory crinkle silk tea length dresses with a sash in either pink or orange. Let their bouquets be a vivid combination of fresh hot pink and clementine blossoms, or create paper flower bouquets for them to carry. Pearl earrings and a tin cup necklace will be nice understated accents to balance out the intensity of the flowers. Whichever pink wedding palette you choose for your spring 2011 wedding, the results are sure to be magnificent!
The color trends for 2011 are upbeat and optimistic. This is great for a spring wedding, when light and bright hues are a natural choice. Hot pink will be the pink du jour next spring. Combine it with equally light and bright colors, such as lilac, apple green, and clementine orange for a vivid and whimsical color palette to carry throughout your wedding. If you wish to temper the bright colors, key accent hues for 2011 are forecast to be mocha, pine, and medium slate gray.
The bride with a love of all things preppy will naturally embrace the hot pink and apple green color combination for her wedding. During the wedding ceremony, it is the bridesmaids and the flowers where the signature colors will be most prominent. If your wedding is semi-formal, rather than black tie, the obvious place to begin is by calling up the specialists at Lilly Pulitzer for fabulous bridesmaids dresses in their classic shades of hot pink and bright green. Accessorize with metallic flat sandals and pearl earrings (white with a tiny pink crystal accent!), and your bridesmaids will be all set. For the bouquets, bright pink peonies, garden roses, and green kermit mums will be ideal.
For an ultra-feminine bridal color scheme, try flamingo pink and lilac. Accents in slate gray will be the perfect way to bring the two bright colors together in a harmonious palette. Start with the wedding invitations: imagine whimsical letterpress scrollwork and swirls in pink and lilac in the corners, with elegant gray script lettering. They would be unique and exquisite invitations, just beautiful for a spring wedding. The bridesmaids can be dressed in either the flamingo or lilac color (both on one dress might be a tad too exuberant!). Have them carry bouquets which incorporate both signature hues, with accents of white or ivory mixed in for a visual break. Orchids are one variety of flower which you could find in both colors. Tie the bouquets with gray ribbons, and add a gray sash to the bridesmaids' dresses to bring it all together.
Pink and brown together have been overdone in recent years, so avoid the temptation to pair the hot pink and mocha hues without another color. By adding in a third color like the pine green, you can use the bright pink and mocha in a fresh new way. This color trio would be stunning in stripes, as in tablecloths or draperies over tent poles and around the reception lounge area. For floral decorations, hot pink flowers mixed with pine colored vines and greenery would be beautiful wound around natural wood arbors and branches in centerpieces. The naturalistic effect of the wood and vines would be an interesting counterpoint to the crispness of the striped fabric used elsewhere in the wedding decor. The overall effect will be truly impressive.
Looking for more ways to play with pink for your spring 2011 wedding palette? Clementine and hot pink together are gorgeous - this year's take on the magenta and orange palettes we have seen recently. The bright colors call for an outdoor wedding, as they might overwhelm an indoor space. Such fun colors would be particularly great rendered in paper decorations. Hang paper lanterns or parasols in pink and clementine over the dance floor at your reception. Another idea is to create long strings of paper flower pom poms in alternating colors to suspend behind the altar for an outdoor ceremony. A fabulous idea for the bridesmaids would be ivory crinkle silk tea length dresses with a sash in either pink or orange. Let their bouquets be a vivid combination of fresh hot pink and clementine blossoms, or create paper flower bouquets for them to carry. Pearl earrings and a tin cup necklace will be nice understated accents to balance out the intensity of the flowers. Whichever pink wedding palette you choose for your spring 2011 wedding, the results are sure to be magnificent!
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