When it comes to styling your wedding your color theme doesn’t need to be loud and in your face. You can instead choose to subtly add elements of color into your wedding décor. For instance you might not have a strict color theme in mind but rather have splashes of a handful of colors featured throughout your wedding. Another alternative is to select a broader color theme such as ‘pastel colors’ instead of restricting your décor to purely ‘gold and mint’.
Flowers
The most obvious technique for decorating your wedding, flowers are the perfect way to incorporate colors into your wedding decorum. You can opt to have flowers as the focal point of your centerpiece or as a complimentary styling element accompanying a centerpiece. Different types of flowers in different colors can be combined to enhance your reception venue and add a hint of color. Flower arrangements aren’t solely restricted to your table décor either, think hanging vases and baubles from the ceiling that can be filled with flowers or wooden plant boxes and mason jars scattered along the floor. Also make extra use of your bouquets by having empty vases on your wedding table that they can be used to fill.
Vases
Colored vases are a huge wedding trend at the moment. Varying shapes, sizes, colors and textures are being combined like never before and they look amazing! Most prominent at rustic weddings, colored vases are a subtle way to add color to your wedding and can help make your wedding decorations look creative, well thought out and personalized. Colored vases look best with muted colors, like pastels or solid whites however can work just as well with combinations of bright and soft shades, such as yellow and white.
Candy Bars
Whether it’s a candy bar, ice cream buffet or a dessert bar that you decide to have there are tons of ways you can incorporate your wedding colors into one of these clever set ups. You can decide to select candy in only your wedding colors or present your desserts with containers, tags and jars in your chosen color scheme.
Stationery
Your wedding stationery is another understated way to feature your color scheme. Fortunately there are loads of options for wedding stationery which can all be customized to display your wedding colors. For instance you might choose to print your guest lists onto colored paper, alter the font to be in one of your chosen colors or add minor details like embellishments, borders and images that might feature your wedding colors. Menu cards are another great way to tie in your color theme and can be done to match your guest list. Table number cards and place cards are essential wedding décor elements and are also clever methods for including your wedding color theme in a discreet manner.
Table runners
While they can be tricky to pull off, table runners are the perfect way to add a splash of color to your wedding. Completely on trend, table runners have had a makeover of sorts in recent times and can feature prints and other elements rather than just a simple, solid color which can seem a little outdated and in your face. What’s great about table runners is that they can be made to suit any budget. Whether you purchase them online, source one through wedding stylists or even make one yourself. What’s even better is that you can use your table runner as the focal point for which your centerpieces complement, or if you prefer the table runner to be less prominent you can accentuate your centerpieces to steal all the focus.
Kristi Charter is a passionate freelance writer with experience in a wide range of topics. When she is not writing Kristi can be found regularly browsing the pages of fashion, interior decorating and wedding magazines. With a strong interest in styling, Kristi regularly blogs for Online Invitations.
