Four Steps to Choosing Your Wedding Color Palette

For some, your wedding color palette might be the first thing you decide when it comes to your overall vision. But for others, it can be overwhelming and might be an area in planning where indecision and analysis paralysis take over. Your color palette is the foundation of your event design and will live on for years to come in photos and memories—it’s a big decision! The best color palettes do more than follow trends or reflect the current season—they represent the personalities as a couple and set the mood for the event.

Here’s a quick four-step guide to land on a palette that feels completely personal yet perfectly timeless:

1. Start with Emotion, Not Just Aesthetic

Before you scroll Pinterest for hours (guilty as charged), take a step back and ask:
How do you want your wedding to feel? Warm and intimate? Fresh and editorial? Vibrant and fun? Color carries emotion, so identify a few words that describe how you want your wedding day to feel overall. From there, you can hop back onto Pinterest and start saving inspiration outside of wedding inspo box - think textures, destinations, interior design or landscapes, and pieces of art that inspire you!

2. Honor the Season—but Don’t Be Ruled by It

You can nod to the season your wedding is in without going full pumpkin-spice-orange. Instead, think in textures and tones: spring might mean buttery ivory, vibrant green, and soft lilac accents; autumn could be caramel, mauve, and a pop of plum. There’s nothing more timeless than looking back at your photos and seeing flowers and colors that will be in season on your wedding date year after year.

3. Let Your Venue Influence (but Not Dictate) the Palette

Your venue is a built-in backdrop, so consider how your colors will complement the space. Do you want your color palette to pop or blend in with the natural landscape or interior design? Decide if you like high-contrast or more subtle, natural design and consider how the interior design or exterior landscape can help your color palette shine

4. Think in Tones, Not Just “Colors”

Elevate your color palette with subtle variations! This is where your florist can help you layer colors in varying tones for unexpected depth in your florals that you might not be able to showcase elsewhere in your event design. Keep an open mind to the types of flowers and foliage in your floral designs—we might suggest swapping a specific shade for a better-textured bloom in a similar tone, or be able to source something unique and unexpected to bring your color palette together.

Want Help Perfecting Your Wedding Color Palette?

We guide our clients through a customized design process that makes choosing a floral color palette feel effortless and exciting.

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