So when picking my wedding colors, I at least knew one of them: blue. But in case you didn't know, there's a freakin' million different blues. I didn't want a sailor theme--too cliche since I'm from Maine. I wasn't getting married in the winter, so I couldn't have it be too wintry or cold blues. Luckily there's a brilliant site for people who are color-matching impaired (and the non-impaired) called The Perfect Palette. I clicked on a blue I liked and scrolled through the options til I found one I liked. I'm a pretty conservative person, and Brian will look, admittedly, incredibly dashing in a gray suit (that he's purchasing in Portugal; so classy), so blue and gray it is. And I didn't want a white dress, so sure, how about ivory. These are the paint chips/color swatches I got from Walmart to sent to the bridal party:
The plan isn't to have matching dresses or suits. I just want everyone in our families and then my bridesmaids and his groomsmen to wear something that matches one of the colors I send them. So, blue shirt, gray skirt? Sure thing. Ivory dress and navy sweater? Perfect. Solid blue ties for sure. And suspenders. Some samples:
What should I do for shoes--just have them pick a color? Gray heels perhaps?
Or accessories? I love pearls...
Cute random dating story: If you click on the Perfect Palette link, you'll come up to a palette that I originally picked out a long time ago... When Brian and I dated the first time, I thought we would get married, and one day at work (I was doing an internship in DC while Brian was PhD-ing it up in Pittsburgh) I didn't have a lot to do, so I compiled pictures of colors, rings, wedding dresses, and announcements I liked. Not only are we using the colors I picked out about 14 months ago, my ring is one off the doc, and I'm modeling the announcements after one that I found then. Life happens in cycles, I guess :)
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| You should see it on my finger :) |
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