Six Ways to Make Your Wedding "Something Blue!"

In a world of pink and green, orange and peach, burgundy and gold, black and white, and dozens of other color combination's for wedding color schemes, blue seems somewhat forgotten. Maybe it’s because of the negative emotion of feeling blue, or maybe most brides-to-be want a more feminine look for their wedding. The truth is - some shades of blue, when matched with other colors, create an eye-popping, sophisticated look that is rarely expected and always applauded.

Let’s start with a few stand-out color schemes using blue:

• Periwinkle blue, silver and white
• Light Blue and Ivory
• Turquoise blue and bright yellow
• Light Blue, Mocha and White
• Deep Blue and Mustard
• Tiffany Blue, Black and White
• Light Blue and Chocolate
• Light Turquoise and Ivory

Now let’s look at six ways to incorporate blues into your wedding:

Wedding Gown
For some time now, wedding-dress designs have moved away from the traditional all-white to white with color accents. Think about a strapless gown with blue trim or blue-crystal beading at the top, or a beautiful, blue-organza sash tied in the back to become part of the train.

Bridesmaid Dresses
Match your bridesmaids’ dress color to the blue accent in your gown, or have them wear the coordinating color in your scheme. If your dress is accented with Tiffany blue and your coordinating colors are black and white, find black dresses with Tiffany blue accents. So dramatic, and it’s that simple!

Bouquets and Boutonnieres
Imagine using turquoise blue and bright yellow for your summer wedding. What a beautiful bouquet that would make! The groom and groomsmen can wear either turquoise blue or bright yellow boutonnieres on their black tuxedos.

Centerpieces
If you’re having a winter wedding, you might choose the periwinkle blue, silver and white color scheme. Your centerpieces can be elegant, clear-glass vases bursting with periwinkle blue flowers, white roses and clear crystal stems with silver accents.

Wedding Cake
Inspire your baker to design something wonderful with light blue and chocolate or light blue, mocha and white! Instead of flowers, request diamond shapes, fondant bows or circles for decoration. Let creativity be the icing on the cake!

Wedding Favors
Because "something blue" is a significant part of a timeless wedding tradition, you won’t have a hard time finding elegant or whimsical wedding favors that feature just the right shade of blue to match your color scheme. Simply go to a leading wedding favor site, put "blue" in the keyword search and take your pick.

Poet, author and artist John Ruskin once wrote, "Blue color is everlastingly appointed by the deity to be a source of delight." If you want a delightful wedding, choose blues!

Blue Wedding Favors
A collection of wedding favors available in blue to give your blue themed wedding a consistent look.