If you are getting married this year then you should know the 2012 wedding color trends. This will help you in planning your wedding and creating a look that will be memorable. Your wedding is one of the most anticipated and important day in your life and you will no doubt want to look elegant and spectacular. One good way to do this is to plan as early as possible and at the same time pay attention to the current trends. When you have a wedding theme in mind it becomes more easy for you to plan your wedding around it. The wedding color palette you choose should be popular for that season and it should be followed in the wedding reception décor in that of your bridesmaids' dresses. Always use a combination of trendy colors instead of one single color for your wedding. This makes your wedding decoration look more gorgeous and creates more impact.
Wedding Colors and Themes for 2012
One of the unusual wedding color ideas that is trendy this year is a combination of red and lavender. The whimsical and soft lavender color is suitably offset with bright red. Red gives a burst of energy and vitality to your wedding décor and is just right for a winter wedding. Choose lavender colored table linen with red trimmings for a beautiful table setting. Bridesmaid dresses can either be red with lavender accents or a soft lavender colored strapless dress in chiffon. Wedding bouquets and centerpieces can be assembled with red roses, sweet peas, lisianthus, calla lilies, peonies, anemones and of course, lavender.
For a casual wedding some good wedding color combinations are green and aquamarine. These two colors will also look great in a beach wedding. Wedding bouquets can consist of flowers like hydrangea, mahonia, hypericum berries, trachelium, chamomile and blueberries. Pristine white wedding invitations with a leaf pattern and adorned with aqua ribbons will complete the look. Bridesmaid dresses can be a long floor length gown in aquamarine with all white accessories. Table settings and table centerpieces should also have accents of both green and aquamarine.
| Watermelon Pink and Tangerine |
One of the most popular wedding colors for 2012 is the color watermelon pink. This works well for a spring/summer wedding and it ideally should be combined with off white, red and tangerine. This
wedding color combinations looks great and has great scope as far as using them in wedding decoration goes. For the wedding invitation cards, you can choose an off white wedding card with black calligraphy writing and a watermelon pink colored pattern in it, like a rose or peony. Tie the wedding invitation card with a narrow tangerine colored ribbon. You can dress the bridesmaid in short knee length strapless dresses in a beautiful tangerine or watermelon pink. Wedding flowers can be pink and orange roses, white and pink poppies, anemones, peonies and ranunculuses.
2012 wedding colors that are hot right now is a combination of yellow and white. Yellow gives your wedding decorations a freshness and vibrancy that no other color can. White is a classic wedding color that works really well with yellow. Use off white organza fabrics for wedding decorations and yellow colored seating cards. Bridesmaid dresses can be buttercup yellow accented with chocolate colored sash and accessories. Flowers like tulips, tiger lilies, ranunculus, poppies, narcissi, iris and carnation should be used for the wedding bouquet and centerpiece. Yellow and white theme in wedding decorations works well for a fall wedding.
Use these colors in your wedding decorations and wedding flowers and create a look that is trendy, fashionable and chic. A pleasing combination of colors on your wedding can create a great ambiance and you will certainly cherish the memory forever.
