Colors

[6/2/07]

Hi everyone! 2 questions:
1. My wedding is (obviously) 6/2/07. But I have my heart set on using black, white and cranberry as my wedding colors--do you think that's too dark for early June? It will be a formal evening wedding.
2. If I do use these colors, do the moms' dresses have to coordinate with all of them? My sister is the maid of honor so I'll put her and the flower girl in cranberry. And the dresses for the bridesmaids are black with white trim. So could my mom wear a navy of some kind? The navy wouldn't clash with my sister's dress so the family pictures will look nice. And my mom looks GREAT in dark blue. But should she stay away from navy anyway because it will clash with the bridesmaids dresses? Are parents even in the same pictures as the bridesmaids? Help me!

[ljeagle]

My wedding is in May and our colors are red silver and black. I think u should pick what colors you like. As far as MOB my mom is wearing Red and black.

[munchkin]

If the wedding is outside I'd say yes, that's a little dark, but inside I'd say no problem. That's a good combination

[Steph]

Isn't black a common color for formal weddings?

[Heather]

Yeah Steph...

My wedding was in April and my colors were black, white and silver with a touch of red here and there. It was a formal evening wedding so I didn't even concern myself with whether or not I should be using Spring colors. I chose what I wanted and went with it.

Your Mom's dress doesn't have to coordinate with the BMs, but you're right that you probably don't want it to clash either. (Think of wedding photos like you said.)

My Mom wore a goldish cream dress and my MIL wore a blue dress. (It wasn't navy.)

I honestly can't think right now if the Moms were in pics with the wedding party. I would have to say no - can't think of any off the top of my head.

[cru5h]

I'm the non-traditionalist bride. I think you can do whatever you want. Summer formal with deep colors sounds just right. The nice thing about modern weddings is that you can do just about anything you want, no questions asked. The more creative the better. So let it flow. The moms can wear what they want, really. I think the rule is that they don't wear white.

[lisa82]

I think your colours sound very classy! As for your mom clashing with the bridesmaids, I don't see the colours you've mentioned being a problem. I'm not a colour expert, but I would think that black and white would go with any colour. And as long as she picks a navy that goes with the cranberry colour you've picked, I say go for it! Especially if she looks great in it!

Welcome to Pash! Can't wait to hear more about you, and your wedding plans!

[michaelsbride]

we're doing red black and silver in september....

and my mother is wearing a lilac/purple color so i think anything goes! lol

[kenzies_mama]

I think it would be nice. Just make sure its distinctly navy and not one of those almost black navy colors so people aren't trying to figure out if it's black or navy against the other girls.

[sparklesweetie]

I say go for the color combo you like. I'm getting married 6/17, and my colors are navy blue and silver for a semi-formal evening wedding. We'll be outdoors too, weather permitting. I think it sounds really pretty.

[michaelsbride]

Just as a caution... i know no one has said their colors are blue and black but when i think of those colors, i reverse them.... Black and blue... like a bruise. I am a sociologist specializing in part in domestic violence so it brings weird images to my mind!!!

:O)

[555Ann555]

Firstly; Welcome to Pash

Now...

I think it'd work well with those colours. Your mum doesn't have to coordinate with anyone if you or she doesn't want to! I think it's a great idea to have her in something that suits her.

I don't really go in for the idea of seasonal colours, I don't pick my wardrobe colours based on the season so I wouldn't pick my wedding colours based on it!

The only picture I can think of that your mum would be in with your BM is a whole group shot, where you have all of the guests gathered around you; and in the case of that shot there is no point in worrying about a clash because you're bound to have it anyway as you cannot coordinate your guests clothes!

[Marrying_the_Good_Husband]

Hi! Welcome to Pash! I really don't have anything more to add than , but I wanted to say hello. And please jump in on all the "conversations"! Looking forward to getting to know more about you.

[6/2/07]

Thanks so much for your help! We'll have the ceremony inside in a church, and then an evening reception starting at 6 or so. Everything will be inside except for pictures and cocktail hour (which will be in the patio/garden area at the reception venue). Do you think dark dresses are okay under those circumstances?
Also, I want to use the cranberry color for the girls' bouquets and for the centerpieces and stuff. Do you think I should back off the dark colors and just use white for the flowers? I LOVE flowers in that color though; I think they're gorgeous.
Also, I'm not set on my mom wearing dark blue or anything. At this stage, I was more just wondering if it was an option. She looks nice in it and there are relatively few colors that coordinate with my color scheme--I don't want to do anything pastel or anything bright since I think something like that would clash with the cranberry color I chose. And silver would be gorgeous but my mom might look really washed out in that. Cream could be good maybe, but is that too boring? I really appreciate all your suggestions. I love this forum.

[Lizbet]

I think the colors will be great under those conditions. Darker colors look wonderful in an early evening light, for when you're taking your pics between ceremony and reception.

I also think you would be fine to go with the cranberry flowers for the BMs. Then your bouquet can be mostly white with cranberry as an accent. I think you chose wonderfully and am getting excited just thinking about it. Please keep us updated as you go along.