Color Palettes Questions – Gold and…?
A question from reader, Amanda…I’m getting married at the Newton White Mansion May 9, 2009. My wedding is at 7 PM with ideally an outdoor ceremony and then we will move inside into an all glass atrium at the back of the house for the reception. I know I want to incorporate the color gold (the chivari chairs that come with the place are gold) but I’m trying to determine the rest of the look. I know I want something very classic. I like to describe the idea of my wedding as Italian meets Gone with the Wind and I want a very simple, elegant, romantic feel to it. Despite the time of the wedding, I’m not wanting it to be black-tie.
What do you guys think? Any ideas for a pretty, romantic (but not super-formal) color palette that incorporates gold?
Abby’s Answer…I found these gorgeous flowers (see below) on Modern Day Design’s site and thought that they were the perfect inspiration for this palette dilemma. I love the idea of using a mix of peaches and creams, accented with natural greens and even deeper browns. All of those hues. are a perfect compliment to gold and will only add to the elegance and richness of the venue…
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gold with a very pale pink and a mossy/olive-y green would be pretty, and also very nice in the spring. i'm wearing a bridesmaid dress for my sister's wedding this fall that's a sort of olive-y green fabric with just a hint of iridescence that gives it a gold glint in the right light--it's gorgeous and would work for a may wedding, too.
One way to incorporate gold is to add a rich brown or an ivory, or both. Then add all your color with flowers. I like to think of Venice carnival masks- mostly gold with splashes of color (red, blue (lavender), green) the good thing about flowers is that they aren't crayola crayons, so the color is a lot more subtle. All white flowers are also very beautiful. You could always add a champagne color with the gold too. champagne and chocolate brown are classic colors.
Gold with a deep rose pink. I saw an inspiration board with those colors somewhere and it was gorgeous.
I love an elegant gold, white, and ivory palette. I think that by keeping the colors light, then you'll be able to convey the airy feeling into the late hours... and the warmth of the palette screams Southern Charm meets Italy. Plus, there is just something timeless about this understated combination.
What an exciting venue! My colors are gold and pink but there are so many nice colors that can go with gold. The idea of gold and ivory is stunning. I recently saw an insipiration board (oh where did I see it?) and I believe they called it Southern Gothic. The colors were ivory, gold and burgundy. They used rich fabrics like burgundy velvet and the affair was lit with gas lanterns. How romantic. I'd love to see somebody run with that idea.
Found it! It was on Southern Weddings. Here is the link (you have to scroll down a bit).
http://www.swsmag.net/blog/?currentPage=6
I agree with all the suggestions including shades of pink. While I think some of the other combinations can be beautiful (ivory, burgundy, etc), I think the pink will help to give that not-too-formal feel that you were discussing, especially with deeper or hotter pinks.
You cannot get enough gold. I had an evening wedding that was dressy and elegant, but not black tie. I used a lot of gold, but paired it with mustard and plumb and the men wore chocolate. Any color you could eat was good to go for me! It turned out too good to be true. It was posted on snippet & ink if you'd like to peek!
http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/2008/06/real-wedding-saturday-alison-eric.html
Abby, I really like your board but it doesn't say Italian meets Gone With the Wind to me.
HA! You are probably right...I was designing the board late last night and didn't really get it right:) I do love the color palette though...warm creams and peaches, accented with golds, chocolates and natural greens. Mabye we can call it a color board, inspiring just the hues that would be pretty:)
You really can't go wrong with gold, as was said. It has the perfect touch of elegance while mixing very well with other soft colors.
Matt
http://mervisdiamond.com/blog/ " rel="nofollow">DC Bridal Specialist
Mervis Diamond Importers
I love the photo of the flowers on this post but cant figure out what the light blue flowers are... Can anyone tell me..
Thanks
Gold is beautiful and can be used in many way. Be sure to pay attention to time of year! May is light and warm and wonderful. I would recommend making sure your wedding is the same! Tans, creams, ivory, pale peach will all look great with the gold. For a classy look try for almost monotone colors with only soft veriances. The glass atrium will let in colors from outside with some nice creative lighting out on your best foliage. This should look great! Hope this was helpful.
I saw a gorgeous wedding that incorporated gold - the bridesmaids wore gold gowns with bouquets of burnt orange calla lilies and deep purple carnations! Gorgeous!