Ask Abby…Mexican Inspired Wedding Colors
Question 4: I’ve been looking at the inspiration boards and I always find that there is just one color that I just don’t like, but it happens to be a color that completes the look. I’m having loads of trouble finding the perfect color palette to go with my wedding next fall.
We’ve picked a venue; this beautiful Hacienda in San Antonio, TX. The problem is finding colors to go with the already brilliant colors of the venue. The floors are that rusty orange stone color, with dark tan walls and antique iron light fixtures that hold candles. I’m really having a difficult time picking wedding colors to go with the already beautiful scenery !
My bridesmaids are already wanting to buy dresses, my mother is picking out invitations and my fiancee keeps asking “when are we going cake testing?” I don’t want to decide on any of the details until I pick colors. My fiancee’s family is Mexican and I really love all the rich colors that come with this type of wedding. Yet we are trying to go with a more subdued version of such a style of wedding. I want a fresh beautiful look to our wedding, that will go with this hacienda we’ve chosen. I’m looking for a wedding that will have punches of beautiful colors. It’s a very informal buffet-style wedding, with mostly family and friends…but I still want it to be beautiful and somewhat elegant. Any help you can give me (I know I said a lot !) would be AMAZING !
Let’s help this bride who seems overwhelmed with colors! I would love to hear YOUR input, then I’ll chime in a little later today!
Answer 4: I generally fall in love with the Spanish and Mexican weddings that cross my path. The generous blending of colors, of styles, of pure eye candy is enough to make any bride re-think their wedding colors. So, I totally agree with so many of you in that bringing out the pinks and turquoises would be sublime and would go beautifully with the natural coloring of her venue.
With that said, when I was crafting these color boards, I couldn’t decide which direction to go in…
I love the kind of dusty versions of these colors…fuschia with a little less pink, turquoise with a little less blue. I think that these muted tones really make the gold pop. LOVE.
But, then I also love bringing an even lighter turquoise the darker, dustier version in the bridesmaid dresses…
Either way, I think that these colors are off the charts pretty…they give those punches of color that the bride is looking for, without going totally overboard. Love, love, love!
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Maybe Turquoise (or Aqua) and Plum? I think the Aqua will add a burst of color while the Plum will help tone it down a bit.
One easy way to find a color that compliments your venue colors, is to look at a color wheel. If you chose the colors opposite, on the wheel, they will pop but look complimentary. I would say go with all different shades of blue, from deep royal blue to pale blue and hits of bright aquas. Your venue sounds lovely though!
I would stick with a classic, neutral palette - creams, ivory - and then pick one color that just POPS like fushia. I think fushia would look delicious and elegant with the orange in the room. Now I want to make a inspiration board!
I love the aqua and plum idea with maybe the bridesmaids in black cotton eyelet dresses.
I am also planning a Mexican Inspired wedding. We have chosen turquoise, fuchsia, and yellow. Based on what you said about your venue I think something bright in the turquoise/agua range would be beautiful and pop against the more earth tones of the room. Maybe accent with lime green...
Good luck!
For a Mexican-inspired wedding, I like the idea of having a lot of white with bright pops of colors, like red, yellow, green, and aqua, like a white cotton blouse with embroidery.
I think that ivory and turquoise would work beautifully with the muted rusty stone colour? It's a really mexican colour - full of optimism and joy - and in small accents (a corsage, jeweled plates) could work really nicely. Have a look at antique Mexican blankets for inspiration; all the colours there work together. A great colourwheel tool is http://kuler.adobe.com .
Good luck with it and let us know what you choose!
I think with your venue you should considering using the colors that made you want to pick the venue. Since you love the scenery I would choose to play it up rather than compete with it. You could use the terra cotta and brown. I would also add for maybe the main color a rusty red and since this is different than the floors and wall make this your "pop" color. These colors are very natural and warm and you could adjust all the colors to get the intensity that you are attracted to...because everyone has different taste. Even adding a big of white in there would be nice, but that might start to get busy.
I think a dusty peachy rose complimented by dark navy blue and fuschia orchids (a la Charlott in SATC bouquet) would be stunning. The dusty peach would convey the antique feel, the dark blue would be a great base color and the "pop" of color would be the fuchsia. Couple that with lots of candlelight and I think it will be stunning! Good luck!
I was going to chime in with turquoise. A cool twist on the something blue--and you could do something striking like Eva Mendez' look at the Golden Globes. I thought she was the highlight of the night.
I went to a wedding at an old mansion with those colors and the bridesmaids wore a very pretty shade of light green. It complemented the background colors beautifully, but allowed them to stand out more than a neutral shade, but not as much as a bold color. They also had monochromatic off-white bouquets and it all cam together perfectly!
The first and only thing I thought was a deep but bright royal blue.
I'd use a neutral/white as your main focus, with the blue, a metallic gold and then accenting with the existing colors of the building. If I added any other color, it'd be a deep red, still used as an accent.
Turquoise!! That combined with the rusty browns, oranges, and tans would be so great. Then you could add in little pops of red, yellow, fuschia here and there.
I wanted to chime in with the turquoise commenters--and maybe also a deep blue, almost indigo color? It feels very Mexican but still subdued to me.
I would go with a deep red, which will go well with orange and brown. You will need a neutral too, and I would go with either ivory or gold.
Check out this awesome mexican style wedding I was able to help plan:
http://jesihaackweddings.blogspot.com/2008/08/dan-sarann.html
Where is the bridesmaids dress from? I love it.
It would help if I put photo credits up, wouldn't it! It's from Bluefly:)
And Jesi...great, great job on the wedding. Would love to see more!
Hey where is the turquoise and clay orange? I was just in Cancun and our resort was full of that color! These colors remind me of the Mexican riviera!
I love this post. If I wasn't already married, this would be my inspiration. The pinks and turquoise are so lovely together.
So beautiful! Check out these bridesmaid dresses I found for $24! The colors are so vibrant and would be a lovely touch to this theme!
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=dress%5Fdressy&product%5Fid=2059128450&Page=1 #
Thank you all so much for the comments ! I love the idea of a turqouise, red/fuschia and a deeper autumn yellow. I think this will really compliment the hacienda. I love the flowers in that vase on the color board...what type of flowers are they?
Any ideas on mexican themed weddings for my invitations? Any web page online that I can look at?
Thanks Abby! I would love to send you more images of this Mexican Beauty of a party!!! How can I get them to you? Here is the link to the photographer's blog:
http://blog.ryelj.com/?p=375
i am also doing a mexican style wedding in less than a month it will b out doors with white xmas lights hanging above the guest bold bright colors of paper n paper flowers there will b mexican food served as well as watermelon n pan dulce (sweet bread) and a bottle of tequilla for the toast lol gotta do it right every last inch will b mexican style from the dress to the music and talk about cheap the only thing that could go wrong is rain !!!!!
I see a few comments citing ethical reasons for not wanting a diamond. But there are blood rubies, and saphires too. Whichever you choose, be sure it has a kimberely certificate.