Popular Wedding Color Ideas for Themes
Throughout the ages, colors have been used to evoke certain emotions, and an examination of the history of color offers fascinating insights into the human condition, as well as showing how different cultures have developed different attitudes about color. Here are a few examples of what various colors have come to represent over the years:
Red, Black and White
Red has traditionally been associated with the idea of love in Western culture. White has traditionally been the color most preferred for wedding dresses in America. Modern brides are starting to use more pastel colors for dresses. Red attracts the eye. A red dress would request the notice of everyone in the room on sight. Red black and white signify a traditional wedding. The colors portray a very classy formal atmosphere when combined.
Burgundy and Orange
Orange is considered a warm color and fits the spring season or fall season. Darker shades of orange work well for fall ceremonies. Subtle oranges, leaning toward warm browns, stimulate the appetite and can reduce tension. However, as the orange color becomes brighter, it begins to take on a high energy feel which is better for spring. Mix browns and darker oranges to create an earthy fall theme for your wedding.
Brown or Chocolate and Pink
Brown is another warm and comforting color, stimulating the appetite and actually making food taste better. Pink will even remind guests of cake. This color combination could be called the eatery theme. It resembles all the classic colors of a wedding cake.
Yellow and Pink
Since it’s always been associated with the sun, yellow has traditionally been considered a cheerful color. Yellow is also the first color most people see in early spring, when the daffodils begin to bloom. However, there seems to be an East/West cultural difference when it comes to yellow. The Chinese revere yellow enough to have considered it the imperial color since the 10th century, yet several Western studies have shown that yellow is many people’s least favorite color.
Blue and Silver
The Blue and Silver wedding color theme will let you use some flash. Because it’s associated with the color of the sea and the sky, blue has come to symbolize serenity and infinity. That’s especially true of the more greenish shades of blue, such as aqua and teal. On the other hand, cooler shades of blue can have a tendency to cause feelings of sadness.
Purple
Over the millennium, purple has been associated with royalty in Western civilizations, due to the difficulty and expense involved in producing purple dye, which was made from a particular species of mollusk shell. Even today, when purple can be produced just as inexpensively as any other color, the use of purple is still considered to represent elegance and sophistication at your wedding.
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