Wedding Colors and the Season

Do you have to match your wedding colors to the season?  With the current re-writing of wedding traditions, is there any reason not to have a pastel garden party at Christmas or use gold and purple in the spring?  Like most things in life, the answer is yes and no.

Recently, I saw an episode of Whose Wedding Is It Anyway in which the planner was dumbfounded by a bride who insisted on a yellow wedding in December without using the traditional red accent color that would have made it more “Christmas-y”.  We are so used to some colors going with certain seasons that it begins to feel strange when we break out of that mold.  If you don’t believe me, google “fall wedding” and see what pictures come up.  You guessed it, page after page of orange, brown and gold.  But what’s wrong with wanting a blue wedding in the fall?  Nothing – if you take a couple things into consideration.

1.) Trying to mesh a theme and a season that don’t usually go together may make it difficult to find the items you are looking for, but you can always shop a season ahead.

2.) It’s a little bit jarring to see pastels in autumn, and a little uncomfortable.  If you must choose a non-traditional color and season, play with the accent colors or shades of your color that will make everything harmonize a little more.

3.) We draw our inspiration from nature and nature is full of contrasting neutrals.  Brown undertones instantly turn that pastel pink into a fall theme, white makes that rich red scream summer and black and white together make yellow appropriate for any season.

4.) Flowers make the season.  Use in season flowers to turn those non-traditional colors into the new in season color!

Here are some examples of traditional and non-traditional color schemes to get you thinking in the right direction.

**Note: When I label something “traditional” here, I only mean in color scheme.  Most of these designs are still fresh and trendy.

Traditional Christmas Wedding

New Christmas Wedding

Traditional Winter Wedding

New Winter Wedding

Traditional Spring Wedding

New Spring Wedding

Traditional Summer Wedding

New Summer Wedding

Traditional Fall Wedding

New Fall Wedding

Design is always about trying new things and daring to be different.  The classics are always tried and true, but that doesn’t mean you can’t put a modern spin on them!

All photographs are property of the photographers.  Agape Weddings did not design these events.

By Heather Brandon of Agape Weddings in Bakersfield, CA