Question from Chelsea:
My fiancee and I haven’t exactly pinned down when we want the wedding yet, we’ve just worked out that we’d like a spring wedding outside in the ‘backyard’ of our farm. After a semi long debate about colors we came up with one and I would really like 2 just so that its not over bearing. Can I get some advice on what decent colors go with Sky Blue? He’s pretty well against any green and I still can’t figure out anything.
My other issue is towards my girls dresses. I have one plus sized (and fairly top heavy) brides maid, one very slender (and not so well endowed) brides maid and one very dark skinned maid of honour. How can I coordinate all there different shapes and sizes with a single dress style? I don’t like each girl with there own style or what not of dress with my colors. I’m a little wierd like that I suppose… Help?
Answer from Bridal Expert Angela:
Hi Chelsea, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Sky blue is a beautiful colour and a nice choice. You can go ‘tonal‘ in your colour scheme with various shades of sky blue. You can choose "harmonious colours" like dark blue and turquoise in the same colour tones. You can pick a "complementary colour" like orange. You can also put neutrals with sky blue, like white, cream, ivory, or beige. Have you considered silver? Silver and blue is a classic combination. The important thing is to have the same colour strength or tone. If you have a soft sky blue, your accent colours should be soft also. If you have a bold sky blue, the accent colour should be the same tone or boldness. This article on choosing your wedding colours will be helpful.
When choosing what colours to put together, I often recommend looking at the wedding favours and the wedding decorations and wedding supplies that are available. Sometimes you will find something you really love in colours that will inspire your colour scheme, and the good thing will be that you will have your wedding favours or decorations in which to bring those colours more fully into your wedding decor.
Regarding your bridesmaid dress sizes, you have a lot of choices. Most bridesmaid dresses that you order online come in everything from size 4 to size 28W. This article on how to choose the right style for your body type will help you define the best choice. The one style that suits every body type is a classic A-line dress.
If you have any other questions, feel free to comment in the box below and I will respond. Good luck and enjoy the process.
Angela Fiebelkorn, Ask The Expert
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