How Do I Make A Blue and White Colour Scheme Work For A Spring Wedding? – Ask The Expert Answer

Question from Carrie:

Hi.  This may be a long one (sorry).  I was originally planning my wedding for December this year so had the colour scheme of white and blue with small touches of silver (ie. jewelry), but now we have to postpone till march 2010.

The venue colours are quite old style, brown and yellow on the walls with gold ornate mirrors, wedgewood blue curtains and other small elements. The venue suited a winter wedding wonderfully but I’m not sure how to make a spring wedding match in with their warm and cosy decor.

My older bridesmaid will not wear a light colour, I have already brought silver jewelry. I thought about blue, orange and white with silver jewelry and maybe a few touches of yellow in the flowers but I thought this mighty be a bit autum’y.  Please help.

Answer from Bridal Expert Angela:

Hi Carrie, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.  Your original plan of white, blue and silver is very lovely, and I see no need to change it!  I think if you just add a few other colours to the flowers it will add a touch of spring to the colour scheme. 

Option one is think ‘melon’ instead of orange, and you will have a perfect spring pop of colour.  Also, as you suggest, melon (complimentary to blue) goes very well with yellow.  You could even add some red to the melon and yellow to build depth into that colour combination (yellow-orange-red).  

Another option (my favourite) is to add greens and purples to the blue to create more depth in the colour scheme.  Talk to your florist for some floral suggestions to build on the blue.  Some white added to the blue, green and purple would be very beautiful.

Another combination would be blue, pink and lime-green.  This is a classic trio colour combination that would also look great. 

As for the venue colours, I think if you keep to your original colours, and then just fill them out a bit with greens/purples/whites, or some of the other combinations I suggest, you will have the spring look that you are looking for.  Brown is a neutral colour and goes with anything, and the yellow on the walls compliments the brown.  Blue and brown go very well together, so I don’t think you have anything to worry about in the decor.  It sounds pretty neutral overall.  Check out these wedding decorations to accent the colour scheme you have chosen.  There are thousands of wedding favours for you to choose from that can enhance your colour choices, and bring "spring" into your decorations. 

Good luck,and congratuations!

Angela Fiebelkorn, Ask The Expert