COLOR WHEEL

Choosing the right colors for your wedding does not have to be a daunting task. Here are a few rules of thumb to follow when choosing your colors:

1. Start with one color of your choice that you want to stand out. Maybe it is Apple Green, Salmon Pink, or Butter Yellow. If you want to know the spring 09 trend, visit Pantone's Trend Forcast for 09. However, if you don't like any of these colors, be your own trend setter. What is the most important is that you love the color!

2. Next, decide if you want a more monochromatic color scheme or a complimentary color scheme. A monochromatic color scheme is different shades of the same color. Complimentary colors are the colors opposite to your main color on the color wheel. Remember the color wheel from elementary school? This online color scheme generator is a great tool to help you choose monochromatic and complimentary colors. I'm warning you that this tool can be addicting!

3. Another great way to pick your colors, is to find an inspiration piece. This could be a picture, piece of art, invitation, piece of stationary, piece of fabric, wedding dress, bridesmaid dress, inspiration board, bouquet of flowers, one specific bloom, and the list goes on and on. Show your inspiration piece to all of your vendors, and let them incorporate it into all of your details.

4. One more tool is to visit your local paint store or paint department at Home Depot/Lowes. The strips of paint colors and design idea pamphlets have been put together by expert interior designers, so you can't go wrong.