Detouring from Traditional Fall Color Schemes – Good or Bad?
There’s no doubt that once you plan to hold your wedding in the fall, just about every option for color schemes will include deep oranges, yellows, and golds. But not every bride wants their wedding to look like the pilgrim’s first feast and instead, want great color schemes that will reflect not only the season, but their own personalities and tastes. Modern fall color schemes are beginning to detour away from the traditional colors of fall and replace them with colors that still remind us of earth’s beauty but place a contemporary twist to give it a classy and chic feel.
Incorporating green into your color scheme is a wonderful throwback to fall and keeps in tone with the season. Instead of dark greens, opt for not-yet-ripe green acorns for table décor or wrap the table napkins in green vines. When using acorns, you can also purchase ones that are still attached to the green leaves and line the rows of seats with them. Place green grapes in horns of plenty and use them as centerpieces, this is a truly refreshing twist on traditional fall centerpieces that so often use pumpkins or gourds. When thinking of ways to use green, don’t limit yourself to just deep greens – trying olive green or sage is another wonderfully modern way to add even more twists on the traditional!
Of course, some people choose to have their wedding in the fall precisely because they love the traditional reds, oranges, and yellows. These traditional colors can also be used and played up to offer more of a modern look. Instead of using the brightest reds and yellows you can find, opt for deep shades of burgundy and golds. Pairing these with a simple color such as black or ivory can be a great way to stay true to the season of harvest and still have a unique wedding that your guests will be talking about for years to come!
Whether you decide to use modern or traditional color schemes for your fall wedding will depend entirely on what you like and what you want your wedding to say about you. However, always keep in mind that there’s no rule that says which color scheme you need to use for your fall wedding. By simply getting creative you will soon be able to think of hundreds of ways to modernize the traditional or to deviate from it altogether and make sure that your wedding is exactly what you want it to be!
September 20th, 2009 7:31 pm
beautiful cake .how did you make the leaves?