Blue, Green and Purple -by Shari

I saw this colour combo on a wedding show at least six years ago.  It was always something that I wanted to try for our wedding, but once I chose a pink, brown and gold dress, I knew it'd be impossible.

Blue, Green and Purple by sherbear82

This collage just gives an idea of how visually stunning these colours are together.  However, I would never recommend using all of these components in one wedding (there are way too many different styles of flower arrangements, and all bridesmaids should wear the same colour of shoes).

Some tips on going with this colour palette:

-This combination works best with an outdoor wedding where your backdrop would be mostly greenery.  Otherwise, inside a tent would work well as there'd be no decor to visually compete.

-Make sure the blues and greens you use are all within the same family.  While making this collage, at one point I accidentally added a "hunter" green, and it looked awful next to the "leaf" green.  Purple is more forgiving.  Bring swatches or paint samples to every vendor meeting.

-While I'm a huge fan of brides wearing colours other than white, against this colour palette white will stand out beautifully; a dress in one of these colours would just blend into the background.

-Only accent the bride's outfit with purple.  Blue and green against white is too bright for my taste.

-Consider putting the bridesmaids and groomsmen in matching colour.  On this collage, the blue bridesmaids dresses and purple groomsmen vests go well together because the other elements tie it in, but in group shots standing away from the flowers, cake, etc., it might look very uncoordinated.

-Only use these colours as an accent to chairs; never use blue, green or purple as the actual chair cover.

-Be uniform in the way you accent with these colours.  For example, if you choose to accent chairs with bows, don't alternate between colours, just choose one.  Another example: if you choose to colour coordinate your signature drink, only use one of the colours for the drink.

-The exception to the above rule is table cloths.  I love the idea of alternating between green, blue, and purple table cloths!  Again, I think this can only work outside.

-Do not add any other colours into the mix.