The first step in choosing your wedding colors is to think about your general style and what type of feeling you hope to create for your wedding. Will your wedding be traditional, beachy, casual, modern, or preppy? Once you have decided that, it will be much easier to find the perfect color or combination of colors to make your wedding come to life.



Pale pink is ideal for brides who want an understated elegance. It combines beautifully with ivory and silver to make a color palette that is feminine, timeless, and formal. For flowers, stick with the classics, such as the softest pink roses, combined with silvery foliage to create dramatic flowing arrangements. Pale pink is a very nice color against the skin, and you can take advantage of this by giving your attendants sets of bridesmaid jewelry as gifts in rose colored pearls.

True pink is a cheerful hue that looks wonderful with a bright green for that classic preppy look. This is a great color palette for an afternoon wedding at a yacht club or a country club. For your bridesmaid dresses, look for pink shantung or faille strapless gowns with green sashes. The ideal bridesmaid jewelry sets would be white pearl tin cup necklaces, which are both timeless and easygoing. Hydrangeas look spectacular in pink and green. For a more formal affair, have them cascading out of garden urns, or go ultra-relaxed, and pop them into galvanized tin pails for that "just picked" look. And don't forget the pink and green argyle wedding cake!

It is not only preppy or conservative brides who can design a perfect pink wedding. The bolder shades of pink can be great for other styles of weddings. If your style is bold and contemporary, you cannot beat the eye-popping effect of fuchsia pink paired with mango orange. Use this distinctive color combination with clean modern styling. For instance, white heavy cotton paper invitations would look smashing with asymmetrical stripes of orange and fuchsia running down the left side. A modern sans-serif font will combine beautifully with the ultra hip stationery. This is also an unbelievable coloring to use for your flowers and decorations, especially when you are working with a blank canvas like an urban loft setting.

Hot pink lends itself to a tropical vibe. Picture the stunning flowers of the tropics, like bougainvillea and hibiscus, and let those be your guide. For a truly sunny tropical feeling no matter what your destination, pair hot pink with a bright sunshine yellow. Imagine a festive Hawaiian shirt, and let that be your guide when choosing your table linens and décor. Just keep in mind that these can be difficult colors to wear, so you might tone it down a bit for your bridesmaids by choosing dresses that blend hot pink and yellow with a neutral white.

So you see, there is a shade of pink that is perfect for almost any style of wedding. It is a great color to use in that it gives you infinite options for flowers and dresses, and never goes out of style. There truly is a perfect pink for every bride.