Devon Wed Magazine issue 47

feature | FOR THE LOVE OF COLOUR Styling Knots & Kisses Clare Kinchin Photography

FOR THE LOVE OF COLOUR The way you think about colours can help create a perfectly personal wedding. Here, the wedding styling experts share their top palette-picking tips and trending tones words Hannah May What is your colour scheme? Though it’s only

Primary concern

may be certain flowers that are more readily

one decision, whatever palette you pick will filter

Is there a mood or place you’d like to evoke, or a

available in different seasons and this will play a

down into almost every detail and decision you

favourite colour you wish to incorporate into your

part in your choice.”

make for your wedding, from the bridesmaids’

wedding day? Do you want something muted or bright,

dresses and cake to the flowers and tableware.

a mix of tones or more distinct shades?

So, for example, if you’re in love with the deep berries, golds and rusts of autumn and want to base your summer

Even if you’re opting for an organic approach with a

“Think firstly about the colours you love,” suggests

shindig around them, ensure that you’ll be able to source

vision of it all eclectically coming together, there will

Rebecca as a starting point. “Look around your home,

the items you’d like to carry those particular colours.

be a predominant theme or idea that drives the overall

in your wardrobe, and identify the colours that appear

aesthetic – including colour.

the most – colours you are naturally drawn to.”

“The final thing to consider is the feeling of the wedding,” says Rebecca. “Certain colours can provoke

“Your colour choice can set the overall mood

After honing your individual preferences to a shortlist,

certain emotions and feelings; for example, regal

and ambience for your entire wedding day,”

it’s important to consider the wider scope of your

colours may create an opulent vibe whereas neutral

affirms wedding planner and event coordinator,

colour scheme, including setting. “There’s a reason

tones rich with florals may feel more high-end.”

Rebecca Marie from Rebecca Marie Weddings

you’ve chosen to marry at your venue; quite often this

(rebeccamarieweddings.co.uk). Or, as Johann Wolfgang

is down to liking the aesthetics,” says Rebecca. “What

Colour scheming

von Goethe proclaimed while exploring the subject in

colours are already present here and throughout?”

Once you’ve established your top colours, think about

‘Theory of Colours’: “When the eye sees a colour it is

As well as place, there’s also the element of time.

how they can be combined and utilised to maximum

immediately excited.”

“Another thing to consider is the season, as typically

effect while making your vision manifest. This is the

they lend themself to a particular palette. That

time to be specific and really consider the subtleties of

We’ve canvassed the professionals’ advice and delved

absolutely does not mean you need to follow this

certain shades, and how best to place them throughout

into the latest colour trends to help you get started...

trend, but it can help,” continues Rebecca. “There

the big and small elements of your day.

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