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How to Choose Your Wedding Color Palette: Tips for Brides

Choosing your wedding color palette is one of the most exciting (and important!) parts of wedding planning. If you’re wondering how to choose wedding colors that reflect your style, season, and venue — this guide will walk you through everything from mood boards to timeless color combinations. Whether you’re planning a spring wedding in Fort Worth, Texas or dreaming of a romantic summer palette, this is for you.

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1. Start with the Mood, Not the Color

Before choosing wedding colors, ask yourself: How do I want my wedding to feel? Romantic and soft? Bold and modern? Classic and timeless?

  • Dusty blue and blush = romantic
  • Terracotta and rust = boho fall
  • Sage green and ivory = timeless garden wedding

Once you know the mood, you can narrow your color palette with intention.

Collage of four wedding setups: a neutral indoor ballroom with gold chairs, a garden venue with sage green linens, a romantic vintage-inspired tablescape with blush florals and gold accents, and a boho outdoor ceremony aisle with pampas grass and sunset tones — showing how different venues inspire different wedding color palettes.

2. Let Your Venue Guide You

Your wedding venue sets the tone for your color palette. A ballroom with gold accents calls for something elegant, while a barn or outdoor venue leans more rustic or earthy.

Look at your:

  • Walls, floor, and fixed decor
  • Natural surroundings (especially if it’s outdoors!)
  • Lighting — warm or cool tones?
Comparison of a rustic outdoor barn wedding with earthy tones versus a bright white modern venue with bold floral accents.
Comparison of a rustic outdoor barn wedding with earthy tones versus a bright white modern venue with bold floral accents.

3. Make a Focused Pinterest Board

Pinterest is full of inspiration… and chaos. Here’s how to create a helpful wedding color palette mood board:

  • Pin 5-10 images that feel like your style
  • Choose 2-3 main colors and 1-2 neutrals
  • Include textures (linen, florals, candles) not just color swatches
  • Avoid going overboard — clutter confuses your decisions
Dusty blue wedding color palette featuring soft blue, ivory, and neutral tones — a timeless and elegant color combination for spring and summer weddings.

4. Think Beyond Trends — Choose What You Love

Trendy wedding color palettes (like burnt orange or mauve) are gorgeous, but your day should reflect you — not just the algorithm.

Choose colors you’ll love now and in your photos 20 years from now.

Whether it’s lilac and pistachio or classic navy and white — your wedding palette should feel like you.

Bride holding a pastel wedding bouquet, symbolizing a timeless and personal wedding color choice.

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Still stuck? I help couples plan wedding days that feel intentional from start to finish — including color palette creation, timeline flow, and vendor coordination.

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