Color, or Lack Thereof

I don't think that we will end up being too finicky about "our colors."

When we first discussed a winter wedding years ago, we thought our colors would be a deep red and silver.  Red is such a vibrant, passionate color... the color of the Saint Louis Cardinals, Cornell, and berries and birds in winter.  Then we went to two other winter weddings with those same colors... ugh.

After we found our church, we moved on to cobalt blue, gunmetal gray, and small pops of ice blue and red to go with the stained glass and altar in the church.  Over the years, my favorite color transitioned from green to blue and Lance's transitioned from orange to navy, which in some ways is indicative of how much we've changed and grown together, so it seemed like a natural fit.  The reception venue has dark red ceilings, red-rimmed plates, and navy, red, and gold carpets, so the transition from one space to another with these colors would work.

Then I started thinking about how much we would be able to incorporate any color choices we make.  We've decided that bridesmaids' dresses will be black, blue, or gray.  If the dresses are blue, the flowers will probably be blue (saturated dress + less saturated same color flowers = awesome).  If the dresses are black or gray, the flowers will probably be white.  We like classic, black and white, "James Bond" style tuxes, and we are planning on cummerbunds instead of vests to get away from that matchy-matchy prom look.  We hate chair covers, and the chairs in the venue are black and dark gray, so we are planning on black table linens to match.  We will be using white candles as centerpieces.  I haven't been able to find any colorful invitations that I like, so we may well go with classic black calligraphy on white paper.  Thus, most of our decisions are leading toward a black and white palette, and I think we will be desperate to inject color anywhere we can!

Our candy bar will probably be blue, white, and silver, and I've seen cool drink stirrers in jewel tones (deep blue, red, green, and purple), so that's a start.  We also will have our choice of colored napkins and uplighting... hopefully that will help!