Pink and Green

I received an email a while ago from Kate, one of our readers. She needed help with her color scheme. Kate already chose green as one of her colors for her wedding, but she didn’t know what other color to use with it.

You can use many colors with green, for example white or yellow, but I advised her to use pink. Since it’s a summer wedding I thought that a happy pink would look great. Don’t stick to just one specific shade of green or pink. The different shades of the two colors will give your wedding a softer, more romantic feel.

In a perfect world you could use peonies, pink blossoms and tulips, but you might not be able to get hold of them in summer. But hydrangeas are in season and would look great. Also ask your florist to use open roses in different shades of pink. They could look really pretty in green glass bottles.

For the decor choose different shades and sizes of ribbon and use them for bouquets, around napkins, in your bridesmaids’ hair, with your stationery or in a tree. The possibilities with ribbons are endless and those satin ribbons are really affordable. Green birdcages could also look really pretty as part of the table or ceremony decor. (Especially if you get married outdoors).

You could even incorporate the color scheme into your menu. Berries and pomegranates are in season, so make sure you use lots of them. You could serve a pretty rocket salad with raspberries for example. Also choose a pink bubbly or serve a raspberry lemonade. For dessert or after dinner, include pink and green meringues or green and pink coconut ice.

The possibilities with this color scheme are really endless, and can be fun, modern classic, stylish or romantic.