| Selecting Wedding Colors for Good Luck | | | | Better still, select color choices that will benefit the |
| As soon as a bride announces that she's engaged, | | | | bride and groom and put them on the road to |
| friends ask, "What are your colors?" While many | | | | marital happiness. |
| women choose colors based on nostalgia or what | | | | WEDDING COLOR CHOICES CAN CREATE |
| will look good on their bridesmaids, color choice | | | | GOOD OR BAD LUCK |
| really should be taken more seriously. | | | | Color combinations that create BAD LUCK: |
| When a bride plans her wedding, she pays close | | | | * Greens and metallic colors (white, silver, gray, |
| attention to the meaning of each detail... except | | | | gold) |
| color. And since everyone has such strong | | | | * Red and blue |
| reactions to color, doesn't it make sense to | | | | * Black and red |
| choose colors that are harmonious and beneficial | | | | * Green and yellow |
| for the couple so that their special day will be a | | | | * Yellow and blue |
| happy one? | | | | * Red and metallic colors. Metallic colors such as |
| Colors shouldn't be a clash of elements | | | | white, silver, gray, or gold metals are especially |
| When it comes to selecting colors for a wedding, | | | | unfortunate when they're paired with red. |
| it is important to consider the colors that are | | | | Color combinations that create GOOD LUCK: |
| being paired. Many times, colors are chosen that | | | | * A yang color (i.e. red) with its yin version (i.e. |
| are opposing according to feng shui. For instance, | | | | pink) are always good,safe choices. Others include: |
| blue and yellow are often combined. This is a class | | | | dark blue/light blue, purple/lavender, dark green |
| between earth and water elements. Pairing | | | | light green. |
| opposing colors creates opposition from the start. | | | | * Red and green (great for Christmas weddings) |
| Harmonizing colors makes a wedding go smoothly | | | | * Yellow (ochre) and red (The perfect feng shui |
| Think about pairing colors based on their harmony | | | | pairing for harmony) |
| together. A good example of this is the bride a | | | | * Metallic colors (white, silver, gray, gold) with |
| groom. Interestingly, the most harmonious and | | | | yellow |
| beneficial pairing of wedding colors comes from | | | | * Greens and blues are perfect together |
| the tai chi symbol of yin and yang. | | | | (prosperity, growth, good health) |
| That color pairing is the colors of black and white. | | | | * Blues with metal colors (white, silver, gray, gold) |
| Black is yin (female) and white is yang (male). This | | | | are well-suited for each other. |
| is why, when a man wears a black tux, his male | | | | What do certain color combinations mean? |
| energy is harmonized with the female color, and | | | | Reds and gold (ochre)/yellow/beige: Harmony and |
| when the bride wears white, her female energy is | | | | prosperity, good luck and happiness |
| balanced with male energy. | | | | Black and white: male and female, harmony |
| Feng shui is often referred to as a technique for | | | | Green and purples (can be lavenders or light |
| creating harmony. Harmony - in feng shui - means | | | | purple): Growth, longevity and wealth |
| that colors, elements, shapes, and numbers are all | | | | Metal colors: Creativity/children |
| supportive and beneficial for one another. It's | | | | Yellow and white: Heaven and earth |
| often used in homes and offices, but the | | | | Green and blue: Growth and wealth |
| technique can also be used for weddings. | | | | Red and green: Happy luck and success |
| Pick colors with auspicious meanings and that | | | | Black and green: Wealth, growth and longevity |
| promote happiness | | | | Especially auspicious color combinations: |
| When it comes to matrimonial happiness, the bride | | | | * gold & purple (great wealth), |
| and groom might want to take a cue from the | | | | * silver & purple (great wealth), |
| Chinese. To the Chinese, red and gold together | | | | * green & purple (great abundance), |
| create success and harmony. These two colors | | | | * purple & white, (harmony of yin and yang) |
| together are especially auspicious for making | | | | * purple & black (career and financial |
| families get along well, too. And keeping relations | | | | success) |
| friendly is very something important when two | | | | The Extreme Makeover Wedding |
| families come together, often for the first time. | | | | The television show Extreme Makeover had |
| Weddings are happy occasions, but they can | | | | guests who got married at the end of the show. |
| often (unfortunately) be punctuated by | | | | The couple chose red and gold as their wedding |
| heightened emotions, ill feelings, and sometimes, | | | | colors. They were most noticeable on the |
| anger. Diffuse the situation (especially if you know | | | | wedding cake, which unfortunately, is not in any |
| there are some ill feelings in the family) by | | | | of the photos. The wedding part, however, wore |
| creating a color palette that is harmonious and will | | | | gold dresses and the flowers were beautiful red |
| draw positive attention toward the happy couple | | | | roses. For a look at the combination, click here. |
| -- rather than amplify any negative feelings. | | | | |