color pallet choices...

[mimzy]

i''m trying to decide on a color pallet for the wedding. it''s probably going to be the weekend before christmas, but i don''t want straight up red and green. the space is pretty stark, so no worries about clashing with interior decor.

choice one: dark maroon with a lime green, with either black or brown accents

 

[mimzy]

maroon w/lime and brown

 

[mimzy]

red w/ teal and black or brown (i couldn't find a good picture of the teal i'm envisioning...a little more vibrant/deeper than the one here...)

 

[mimzy]

or maroon w/ a really light dusty pink and black or brown

 

[sunnygirl]

Hi Mimzy

I am not super in love with the color maroon but I love red and teal together (for a more modern look) and I also love red and pink, which when done right can look very pretty and romantic (and not Valentines Day-y)!

 

[MMM]

i like the first palate. i like the play of the lime green and maroon and that they are Christmas colors, but skewed. and then i think the black pops more. maroon and brown are already so close to each other.

 

[sera]

I like the maroon, lime and brown combo.

I like having other deep reds mixed in with maroon.

This is kinda that color palette, though the table cloths are more golden than a straight brown (but it looks like the chairs are brown). I love the colors though I would like to see some darker reds with those brighter reds. And I love green cymbidium orchids with brown... green orchids with a touch of red are gorgeous and can go well with a Christmas theme without being "too Christmasy" red red and green green.

ETA: Also taking out some of those red & white flowers and replacing them with maroon would look richer and less Christmasy, IMVHO.

 

[tberube]

haha...burgundy, aqua and brown are my wedding colors - so of course I think they''re great!

 

[door knob solitaire]

I saw a segment with Susan Lucci of that soap opera...she was showing how she decorates for Christmas. She uses red and pink. I thought yuk. Then I saw what she was doing. And the colors together were so refreshing and almost added a flavor to the theme. You know you really can taste some colors. My mouth was watering...strangely.

I think she made low arrangements of lets say pink and red peonies...of course it could have been carnations...but what ever it was it was really lovely. I can see low glass bowls filled with water and reds and pink flowers a float. Or the petals strewn along the floor on the isle...reds and pinks.

Just my 2 cents. If I had more pennies I would offer them... but these were the only two colors similar to your choices that I recognized having seen work

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ETA: I see Sunnygirl already offered that combo. Sorry, didn't mean to step on your toes SG!!