How to Choose Rustic Wedding Colors and Themes
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When you’re deciding on your rustic wedding colors, you can choose them based on your venue, your theme or the season. There’s lots of beautiful color schemes for every style.
When you’re choosing your wedding color palette, you can pick two or three colors that go together. Another option is to choose one color, then use different shades of it. Or you could pick one color, then add a neutral, like white or ivory.
Most color combinations will work for a rustic wedding. You can use the colors you like the most, then bring in a rustic vibe through your wedding theme, flowers and decorations.
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Rustic Wedding Colors for Spring
If you’re planning your wedding for spring, you can look at classic color combinations. Some tried and true spring colors include blue, pink, green or yellow.
If you're using a theme, you could choose a color palette based on it. For example, lilacs would be perfect for a mauve color palette. Or you could choose birch trees, and use a color palette of white, grey and ivory.
Themes for Spring:
Lilacs
Barn
Garden
Baby’s breath
Wildflowers
Bluebirds
Wooden barrels
Birch trees
Color Combinations for Spring:
Dusty blue and pink
Gray and pale blue
Sage green and blush pink
Pink, peach and ivory
Mauve and pink
Burgundy and blush pink
Green and white
Lilac and taupe
Rustic Dusty Rose Wedding
Dusty rose is a perfect spring wedding color. You can pair it with another color, like blue, lilac or green. Or you could use neutrals as your secondary colors. Dusty pink looks gorgeous with cream, ivory or white.
Rustic Sage Green Wedding Palette
Green is the color that symbolizes growth and new beginnings. Sage is an elegant shade of green that's perfect for wedding colors. It looks great as rustic bridesmaid dresses and groomsmen accessories.
Sage green pairs perfectly with white, champagne or grey. For mix and match bridesmaid dresses, you can choose a variety of greens, including sage, moss and forest green.
Summer Rustic Wedding Colors
If you’re planning a summer wedding, let your color palette be inspired by the warm weather. Bright greens and sunny yellows are perfect for summertime. Or you could choose colors that pop in the sunshine. Red, fuchsia, orange and purple look fantastic at summer weddings.
Themes for Summer:
Roses and lace
Woodland
Fairy lights
Mason jars
Sunflowers
I Do BBQ
Cowboy boots
Succulents
Lavender
Color Combinations for Summer:
Red, purple and white
Navy, red and pink
Orange, coral and peach
Cornflower blue and yellow
Pink and orange
Pink and red
Red and purple
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Rustic Purple Wedding
Purple comes in so many shades that it's easy to create a monochrome color palette. You could choose wedding colors in different tones of plum, lavender, and mauve. Or you could choose matching color combinations. purple looks amazing with colors like blue, red, pink, and brown.
Rustic Fall Wedding Colors
Fall is the perfect backdrop for rustic wedding colors. Classic fall palettes include burnt orange, terra-cotta, rust and mustard yellow. Deep colors like emerald green and plum also look beautiful at fall wedding. With a fall color scheme, you can use blush pink, apricot or ivory as secondary or neutral colors.
Themes for Fall:
Fall foliage
Maple leaves
Fall forest
Pumpkins
Apples
Wine barrels
Lanterns
Color Combinations for Fall:
Brown, tan and ivory
Rust and peach
Sage green and gold
Emerald and teal
Terra-cotta and burgundy
Cranberry, orange and peach
Burgundy and apricot
Rustic Navy Blue and Burnt Orange Wedding
Navy blue and burnt orange is a stunning combination that's perfect if you’re planning a fall wedding. This rustic color combo gives you lots of choices for bouquets and invitations. You’ll even have some flexibility for choosing clothes and accessories. Your bridesmaids could wear either navy blue or burnt orange dresses.
Rustic Brown Wedding Theme
Brown is a terrific choice for a rustic wedding. You can start with a chocolate brown and add different shades of tan and cream. Or you can choose brown with matching colors like blue, pink, gray or green.
Brown is also great color for building a fall palette. Start with deep brown and add terra-cotta, spice and mustard yellow. For an instant upgrade to any brown color palette, you can add metallic gold as an accent.
Rustic Winter Wedding Ideas
Christmas is a great theme for a winter wedding. As a bonus, most venues will be decorated for the season. If you’re on a budget, this can help you save some money. If your wedding is later in the season, there’s lots of other themes that are perfect for a winter wedding.
Themes for Winter:
Christmas trees
Snowflakes
Pine cones
Poinsettias
Holly berries
Cardinals
Winter sleighs
Bells
Color Combinations for Winter:
Red and green
Red and orange
Burgundy and green
Ice blue and silver
Black and white
All white
Navy and gold
Forest green and brown
Pin for a rustic winter wedding color scheme.
Burgundy Rustic Wedding Color Scheme
Burgundy is a perfect color for a winter wedding. You can pair it with white, green or brown for a natural look. Or you can choose a secondary color to make a color palette. Burgundy looks fantastic with purple, blue, pink or white.
Rustic Christmas Wedding Color Palette
Classic Christmas colors look beautiful at a winter wedding. Emerald green and berry red make a perfect rustic wedding color palette. When it comes to Christmas, there's lots of choices for wedding invitations, decorations, bridesmaid dresses, and groomsmen accessories.
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