Purple & Gold Wedding?
September 25th, 2009
dixie asked:
I am planning my wedding for next february and I want to do purple (plum) and gold. I am thinking about having 4 total bridesmaid which includes my maid of honor and have them alternating purple and gold dresses….I want to keep things simple, cheap, but yet elegant, any ideas as far as flowers, reception decorating, centerpieces, cake ideas? I just started planning and so far all I know is the date and colors….
Baby Sleep Tonight
I am planning my wedding for next february and I want to do purple (plum) and gold. I am thinking about having 4 total bridesmaid which includes my maid of honor and have them alternating purple and gold dresses….I want to keep things simple, cheap, but yet elegant, any ideas as far as flowers, reception decorating, centerpieces, cake ideas? I just started planning and so far all I know is the date and colors….
Baby Sleep Tonight
September 27th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I think that sounds gorgeous, only maybe use gold as your accent color. Too much of it can make it look like a “50th/golden anniversary celebration”. Maybe do plum dresses with a gold sash!
September 29th, 2009 at 2:34 am
The only advice that I have for you is to find the color of purple that you want and then use a swatch of it to match every single little purple thing in the wedding. I got married last fall and had Royal Purple and Copper and the purple was a nightmare to match. It can be done but carry the correct color with you no matter what!
September 30th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
I would stick with the plum as the main color and accent with gold. There are lots of gorgeous flowers that would work. It’s not too unusual a color, so you should be able to find lots of decorations and favors in that shade. Rather than alternating dress colors, you could go someplace inexpensive like Davids Bridal. Each girl could have a different dress in the same plum shade and use gold accents for sashes and shoes.
October 1st, 2009 at 1:17 pm
OMG!! Great colors! Our wedding is planned for June this year and we are going with the Eggplant and Gold accents. For the dresses we went with Aldred Angelo and I let the girl each choose thier dress, and this was great becasue so many dresses came in these colors! Beautiful flowers are in the purple tones are the Hydrangeas, Flox, Roses and Sweet Pea. Candles are always beautiful for centerpieces and inexpensive!
October 4th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Well personally I love it! I’m from Louisiana and am a huge LSU fan. Purple and Gold are their colors. So just make sure you’re not from a place where the big college team is a rival or you might get picked on… lol. But they are pretty colors. I would use maybe one main flower in gold and use purple wild flowers as accents. For the cake, you could do a layered cake with a soft gold fondant and then have purple (plum) ribbon fondant trimming each layer.
Canterpieces- Gold Candles with purple flowers scatteded around it.
October 5th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
I like the idea of the alternating, but maybe have your MOH in gold with a purple sash and the other 3 BM’s wear purple with a gold sash.
Other ways to decorate the reception:
Have gold table clothes and purple sashes/napkins, etc.
For flowers:
Think purple roses… They are so gorgeous. You should add some gold branches in the mix of the bouquets… Really unique.
Centerpieces:
You can use the purple roses again, or just do tall vases with gold branches sticking out..
Groomsmen should wear purple vests, or have them alternate just like the girls.
Here’s some other ideas: I thought this was a cute cake, and maybe you can have a masquerade ball? It does happen in February in France.
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