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Kelly
Legend October 2022

Which came first: choosing your wedding colors or your bridesmaids' dresses?

Kelly, on December 11, 2018 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Style and Décor 86

Finding the right color scheme for your wedding is always a challenge! In addition to choosing the perfect color palette for your decor, you need to make sure the bridesmaids don’t clash with the bouquets or blend into the tablecloths! When it came down to choosing your colors, did you start with...

Finding the right color scheme for your wedding is always a challenge! In addition to choosing the perfect color palette for your decor, you need to make sure the bridesmaids don’t clash with the bouquets or blend into the tablecloths! When it came down to choosing your colors, did you start with your wedding party’s attire and then build the rest of your palette? Or did you pick your wedding colors first and then decide which hue your bridesmaids would wear?

Which color choice came first for you - your wedding colors or the bridesmaids dresses?


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86 Comments

  • Danielle K
    VIP June 2019
    Danielle K ·
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    Wedding colors sence they are already decided but bridesmaids dresses won't be ordered until early February

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  • OnCloudRawls
    VIP June 2019
    OnCloudRawls ·
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    Our wedding colors! We wanted to incorporate the color of our auras in the wedding and add some other jewel tones, such as purple, for my name, Amythest, to complete the palette.

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  • Shannon
    Dedicated January 2019
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    I chose the colors I wanted to use first and then picked the bridesmaids dresses based on that.

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  • Alyssa
    Super July 2019
    Alyssa ·
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    Colors but I don't have any bridesmaids so I didn't need the colors for dresses. I more wanted to pick colors right away so I could plan out the centerpieces and other decor.
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  • Haley
    Dedicated August 2021
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    With the wedding 2 years and 4 months away, I chose my colors first, which are mint and lavender. I have been looking around for dresses but nothing popped out at me yet, but I still have a little while to find the perfect dresses.
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  • Laura
    Master October 2019
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    Wedding colors. i'm in the process of figuring out the dresses. My MOH is having a baby next week, so she wanted to wait to look until after the bump goes down. I totally understand that

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  • Megan
    Dedicated September 2019
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    Wedding colors, hands down! We wanted our wedding colors to be of our alma mater! Purple, white, and orange were our schools colors, but while we're using the same purple and orange, we traded white for our school's official gray color (used in official artwork (we both are graphic designers and know the people in the publishing department).
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  • Future Mrs. K
    VIP June 2019
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    I chose my wedding colors and then changed them once we went bridesmaid shopping 😂
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  • Becca
    Super August 2019
    Becca ·
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    Choosing the colors!! I don’t even have the dresses yet!
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  • kymarmck
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    Wedding colors! We knew way before we even got engaged what our colors would be! I'm still unsure of what I want for my BMs haha.

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  • Kelly
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    Kelly ·
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    Oooh that'll look so pretty! I love green dresses!!

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  • Kelly
    Legend October 2022
    Kelly ·
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    I just looked it up, such a pretty color!! I think it'll look great with all the other colors!

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  • Kelly
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    Kelly ·
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    I love those colors together! I feel like it's not a super common color scheme, so I'm excited to see how it all comes together! Smiley smile

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  • Shana
    Dedicated October 2019
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    I chose the wedding colors first: black, gold, maroon/burgundy.
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  • Kelly
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    Kelly ·
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    Awww that's awesome! What a fun way to include your alma mater!

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  • Kelly
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    Kelly ·
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    I'm sure that happens all the time! What colors did you end up going with?

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  • Jayla
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    Oohh!!! That is such a gorgeous color for dresses!!

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  • FutureMrsBville
    Savvy November 2019
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    Wedding Colors first, Purple, Beach tan and Silver(grey) , Girls ge to wear the purple dress of their choosing

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  • Ginsteeca
    Expert June 2019
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    The colors have been set from the very beginning. The dresses came about after talking it over with my bridesmaids and deciding on the best option.

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  • S
    Savvy January 2020
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    Wedding colors. I've known what my theme was gonna be for years now.
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