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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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  • Kayla
    Dedicated October 2020
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    I had my colors picked out the day he proposed 😅
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  • Christina
    Dedicated May 2021
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    Colors for me first. then the bridesmaid dresses

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  • Nyikee
    Expert February 2020
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    I chose wedding colors first, although they have changed since the beginning. We are still working on finding dresses for my lovely ladies!

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  • Kelly
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    I love it, such a pretty color scheme!!!

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  • Kelly
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    That's awesome!! I feel like navy looks good on most people! I love your color scheme!

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  • Kelly
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    Kelly ·
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    Lol love it!! What colors are you using?

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  • Kayla
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    Plum purple, neutral grey, and blush pink
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  • Katie
    VIP November 2019
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    I chose my wedding colors first then we found the dresses
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  • Erica
    Beginner June 2021
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    For me the color scheme. I haven't even asked my bridesmaids yet, except my MOH but I know what color/colors I am going to have them wear.

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  • Michelle
    Just Said Yes June 2019
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    Wedding colors based on my dress. I'm wearing a non-traditional floral and my girls will be in solid shades of red to match.

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  • Riley
    Expert September 2020
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    Colors of course
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  • maryann
    Expert June 2019
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    I think this is a crazy question, but of course we choose the colors first

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  • Christina
    Devoted February 2020
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    Colors. I lost my mom to leave ng cancer and Ladybugs serve as a symbol of her for my family. We're also Deadpool fans, so red and black just fit for us. We did add an auxiliary color (grey/silver) when I picked the dresses. Our flowers are red and I wanted them to pop. So I picked a silver dress for the girls instead of the original red that I liked.
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  • Marlena
    Expert June 2020
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    With out a doubt colors 1st
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  • Elyssa
    Dedicated October 2020
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    I built my wedding palette first, and next I'm going to choose my dress, because I don't want to wear white, and then after that I'll choose a color for the bridesmaids dresses.

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  • Aida
    Devoted May 2021
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    For me, the colors came first and inspired my bridesmaids' dresses.

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  • Jacque
    Dedicated July 2019
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    Colors.. I knew I wanted Purple from the get go.
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  • Ana
    Dedicated October 2019
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    Color we aren't having a bridal party

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  • Kendra
    Devoted September 2019
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    Colors! I chose bridesmaids dresses about a month ago.
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  • Karen
    Dedicated October 2023
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    Since I'm not having any bridesmaids, the colors were an easy choice to make. Sage (green for the Pagan God), Amethyst (purple for the Pagan Goddess), Ivory to blend the two together. Plus my dress is ivory.
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