Colours, colours, colours.

 The more you see, the more you want to see. But when it comes to choosing your wedding colors - the unique palette that will bring together your choice of flowers, bridesmaids dresses and table linens - the possibilities start to become a bit overwhelming. If you haven't yet finalized your choice of colors, the key is to choose just ONE color to begin with. It could be your favorite color, like purple or pink, or it could also be a color which simply makes you feel calm, happy, etc. Perhaps a shimmery pale blue reminds you of the ocean, or a dark amber the warmth of an autumn sunset.

When you've selected a first color choice, continue on to build your dream wedding palette...

The tools you'll need

(1.) A sample of your first color choice
Try to find anything that best represents your first color choice above. This could be a fabric swatch that you picked up, a magazine clipping that inspired you, etc.

 (2.) An online color palette tool Our favorite free tool for working on wedding colors is COLOURlovers.com. Start by clicking on "Browse" and then "Colors". Then, we like clicking on "Most Loved" to get a good array of colors assembled by color fanatics. Scroll down the list and see if you can find a color that best matches the one you chose above.

The results will be a collection of user-submitted palettes containing that color which other users have voted on. If you don't see any palettes you like, click on some other colors to see what you come up with - you can even modify one or more of the existing palettes or create your own!

Bonus step: From palettes...to patterns

After you've found a good palette of colors, you can then move onto the pattern creator tool (after clicking on a palette that you like, click on "Create Pattern" which is just underneath the palette at the top of the palette screen.) Here you can choose all sorts of patterns made out of your colors by choosing anything from Retro to Whimsical under "Browse More Pattern Styles". These patterns could be a great start to spark your invitation design, placecards and more. Have fun, but don't say we didn't warn you - this site is a bit addictive! :)

Wedding Quote of the Week

There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage. --from "Table Talk" (1569), Martin Luther