help I can't decide on colors

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our reception is indoors but in a nature setting, during Spring. I’m trying to pick out colors for the reception hall decorations. I’d like the bridesmaids dresses to either have the same color or wear a color that matches the reception hall colors.   My favorite color is forest green.   What color goes with green that would work for a reception hall? I want to pick two colors. One of which should be ok for a bridesmaid dress.

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"Lily" <> wrote … > the reception hall is right next to a path next to a river. Very picturesque > scenery.

Match it then, depending on the season. ‘Forest colours’ look lovely in their natural surrounds ( is this where pics will be taken ? ) > Thanks for all the suggestions.

That’s ok – I could have been more help if you’d not had me kilfilled

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the reception hall is right next to a path next to a river. Very picturesque scenery. Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I’m going to figure out the bridesmaids dresses and then use that as one of the colors; I think that was Erika’s suggestion. Thanks everyone. I’ve never given a huge party before. Really appreciate the newsgroup.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> hall.  Don’t know what you mean by "indoors but in a nature setting" unless > you’re talking about an adjacent garden or the like; if that’s the case, ask > what will be in bloom at the time of your reception and work with that.

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>our reception is indoors but in a nature setting, during Spring. I’m trying >to pick out colors for the reception hall decorations. I’d like the >bridesmaids dresses to either have the same color or wear a color that >matches the reception hall colors. >  My favorite color is forest green. >  What color goes with green that would work for a reception hall? I want to >pick two colors. One of which should be ok for a bridesmaid dress.

Forest green is a very popular and easy-to-find color for attendant dresses. And it’s easy to coordinate with just about any other color.  If you use green as your primary color, and you plan to have flowers, there will obviously be at least one other color involved since flowers don’t generally come in forest green!  In order to choose something that will work well with your reception location, consider the colors of the walls, floorings, furnishings, etc. in the hall.  Don’t know what you mean by "indoors but in a nature setting" unless you’re talking about an adjacent garden or the like; if that’s the case, ask what will be in bloom at the time of your reception and work with that. If you’d like to use something that "says spring" try lilac, a buttery or brighter yellow, periwinkle, rose, or crisp white (or any combination thereof) all of which will look very nice against dark green.  You could also use a tonal mix of greens, though here again you’d probably need to choose *something* else for the predominant flower color.  (Perhaps white or cream, whichever is the color of your gown.  Forest, sage and cream could be very elegant and very vernal.) A more dramatic possibility would be bright orange or fuschia (think tropical flowers).  A bright "wildflower" mix like orange, yellow and purple can look great too but tends to look more summery; a mix of pinks and/or purples could be a more springlike version of the same look.  Navy or burgundy work well with forest but may seem too autumnal; the addition of lots of white could make it work. You have lots of possibilities, so choose based on what you think will look best with the reception hall’s existing color scheme.  If you really don’t know where to start, try looking for a print fabric or piece of artwork (it could be something that’s in the reception hall or something you have) or even a giftwrap design, book illustration, calendar photo or china pattern that includes the green you like, and consider copying the color combination from that. Holly married 1996 sometime wedding coordinator

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> our reception is indoors but in a nature setting, during Spring. I’m trying > to pick out colors for the reception hall decorations. I’d like the > bridesmaids dresses to either have the same color or wear a color that > matches the reception hall colors. >   My favorite color is forest green. >   What color goes with green that would work for a reception hall? I want to > pick two colors. One of which should be ok for a bridesmaid dress.

        Pretty much *any* color goes with green (think flowers). If you don’t have anything else that inclines you in one direction or another, go looking for bridesmaids’ dresses.  It’s likely that any dress you find that you and all the ‘maids love will only come in, say, half a dozen colors.  Pick one of those and another that will complement it.  If you settle on a color before shopping for dresses (given that you want one of the colors to be suitable for the dresses), you may well find that dresses just aren’t available in that color this season.  You can save yourself some headaches by finding the dress first, or at least finding out what colors are popular this season.  You might also consider what colors will be reasonably flattering (or at least not deadly) on your bridesmaids.  That might also help narrow the list of choices. Best wishes, Ericka

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