Find the right color palette by avoiding these wedding color mishaps.

Wedding Color Mistake: Using too many colors

When choosing your wedding colors, event designer Carissa of JL Designs says simplicity is key. Pick three to four colors total to keep your bouquets and centerpieces from looking too messy.

If you prefer an undone look, opt for a few slightly varied shades of the same color. This will add depth without looking too chaotic. Or, for an especially striking look, go monochromatic with a bold shade like vivid purple or creamy white. The idea is to keep the look tailored for maximum impact.


Wedding Color Mistake: Choosing trendy colors

It's easy to let the magazines tell you the hottest new color combos, but consider this: Your palette should be one that you won't mind living with for a long time since you will be framing photos and filling albums featuring those colors.

Stationery designer Kristy Rice of Momental Designs tells her clients to think about the colors and patterns they surround themselves with daily. So look around! Ask yourself what colors make you happy? What color is your favorite room or sweater?

Some of the prettiest weddings we've seen were inspired by the simplest meaningful objects, like a dress or even a pillow
 

Wedding Color Mistake: Choosing an oversaturated color combo

One of the biggest pitfalls in color selection is not considering the eye's need for rest and calm. The key is balance. If you love bright orange, pick a more muted secondary color like pale blue or khaki. The resulting contrast will let your favorite color take center stage.

If bold contrast isn't your thing cocktail dress cocktail dress, summer dresses for beach weddings summer dresses for beach weddings you can easily soften the look with an accent color. Rice recommends picking an "in-between" shade, like silvery sage green with black and white or pale blue with navy and butter yellow. The third color will tone down the starkness and add extra visual interest.

If you're worried the look will be too bland, punch it up with details in a complementary metallic color like pewter or bronze or something bold like scarlet.
 

Wedding Color Mistake: Choosing predictable colors

Certain color combos come with certain connotations. (Think: red, retro cocktail dresses plus size white, hot pink cocktail dress hot pink cocktail dress and blue or red and green.) Keep your colors from reminding guests of their favorite holiday by subtly tweaking your hues.

The trick is choosing a more fashionable shade. Bandana-red, faded denim, summer wedding dresses uk summer wedding dresses uk and eggshell will banish any Fourth of July memories and forest green and pale pink are anything but Christmas-y.

Or try adding another color to break up a combo. yellow dresses with red bouquets might conjure images of popular fast food restaurants, but mixing in white details (like lace or pearls) can add elegance in a snap.  green mother of the bride dresses


Wedding Color Mistake: Ignoring texture

Instead of simply relying on colors, bring multiple textures into your wedding day to give the room some depth and dimension.

Mixing textures in the same hue can add more drama and depth to your wedding than simply combining multiple colors. Do this with your flowers, tablecloths, or bridesmaid dresses -- varying patterns and surfaces can play a huge role as your wedding palette evolves.

To avoid overload short casual prom dresses , try outfitting just one of your maids (like your maid of honor) in a patterned dress or simply rely on textured flowers to give the look some shape.