Select wedding colors for good luck
As soon as a bride announces that she is engaged, friends ask, “What are your colors?” While many women choose colors based on nostalgia or what will look good on their bridesmaids, color choice really needs to be taken more seriously.
When a bride plans her wedding, she pays close attention to the meaning of every detail… except color. And since everyone has such strong reactions to color, doesn’t it make sense to choose colors that are harmonious and beneficial to the couple to make their special day a happy one?
Colors should not be a clash of elements.
When it comes to selecting colors for a wedding, it is important to consider the colors that are combined. Opposite colors are often chosen according to feng shui. For example, blue and yellow are often combined. This is a class between the earth and water elements. Pairing opposite colors creates opposition from the start.
Harmonizing colors makes a wedding run smoothly
Think of combining colors based on their harmony. A good example of this is the bride a groom. Interestingly, the most harmonious and beneficial combination of wedding colors comes from the tai chi symbol of yin and yang.
That color combination is the colors black and white. Black is yin (feminine) and white is yang (masculine). So when a man wears a black tuxedo, his masculine energy harmonizes with the feminine color, and when the bride wears white, her feminine energy balances with the masculine energy.
Feng shui is often referred to as a technique for creating harmony. Harmony, in feng shui, means that colors, elements, shapes, and numbers support and benefit each other. It is often used in homes and offices, but the technique can also be used for weddings.
Choose colors with auspicious meanings and that promote happiness.
When it comes to marital happiness, the bride and groom may want to follow the example of the Chinese. For the Chinese, red and gold together create success and harmony. These two colors together are especially conducive for families to get along too. And maintaining friendly relationships is very important when two families come together, often for the first time.
Weddings are happy occasions, but they can often (unfortunately) be marked by heightened emotions, bad feelings, and sometimes anger. Defuse the situation (especially if you know there are some bad feelings in the family) by creating a color palette that is harmonious and draws positive attention to the happy couple, rather than amplifying negative feelings. Better yet, select color options that will benefit the bride and groom and set them on the path to marital bliss.
WEDDING COLOR CHOICES CAN CREATE GOOD OR BAD LUCK
Color combinations that create BAD LUCK:
* Greens and metallic colors (white, silver, grey, gold)
*Red and blue
* Black and red
* Green and yellow
* Yellow and blue
* Red and metallic colors. Metallic colors like white, silver, gray or gold metals are especially unlucky when paired with red.
Color combinations that create GOOD LUCK:
* A yang color (ie red) with its yin version (ie pink) are always good,
safe elections. Others include: dark blue/light blue, purple/lavender, dark green/light green.
* Red and green (ideal for Christmas weddings)
* Yellow (ochre) and red (The perfect feng shui combination for harmony)
* Metallic colors (white, silver, grey, gold) with yellow
* Green and blue are perfect together (prosperity, growth, good health)
* Blues with metallic colors (white, silver, gray, gold) go well with each other.
What do certain color combinations mean?
Reds and gold (ochre)/yellow/beige: Harmony and prosperity, good luck and happiness
Black and white: masculine and feminine, harmony
Greens and purples (could be lavenders or light violets): growth, longevity and wealth
Metal Colors: Creativity/Kids
Yellow and white: heaven and earth
Green and blue: growth and wealth
Red and green: happy luck and success
Black and green: Wealth, growth and longevity
Especially auspicious color combinations:
* gold and purple (great wealth),
* silver and purple (great wealth),
* green and purple (great abundance),
* purple and white, (harmony of yin and yang)
* purple and black (professional and financial success)
The Extreme Makeover Wedding
The TV show Extreme Makeover had guests get married at the end of the show. The couple uses red and gold as their wedding colors. They were most noticeable on the wedding cake, which is unfortunately not in any of the photos. The wedding portion, however, featured gold gowns and the flowers were beautiful red roses. To see the combination, click here.
