10 Classic Wedding Colour Schemes To Reconsider

Choosing your wedding colours can feel like one of those deceptively simple decisions — until you realise those colours will influence almost everything, from the flowers and bridesmaids’ dresses to the invitations, table settings, cake details, signage, and even the mood of the day.

While there are always fresh trends popping up in the wedding world, some colour schemes never really disappear. They simply come back in softer, bolder, more modern, or more personal ways. Classic wedding colour combinations are popular for a reason: they photograph beautifully, suit a wide range of venues, and can be adapted for rustic barn weddings, elegant garden ceremonies, beach celebrations, vintage receptions, or simple backyard weddings.

If you are planning your wedding and feeling overwhelmed by colour choices, it might be worth taking a second look at some of the tried-and-true palettes you may have dismissed as too traditional. With the right flowers, textures, handmade details, and a few thoughtful DIY touches, these classic wedding colour schemes can feel fresh, stylish, and completely your own.

From soft blush and ivory to navy and gold, sage green, dusty blue, lavender, champagne, and timeless black-and-white, these wedding colour ideas are worth reconsidering before you lock in your final theme.

Terracotta

Rustic and elegant, a terracotta wedding style is perfect for fall weddings or any other time of the year.

2. Sage + Blush

Chic and pastel, a sage + blush wedding style is perfect for spring weddings or any other time of the year.

3. Burgundy + Green

Contrasting and elegant, a burgundy + green wedding style has a rustic boho look.

4. Dusty Blue

Dusty blue can be paired with so many other colours to make your own unique wedding color scheme. Why not try our favourites, sage green, dusty pink, or burgundy?

5. Silver + Gold

Elegant silver and gold looks great with white florals.

6. Greenery + Champagne

A trend rediscovered in 2020, greenery and champagne is pretty and basic.

7. Brown + Greenery

Brown + greenery is the ultimate boho style.

8. Lavender

Lavender looks excellent paired with navy blue, pinks, or even a bright yellow.

9. Hot Pink

Tropical and bright, hot pink is perfect for summer weddings or any other time of year.

10. Yellow + Green

Perfect for sunny weddings and those who love sunflowers.

One of my favorite things to make on a circular knitting machine is scarves, because they’re a great way to use leftover yarn and certainly faster than knitting by hand.

But if you pay attention to the colors you’re using and how you are using them, you can make fun knitting machine scarves that look like something different when you roll them up.

One of the first versions of this I saw was the sushi scarf, are there are a lot of variations on this one. For example this one from Flower and Anchor that uses five colors of yarn, or this one from Three Threads NE that uses four. These generally are made to look like California rolls, but you could change up the colors to make them different things if you like. Just make sure the outside of the “roll” is black or green to indicate the nori. I found another version on Pinterest if you’re looking for a free pattern, but there’s no image of it rolled up.

Another popular variation is making a scarf that rolls up to look like a mug with coffee, tea or another fun beverage inside. This collection of three mug scarf circular knitting machine patterns from Idaho Cottage Creation includes green tea, a pumpkin spice latte with whipped cream and a candy cane colored confection (which honestly reminds me of the Grinch since it has a green mug!). Again you can change the colors of the mug part and the drink part. The little handle looks like it’s crocheted on these, and it doubles as a loop you can thread the scarf end through when you wear it.

Again there’s a version of the green tea scarf on Pinterest with crocheted elements. I also found a latte done with a striped yarn and a red mug that’s pretty cute and gives you an idea what a different beverage would look like.

I also love this pumpkin pie scarf designed by Jodi Favish Saunier. It has a bit of crocheted edging to give it a fancy crust but you can omit that if you don’t crochet. These are all on Facebook but she also has a watermelon and lemonade pattern that are super cute.

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