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.

Leif Erikson Day is celebrated on Oct. 9, and it’s a great time to learn more about the Vikings and why we still remember Erikson all these years later.

If you don’t know about Leif Erikson (sometimes spelled Eriksson), he’s believed to have been born in Iceland, and is considered the first European to set foot on continental America, more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

123 Homeschool 4 Me has a printable mini book about Leif Erikson and the Vikings for kids to read and color. It talks about who the Vikings were, what kind of ships they used, how they got to America and more. It’s a good overview for younger kids to use.

A good unit study is available from Simple Living Creative Learning, which includes a page where kids can write what they know, what they want to learn and what they learned through the unit, as well as information on the Vikings, longships, helmets, clothing and more.

Get a printable Viking unit study with reading passages, comprehension questions and other activities aimed at grades 4-8 from Creative Classroom Core at Teachers Pay Teachers. (And see more Vikings content from TPT here.)

Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus has some great unit study ideas, too, including suggested books and videos. The post includes information about the Viking voyages, society, mythology and ships, as well as some vocabulary and a list of famous Vikings. While you’re over there also check out her free printable lapbook, which includes mini books on ships, a timeline, a Viking women coloring page, draw your own Vikings, geography, ancient runes and more.

Piqolo Kids has a lesson on Viking women with (available for purchase) worksheets about a day in the life of Viking women. Even if you don’t grab the printables there’s some good resources on that page and a link to a video on Viking women.

Learn how to draw a Viking ship with instructions from Drawing How to Draw, or grab Vikings coloring and labeling worksheets from Kids Puzzles and Games.

There’s a Leif Erikson Festival annually in Norway, Michigan, which you can learn more about here.

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