Wedding Colors FAQ: MAY

[Barbara Jean Kuehl]

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Subject: Re: Colors - May

Q: I need some suggestions on the colors of my bridesmaids
dresses for a semi-formal May wedding.

From: g912...@mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA (Doris Sabljic)
I would ideally like a floral print in pastel colours but I have
discovered that florals can be hard to find. If not floral I am
toying with the idea of a pastel solid--perhaps a mint green.
However, my sister (and bridesmaid) was quick to comment that no
flowers would "go" with this colour dress. I was also thinking
of an aqua or blue (something in the blue/green colours in
pastel).
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From: onys...@mail2.sas.upenn.edu (Lada T Onyshkevych)
My wedding is May 11, 1996, and I've chosen Hunter Green for my
BMs. It's a popular color now, so you can use department stores
etc instead of just bridal shops. And there's not much problem
matching flowers to this color- you can use just about anything.
I think this color is flattering to many people; I polled my
three BMs first about what colors they wear in normal life, and
this is one of the colors that they all had in common (plus it's
one of my favorites).
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From: mura...@earth.usc.edu (Gretchen Murawski)
Our day is May 19, late afternoon, and I have chosen the color
WINE/BURGUNDY/or some other deep red color for the BM's. Since
my wedding dress is ivory and has bunches of pearls in the shape
of grape clusters, and grape leaves embroidered on the skirt and
train, and the weding is outside under a grape arbour, I just
thought that WINE would be a good color for me!
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From: melfo...@aol.com (MelFordyce)
I chose to have my bridesmaids wear periwinkle blue -- that sort
of light blue with a little purple. It was beautiful in
pictures and perfect with the flowers. I couldn't have asked
for a better color. I know I am definitely biased, but other
people commented on it too.
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From: jdi...@uoguelph.ca (Juanita L Diegel)
I have also choosen hunter green for my bridemaids. They all
look great in it. One is blonde (at times :) ), one is
brunette, and the other is somewhere inbetween. They all look
great!!
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From: Lia Zelenka <lzel...@frontier.canrem.com>
My date is May 11th - my bridesmaids chose hunter-green floor
length gowns, and they will have peach and cream flowers. My
dress is ivory coloured. I think the colour scheme will be dark
green, ivory and some burgundy or possibly gold accents.
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From: Stephan...@cc.chiron.com (Stephanie Sims)
John and I will be married on the 25th of May, 1996 and I have
no idea what colors to choose. I am leaning to the pink to
burgundy range but also pastels like lavender and cornflower
blue entice me, oh well there is always navy and midnight blue.
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From: Beth Elliott <76331...@CompuServe.COM>
I guess navy/midnight blue must be all the rage - I didn't
realize how popular it was - I am getting married next May (navy
is the colour theme) and my girlfriend is getting married
shortly after me (guess what colour? .... Navy!). I didn't see
much Navy in the bridal books over the past year, so I though I
was safe (not that I don't mind sharing such an excellent colour
choice!).
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From: Tammy.S...@SGC.X400.GC.CA
Mitch and I are slated for May 11, 1996. A colour for the
bridesmaids dresses wasn't a big problem for me, because first
and foremost, I wanted my friends to be able to wear the dresses
again. We have chosen "light navy" - a lighter shade of navy,
with a hint of gray in it.
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From: Dawn <intern...@hcc.cc.fl.us>
I am getting married May 11th and using hunter green.
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From: meq...@aol.com (MEQ519)
We're having our wedding on May 19th -- the flowers are white
orchids, hybrid dendrobium orchids, pink and purplish alstros
and some filler greens, etc. For the colors of our wedding
party -- we went with a rich purple color -- not so purple it
looks navy but not a light purple either.
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From: aj...@lafn.org (Kelly Tong)
Our May wedding is on the 4th and I just finished shopping for
styles for the bridesmaids dresses. I am partial to pastels and
"spring" colors. We chose dusty rose because pink is just too
pale on Asian skin. I plan to use silver as an accent as well
as lavendar and pale yellow in the bouquets.
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From: Michaele Kashgarian <kashg...@llnl.gov>
My wedding date is May 11, and I have to say that I don't really
have "colors" since the reception will be outdoors. As far as
flowers, we will be using lots of pink (apple blossoms, dogwood,
tulips, roses) but we are going to use blue, yellow and white
flowers as well. the bridesmaid's dresses will be something off
the rack, probably from Laura Ashley, so I expect to use
something pastel or a flowery print. I love spring flowers of
all kinds so I didn't want to restrict my color scheme to just
one or two colors!
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From: ha...@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Jocelyn Hall)
May 18th is my PROPOSED wedding date! The colors I first chose
were forest green & gold. But My coordinator, who is also my
best friend, thought that the green was too dark for Spring. So
the combination I now have is Cream & Gold! Beautiful! If you're
looking for a "dreamy" effect, look for soft crepe material
accented with SOFT metallic gold.
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From: Erica David <eda...@uoknor.edu>
My wedding is on May 19, 1996 and will be semi-formal. My fiance
and his best men are wearing black tuxes. My dress is an
off-the-shoulder, ivory brocade which is floor length (no train,
but I am wearing a veil). The dresses which I want for my
candlelighters are a burgundy velvet with ecru trim.

[Robert Winslow]

My wedding date is May,17 1997.I have`t quite picked out my colors as of
yet.But I seemto be leaning towards hunter green and cream or ivory
colors.

[Susan Duggan]

My estimated date is May 3, 1997 and we are leaning towards TEAL as
the BM and MOH dress colors.

--
Susan

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