Purple is one of the most versatile colors for any wedding. Whether you’re looking for a festive look or you’re throwing a pretty, calming wedding in summer, different shades of purple can add beauty to your wedding. Purple, a regal color choice, can be used for your wedding gown, bridesmaids' dresses, or as dainty wedding details. If you’ve been looking for a color scheme or options to make your wedding look stunning, then purple is the color for you! Before we get into the details, such as which shade of purple will look great for your festive wedding gown, which shade of purple looks best for wedding centerpiece accents and so much more, let’s talk about why we love purple for weddings!
For the couples who want to throw a wedding that truly stands out, purple is the color for you! Now, the thing with purple-themed weddings is that you can mix and match purple, and different shades of purple, with pretty much any color. Whether you’re looking for bright colors with deeper accents, or a calmingly light color scheme for your wedding, pastel, bright, and muted purple will work for you. We love this color because of its versatility and the availability of differently unique shades of purple, which can help you create a complete theme for your wedding! Now that our love for purple is done, let’s talk about the different shades of purple for wedding ideas and how to implement them in your wedding:
English Violet with Moody Muted Shades!
If a dark, vintage-like wedding is on your mind, then English violet is the color for you! Now, English violet is on the darker side, and that gives the color its moody touch! If you want to make use of this deep shade of purple in your wedding, then you’ll need to make it in the center-most color. In other words, this color should be easily visible and most of the wedding details and accents should have this as the center of attention. To make this color stand out, you will need dark gray, light gray, and lavender. The dark gray will help in accentuating the deep shade of moody English violet. And the muted gray and lavender will add a balancing touch to your wedding details.
With that being said, let’s talk about some ideas to make these colors add the charming touch of moody beauty, you can make use of a satin English violet table runner, with greenery-laden centerpieces. If you’re going for a vintage look with this wedding color scheme, then you can use metal lamps or lanterns and fill them up with white and lavender greenery and flowers! But if you’re using lavender as a centerpiece, try to make use of gray for table runner choice, this will balance the color scheme for your wedding. Apart from this, you can have bridesmaids dress in English violet, making them stand out from the crowd, and have them carry a posy bouquet with green, white, and lavender as the floral arrangement! For grooms, the wedding suit can be gray, and the pocket square can match the deep purple of your wedding theme. For groomsmen, you can have the outfit as gray suits with English violet shirts, to coordinate with the chosen wedding theme colors.
Chinese violet with shades of purple and green!
Chinese violet is a muted, yet vibrant, shade of purple. This color can be paired with other shades of purple for a blissfully purple wedding! You can pair this color with English violet, indigo purple, mauve, and deep green. The colors you pair with Chinese violet can differ, depending on the type of vibe you’re looking for. For instance, the example of colors mentioned above will give you a deep wedding theme, befitting fall weddings. However, if you want a fresher look, you can simply make use of pastel colors, and white to add a touch of freshness. This combination of different shades of purple for weddings will give you a brilliantly beautiful look. It works well for all seasons.
If you want to make use of this combination for your wedding, then you can start with using these shades in the wedding decor ideas. Whether you’re looking to throw an indoor or outdoor wedding, you can make use of wisteria, the color of which is quite close to Chinese violet. Additionally, the different shades of wisteria will add more colors and freshness to your wedding venue. Apart from this, you can have a wedding bouquet that incorporates all of these shades in the bouquet. Flowers with the shades of this combination can be paired with white, smaller flowers such as Baby’s Breath, Kenilworth Ivy, or Snow-In-Summer, to balance the shades of purple. You can also make the colors of your bouquet to add the same touch of colors to your wedding, or you can choose to have these as your wedding centerpieces.
One of the best ideas that we love when it comes to incorporating these colors into your wedding is with wedding gowns! If you’re wearing a pretty white wedding gown, then you can add accents to the dress and your wedding glam-up with flowers on your bouquet! If you can’t find the wedding dress that combines all these colors to your dress, then why not have a professional add some of the flowers similar to the bridal bouquet to add vibrant colors to your dress for a custom wedding gown? Apart from this, if you can find an ombre wedding dress that fits your wedding theme, you should go with it! A wedding dress will add depth to your chosen wedding theme.
Pink-Red Purples
Purple is a color that is known for its versatility. The versatility comes from the fact that when you mix different colors, the shade of purple reflects a blend of other colors as well, for example, there are some shades of purple that have a reddish or pinkish tinge. These shades of purple, with reddish and pinkish shade, makes for a romantic color combination with purple in the midst! You can make use of red-violet, Tyrian purple, mulberry, pink lavender, and blush lavender for a romantic wedding theme! This color combination is one of our favorites because you can use all of these colors for every element of your wedding! From your wedding outfits to the wedding tablescape, these colors work for every tiny element of your wedding!
From floral wedding dresses to delicate handwritten thank you notes for your guests, there are so many things you can do with this theme. First things first, this wedding theme combination works impressively well for your wedding invitation ideas and helps you set the tone for the wedding. Another amazing idea that we love that incorporates this combination of purple colors is a wedding arch! You can make use of flowers, balloons, tinsels, tassels, and streamers in the wedding theme colors. If you’re a big fan of flowers and greenery, you can use reddish and pinkish tones to create a purple color-inspired wedding entry archway! Also, you can use the same floral and greenery arrangement to create some artsy spaces in your wedding, like using the same flowers and greenery as an accent to your venue’s chairs, or have a metallic frame with your wedding’s greenery on one end of the metallic frame and the flowers you’ve chosen for your wedding on the other side! This will make your wedding venue look stunning. And another benefit of this greenery and flower-laden metallic frame will give your wedding an amazing makeshift photo booth for your guests!
To add more details you can make use of these colors as gift wraps for your wedding favors. You can use mulberry escort cards, on a pretty blush lavender as the pin-up board for a seating chart for your wedding! And to add some finishing touches to your purple wedding theme, you can add handwritten thank you notes for your wedding guest. A handwritten thank you note can be a great idea if you are throwing a small wedding party. For larger parties with more guests, you can simply write a note, with the words you want to say to your guests, and get it printed on different colored thank you cards with the wedding colors.
Amethyst color, Aubergine, and Blue-violet!
If you’re looking for a delicate purple color palette for your wedding, then this is the one for you! You can make use of these colors with pretty yellow, muted silver, or orange to pair the color combination and create a fresh look for your wedding. Yellow, muted silver, orange, lilac, and blue as well, can help you to balance the beautiful wedding color palette. If you want to switch things up, you can make use of yellow, muted silver, lilac, or blue as the primary colors, and add a delicate purple color palette as accents to your wedding, from the tablescape to the wedding details, to let your wedding be draped in the beautiful shades of purple.
If you’re making use of these color ideas for your wedding, you can have a pretty wedding dress with the purple combination we just talked about as accents. When we say accents to your wedding gown, we mean flowers braided into your hair, you can also have amethyst earrings to take the wedding theme up a notch, or you could choose to wear a wonderful bridal tiara! Another amazing way to incorporate purple into your wedding dress is to have a blush lavender or lilac detachable skirt! In other words, you will not only be able to add more color to your wedding dress but will also have the luxury of pulling off two different looks with one convertible wedding dress.
Apart from your wedding dress, you can have broad, muted silver satin ribbons, and create bows for your wedding chairs. The tablescape can make use of aubergine as the background, and have actual amethyst crystal centerpieces, simply to add a dramatic touch to your wedding, or have lilac and white cutlery for your wedding reception party. Another amazing way to bring these colors to life in your wedding setting is to have your cocktail hour’s menu purple-inspired cocktails for your guests! Also, to improve on the purple color-inspired wedding is to make use of lilac or aubergine Chinese lanterns to add a whimsical touch to your wedding venue.
A Thing to Remember: Pay Attention to the Color Combinations
If you’re choosing to throw a wedding in specific colors, just like the ideas we just went over, you should come up with a way to make sure that your ideas match other details of your wedding. To make your wedding planning successful, you can create a pinboard before you finalize your plans for the wedding gown, bridesmaids’ dresses, groom’s outfit, accessories and so much more, to help you understand how the colors you want look against each other. A great tip to match the colors to see how they would look is to use swatches of colors on the pinboard. Swatches of colors will help you get the correct idea of the color combinations you want for your wedding. Additionally, it will be true to the actual color, which would be off if you use printouts.
That being said, before you choose a color scheme for your wedding, you should make a list of a few wedding color palette ideas. Once you have a list, make it a point to sit with your partner and discuss the ideas and single out the ones you love. Also, use this opportunity to discuss the kind of bridal outfit you’d like. Getting your partner’s opinion will not only help you make decisions that you, as a couple, will enjoy, but will also give you something fun to do before you tie the knot with your soulmate. We hope the list of color palettes and ideas for your wedding will help you get started on your wedding planning. Have fun with the ideas, you can mix and match these colors on your very own wedding swatch pinboard to see how it turns out in the end.
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