All too often, I see people agonizing over color selections for their event. Concerns of seasonality, appeal to other key people (e.g., the groom), availability, and more always come up. So today, I’d like to begin an occasional series on color to address some of those concerns.

Seasonality

Worried your favorite color won’t work with the time of year? It doesn’t have to be a problem. While you can choose to tie your event closely to the season – think cornucopias and burnt orange in fall, snowflakes and silver in winter, etc. – it is certainly not necessary. When was the last time you saw a child’s birthday party planned around the season? No self-respecting 9-year-old would welcome a cornucopia to her party any more than a bride would decorate with iCarly.

So why is it that when a big event comes into our lives, we so often feel compelled to follow the seasonal trends? Perhaps it’s the magazines, driving us to these ends, or the stores, providing us with endless selections of perfectly seasonal décor, many months in advance. Whatever it is, feel free to ignore it all when choosing colors for your event.

Your colors should reflect you or the guest of honor’s personality and preferences and the type of event. Think about what colors make you feel good: confident, powerful, beautiful, excited – whatever emotions you’d like to evoke in yourself. Start there, and choose a palette that makes you happy, ignoring the colors you’re “supposed” to choose. By choosing colors in this way, you’ll make your event time-less and season-less.

More on color soon...

Cheers!
Heather