Bridesmaids colors?

I'm getting married August 2, 2008. I've been reading a few articles and have heard some brides had their bridesmaids in black. At first I didn't love the idea, black - funeral, but when they talk about how classic black and white look, the guys are in black tuxes, and the girls can have bright flowers to add color to their dress. My original thought for their dresses is a nice bold pink, not too light, but not too bright. Any thoughts?

Bridesmaids colors?
Your wedding is in August? Day or evening? inside or out? I ask because if it is outside in most of the country, Black would be so hot. I love the black idea, and you could do your "bold pink" in flowers and other touches like napkins, programs, candles....





You could also pick up yellows, whites, greens in the flowers with your pink as the main color.





Congratulations on your marriage and good luck to you. Remember that it is your wedding and as long as you and your fiance like what you choose, it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks.
Reply:Take it from me...I have DJ'd thousands of weddings, black and white accented with whatever color you choose is very classy and in no way reminds anyone of a funeral. My sister used red, I like your idea of pink...its my favorite color, light or bold would look beautiful and so will you, just think how your gown will stand out among everyone in black....
Reply:I was in a bright pink, and believe me it does not look good on everyone. I think it only looked nice on one of us, but the rest of us looked like marshmallow peeps from the 80's.





Black is soooo much classier and if you really want the pink you can put it in the flowers. By having a bright pink flower like a gerbera daisy, it will off set the black nicely and be more of an accent color, which is what pink should be.





Even though it is your wedding and you can do whatever you want.....you can also think if the bridesmaids would ever use the dress again. I cannot get rid of mine on EBay at all, and I have been trying to for months. Just a thought, but you can do what you would like.....
Reply:Go with the pink. Black is gross for a wedding.
Reply:Youre on the right track. Black and white-classy. And bold color would be great, but personally I like your idea of bold pink the best. Go for it!
Reply:A nice pink would be nice, especially with small ruffles or lace around the neck and cuffs.
Reply:black and white is very elegant. You can do gold or silver as an accent too
Reply:I like pink just as much as the next girl- but it is so overused! I like the classic black and white theme as well. It's different plus the guys will prefer it much more so they dont have to have pink in their tuxes.
Reply:I like the black and white them with the pink flowers. Also pink is a color that not everyone can wear... I wanted pink dress but I switch to brown with pink sashes because some people looked pink in the face (bloochy) with the pink dress. I am doing almost the same thing as you but I am doing brown and pink.... the guys tuxes are brown too!!
Reply:I love the black and white idea and I was considering. Its just so dramatic and stylish, if you have doubts, try matching the dresses with hot pink by putting a hot pink ribbon around the dress. I think it would look great.
Reply:I think the pink would be gorgeous with black and white. I'm not a fan of black for bridesmaids UNLESS it's a very formal evening wedding. I think black is too formal for an average wedding.
Reply:Personally, I'm a fan of black with a splash of color. I think it looks elegant, esp. for an evening wedding.
Reply:I think a rich, deep red color would look good for your bridesmaids. And congratulations on your wedding. :)
Reply:i think that light blue, light pink, white, cream, rose


these colours would look nice


good luck!
Reply:I like black....like somone else said, black with a splash. liek a nice black dress that comes with a cream tie around the waist....or a light pink...or sage green. Check the following sites for examples (they are Beautiful and Elegant...even in black)





http://www.circuscitykids.com/ImgUpload/...





http://www.billlevkoff.com/images/551/l_...





http://www.billlevkoff.com/collections/i...
Reply:If it is a very formal wedding, black is okay, but I do not personally like the idea. Seems to boring to me. I wore a fushia bridesmaid dress for a summer wedding. I was scared when I saw how bright it was, but I ended up LOVING it. They looked amazing in the pictures.
Reply:I had my bridesmaids in black and it looked awesome(that was 3 yrs ago). I do think the black and white thing is getting overused though. If your instincts say pink....do pink! Just notthat awful mauve/dusty pink though! Jewel tones(hot pink) are "in" and look great! Even a bubblegum pink is very cute! Pale pink washes most people out. In August I think that would be very nice! You can do alot of different things with flowers and accent colors with the bubblegum pink or hot pink.





Good Luck!
Reply:GO TO WEDDING WEBSITES AND ASK A FRIEND-ASK YOUR"HUSBAND TO BE" BUT DON'T LET HIM GO WITH YOU TO GET THE RESS-HE CAN'T SEE IT-TRADITIONAL? WHITE-MAYBE PINKISH LIKE YOU SAID BEFORE. LIGHT BLUE-LIKE-TURKAQOICE AND - BLACK 'N WHITE-IM NOT SURE-I'LL GET BACK ON LATER AND.......RESEARCH-AND GIVE YOU A WEBSITE TO GO TO OK? HAPPY WEDDING SOOON. " WATH GREASE!!!!!"
Reply:This may not be your number one concern. Pictures often look better when the bridesmaids are in a color, instead of all black. I have a brother-in-law who's a photographer, and I have seen quite a few. That's also my personal opinion. Just something to think about. Your pictures will be around for a long time.



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