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Trends in wedding colors have been changing. It is becoming growingly popular to take one solid color as the focus for the entire wedding. One color dominates the entire event and stands alone without the assistance of accent colors. Will it be color over kill? When done right it appears to be a bold choice and looks fabulous. Here are some ideas for the trendiest colors being used for these one color shows.

Chartreuse green has been a leading wedding color for the past few years. You have seen this pretty green combined with chocolate brown and aqua. But this fresh green color can hold its ground alone. The trend in weddings colors is to use one solid color as the focal point throughout the entire wedding. The weddings colors have no other accents and highlights besides what the bride wears – usually white or ivory. Among this trend towards one single color, stands this pretty chartreuse green, lime green or apple green and has become a popular choice for brides. Start with the green in the invitations and take it through out the wedding to the cake, flowers, decorations, and down to the favors. Pretty lime green favor vases can be found at www.chicweddingfavors.com to give out to guests, who will always remember your unique wedding colors as these fresh colored vases decorate their own home. This refreshing color has been popular for spring and summer weddings and can often been seen at fall weddings inspired by an apple theme.

Other colors on the scene may be bright oranges and yellows. Orange and peach are predicted to be a popular wedding scheme for 2009. Use peach colored wedding favor boxes tied with bright orange favor ribbons and you could include Tiger lilies in bridal bouquets. These colors can even lend to the flavors used in your reception meal. Bring on the tropical fruits! It’s perfect for a beach wedding or a tropical themed wedding. Bright yellows will also be very popular, and when mixed with a tropical theme, what a beautiful wedding sight that would be! You could also have wedding favor boxes decorated with yellow and blue ribbon, as well as color coordinated place settings.

Pink has always been a popular color on the wedding scene. The beauty of this color is in its versatility. You can select everything from a pale pastel hue to bright neon. Hot pink is slated to be one of the most popular hues in the upcoming year. Pairing this shade of pink with lighter pinks can give your color palette the perfect sense of balance. Deck out the bridesmaids in classic, pastel or shocking pink for a modern twist to basic cream and white. Pale pink bridesmaids dresses accented with hot pink sashes would be a beautiful balance to a “pretty in pink” event. This color theme will be seen not only at pink weddings, but for sweet sixteen birthday parties, bridal showers and more.

Using one color may seem overwhelming for a wedding color theme. However, remember that colors have several hues and shades that can be combined together to create the right balance. When a wedding color is selected to go solo, it does not mean that there won’t be natural accents in the wedding reception surroundings. It is likely that the bride will be distinctive in a color such as white or ivory to stand as an accent alone. The trick is to not make it look like buckets of paint have just been splashed all over your wedding reception. Creating a color scheme using one color is an art and with the helping of a wedding designer and coordinator all the element of your one major color scheme wedding can come together.