On Trend for Wedding Season: Popular Bridesmaid Dress Colors
Choosing your wedding colors is one of the most exciting parts of your planning. It’s a real chance to set the tone for the ceremony and express your creativity. Of course, a key use of your wedding colors is dressing your bridesmaids! While there are plenty of wedding trends this season, you should ultimately choose something that you’re going to be happy looking back on for years to come, not just what’s trendy at this moment.
Here are some popular colors and themes we’re loving from different designers’ bridesmaid dress collections lately. Maybe something on our list will inspire your wedding party looks.
Monochromatic Neutral Looks
A perennial favorite wedding theme is a black and white affair. Having the wedding party dressed all in black and white gives a streamlined old Hollywood vibe to the event. Metallic gold and silver accents can also be used to break up the sophisticated monochromatic look in an elegant way.
Having the bridesmaids wear black dresses lets them contrast the bride’s white gown, and who doesn’t look good in a little black dress? If the groom wears a black tuxedo, the groomsmen can wear white suits so everyone looks fantastic walking down the aisle together.
A daring variation you might want to entertain would have the colors inverted– the bride in black and her bridesmaids in white or champagne colored dresses.
Pastel Shades
Right now, baby pink, butter yellow, and pistachio green are colors that are taking all levels of the fashion industry by storm, including Sherri Hill’s latest collection. Pastels are great bridesmaid colors as well, especially for a spring wedding, but you can use them any time if they fit your vision.
You don’t need to have all your bridesmaids stick to the same color, especially if there is a variety of undertones among your bridesmaids. A universally flattering pastel shade can be hard to find, so you might opt to have each bridesmaid choose the color that looks best on her. Thankfully, many dresses are available in a full range of colors, so they can all wear the same style of dress while playing with different colors.
Jewel Tones
Emerald green, amethyst purple, sapphire blue: while they might be more closely associated with winter weddings, they can make great bridesmaid dress colors any time of year. Emerald green is particularly popular right now, but any rich jewel tone can be the classy centerpiece of your wedding party colors.
Jewel tones look extra luxurious on satin and velvet fabrics. While velvet may be too heavy for anything other than the winter, satin is at home in any season.
Earthtones
The influence of cottagecore fashion is still being felt today. Earthy colors, particularly those with a dusty undertone, are very popular, especially for outdoor weddings. At a garden, countryside, or beach wedding, soft earth tones blend seamlessly. Even if weather or venue limitations force you to have an indoor wedding, these colors compliment a whimsical, nature inspired theme.
Dusty rose, dark brown, and olive green are popular nature-inspired colors for bridesmaid dresses at the moment.
Patterned Bridesmaid Dresses
While traditionally bridesmaid dresses are solid color, the current trend has been to add some patterns into the mix. This can be a fun way to work several of your wedding colors into the bridesmaid dresses. Florals are an obvious choice, but definitely not your only choice.
While florals are romantic and a great way to add several colors at once, it may not suit the theme of every wedding. More clean, contemporary patterns like geometric shapes or even stripes will be a memorable variation on traditional bridesmaid dresses. It will definitely be a conversation starter among your guests.
Color Your Wedding, Color Your World
While there’s a lot to consider when it comes to choosing your bridesmaid dress colors, you want to ensure that your wedding has a cohesive look. Keeping your bridesmaid dresses aligned with the other colors in your wedding is essential.
You also want to consider your bridesmaids’ feelings of course. You want everyone to look good and feel confident. That’s why bridesmaid dresses in different but connected colors have become popular recently. Everyone has some degree of choice in that case, but you can maintain your color theme and have a happy bridal party as well.