Wedding colors and their meanings

Wedding colors and their meanings are of importance at a wedding, be it in Paris, Venice or Buenos Aires.Your wedding photographer must be at ease combining the colours present to obtain elegant, pleasant looking wedding images.And for the wedding couple or planner, composing with colour… is also an essential part of the wedding ceremony.But how often do we think of wedding colors and their meaning?Furthermore, are we aware of emotions, often positive but sometimes negative, that colours convey?Have you ever asked yourselves “What do colors mean in a wedding?” or even “How do I choose my wedding colors 2022?”?For example, you probably all know the significance of the colour white in weddings¹.But did you know that whites can be perceived differently, according to their hues?And do you have you any ideas as to the significance of all the other wedding colors so popular at weddings?For example, that navy blue is significant of sensitivity²?Check below a list of wedding colors ever so popular at weddings and observe how they are perceived.Some of them might really surprise you…  WHITE C0 / M0 / Y0 / K0White, an inherently positive color.Emotions, feelings induced:PureGoodPerfectionSincereSpiritual TAJ MAHAL C0 / M0 / Y5 / K0White with hues of yellow.Emotions, feelings induced:SublimeTranquilPureRestfulStatuesque SNOW C3 / M0 / Y0 / K0An exquisite white, the pure white of snow.Emotions, feelings induced:PureColdUntaintedSublimeExhilirating 

BARBIZON BLUE C100 / M75 / Y20 / K40

A dark blue.Emotions, feelings induced:PrincipledSensitiveReliableErnestSincere BRIGHTON BLUE C100 / M97 / Y30 / K13A dark, purplish blue.Emotions, feelings induced:AuthenticSublimeNobleTranquilConfident FRANCE C100 / M100 / Y20 / K10A deep, purple-blue, THE well-known ‘navy blue’.Emotions, feelings induced:AuthenticPrestigiousProfoundStrong-WillIntellectual BLISSFUL PINK C0 / M40 / Y20 / K0A bright pink evoking a feeling of abundant joy and good fortune.Emotions, feelings induced:HappyHumaneRomanticAiryDreamy DRAGEE PINK C0 / M43 / Y23 / K0The pink of the popular almond sweet, dragee.Emotions, feelings induced:RomanticFancyYoungPeacefulSweet POMPADOUR PINK C0 / M55 / Y10 / K0A purplish pink.Emotions, feelings induced:RomanticHappyAestheticTemptingSweet MIMOSA C5 / M10 / Y95 / K0A brilliant, greenish yellow.Emotions, feelings induced:GlaringSereneFragrantPastoralNatural SUN YELLOW C0 / M18/ Y95/ K0A bright and gorgeous yellow.Emotions, feelings induced:KeenTensionBrightStraightCapricious GOLD SPARK C0 / M25 / Y98 / K0A vivid yellow, that is suggestive of a blliant flash of gold.Emotions, feelings induced:SpeedTensionArousedSharpTremendous LONDON GOLD C20 / M45 / Y95 / K0A brownish yellow.Emotions, feelings induced:RetrospectiveFulfillingNostalgicProudMature RED APPLE C40 / M100 / Y90 / K0A deep, rich red colour.Emotions, feelings induced:BewitchingOverripeGorgeousValuableObvious POPPY C0 / M100 / Y90 / K0A brilliant red.Emotions, feelings induced:SplendidAlluringOptimisticArousedBright LUCKY GREEN C70 / M10 / Y100 / K0A lively yellow-green.Emotions, feelings induced:LuckyFreshHopefulAnimatedVigorous PARADISE GREEN 95 / M45 / Y100 / K0A yellowish green that is reminiscent of rich plant life.Emotions, feelings induced:TropicalLushNaturalPrimevalFresh  

1. In the symbolism of the heavenly spheres, white is the color for the moon, and in Western societies it is associated with innocence, joy and glory. It is the traditional color for christenings and weddings. In imperial Rome and Nationalist China, however, white, not black, was the appropriate color for death and mourning. The Chinese wore white as an acknowledgement that the deceased had left the earth for a new purer spiritual state. In heraldry, white symbolises faith and purity. For the Hindus and the Greeks, white was for water.
2. Blue is often used to symbolise authority and spirituality. In the Old Testament, it is the color of God the Father, and in the New Testament, it is the color of the Virgin Mary. In heraldry, blue symbolises piety and sincerity. In Greek and Roman mythology, blue was the symbolic colou of Mercury, the winged messenger of the gods. Blue has often been used to imply heaven, truth, eternity, faith, peace, loyalty, chastity, prudence, wisdom and contemplation.

 

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