Wedding Color Palette Ideas

Yellow

A Manhattan-based bride had only one request of wedding planner Jung Lee of Fete: "[Lemon yellow} is her favorite color!" In designing the tablescapes, Lee wanted "people to feel as if they were dining underneath fragrant citrus trees" while saturating the setting in a soft, buttery hue. But, it's important to note that "if you overuse color, it loses its potency," says Lee. "Pretty soon people don't even see it. If there was yellow everywhere, you don't get the punch. Color itself does not make an event amazing," she adds. "it's what you do with it."

Phalaenopsis orchids cascaded from the bride's bouquet, and the bridesmaids' flowers offered pops of color. Guests were welcomed in the foyer by a refreshing, lemony garden. Inside, flickering pillar candle picked up the yellow-orange centers of frilly cattelya orchids.  The  tablescape, filled with lemon tree branches, was designed to create the feeling of dining in a fragrant citrus orchard.  The cake's lacy pattern echoed the bride's dress.

Photo Credit: Shawn Connell for Christian Oth