Odeliska Bridal Fashion Blog

So so difficult is choosing a colour scheme for a wedding! One of the greatest aspects is the colour for the bridesmaids’ dresses.

There are a few colours that tend to suit most bridesmaids. I asked a colour specialist (of seasonal colours school of thought ie summer, autumn, winter, spring) if there were any ’safe’ colours I could recommend. She named teal and a couple of neutrals.

I agree and would like to specifically add chocolate, black, royal blue (somewhere between cobalt and navy), blush and mink (something like a mushroomy-smoke-latte colour).

Remember, it is the harmony of the overall colour scheme/theme you are trying to achieve; the sum of the parts. So once you have flowers, makeup, hair, jewellery, decorations etc you will all look fresh and gorgeous regardless with a relatively sensible colour choice!

On the day, as the bridesmaid, the last thing you will be concerned with is if the colour suits your complexion . . . well I hope so anyway.

With my own bridesmaids, I purchased a few pieces of satin to decide from. We swathed these across the decolletage of the bridesmaids to see the affect on their faces and took photos outdoors (ergo - the wedding setting) as frames of reference, see the pictures below. We decided on the royal blue - the other bridesmaid was a strawberry blonde so suited her just as well.

Good luck!