The color palette that you choose for your wedding will have a
major impact on the overall atmosphere of the event. It can be festive,
or preppy, or formal, or beachy, depending on the colors used for the
décor. If you are looking for a color that is soft and elegant, but not a
pastel or an ivory, sage green could be the perfect choice.
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Sage
green is a soft green with a gray undertone. It happens to be one of the
most universally flattering colors out there, which makes it a great
choice for your bridesmaids. Sage green looks absolutely beautiful,
whether it is done in satin, chiffon, organza, or shantung. Because it
is not a green with a strong yellow undertone, even bridesmaids with
more sallow skin tones will look fantastic in sage.
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You will
naturally want your bridesmaids to have the perfect finishing touches
for their dresses. If you like everything to really match, of course you
can choose shoes, wraps, and bags in the same color as the dresses, but
there are other great options. Sage combines particularly well with
silver, pewter, or gray. Silver evening sandals would look great with a
sage bridesmaid dress, and would be a shoe that your attendants could
very easily wear again. When you are looking for the jewelry gifts for
each bridesmaid, keep that same idea in mind. Bridesmaid jewelry gifts
that are handcrafted of gray pearls would be gorgeous with a sage dress.
The
bride can also use a hint of sage in her ensemble. One of the nicest
ways to use the color is as a sash around the waist of her wedding gown.
It is a nice soft color to use against white or ivory, that won't make
too strong a contrast in black and white photographs. If you prefer to
stick with an all white gown, then a silk chiffon sage sash would be
perfect.
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Sage also combines well with colors such as lavender.
Lavender colored roses would be lovely bouquets for your bridesmaids. If
you use sage green tablecloths at the receptions, think about
centerpieces created from the same lavender roses, with a few richer
purple flowers thrown in for depth and contrast.
Another very
pretty sage green wedding accent is sheer organza ribbon. This soft
colored ribbon can be used in so many ways. You can use it to tie around
the programs or the favors, or even as a bow on the invitations. A wide
sage organza ribbon would be very pretty tied around the chairs at the
reception, and you will certainly want to use some of it on the
bouquets, as well. It is not a difficult ribbon color to find, so you
might find that you will save money ordering it yourself than asking
your florist to supply it.
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Your wedding cake would be very pretty
in a sage green. A great idea would be a sage green fondant with an
ivory scroll design. It would be a fitting dessert for a formal wedding.
If your reception is more of a garden party style, then a sage green
cake with lavender, pink, and yellow sugar flowers would be a sweet
ending.
There are so many colors that you can choose to accent
your wedding attire and décor that it can be hard to narrow it down to
just one or two. If you are looking for a color that is not too trendy,
and yet always in style, then you can't go wrong with sage green for
your wedding.
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