Hot Wedding Colors for 2009

Have you recently become engaged? One of the first things you need to figure out after you set your wedding date is your wedding colors. From the trendy to the traditional, 2009’s hottest wedding colors promise to provide brides with a beautiful array of wedding colors to choose from when planning their big day.

One of the most popular wedding trends when it comes to color in recent year has been to choose more than one.

Another classy and popular trend that will continue in 2009 is the addition of black as a wedding color. An elegantly simple color scheme that is refined in every way is black, red and white. It is the choice of sophisticated brides the world over. It highlights your refined taste while the splash of daring red adds intrigue and passion to your bridal color scheme.

Fun-loving brides are choosing to liven up the party by adding a glittering metallic tone to the evening’s colors. Glitzy gold and sparkling silver are just the beginning. Women with darker skin tones often look fantastic in bronze or other rich metallic tones. Metallics are a great way to add some shine to your big day. When paired with a refined and rich color like navy or deep purple, they are never garish.

Your color combinations should be playful but not tacky. Metallic colors look regal when used the right way. A dash of bold color makes dresses and table décor pop. Beware of color combinations that are simply too bold. Red flowers are beautiful, but bright red table linens will make your reception resemble a bordello more than a regal occasion.

In the same manner, hot pink might be your favorite color, but it doesn’t belong anywhere near your wedding dress. Think twice about your color choices before it’s too late to change them. To get some ideas, go to this page to see weddings grouped by color - you'll have to scroll down a bit and on the right are photos grouped by color. Less is most certainly more when it comes to daring choices in 2009. By all means express your personality. Please don’t mail garish neon invitations or dress your groomsmen in rainbow tuxedos.

In fact, many experts agree that the biggest trend in weddings in 2009 will be a sense of understated glamour. Gone are the Dynasty-era weddings designed for members of the royal family. After all the economic instability at the close of 2008, the best message to convey to your friends and family is sensibility.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t look beautiful on your big day. Elegance is all about the details, not how much money you can extravagantly burn through over the course of five hours. Pay for a good makeup artist, but forego the $7000 dress.

Your guests will be perfectly happy with chicken instead of lobster. Most importantly, keep your guest list reserved for people you’ve been close to in the last year or two. Forget about adding long lost coworkers and childhood friends you never see; they will be just as happy looking at your pictures online after the event.

Planning a wedding is hard work. The right choices are important, so make sure you keep elegant sensibility in mind. The hot wedding colors of 2009 evoke the glitz of Old Hollywood glamour, but your wedding doesn’t have to feature a Hollywood blockbuster’s budget to be the best day of your life. Affordable weddings are possible - due a bit of research on the web or we recommend the following eBook on how to put together an affordable wedding.