If you choose the colors pink and brown to use in your wedding, you may want to feature flowers in the same shades for your wedding ceremony and reception. For instance, a bride’s bouquet of pink roses, tied with a chocolate satin ribbon will stand out against your white wedding dress. Pink roses also represent grace, gentleness, and perfect happiness, which are sentiments you’ll want to convey on your wedding day. If you choose pink roses accented with brown ribbon, your bridesmaids can carry synthetic chocolate brown flowers tied together with pink ribbon. Flower girls can be given synthetic pink and brown flower petals to decorate the aisle before you walk in.
Wedding Attire
In order to incorporate pink and chocolate into the attire for your wedding party, your bridesmaids can be fitted for pink dresses in the style of your choice. A pink that is not extremely bright, such as shades of rose or blush, tend to be flattering on more skin tones, and your bridesmaids will appreciate the fact that you’ve made the extra effort to ensure they look their best. The dresses can be accented with brown satin ribbon around the waist or hemline–or you can order dresses in a chocolate color, and add the same finishing touches in pink. Groomsmen may prefer to wear brown rather than pink; chocolate satin bow ties and cummerbunds will look elegant with a tuxedo, but pink hues are ideal for summer or spring ceremonies. For younger members of the wedding party, such as the flower girl or ring bearer, pink and chocolate accessories will compliment their outfits well. For instance, the flower girl can wear a white dress with a pink or chocolate ribbon around the waist, and pink flowers in her hair, and the ring bearer can be fitted for a smaller version of the tuxedos that the groomsmen will wear.
Using pink flowers to decorate the wedding arch that you and your husband-to-be will stand underneath to exchange your vows will further emphasize the color theme, and will enhance your wedding photos. If you’re going to have the wedding in the evening, or want to create an especially romantic scene for an outdoor wedding at dusk, alternate pink and brown candles along the aisle for soft lighting. Even though the flower girl will throw petals in your wedding colors, it’s perfectly fine to have an aisle runner in pink or chocolate to bring the entire look of the wedding space together.
The Reception
The reception space will look especially inviting with shades of chocolate and pink, and you can alternate accessories between the tables. For example, if one table has a chocolate tablecloth with a centerpiece made of pink flowers, the next table should be decorated with a pink tablecloth and brown flower petals. The reception is also the time you can use actual chocolate as part of your decoration. A small bowl of gourmet chocolates on each table will stand out against pink napkins and plates, and can serve to occupy the guests before the meal is served. And, pink fruits like grapefruit can be placed in a decorative vase and used as a centerpiece instead of flowers.
Wedding Accessories
Using shades of pink and brown for the smaller elements of your wedding makes for color theme consistency. A rich chocolate-colored leather guest book, with a pink pen, is especially attractive, and the place cards that you use can be created on brown paper, with a pink bow fastened to the top. Giving your guests wedding favors wrapped in pink paper with a chocolate bow, or presented in brown gift boxes with pink pearls will encourage everyone to enjoy the presentation as much as the gift, and a favor made of pink and brown candies is a tasty and affordable way to remind loved ones of the happiest day of your life.
