Yellow Weddings
Ideas For Planning a Wedding Using This Warm Golden Shade

In 2008, yellow weddings were a popular trend and it seems to be continuing right into 2009. And why not? Yellow is a bright, sunny and warm color choice and works well for all seasons. In spring, a pale yellow brings images of warmth and new growth; a time for new beginnings. A brighter yellow works well in summer when nature is vibrant, bright and in full bloom. During the fall and winter months, deeper shades of yellow and gold are perfect choices to team up with the deep, darker colors of these seasons.

Yellow Wedding Color Combinations

Yellow and gold are a beautiful compliment to almost any other color. For example:

• You can mix it with most shades of brown for an elegant look.
  
  
• Add it to black (especially paired with gold) for a truly sophisticated and stunning effect. (See our Black and Gold theme for ideas on this color combination.)
  
  
• During the winter and Holiday season, it's lovely when used with burgundy, emerald green, teal, deep blues, royal purple, and red.
  
  
• For a lighter touch during the spring and summer, include light browns, soft greens, orange, medium to light purples and blues, cream, or white to your yellow for a soft presentation.
  
  

Invitation Suggestions for a Yellow Wedding Color Scheme

Yellow Flowers for Bouquets and Arrangements

When it comes to your flower bouquets and arrangements, the variations in colors and floral choices is quite large. Here are several of the yellow flowers that are available. Accent them with a contrasting color or use several different shades of yellow in one bouquet.

Decorations and Table Centerpieces

While yellow is a happy, uplifting color, too much of it can be overwhelming and over-stimulating, so keep your table decorations to a minimum or at least fairly subtle.

• A simple large pillar candle in the center with 3 yellow votives set around it looks very nice. Scatter some yellow rose petals on the table surface as well. (You can get freeze dried yellow rose petals or fresh yellow rose petals - the color is usually more intense with fresh, while freeze dried won't wilt.)
  
  
• Simple flower arrangements in tall vases look very elegant. For example, if your wedding is black and yellow, use a tall black vase and place 1 to 3 yellow roses (or flower of choice) in the vase. Scatter petals on the table and if desired, add some small floating candles as a nice compliment.
  
  
• Want to add some light fun to your décor? Fill clear large vases with sliced lemons pressed along the glass, fill with water and set a small, lovely flower bouquet on top. Better yet - just fill large glass vases with lemons! They actually make a very interesting table display.
  
  

Theme Ideas For Yellow Weddings

Many couples choose to incorporate a theme along with their wedding colors. Some suggested theme ideas are:

Bumble Bee Wedding Theme - Your colors will be black and yellow, preferably used in a striped pattern. For decorative accents, place black vases with yellow roses as table centerpieces and use yellow napkins with a black napkin ring for emphasis at each place setting.

Present your guests with mini refrigerator bumble bee magnets or small favor boxes stamped with a bumble bee on top. Fill with almonds or mints. Another cute favor is a small bee-hive shaped ceramic honey pot with dipper. Or how about individual jars of honey decorated with yellow and black ribbons?

Bee style invitations are a little harder to find. If you're having trouble, here's a solution. Purchase simple white or pale yellow invitations or perhaps ones with some flowers on them. Add your own rub-on bee sticker to the front. You can find these most scrapbooking supply stores. Many have a glittery sheen to them and look quite nice.

Sunflower Wedding Theme - Use the actual flower as your theme accent. This sunny, summertime flower is a perfect choice and is easily paired with the color brown.

For favors, make or buy sunflower pot pens as favors (this is a pen that's been wrapped in green floral tape and a silk sunflower is attached to the top. Insert the pen into a small clay pot that contains floral foam). Foil wrapped chocolate sunflowers wrapped in tulle netting or nestled in a favor box are also perfect favor gifts.

Yellow Butterflies - For this theme, go with yellow and white flowers and insert yellow butterfly picks, so that your butterflies are "fluttering" around the flowers. You can also purchase nylon butterflies with sparkling beads (Dollar Stores, Craft Shops or online) and place them about the room - on walls, along table skirts, and nestled around the food table.

Decorate white favor boxes with a small paper butterfly and fill with an assortment of yellow and white candies as a simple bridal favor. If you're crafty, you could sew up small felt favor bags and create a simple yellow felt flower to attach to the outside for a cool, SoHo favor look.

More Yellow Wedding Favor Suggestions

The above are just some suggested ideas that work very well with yellow weddings. Additional yellow wedding themes that you could use are: baby chicks, yellow ducks, any type of yellow flower, the sun, even yellow canaries! When it comes to your yellow or golden wedding theme, let your imagination soar with the possibilities.