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Not lame at all! If you're getting married on Independence Day, I think it's almost an obligation to use red white and blue! :)
To keep it from being "kitchy," I might use off shades of all of them (think muted blue/slate, a more burgandy red, etc.). But I think you could definitely use the pure primaries and make it beautiful!
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I don't think its tacky at all or an obligation. I'm getting married this July 4th but doing pink/green at the ceremony but for our BBQ after its all RWB Sometimes I wish I would have done RWB through out bc some guests are dressing that way and it would have been cool but I'm not exactly have a so called traditional wedding and green is my fav color. There's a 100 different ways to do it but u can def pull it off.
You could always do turqouise/teal, red, and white to change it up a little. I know it's kind of a trendy scheme, but it's just so cute! Plus there's tons of inspirational ideas & photos out there for it.
I was originally considering a July 4 palette. Check out this awesome Snippet and Ink inspiration board:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oZuFDni50Qs/SQaIyDEtk1I/AAAAAAAAECo/B0W7Ga0s9g4/s1600-h/302.jpg
I say if you like it, then go for it! I ended up dropping the red, but my main colors are still blue and pink.
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Marigold,
Thats the thing I am worried about I dont wan to do it, if its like oh I should do it because of the holiday. I told my fiance I might as well just get a dress that has an american flag as part of the dress. (Believe me I know they are out there) I just dont want it to be expected that I will do R,W and B. Maybe doing something else will be more of a shock and fun?
not lame at all. i didnt have a 4th of july wedding and my colors were very close to red, white & blue...the girls wore navy dresses, everyone carried white flowers, they wore silver shoes and red lipstick. i thought it was cute. you can incorporate the colors in a non-cheesy way and still have the theme you want
My FIL got married on Flag Day 34 years ago and did a Red, White and Blue theme! I actually just saw their wedding pictures this past weekend and it looked just fine (minus the outdated dresses of course).
She had her BM wear red dresses and her MOH wore a blue dress. Their flowers were even red white and blue. Again, I know it was 34 years ago-but you can easily do it without being too over the top!
I think I would use white and then either red or blue as the the main colors and then just do splashes of the third to keep it from being too over the top. Like navy BM dresses with red shoes, white flowers wrapped with a red sash or vice versa. Whatever color your girls' dresses are I would use that for your flowers, the guys' vests and ties but then add some of the other color in the boutonniere. Done right, I totally think red, white and blue can be elegant and classy. Make sure to post pics of how it turns out. Good luck!
I loooove the inspiration board that bunny posted! Not tacky at all - look at that board!!!! Just please dont wear this ;)
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@ KellyV, that dress!!! OMG
You really need to love America to wear that.
haha, I actually went to a wedding where the bride had 2 dresses, the second was a ballgown and the top half was a sequined american flag. We were all like WTF is that?! because it was the middle of winter!
That dress is horrible!! I cant believe someone would actually wear that!
On a more positive note, thank you for all the creative suggestions. I love the boutinere on the inspiration board.
First off, I love that Snippet and Ink board. It's one of my favorites.
Also, check out this blog...Maggie did a red, white and blue election themed wedding. It's great.
I just tried to look at the blogspot page, and I couldnt pull it up!
I also think the Snippet and Ink board is great! For any color scheme, it can be executed really well and not so well...it's all in the details and how you pull everything together...so choose what you love and plan accordingly!
Just click on the link, then click on the link that comes up. That worked for me.
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I did get it to work! Oh my lord, there is a ton of Red White and Blue out there that I never even thought of! Its making me excited to Rew White and Blue to be my colors. I loudly protested the idea, so now that I like it I'm having to subtly start talking about how I like it.
I know this is way late and this post was kind of forever ago, having a July 3rd wedding, going with the red white and blue wedding seeing that I am stealing everyone away for the 4th of July weekend. Also very patriotic Family. FI and I both Active Duty Military etc...
Buttt....I cant help but laugh at the flag dress that was posted above. if you add some like glitter on top of all the colors its pretty much the EXACT dress that this girl in my town wore for her 4th of July wedding a few years back! YUK!! Cant help but laugh!
I think red, white, and blue could be the cutest thing ever if executed properly. I would try to incorporate some vintage American stuff to make it less cheesey. Unique-vintage.com has some adorable red, white, and blue stuff (like super cute sailor outfits!) that you may be able to incorporate. Maybe you could get one of the sailor outfits for your rehearsal dinner... which may be taking it a little too far but I go nuts over themes. You could decorate with apples too because they're red and very American. Candy apples could be cute favors! Maybe you could pick either red and white or blue and white as main colors and then throw in a bit of the third. Personally, I think red, white, and blue has a lot of potential!
I was gonna say yes unless it was a july 4th wedding. So my answer is no since your wedding is July 4th! I think it could look really nice!
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So we are getting married on July 4th!!! A lot of dates in both of our families are on Holidays and my fiance is in love with all things American. So at first I was thinking purple, but now I am wondering if a tastefully done red, white and blue theme would be cheesey or tacky. Right now I am thinking this. Blue dresses for the girls with white flowers (hydrangeas), Red vests and ties for the guys, and then blue flowers for myself. I want to keep it at about that, but I am trying to figure out if people think it is lame or a fun way to incorporate the holiday too!