Breathe life into your winter wedding with the top trending themes of the season. Consider these color palettes, themes, and styling options for a fun and festive wedding for the ages.

Winter wedding ceremonies boast a special kind of elegance.

Whether you’re enamored by the sparkle of snowfall or the magic of the holidays, winter months are packed with inspiration for your special day. Where some see gloomy skies, we see the perfect complementary backdrop for a chic gray color palette. Picture dark jewel tones, metallics, and shimmery shades of night dancing across the venue you fell in love with after saying ‘I do!’.

The best part of it all? That’s just the tip of the winter wonderland iceberg. Here are our top 6 picks for today’s coolest wintertime wedding colors and themes.

Afarose Insider Tip: While perhaps not the most popular season chosen by couples to get married in, winter weddings offer their own advantages, too. Those include access to off-season rates for many vendors and layering styles for your winter wedding fashion.

1. Black, Gold, and White

If you’re looking for an alternative wedding theme that’s both elegant and contemporary with a little bit of edge, look no further than the high-contrast combo of black, white, and gold.

This theme is most popular in January, especially around New Year’s. These colors accentuate the vibes of ringing in new beginnings and partying like there’s no tomorrow. Black and white are the perfect moody, high-contrast backdrops for dazzling gold pops of color.

This theme is also perfect if the vibe of your wedding is old Hollywood, Great Gatsby, or roaring 20s themed. It’s a glamorous choice best fit for nighttime ceremonies and receptions. Add to the illusion of turning time back with black bridesmaid dresses, bright gold jewelry, string lights, or pure white tables and reception decor.

2. Rose Gold & Wine

Add some much-needed warmth to the crisp winter months with the effortless combination of rose gold and wine. The pinkish hues of rose gold contrast the richness of deep wine colors in all the right ways.

This theme is regal, rustic, and elegant all at once, so try it out if you’re looking for something both glamorous and natural. You can also experiment with this theme by exploring similar tones—think yellow gold, brass, or copper in place of rose gold, and burgundy, marsala, crimson, and merlot for alternative wine shades.

Not to mention, these colors lend themselves well to classically beautiful makeup looks, like deep red lipsticks, pink eye shadows, and golden-flecked blushes. We especially love these looks paired with tulle or embroidered wedding dresses.

3. Jewel Tones

Jewel color palettes exude royalty, making them a no-brainer for those looking to bask in luxury on their big day. Better yet, you can’t go overboard—the darker the shade, the more seasonally appropriate it is for a winter wedding. That’s right, go big with all of the ink blues, sapphires, emerald greens, or ruby reds your hearts desire. Needless to say, this is a vastly versatile theme that can be taken in so many different creative directions. Now that the world is your oyster, are you keen to paint it amethyst, onyx, lapis, or something more off the beaten path?

Afarose Insider Tip: Order your own free swatches for wedding planning in shades like Ink Blue, Grape, Dark Green, and Claret to find the perfect jewel tones (and other color palettes) for you and yours!

4. Dusty Blue & Silver

Of course, we’ve got to pay our respects to the classics. They’ve stood the test of time for a reason! The traditional winter wonderland colors, such as dusty blue, baby blue, silver, gray, slate, and white, are great choices to enhance the frosty magic of your big day. This subtle color palette is sure to highlight the icy winter wonderland look of your ceremony.

Even better, all shades of blue, from dusty to baby to royal, are timeless choices for bridesmaid dresses. Blue bridesmaid dresses perfectly complement white wedding dresses, especially those dawning cool white tones. The groom’s party can complement the aesthetic with crisp gray suits, too.

Check out our blue wedding inspiration board here!

5. Neutrals

You just can’t go wrong with neutrals. Neutral color palettes suit winter weddings exceptionally well, as they’re reminiscent of the natural color change that takes place when fall turns to winter. Crunchy leaves, snowfall, and endless skies are what make braving the cold all worth it in the end, after all.

Neutral colors like beige, taupe, and rust are delicate and subtle with a distinctly rustic vibe. They pair well with shades of white, like ivory, and with light gold and rose gold jewelry.

For neutral color-themed weddings, try playing into a naturalistic aesthetic. Get inspired by winter foliage, reclaimed wood decor, and vintage or antique pieces.

6. Iridescent

If you really want your party and venue to pop, then a holographic or iridescent palette might be the choice for your winter wedding! Holographic and iridescent themes are unique because they blend the traditional white of wedding ceremonies with fun, whimsical coloring.

Iridescent and holographic themes are fun, trendy, colorful, and great for lovers of all things sparkly. You can take this theme in many different directions, whether you’re in the market for a celestial effect or a unicorn-mermaid-princess fantasy. If you’re looking at whimsical wedding dresses, this is the theme for you.

Consider Afarose For Your Wedding Dresses!

At the end of the day, there are too many fun ways to play with this theme throughout your decor, wardrobe choices, and photographs to name. Need some help and inspiration? Check out Afarose’s top recommended partners of photographers, wedding planners, and other wedding specialists!

No matter what theme you’re after, Afarose has you covered. Our selection of high-quality yet affordable wedding and bridal party dresses just can’t be beaten.

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