What colors to use for a late November wedding?

I am getting married 11/29/08, which is the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I am kind of stuck on which colors to use. The church will already have the Christmas wreaths up, but the poinsettias will not be there yet. I am not really wanting to do a Christmas theme, since it won't be December quite yet. I am not really liking the oranges and yellows for fall either. The dresses I am looking at for me are all ivory or champagne in color. I really want to have the bridesmaids dresses a dark color and was thinking red (like a dark crimson) or even a burgundy. Will this look too Christmasy? If so, what are some other good color combinations that I could choose. We are planning a late afternoon wedding and getting married in Dallas. The weather here cold be 70 and sunny or it could be cold in the 40s. Thanks for any suggestions!

What colors to use for a late November wedding?
I like a dark dark red or burgandy also. You could offset it with some dusty rose in the flowers or something to make it less christmasy.
Reply:I would stay away from the Fall and Christmas colors entirely. Have you seen the regal purple color that is out--it is kind of a violet blue--royal blue in some lights, dark purple in others. You could do creamy white and yellow flowers (think garden roses, dahlias, mums, yellow freesia), maybe accented with bittersweet or copper toned mums or touches of gold. I would do dressy fabrics like silk, taffeta, or brocade. Would be lovely with a diamond white or ivory wedding dress and that regal purple color looks great on almost everyone. Check out JCrew online to see the color--they will also send you a swatch of fabric at no charge.
Reply:dark lavender and dark greens are very pretty
Reply:It sounds like a winter wedding. Very rich strong colors and bold color schemes. That is very fitting for a winter wedding. I think Burgundy is a great color for the bridesmaids. I do not think your idea is too Christmas like.
Reply:try to look for autumn colors...like gold, brown, orange...champagne is actually good and so is burgundy...at least if you go for autumn colors its like a combination of christmas and thanksgiving altogether :)





congratulations in advanced!!! :D
Reply:I dont think it will be too Christmasy with the reds if they/you arent carrying christmasy flowers... And as long as you dont do apple red and stick to a burgundy or one with a little purple... then thats not christmasy at all...
Reply:Advice someone just gave me while I was concerned about colors for an outdooe wedding. You dont have to get anything to go with the green, any color that can be found in a flower will go with green. That being said If you dont like yellows and oranges dont go with them no law says a November wedding must have those colors. If you like red go for it but if you are afraid of a christmasy look lean toward one with a purple tone like burgandy, or even a purple with a red tone.
Reply:Try a very dark emerald green and ivory with pine cones as accent. Beautiful winter theme
Reply:forest green!
Reply:A dark burgundy dress will look fine but a dark cranberry or plum might be better because it will eliminate the Christmas look you want to avoid. Something like the color called "Berry" from Alfred Angelo would be nice.You could have them wear navy or dark blue and carry white flowers with some pink accents. That would be very wintery without being holiday inspired.
Reply:Chrimson and dark burgundy are christmas colors. Try like a dark hot pink with orange and black. Theres several flowers that go with this color theme and many things you can do to the wreaths to incorporate them.
Reply:Check out the fall colors like the colors of a tree a rusty orange/brown/yellow. A friend of mind have a fall wedding and the colors were very nice.