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Updated Mar 06, 2025These 2025 Wedding Color Trends Will Set the Tone for a Vibrant Celebration
Color us excited for these year-defining hues.
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These days, choosing wedding colors can feel secondary (or even tertiary) to selecting a wedding aesthetic. Our modern brains think in terms of "I want an old money, Italian summer dinner party wedding" versus "I want a wedding with blues, yellows and pops of red." These 2025 wedding color trends, however, argue that giving a little time and attention to some shades of choice (and how best to use them) will bring cohesion to a celebration and, most importantly, turn an event into an experience.
In 2025, our panel of experts anticipate some new hues (and a classic combo or two) will make a big splash on the scene as well as the trend of couples committing to a single color in full force (more on that below). Check out our curated list of current 2025 wedding trends for colors below.
2025 Wedding Color Trends
Whether you're a soonlywed wondering how to choose your wedding colors or a wedding pro looking to keep up with the latest and greatest in your field, these trending wedding colors and color families should be on your radar. Get the scoop on the latest 2025 trending wedding colors for soirees in every season right here.
- Juicy Red
- All Manner of Brown
- Soft, Less-Saturated Tones
- Fine Art-Inspired, Old-World Hues
- Metallic Moments
- Monochrome and Minimal Palettes
- Classic Green
1. Juicy Red
Red was on the rise in 2024 and shows no sign of slowing down in 2025. The hue is already a popular wedding color in many cultures—for example, at Chinese weddings, red symbolizes fertility and luck, and is believed to ward off negative energy. But the bold color is also synonymous with passion, love and romance, making it a natural choice for weddings of all kinds. In particular, a juicy, bright shade of red is making waves in weddings.
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"This almost watermelon-poppy red works so well across multiple designs," says Emily Gaikowski, owner and creative director of Hearthrob Events in Los Angeles. "It's fun and unexpected, and a welcome pivot. We're incorporating pops of red in vineyard, restaurant and backyard weddings in 2025." Ciera Pope, senior planner and designer at The Hive Wedding Collective in Richmond, Virginia, adds: "I think as long as the Lambeth style cake is back, more couples are inclined to add a little pop of red into the wedding design," says the pro. "It just ties in the vintage vibes perfectly."
2. All Manner of Brown
Tonal browns, like chocolate, latte beige and portobello mushroom are cozy alternatives to white and cream, bringing richness and depth to your color palette. For inspiration, turn to interior design concepts like Japandi style (a combination of Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetics). And yes, we did see the Pantone color of the year, but we've been saying "give brown its flowers" way before wedding color trends for 2025 entered the discourse.
"I think brown is criminally underutilized in event design," says John Campbell, owner of and principal planner at John Campbell Events and Design in Tampa, Florida. "I'm not saying we need to go monochromatic with it (though, that's a great choice for a couple looking to do something unique), but browns can add so much warmth to a design."
3. Soft, Less-Saturated Tones
Pastels have always been in the rotation of trendy color palettes for weddings, and 2025 will see a similar subtlety in terms of saturation. But even moody earth tones are appearing as a quieter, refined version of their rich selves that evoke elegance. There's a certain complexity to these types of colors, and you can push that even further by ensuring they come in the form of rich textural elements, like luxe linens and natural materials.
"Neutral, earthy and more-modern tones will be the trend in 2025," says Kate Ford, owner, lead planner and designer at Kate Ford Events in Monterey, California. "Since the Pantone color was just announced, I think it's the perfect example of this trend toward softer colors. The mocha tone is a good example of a color that's more neutral and earthy, but is still a pretty, soft and yet complex color tone."
Gaikowski mentions the prevalence of vintage aesthetics will bring an enduring, softer take on pastels (perfect spring wedding colors) too: "'60s and '70s styles like babydoll dresses and natural, soft hair and makeup will inspire some pastels, but not in the traditional overly-saccharine sense," says the expert.
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4. Fine Art-Inspired, Old-World Hues
I could go on and on forever about how ecstatic I am that fine art influences from centuries past are entering the sphere of wedding design (and I do, in this wedding decor trends article). And with that, comes colors like plummy purples, jammy burgundies, warm-and-dark blues, cream tones with depth and other luxurious hues.
"Old world charm is all the rage in luxury events," says Campbell. "Of course, Baroque and Renaissance art have influenced that region for hundreds of years, so I see a lot of old world influence in these designs. Even when couples are incorporating a lot of color, they tend to be a bit moodier and not ultra saturated. That's a big contrast from the punchy pinks and vibrant, tropical palettes we were seeing five years ago."
5. Metallic Moments
Especially if you're going for a classic color palette like black and white, this current wedding accent color trend of incorporating metallic touches can skew ornate and traditional or sleek and modern. For example, gold can come in the form of glimmery, gilded mirrors that could line the halls and walls of Versailles and also in a softer matte-satin shade that might appear on your flatware. Similarly, heirloom-worthy antique silver serveware will be everywhere next year, but sparkling chrome touches could feel at home in an industrial or winter wedding color palette.
"Weddings feel really classic and elegant right now," says Gaikowski. "It's been fun using silvers and golds, it makes me think of pretty antiques or a formal ballroom."
Campbell adds: "Classic color palettes—like white, ivory, champagne and deep green—are accented with patinated metallics for a subtle twist on a timeless combination. Almost all of my clients have been wanting to incorporate brass this year."
6. Monochrome and Minimal Palettes
"Monochromatic palettes and color blocking are definitely fun trends I'm seeing—they create a modern, art-gallery type of vibe," says Anne Michelle Forbes, senior planner and designer at The Hive Wedding Collective. Yes, a bouquet of different wedding colors is one way to add visual interest, but trending color combinations for 2025 will lean much more streamlined.
"I feel like we'll continue to see a lot of color blocking and color palettes with less colors (such as two to three colors) instead of large-variety palettes with five to seven colors," says Ford. That's not to say limiting your palette to just one or a few favorite shades is dull by any means—a monochrome wedding will still feel dimensional with lots of texture variation.
Campbell adds: "I'm noticing that, when it comes to palettes, couples are wanting subtlety, and monochromatic or limited palettes over expansive ones. Less saturated colors, a lot of neutrals and all white and ivory designs have been popping up a lot for me lately. Even when couples want to incorporate a palette with contrast and depth, the colors are coming from a small portion of the spectrum rather than the full range."
7. Classic Green
No wedding color mistakes here: You can never go wrong with green. According to the 2023 The Knot Real Weddings Study, green made it into the top five trending wedding colors (with 28% of couples incorporating light green into their celebration and 24% opting for dark green). The color is evolving in 2025, with different shades coming to the forefront and being used in creative ways (think: pistachio as a summer wedding color or moss as a fall wedding color). "I'm using a lot of green in 2025 in so many different ways, I love it, like various shades of sage and olive to keep things fresh," says Gaikowski.
Ford notes that she envisions seeing deeper shades of green getting paired with earthy neutrals as the "new black and white," so to speak. "I believe we'll be seeing deep colors like hunter or forest used in place of black, and beige or greige tones instead of whites and creams," the expert says.
