Orchids are beautiful and elegant flowers. Grown around the world, there are somewhere between 22,000-26,000 accepted species of orchid! That is an incredible number. Twice the number of known bird species and four times the number of known mammal species. Many of these orchid species are grown in tropical environments, as well as in Asia.
Orchids are revered for their delicate beauty and their exotic character. The symbolic meanings of orchids are varied and include a universal message of love, beauty, wisdom, thoughtfulness, luxury, and strength. This is wonderful symbolism for a wedding.
Light pink Cymbidium orchid wedding color palette
The lighter pink Cymbidium orchid variety has a particularly soft and romantic feel. In addition to the symbolic meanings above, it also has a meaning of “pure affection“. It’s a larger sized orchid, making it perfect for wedding bouquets as well as boutonnières, corsages, center pieces, and other floral arrangements. It makes a nice flower on a wedding cake as well. Also, this orchid is versatile enough to form the basis of a wedding in any season, because of the variety of shades within the flower.
Being such a pretty flower, I decided to create a color palette from this beautiful flower. The colors in this palette are:
- #9a3056 – deep berry, purple wine, or burgundy
- #899639 – olive green
- #e7c0c5 – ice pink
- #d98695 – carnation or rose petal pink
- #ebce7b – buttercup yellow
Symbolic meaning of colors
Colors also have symbolic meanings. For example, pink is a calming color thought to represent femininity and romance. The deeper shades add a bit of drama and represent passion. Yellow symbolizes cheerfulness and optimism. Green, a very popular color with both women and men, represents health, vitality, nature and fertility. It is also a relaxing color.
Pink Cymbidium orchid wedding theme
Taken altogether, this pink Cymbidium orchid color palette and wedding theme represents many positive aspects of love and romance. This theme is elegant and luxurious way without being overly bold or sedate. Make this theme more or less suitable for particular seasons by varying the amount of the darker wine color you use. Add in more touches of the wine color, and this theme works well for both winter and fall. Add in less wine and use more of the green and yellow and you’ve got a nice recipe for a spring or summer wedding.
I’ve collected a few great finds that really show how beautiful this color palette can look!
First, we found the fantastic cake shown here from Jacques Fine European Pastries.
It’s a gorgeous orchid cascade cake! Very beautiful. The soft colors and two varieties of orchids really makes for a lovely wedding cake.
I also found great wedding bouquets that showcase this color palette well. A couple of the choices I found are pictured on this page.
For example, I think the Cymbidium orchid and Calla lily bouquet is very lovely. It features the colors in our theme, leaning more towards the pinks.
This bouquet is showcasing a darker style and would work really well for an autumn or winter wedding. Emphasizing the wine color really brings out the drama.
But, this theme is very versatile and you can lighten it up as well for spring or summer weddings. Add in some pale yellow, a few more greens, and more of the lighter pink and you’ve got a great look for a spring or summer wedding. Or, leave it as is and go with rose petal pink colored bridesmaid dresses to lighten up the overall look for spring or summer.
For example, I also found the pictured lovely pink, green, and white “real wedding” bouquet on magnetstreet.com. This bouquet also features the colors in our theme, leaning more towards a lighter overall version that looks very soft and romantic and would fit spring or summer weddings well. Instead of the pink flowers in that bouquet, you could use pink orchids instead.
Also from magnetstreet.com, I found the below “real wedding” images of a bouquet and wedding details. This real wedding incorporated more of the green and adds in a little purple. It has a spring or summer feel.
David’s bridal has a wonderful selection of bridesmaid dresses that would fit well with this theme. In particular, their Wine, Chianti, Apple, Tickled, Petal and Ballet colors are a beautiful fit. Here’s an example of couple of different styles featuring these colors.
Pink Cymbidium Orchid Wedding Invitation Set
To go with this color palette, I’ve designed a couple of different pink Cymbidium orchid wedding invitation sets.
These two different designs incorporate the beauty of this flower in an elegant, yet soft and romantic way.
On Lemon Leaf Prints, I’ve created a wedding invitation, rsvp card, reception card, save the date card, and address labels. Other products can be added as well. Click on the links below to be taken to the product pages for these items on Lemon Leaf Prints. Other matching items can be found on the product pages below.
On Zazzle, with this design, there are a variety of matching products to choose from, as shown below. If you require any changes to any of the products, or if you require any additional products for this set, please contact us.
Click to view the full Pink Cymbidium Orchid Wedding Invitation Set on Zazzle.
I have similar orchid wedding invitation sets in different colors both on Zazzle and Lemon Leaf Prints. For example, you can get a similar design using a green Cymbidium orchid.
If you’d like more information about these, please contact us.
Posted by Shannon from Wasootch – a designer of unique special occasion stationery and customizable gifts.