Color trends for weddings often follow fashion trends. Pantone’s fashion colors for Spring 2012 predict that purple will continue to be a popular color for weddings, but it will be a lighter shade for Spring. Also popular will be tangerine, pink, mint green and a pale blue, with grey and sand as neutrals.

Of course, you can use any color for your wedding color scheme. You should use colors that you like, regardless of what’s “in” this year.

Some things to keep in mind when choosing your colors are what the interior color of your reception site is. If the room is decorated in burgundy, tangerine and lime green might not be the best color choices.

Another option would be to use interior lighting to change the tones in the room. A skilled lighting designer can assist you in finding a way to transform a room with colored lighting and backdrops in order to minimize certain decor elements and highlight others.