4th of July Wedding

Or is this too cliché'??

I don't think it's tacky, but might not go with a fancy ballroom. Unless you do like red BM dresses and Navy suits for the guys and stick with all white decor? That would look nice and not too overdone.

Or you could do pale pink and blue and its still in the color family without screaming July 4th.

No offense, but I vote tacky. It makes me think of these dresses.

I've never been to red/white/blue wedding but I personally think that you should use whatever colors you like. Just because your wedding is on a holiday doesn't mean you have to use those colors.

Ok, I def vote tacky on the dresses @AugustBride posted haha

I agree with Erin holiday overkill. you could have some of the colors obviously red and white (same as valentines day or anyother wedding) but leave out the blue. and it wouldn't go with the venue, when I see independence day I see BBQ not fancy dinner wear

Thanks for the advice. That's what I was afraid of. I'm not sure I can play it off classy enough. I feel like I would end up having nightmares about the dresses AugustBride posted.

Yay! I'm getting married July 4 this year. I was going back and forth on doing colors in the same family or doing my favorite color (purple.) We're getting married at a historic mansion (more formal) and we picked the date since everyone has off of work and they were only making us meet the Friday minimums at my venue (it was too expensive on a Saturday.) I'm doing lilac, pink, and ivory as my colors. FH and I are both history buffs so we're naming our tables after the signers of the Declaration of Independence and a few other details like that to honor the holiday. We're going to do a sparkler exit and hopefully get our pic taken with fireworks! I don't think you need to do red, white, and blue. I thought about doing blue/navy and pink as my colors, too. Or you could do blue and white, blue and yellow, etc. and have some July 4th colors but not overdo it.

I'm sure someone somewhere has pulled this off successfully. Have you looked on Pinterest for ideas?

I found this - navy blue and white with pops of red - LOVE IT. Riki posted some really nice ideas too.

I don't think it is tacky at all if done tastefully and have actually seen patriotic weddings on 4 Weddings, in Southern Living, and Martha Stewart.

See these pics for inspiration...

Just don't go party city patriotic...This more along the lines of rustic-chic patriotic.

Some people have even used a light blue or tiffany blue...Everything doesn't have to be "American Flag" exact...

I was just thinking about this - we went to a wedding 4th of July weekend last year (actually, DH was in it). For the life of me I cannot remember her colors.

I remember one David Tutera episode where the bride did red, white, and blue tastefully. I think Navy blue is the way to go if you want to incorporate it, but not look to 'Merica. I particularly like Riki's second picture (the second pic in the first post, but the aqua looks good on the other side of things too... Navy would just look a little more classy than fun)

When I see red, white, and blue - no matter the shade, I always think of the 4th of July or I assume someone in the wedding (bride or groom) was or is in the military and that is why they are using those colors. Even if you do a Tiffany blue or a deep navy - it still reminds me of outdoor BBQ and fireworks. I went to a 4th of July wedding a few years ago and the bride chose brown and pink as her colors.