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Bethany Ann
Super October 2017

Maroon or Plum?

Bethany Ann, on October 23, 2016 at 8:40 PM Posted in Style and Décor 0 21

Help! FH and I are torn between maroon or plum as our main wedding color. It is an October wedding. Ceremony in a church, reception in a barn. Thoughts?

21 Comments

Latest activity by KYbride, on October 24, 2016 at 9:45 AM
  • MrsSki
    Master April 2017
    MrsSki ·
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    Both are beautiful! I was also torn between those four bridesmaid dresses (despite my spring wedding!). Our church has light burgundy carpet though, so we ended up going with plum so the dresses weren't clashing with the carpet in photos. Does your church (or the barn) have any colors that could clash with either?

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  • Sarah H.
    Master September 2016
    Sarah H. ·
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    We did plum for ours and it was really beautiful.

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  • Bethany Ann
    Super October 2017
    Bethany Ann ·
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    Great point MrsSkiToBe! But no, both the church and barn are neutral colors.

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  • F
    Super July 2018
    Finallyhis18 ·
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    Will you have another color to accentuate it?

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  • FutureMrsB
    VIP December 2016
    FutureMrsB ·
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    What other colors do you want in the mix? Maroon says winter to me whereas plum is more versatile.

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  • #FutureMrs.Kort
    Super April 2017
    #FutureMrs.Kort ·
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    I'm a fan of plum!

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  • Futuremrswilson
    Master June 2023
    Futuremrswilson ·
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    I'm using plum as the bridesmaid dress color and I love how it looks!

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  • Alison
    Expert November 2016
    Alison ·
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    We were torn too but ended up going with wine/maroon, navy, and gold. I found maroon to be a more flattering color - when I initially said plum, my bridesmaids weren't quite sold on it haha

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  • SongfortheSummer
    Dedicated January 2017
    SongfortheSummer ·
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    Plum

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  • momofmn
    Super July 2017
    momofmn ·
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    I love plum! If I was having a fall wedding, I was going to go with plum and orange!!

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  • Tammy S.
    VIP August 2017
    Tammy S. ·
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    I love plum for a fall wedding!

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  • Ms. MRose
    Super April 2017
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    I felt kind of bad that I'm going with a burgundy (wine according to davids bridal). One of my bridesmaids has a beautiful plum dress she wore to her sister's wedding a few years ago but she insisted that I not change colors on her behalf and she'd simply get the same dress in burgundy. I still feel kind of bad but she assures me it's not a problem at all.

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  • Seale
    Master November 2017
    Seale ·
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    I love plum. Can't go wrong with plum.

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  • Shelly and Matt
    Expert May 2017
    Shelly and Matt ·
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    We're doing plum and it's beautiful.

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    Savvy January 2017
    Debbie ·
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    Plum is perfect for barn wedding !

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  • mkebride
    Super September 2017
    mkebride ·
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    Could you do a range of colors from maroon to plum? Like the trend that people have different shades of a color but yours would be more deep colors? I'm getting married in sept and thinking of this but not sure. Maybe that's too much going on.

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  • Mrs. B
    VIP March 2017
    Mrs. B ·
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    Both are beautiful, but maroon/burgundy is my favorite!

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  • Michelle
    Savvy October 2019
    Michelle ·
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    I love the plum have you seen the pics on Pinterest almost makes me want to change my colors to that

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  • Katie
    Master October 2016
    Katie ·
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    We did both Smiley smile Our wedding colors were jewel tones. So our decor was mostly dark blue, emerald, and plum accented with copper or gold. Bridesmaids wore plum dresses and the guys wore dark gray. The flowers consisted of dark pink roses and maroon dahlias with lots of greenery. The flowers really popped with the dresses. Our girls also had teal & dark blue ribbon hanging from their bouquets.

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  • MrsMelissaP
    VIP January 2017
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    Plum for an October wedding would be really pretty.

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