So what stuff are you made up of? Are you hopelessly romantic, whimsical, dramatic, practical, or a lovely mix of some or all of these?

Search your heart. Are you fascinated by Victorian vintage style; charmed by English cottage settings; mesmerized by New England country elegance, or enthralled by enchanted fairy-tale weddings? Or do you picture something more traditional and classic? Once you have found your style, it's easy to find the colors that go with it.

Victorian Theme

The term Victorian brings to mind Queen Anne's lace, antique white table runners, floral patterned china plates and tea cups, oil lamps and light gold ribbons. Colors are light, simple and subtle, dominated by creams and antique whites, and accentuated with light pink and greens, or light purple and blues. These touches of colors are often kept to the minimum in flowers and centerpieces. Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance!

English Cottage Theme

An English garden themed wedding is a blend of outdoor and indoor elements. Floral prints on curtains and chair covers go well with muted tablecloths. Colors must be limited to three or four blooms of opposing shades such as blue and yellow; strawberry and cream; plenty of whites and old-fashioned pink. The marvelous thing about an English garden wedding is that you can get away with almost any combination. Think of garden flowers!

Romantic Color Schemes

The romantic colors range from light to mid-tones of pink and purple. These hues emanate a strong feeling of love, sweetness, loveliness, charm and tenderness. They also imply vulnerability, intimacy and dreaminess. Choose colors that you can associate with beddings, candles, crystals and roses, the ultimate romantic stuff!

New England Country Theme

Think of long, dangling ribbons, white steepled churches, carriage and horses, barns, sunflowers, apple red, hunter green, maple leaves, gold and red, burgundy, rustic orange, wine and Tuscan. Try light pink as your base color with lemon yellow and lime green to accentuate it and play a beautiful contrast. Or go bold with warm colors such as wine red with burnt orange and brown as accents!

Fairy Tale Wedding Colors

Whether you set your reception in an old castle, in a forest or in an open field, your goal is to create an enchanted and magical ambience for your wedding. This brings to mind white fairy lights, tapestries, silk draping, chandeliers, roses, gold, brocade and forget-me-nots. Opt for soft, shimmery hues of pink, electric blue or sheer green against sparkling tulle or net of gold or you can stick to an elegant and subtle monochromatic color scheme!

Traditional Wedding Schemes

If you stick to old and dependable tradition, you have at least four seasons to choose from, not to mention the rainy and very rainy season of the tropics (smile):

Winter

If you want to warm the winter with nothing but your kisses and embrace, then, go for winter shades of white, cream or icy blue and gray, matched with silver and gold or beige and light coffee. Clear and sparkling colors add zest!

Spring

Go for soft pastel colors such as pale yellow, light pink, mint and lilac, soft blues and light greens, or all the exciting colors you find in spring! Just be careful not to make them clash - always keep bold colors as undertones.

Summer

Lime green, orange, sky blue, bright white, hot pink, purple and rich silver shades make up for summer color schemes, much like that of a child's bedroom. Go bold and free and choose the spirit of the sun!

Fall

Think of wine, dusky pink, olive green, browns, burgundy, deep reds and copper. These are colors that define autumn yet add excitement to the season. Give life to falling leaves!

Other exciting color combinations:

• Green and brown
• Deep purple and monochromatic shades of blue
• Cranberry and bold pink with white as a foundation piece
• Brown, green and orange combo
• Classic white and blue
• Red and orange
• Orange and brown
• Yellow and orange
• Green and pink
• Orange and bright pink
• Light pink and bright pink
• Purple and orange
• Green and cream
• Lavender and pink
• Mint green and peach
• Wine and emerald green
• Orange and pale greens and white
• Light pink and textured chocolate brown

Whatever your choice may be, make sure it truly expresses your personal style like it never did before. This is your big day and with luck, the only.