Meaning, palette, combination
This amazing red shade with a light brown undertone gets its name in honor of a dessert wine originally from Sicily. When decorating a wedding in Marsala color, they use various shades: burgundy, cherry, garnet or wine. A distinctive feature of Marsala color is that it changes its appearance when surrounded by other shades. Important! A wedding decorated in Marsala color symbolizes luxury, the newlyweds' unsurpassed sense of style and elegance.
Warm wine color goes well with neutral shades:
- light blue;
- emerald;
- pink;
- chocolate;
- light gray;
- pearly;
- beige;
- ivory.
For a summer wedding, it is combined with green, powdery and azure shades. For an autumn celebration, choose an elegant, warm combination: Marsala with orange, purple, terracotta, blue, peach or plum. A rich combination of Marsala and gold is suitable for any time of year.
Marsala does not tolerate competition, therefore, when decorating a wedding celebration, combinations with other bright shades are avoided.
Original menu
Cakes and caramel, as well as macaroon cookies, which can be packaged in beautiful boxes and presented to guests as a souvenir from the newlyweds, will fit perfectly into the wedding concept.
A wedding cake in Marsala color will surely become a real culinary masterpiece! The cake can be white, decorated with burgundy-wine flowers, or vice versa - completely covered with marsala-colored icing ; in this case, the jewelry will be golden, white, blue, light blue or green. As for taste, wedding cake can be cherry, berry or pomegranate.
Finding a car in the right shade can be tricky. But don’t be upset: you can take any car (preferably in retro style) and generously decorate it with burgundy ribbons, dark roses and other accessories of a suitable shade.
Choosing a ceremony style
When choosing the style of the holiday, the bride and groom are guided by their personal preferences: whether it will be an elegant retro wedding, a shabby chic celebration or a classic ceremony. The Marsala color fits perfectly into all the proposed options:
- For a shabby chic ceremony, a Marsala shade is used in combination with a floral print and pastel colors. Most decorative elements for decoration can be found at home. These are old suitcases, candlesticks with a vintage touch, family porcelain sets and other antiques;
- For retro, muted colors are used: brown, black, emerald. They go well with the shade of Marsala. For the motorcade, you can order an antique convertible in the main color of the wedding. And it’s good to base the holiday script on some romantic event, for example, from a classic work or a popular movie;
- For a classic ceremony, a combination of marsala and white is suitable - an option suitable for a conservative couple who does not like innovation too much. The arch is decorated with flowers. The bride walks towards her along the red carpet. Rose petals, bouquets and other romantic symbols are used as decoration.
In the summer, for a Marsala wedding, you can rent a tent, have a ceremony at the edge of the forest, or look for another open area. For a winter celebration, choose a restaurant with richly decorated interiors that add luxury to the celebration.
Wedding decoration in burgundy style
According to the chosen concept of the festive celebration, the banquet hall, the arch for the newlyweds, the photo zone and the wedding procession are decorated in burgundy with a contrasting shade.
Decor accents
Bright accents in the decor of a burgundy wedding: red wine, flowers, velvet, silk fabrics, berries, fruits and aristocratic vintage-style furniture.
Accessories
Various accessories matched to match will help you decorate your wedding in burgundy.
What to choose for decoration:
- fresh flowers (buds of burgundy color and contrasting shade);
- thin candles with aristocratic silver candlesticks or complemented with bright burgundy or gold beads;
- Balloons;
- wedding invitations for guests, complemented by a burgundy-colored satin bow or other decorative elements that match the overall style.
Decoration of the hall and tables
The banquet hall and tables for a wedding in burgundy color can be decorated in several ways.
Design options:
- Light drapery of the hall made of cherry-burgundy organza, combined with cream or white textile inserts.
- Decorating the space with chiffon or velvet in a contrasting combination of colors: burgundy with shades of light, silver, yellow or gold.
Festive tables can be covered with tablecloths in wine shades and the overall picture can be complemented with snow-white dishes, crystal glasses, napkins and exquisite floral arrangements.
Chairs for guests and newlyweds can be decorated with light covers with large decorative bows in burgundy color.
Transport
An integral part of the wedding celebration is a motorcade of cars delivering the bride, groom and guests to the registry office.
For a burgundy wedding, it is not necessary to choose burgundy-colored cars. A cortege of white cars decorated with ribbons and floral arrangements in a noble wine shade combined with light tones looks impressive and stylish. The bride and groom's car is also decorated with gold rings to match the burgundy and white decor.
Images of the newlyweds and guests
The images of newlyweds and holiday guests based on Marsala shades turn out to be refined, elegant and sophisticated.
Bride's outfit
A creative and daring bride can choose a burgundy dress. This option is most relevant for winter and early spring. The outfit is made of satin, brocade, velvet or satin. The style is chosen based on the characteristics of the figure and height. The presence of a train is welcome.
Advice! Short girls should avoid fluffy crinoline dresses.
With open dress styles, a Greek knot, babette and asymmetrical styling on one side look good. Matching shoes and a luxurious tiara will complete the look.
A white outfit looks harmonious with bright accessories in Marsala color: shoes, gloves, veil. Makeup for a traditional outfit can be bright. It is best to highlight your lips with wine-colored lipstick or your eyes with eye shadow and eyeliner.
A wine-colored ornament on a snow-white dress made of silk or satin will add originality. The look is complemented with discreet jewelry in the appropriate style.
Manicure is done on the basis of white and wine colors. If there is a pattern on the dress, it can be repeated on the nail plate.
Bouquet
The required red-brown shade can be easily found among orchids, peonies, hydrangeas, calla lilies or tulips. A composition composed of white roses or peonies, tied with a burgundy ribbon, looks elegant.
A wedding bouquet in Marsala color made of carnations is suitable for young brides. It will not only emphasize the tenderness and fragility of the girl, but will also perfectly set off the white wedding dress. You can dilute the main color with white, cream or peach buds and decorate the composition with satin ribbons and bows.
In autumn, sprigs of rowan or bunches of viburnum are added to the wedding bouquet.
Groom suit
The groom's outfit is made in the same color scheme as the bride's dress or, conversely, creates a contrast:
- A bright wedding dress requires an elegant Marsala-colored suit . They match it with a light shirt and tie;
- An option with classic dark trousers and a bright jacket is possible. In this case, the look is complemented with spectacular accessories: cufflinks, bow tie, suspenders. In this outfit, the man will look luxurious next to the bride in a classic white dress;
- To create a bright contrast with a Marsala dress, wear a beige, brown or gray suit. A scarf or a Marsala-colored bow tie will be great accessories.
Don't forget that the boutonniere is made from the same flowers as the bride's bouquet. The groom's friends can complement their suits with more modest analogues of the groom's boutonniere.
Dress code
If the bride chose a classic white dress, the bridesmaids should support the wedding style with bright outfits. Regardless of the style and length, their images will look amazing. Accessories should be discreet. It is better to give preference to gold and silver jewelry.
Advice! If the bride's dress is wine-colored, the bridesmaids will perfectly complement her look with beige, pink, peach or emerald dresses.
Classic suits are suitable for the groom's friends. Marsala goes well with the following colors:
- brown;
- black;
- blue;
- dark gray.
Other guests do not have to wear Marsala-colored clothing. It is enough to support the overall design with the help of accessories: butterflies for men and flowers, brooches, light scarves for women.
Images of the bride and groom
First, let's look at the bride's image for a Marsala wedding. Girls with a bright, expressive appearance will suit a dress in a rich wine shade, but fair-skinned and white-skinned brides are better off opting for a traditional white dress or at least choosing a paler shade. To match your wedding style, add wine-colored accessories: bags and clutches, jewelry or a belt, and also think about lace and decorative inserts on the dress.
You can experiment with makeup and move away from the usual natural shades by choosing wine-colored lipstick and matching nail polish color. Find a makeup artist who will make the makeup bright enough and suitable for the bride’s color type.
The wedding bouquet should include marsala flowers. The classic option is wine roses, but you can use other, much more exotic flowers:
- black tulips;
- dahlias;
- amaranthus;
- hydrangeas;
- Heleborus;
- ranunculus;
- peonies and carnations.
It is best to dilute dark flowers with lighter ones - this will make the wedding bouquet even more spectacular. You can also add branches and inflorescences there, and also tie them with a beautiful ribbon of a contrasting color. And don't forget about greenery, which goes perfectly with this rich and deep color. Don't be afraid to experiment! Let the bouquet be irregular in shape - this will make it even more stylish and interesting!
Attention! Add decorative pomegranates to the flower arrangement, which will perfectly suit the color here.
Marsala is not a very bright shade, so the groom can easily afford a jacket, vest or shirt of this color. Other options are a tie, neckerchief or wine-burgundy suspenders. The groom's boutonniere should be part of the floral arrangement of the bride's bouquet.
Invitations
Invitations should match the chosen color palette as closely as possible. You can buy them in a store or make them yourself. In the latter case, marsala-colored velvet paper, beads and rhinestones are used for decoration.
For text, a gold-plated font or imitation pen painting is often used. In combination with burgundy-colored paper, this technique looks luxurious and noble.
Envelopes for postcards are decorated with monograms, chevrons, sealing wax seals or appliqués. Design using floral and plant themes is also popular.
Hall decoration
When choosing a place for a banquet, special attention is paid to the furniture and existing interiors. It is better to look in advance for a restaurant with beautiful wine-colored velvet curtains or mahogany wooden furniture. Then all you have to do is add a few decorations and you won’t have to completely redo the entire room.
A spacious room can be divided into functional zones using fabric. Chiffon or organza is used for this purpose. In order not to overload the space with existing dark textiles, light colors are chosen for draperies. Light, well-draping fabrics are used to decorate columns and doorways.
Floristry plays an important role when decorating a Marsala wedding. The long-awaited guests at the celebration are roses, amaranthus, gerberas, callas, dahlias, peonies, orchids and hydrangeas. They are placed in floor vases or hung as garlands at the bridal table, on the stage, in the entertainment area and on guest tables.
Dress code for guests
Wedding decoration in Marsala color should echo the outfits of the bridesmaids and groomsmen. If the bride is wearing a burgundy dress, and the groom chose a burgundy jacket to match his fiancée’s clothes, then let the bridesmaids wear blue or gray outfits, which will perfectly highlight the bride’s wine dress.
The same goes for the groom's friends. Beige suits are also acceptable. But a snow-white wedding dress will harmonize perfectly with the Marsala-colored dresses of the bridesmaids.
Warn guests in advance about the chosen wedding color. They should be able to stock up on the necessary accessories - ties and boutonnieres, necklaces or hairpins. It is also advisable for the newlyweds themselves to have a certain supply of such accessories for those guests who, for some reason, could not meet the required dress code.
Table decor
Any special event begins with little things. They are the ones who bring the whole image together and help to decorate the wedding in the chosen color. Candles are ready to become such a trifle at a Marsala wedding. They are placed on tables, set up as a photo zone or candy bar.
Idea! It is not necessary to choose candles of the same shade. A combination of Marsala-colored accessories with emerald, brown, orange, pink, pearl or beige looks elegant.
It is important to arrange flower arrangements so that they do not interfere with guests’ communication . Instead of table vases at a Marsala wedding, wine bottles are used. They are decorated using decoupage technique and decorated with sequins, feathers, braid or imitation precious stones. Continuing the wine theme, wine glasses are used instead of candlesticks.
A large amount of burgundy textiles often looks heavy, so light shades are chosen for tablecloths. The same goes for napkins.
They must be textile and match the additional design shade. You can make an accent on the festive table with the help of dishes. Cherry or burgundy plates look beautiful on a white background. Gold-plated cutlery will complement the setting.
Particular attention is paid to the decoration of the bride and groom's table. They focus attention on it with the help of playful streamers, garlands of ribbons or balls. The side parts are draped with fabric in the main color palette. A collage of joint photos of the newlyweds is placed behind them.
Cake
Depending on the style of celebration, the wedding cake is made in one variation or another:
- The classic dessert is a plain marsala-colored crust with a minimum of decorations;
- For a wedding in a romantic style, you can ask the pastry chef to add mastic patterns and marzipan figures. They will symbolize the bride and groom;
- Baked goods for a ceremony in boho or rustic style are decorated with berries, flowers, and wine-colored glaze;
- As an original dessert, you can order a cake with artistic painting;
- In the summer, they do not spare fruits and berries of the desired shade for the cake - plums, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants, grapes.
A white, brown, gold or beige cake with bright decorations - raspberry, cherry or burgundy - looks impressive.
As an alternative to a wedding cake, you can choose a candy bar decorated in marsala color. The sweet table menu usually includes cakes, lollipops, chocolates with cognac or cherries, chocolate-covered strawberries, cupcakes and cookies.
Accessories
To decorate wedding details in Marsala color, it is not necessary to hire a professional designer. You can do this yourself, if you are not afraid to fantasize:
- The bride's garter is made of Marsala-colored lace and decorated with bows and rhinestones;
- The cushion for the rings is made from a piece of velvet or burgundy-colored satin. Decorate the accessory with gold embroidery or braid;
- The glasses are decorated with fabric hearts and ribbons;
- Banquet cards are cut out of thick paper or cardboard. Decorate with colored sand, appliqués, and artificial pearls. In addition to seating cards, a seating chart for guests at the tables is also drawn up. This will help all invitees quickly find their place and avoid confusion;
Idea! Instead of place cards, use empty wine bottles and write the guest's name and table number on them.
- Bonbonnieres are decorated in the form of beautiful boxes. They contain marmalade, lollipops, macaroons, and chocolate candies with cherry filling. After the ceremony, guests will take them home as souvenirs. As a gift, guests are often presented with miniature bottles of cherry juice or wine;
- A chest for greeting cards and money is left on a tray near the entrance. It is decorated with a photograph of the bride and groom, burgundy wine ribbons or lace;
- It's easy to make a wish book with your own hands. Thick burgundy cardboard is used for the cover, and cream-colored paper is used for the sheets.
Photoshoot
A natural landscape will be an excellent backdrop for a wedding photo shoot in Marsala color:
- forest edge;
- garden;
- rose garden;
- bank of a river or lake.
For photography they use masks with feathers in Marsala color for guests and newlyweds, hats, glasses of wine, and garlands of balloons. By placing antique furniture, bookcases and other interior items among the trees, they create a unique photo zone, while the photo arch is decorated with lace, burgundy fabric and flowers.
The banal background in the studio is replaced with an old mansion, a beautiful theater building, or filming is carried out near high-rise buildings. The dynamic and bright shade of Marsala looks great against a gray urban background. Accessories include bright umbrellas, an antique wine-colored car, or books with bright covers. During a photo walk, lovers can visit their favorite places, architectural monuments, or take a few memorable shots on an inconspicuous bench in the park where they first saw each other.
Wedding invitations in Marsala style
It would be good if wedding invitations in Marsala style were complemented with gold embossing and calligraphic font.
Photos of wedding invitations in Marsala style:
The background is often made burgundy. Or you can make a chevron or monogram in the same color on white paper. Don’t also forget about envelopes for invitations that match the style.
Photo
When planning their wedding, most newlyweds want to make the day special for both themselves and their guests. The idea of a wedding in the color Marsala is an excellent choice, the photos will help you see this:
Decoration
Warm and deep colors are best for a fall wedding. Dilute it with luxurious golden, rich plum, chocolate or peach shades and you have the perfect palette. A wedding in marsala and gold is a luxurious solution for Indian summer.
To decorate a wedding in Marsala color in winter, the wine color needs to be diluted with cool shades - silver or light blue, as well as blue. A wedding in Marsala color in the summer can be with green or beige, as well as coral.
Important! Almost any themed wedding can be done in this color. Retro and classic, baroque and avant-garde, Italian and French styles - Marsala will add sophistication to any celebration.
Pay attention to the most win-win color combinations:
- White and Marsala. This is the perfect combination for a wedding, which is suitable for any season and for any type of bride's appearance.
- Marsala and golden hue. A chic combination, literally imbued with brilliance and luxury.
- Wedding in ivory and marsala colors. Ivory is a sophisticated alternative to white. This delicate pastel shade will perfectly emphasize the depth of wine color.
