From moody wine and burgundy hues to the zesty Verona Sunset Orange, unofficially dubbed the wedding colour of 2025, this year’s most popular wedding colour palettes deliver an abundance of ideas for every wedding style.
Whether your wedding style leans minimalist and modern or toward a more romantic, playful tone, you’ve undoubtedly thought about various ways to bring colour into the fold. Whether it’s simple, muted tones that are heavy on the classic white and neutral tones, or a splashy rainbow of colours, your wedding colour palette choice will trickle across every detail of your wedding.
In our recent survey of over 4,000 couples, which covers things like how much a wedding costs, we found that most couples planning a wedding in 2025 are opting for a predominantly white and neutral wedding colour palette with splashes of green, pink, or blue as accent colours.
That said, some of the more creative wedding trends give room for going bold with green, blue, and red lighting up couples’ mood boards as hero colours. We’ve also seen metallics, yellows, and black/charcoals continue to play bold accent colours.
Here are some ideas to consider if you’re in the process of choosing your wedding colour palette.
Verona Sunset
Sunset hues and rainbow colour palettes remain popular in 2025, allowing couples to sprinkle that extra little bit of joy across their day through a medley of colourful decor elements. In our eyes, there’s no wrong way to do a rainbow wedding colour palette. Just have fun with it!
BRIDES & Minted’s top pick for colour of the year is Verona Sunset. This citrusy orange is the perfect accent colour to complement a neutral base palette.
Rustic neutral colour palettes
Whites, creams, ivories, soft greys, and other neutral colours have long dominated wedding colour stories. Our Annual Wedding Industry Survey has revealed that 2024 and 2025 weddings are no exception. And with rustic remaining the most popular wedding style, it’s no surprise that an accent of green fits the bill. Rustic venues tend to feature heavily on woodsy materials and countryside ambience, to which neutrals and greens blend and brighten a space.
Dulux brings on the wine tones
Aussie paint brand Dulux also sets a collection of colour trends for the year, and 2025’s Emerge palette combines rich burgundy and wine tones with accents of olive, sage and yellow-green. For a wedding set in a venue that’s teeming with history and architectural details, this palette offers depth and substance.
Modern white colour story
On the other end of the spectrum, whites and neutrals are a common pick for couples leaning towards a modern-minimalist style for their wedding. This is where we see more use of dramatic contrasting accents, like blacks and metallics, or warmer elements like wood and brass coming into play.
Pink, pink, and more pink
Pink has long been a popular wedding colour, although the shade varies. Our 2025 Annual Wedding Survey reflected a significant 11% of couples using pink as a hero colour in their wedding, with a further 16% using pink as an accent colour.
Blush and clay pinks are an understated and classic choice. Feeling daring? Hot pink, berry pink, or a dash of fuchsia is the perfect unexpected accent colour for a bold effect. Those looking for a more playful approach might bring in a pink wedding dress or floral attire with different shades of pink.
Pink and red? A dream colour scheme at Higher Ground Melbourne.
Tropical wedding colours
Destination weddings are more popular than ever, with many Australians jet-setting to Fiji, Bali, Thailand, Europe, and other destinations around the world. That uptick in destination weddings has brought in a new wave of tropical hues. Think bright coral pink, aquamarine, emerald greens, and golden sunset tones.
Pantone’s colour of the year 2025: Mocha Mousse
Each year, when Pantone announces its Colour of the Year, wedding creatives get busy! 2025’s new hue is Mocha Mousse, which Pantone Vice President Laurie Pressman describes as “a mellow brown hue whose inherent richness and sensorial and comforting warmth extends further into our desire for comfort, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others.”
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Lilac and Wedgewood Blue
Blame the hit Netflix show Bridgerton, which heavily features this colour scheme; this combination of lilac and blue has captured our hearts. The 2025 wedding season is sure to see a lot of these delicate, dusky tones—and we’re not complaining! Our Annual Wedding Industry Report data reflects that blue features in 11% of weddings as an accent colour and 12% of weddings as a hero colour.
Subtle hints of blue and lilac at Two Ton Max Melbourne
High-contrast obscure colour combos
Up for something a little different? High-contrast multi-colour palettes offer a chance to make your wedding day decor appear unexpected. While you may not immediately gravitate to obscure combos like underripe green and faded lavender or peppery burgundy and happy-go-lucky yellow, you’d be surprised how an artistic colour combo reads as something fresh and exciting.
How to bring your colour palette into your wedding decor
From your invitation designs to your reception centrepieces, the colour palette you choose can easily integrate throughout your wedding day and all the communication leading up to it. Think about incorporating your colour choices into:
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Your own dress/suit
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Attire for the bridesmaids/groomsmen/anyone walking down the aisle
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Save the dates
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Invitations
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Floral installations
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Personal flowers
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Floral centrepieces and vases
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Guest book
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Tableware, glassware, chargers
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Table linens, napkins, runners
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Table numbers
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Seating chart
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Drapery
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Tenting
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Flooring (think custom-painted dancefloor or throw rugs in lounge zones)
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Lighting
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Cake
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Ceremony decor
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Parasols on a sunny day
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Creative backdrops
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Hire furniture and throw pillows
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Cocktails
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Cocktail napkins
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Taper candles
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Hanging chandeliers
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Signage, menus, place cards
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