Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette

4 min read September 13, 2026 Christie Troxell
Share this article

For spring or summer weddings, a popular choice is using pastels and soft colors for the wedding day. In reality, a pastel or soft-colored palette can work in any season. Soft shades of pale pink, powder blue, dreamy lavender, soft and sunny yellow, and pretty peach are all excellent colors on their own, or, for major impact, use them all together. Pastels and pale colors can create a dreamy and romantic look that’s light as air, and always elegant.

1.
Unexpected Design Elements

One simple way to incorporate a dose of pastel color into your centerpieces is to use Pastel Round Beads in the bottom of a Sand Ceremony Cylinder. It’s a simple way to display a few stunning peony or rose blooms, and you don’t have to be a florist to create this look.

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 1
2.
Softly Colored Sweets

Using pastel colors in a candy display for a wedding is a fabulous way to incorporate the soft colors you love into your wedding day. Mint Green Buttermints and sour pink hearts add color and a little something to satisfy a sweet tooth. They look fabulous when displayed in this Glass Candy Jar Set. If you like chocolate, then Shimmer Chocolates in CoralPowder BlueLavender and Yellow are also an excellent option for a wedding candy buffet that shares your love of pastel colors.

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 2
3.
Color Me Pastel With DIY Decor

Pastel colors with white flowers are a modern way to add a soft palette that’s very elegant. Here, we’ve used acrylic craft paints to add pastel tones to these DIY Ceramic Vases, then added sophistication and style by incorporating shine, using Gold Leaf Sheets. These are beautiful guest gifts and double as stunning home decor.

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 3
4.
Paint Your Day Perfect

You don’t have to be an artist to get the look of soft and lovely watercolor at your wedding. Just a few strokes of pastel watercolor paint on this LOVE Watercolor Canvas Heart Panel, and you have an instant design piece that can be used as a guestbook alternative, or as a decor prop on a dessert table or gift table. Use lots of different colors, or different shades of just one color. You can’t go wrong if you’re having fun while you plan your big day!

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 4
5.
A Centerpiece Idea That’s “Mint” To Be

Here’s a unique take on a centerpiece using pastel florals and a Mint Green Suitcase Centerpiece. We filled the suitcase to overflowing with huge blooms of white roses, pink peonies, ranunculus and even a few tulle pom poms for a sweet and sentimental table decoration that’s a pastel show stopper! It’s layered atop a Rose Gold Glitter Runner and paired with tableware in pastels, along with Premium Copper Metallic Tableware, which really sets off the look and adds a little glam to the look.

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 5
6.
Pom Poms are Perfectly Posh in Pastel

Celebrations, especially weddings, are always a little more festive with the addition of handmade tulle poms. Their light, fluffy composition adds texture to any wedding tablescape or backdrop, while the pastel color palette we’ve used echoes the soft color scheme perfectly. To get this look, it’s simple, just use Tulle Roll LilacTulle Roll PinkTulle Roll Mint Green, and Tulle Roll Coral.

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 6
7.
Charming Favors To Go

After dancing the night away under dreamy pastel summer skies, these Mint Green Cupcake Carrier Boxesare the perfect delivery method for a little sweet treat to go. The mint green color is perfect with soft shades of baby pink or powder blue, and the boxes themselves are so easy to assemble. They even have a handy little carrying handle.

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 7
8.
Say It With Flowers

Flowers are a natural way to add a little pop of pastel color into your wedding decor. Bright and sunny yellow is a fabulous choice for flowers, and for bridesmaid dresses. The look is pure sunshine!

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 8
9.
Dish Up a Delectable Palette of Pastel Colors

So many pastels, so little time. Reflect your love of soft colors in the tableware you choose for your place settings. These Pink and White Cheers Paper Dinner Plate are perfect for day or evening events, while pretty Mint Green I Do Dessert Plates can be paired alongside them for a nice contrast that is very on trend for the year. If you like a mixed palette, try the I Do Rustic Floral Square Plates, which feature three different soft pastel shades in one pretty plate.

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 9
10.
Let Them Eat Cake, and Macarons

Macarons in pretty shades of pink, purple, yellow, blue and green are a surefire way to please your wedding guests. Package up a couple in pretty Macaron Boxes that let the colors show through while protecting the delicate French confections.

We hope we’ve made all your pastel dreams come true with our inspiration and ideas for a wedding day filled with soft colors and celebration.

Perfectly Pastel Wedding Color Palette step 10

Oriental Trading is your go-to source for party supplies, crafts, toys, and novelties. With over 85 years of experience, we offer a wide selection of products at unbeatable prices, making it easy to create memorable celebrations.

Learn more about us