Spend time at historical sites in New England and you are likely to pick up on a colonial color trend…browns! Colonial home owners drew from natural sources, especially minerals and soil, for paint colors. And so colonial homes featured muted shades of cream, ochre, rust, almond, mustard, and what we now think of as barn red, plus another nature-inspired hue, the muted green we know as sage. As time passed, affluent owners could broadcast their status with grays and peach paint colors accented with gold, burgundy and navy.

Autumn brides are taking this traditional palette and making it current by adding popular contemporary shades like blush pink, mauve, lime green, and coral. Roses like Sahara Sensation and Quicksand, Golden Mustard and Cappuccino take center stage, bringing on the romance for this trendy Sophisticated Fall. Add some natural textures like pampas grass, amaranthus, brunia, leucadendron, or viburnum berry.  Varieties of eucalyptus like spiral, silver dollar, seeded, and parvifolia add silvery-sage glamour.

And then it’s time to celebrate. Copper Penny Flowers’ brides and grooms prove that building on a historic foundation is anything but dull. Harvest the compliments!