What color(s) to choose???

So I maaaay be a little detail-oriented ;), and I LOVE any type of design. Because of that, one of the thing I'm most excited about is putting together the little details of the ceremony & reception - the decorations, centerpieces, bouquets, etc, etc, etc. In order to really start thinking about those details, we have to figure out the colors for our wedding.

At our engagement happy hour, Patrick joked around with some of the guys that the colors would be his Cleveland Browns colors: Brown and Orange.

As much as I love him and support his teams, NO. 

I fired back with a suggestion that I knew would get the same response from him: all pink.

Ha, sure enough, he shot that one down.

His next suggestion was Ohio State's colors: scarlet and gray. 

That one was actually an ok suggestion! My cousin Lindsey had a gorgeous wedding with black, white and red. It's a very elegant color scheme, and since red (maybe a dark red?) is popular, it's easy to find red/black/white/silver details. My hesitation with the colors is that we'll be getting married in the spring, and they aren't really bright, springtime colors. 

The colors that I really like are fuchsia and green, but I was having a hard time convincing him those were ideal colors for a wedding. 

I tried to pull his sister Maggie in to help convince him, but he still wasn't going for it. 

All of a sudden, an idea of adding a bright turquoise-y blue came into my mind, and I put together a page of pictures as a visual for Patrick to see. It still incorporates my pink and green, but the blue will be INCREDIBLE with his eyes, and it's not an overwhelming girly combination. The colors are great for spring, and they're bright & fun. You should be able to click on the picture below to get a bigger version.

Patrick actually really liked the blue, and this is the color combination we're thinking about right now. What do you think???

-Lisa

UPDATE: We've decided to go with the color scheme of the bright blue, fuchsia and lime green!