Four Colors From One Evening Sky: A Palette Lesson at The River Course

Ellie and Greg took the colors for their wedding at The River Course on Kiawah Island from the island's evening sky, and their planner, Bailey Claire Events, planned the whole day around that one source. There were four shades: green, coral, a soft pink and peach. If you're picking colors now, this set is worth a close look. Three of the four belong to the same warm family, the range a low sun casts across water. Green is the one that breaks the pattern, and that cooler shade keeps the warm ones from blurring into each other. Working from a single picture instead of a pile of swatches gives you one standard to hold every choice up to, from linens to flowers to paper. You can borrow the method without borrowing the colors: start from a view you love, like a canyon at dusk or a garden at noon.

With reporting from Style Me Pretty.