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The magic of a wedding color scheme is that it helps you make visual choices while giving your wedding a distinctive look. Want to go exotic? Pick fruity shades from the tropics. Offbeat but mellow? Try teals and greens. In evaluating these fresh color trios, remember that one hue should dominate - you'll probably choosse it for the maids' dresses. The next should be subordinate (maybe use it for the flowers). The third works as an accent, such as ribbons for the bouquets.

AVOCADO/MANGO/KHAKI
The green and orange hues are as retro-cool as a 1970's kitchen; combine them with a dose of "grown-up" khaki to keep things under control.

VIOLET/TEAL/GOLD
Use one of these statement shades as your go-to color (teal table linens, for example), then introduce the companion hues for excitement, as in dozens of votive candles.

STRAWBERRY/CHOCOLATE/VANILLA
That classic Neopolitan ice-cream trio is delicious on the eye, too. Consider an ivory dress with a chocolate sash; carry a bouquet of pink peonies - perfection!

TAUPE/NAVY/LEMON
Nautical blue and yellow team up with sophisticated taupe for a fresh wedding palette; think about the guys in taupe suits with lemon ties and your maids in navy.

LAVENDER/LIGHT GREEN/PERIWINKLE
These low-key shades visually expand a space and create a springtime feel. We like lavender and blue table flowers with a collar of crisp greens.

FUSCHIA/MARINE BLUE/SAND
A color like fuschia, so intense it almost seems to vibrate, calls for a bold stroke of no-nonsense blue; the quiter beach shade grounds the other two.

CERULEAN/PURPLE/CHARTREUSE
This peacock-like combination surprises and delights in equal measure. Outfit each of your bridesmaids in one shade - it doesn't get more distinctive.

SHOCKING PINK/ORANGE/BRICK
Brilliant as a festival in Bombay, the equally potent shades of pink and orange are tempered with an earthier brick color for the ultimate feel-good trio.

SILVER/CREAM/BLUSH
Pastels break out of the nursery, thanks to serene silver. Imagine a silver-gray aisle runner edged with blush, and your monogram in cream.

ROYAL BLUE/PEWTER/EMERALD
Soften a pair of jewel tones with gray, the new go-to neutral; this guy-friendly threesome would be sublime at an evening seaside party.