Named as Pantone colour of the year 2014, radiant orchid is a vibrant, deep and delicious shade of purple. Deeper than fuchsia yet on the bright pink side of purple, radiant orchid is a bright, colourful statement colour choice for your seating plan.

The colour Radiant Orchid is, as it suggests, a radiant hue of purple. Warm, confident and creative, it won Pantone Colour of the year 2014. Its combination of romantic deep pink fuchsia with purple hints make it an ideal colour for a wedding seating plan.

Wedding seating plans and escort cards

Using an orchid image and printed in a beautiful radiant orchid purple, the seating plan shown here can be personalised and mounted in whatever frame you choose.

Other ideas for seating plans and escort cards could include:

• Hanging escort cards, printed in ombre radiant orchid hues, on a birdcage, bunting line or decorated wire trellis;
• Surrounding your seating plan with a selection of real or fabric flowers in purple, fuchsia and every shade in between;
• Channelling an ‘Arabian Nights’ colour palette, with vibrant orange, fushia pink and gold alongside deep purple radiant orchid tones.

Table names and numbers

This pretty table number is a great example of a simple, colour coordinated print for your table numbers. It will complement any radiant orchid colour scheme, with its orchid motif and calligraphy font.

For those who would like to use table names, a radiant orchid colour scheme complements a number of wedding themes from which you can derive some imaginative table names. For example:

• Middle Eastern vibrant colours – Name tables after characters from the Arabian Nights tales. For example, Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sinbad.
• Bright circus colours – name tables after circus acts such as jugglers, acrobats and trapeze artists. Who will be the clowns?!
• Summer theme – name tables after summer fruits and flowers.

Other alternatives could be:

• Naming tables after the Latin names for types of orchid – Brassia, Miltonia and Zygopetalum to name but a few!
• Giving each table the name of a colour in the radiant orchid palette, for example fuchsia, purple and lilac.

Table décor

Colour schemes that include radiant orchid include:

• Hues of blue, purple and radiant orchid, such as in this beautiful place card holder in the image to the right.
• Sparling clear glassware, silver accessories, deep reds and radiant orchid table linens;
• Rich golds, opulent oranges and vibrant radiant orchid colours create a lavish table décor.

Other ideas

Remember to take a look at out radiant orchid colour scheme board on Pinterest. You’ll find plenty more ideas to incorporate this delicious colour into your wedding seating plan.