The Spring bride.

A Spring bride wears the season she was already made for — peach, coral, the gold light of a 6 p.m. May garden. The palette is warm, light, and clear, not bright in the way of a Bright Spring sub-season, but warm enough to leave the silver chains in the velvet box.

• peach blush#F2B488
• coral#E08145
• warm amber#F0B14F
• buttercup#F2DA63
• fern#A8C76C
• soft jade#71B791
• rose blush#D89E84
• ivory cream#F4E5D0

The flowers

Garden roses in pale coral, peach ranunculus, white anemones with a yellow center, sweet peas, vines of soft jasmine.

The bridal party

Bridesmaids in tonal warm pastels — terracotta, peach, dusty coral. Avoid cool pinks (they fight a Spring bride's undertone). Mismatched but in the same temperature family reads more contemporary than matchy-matchy.

The venue

Stone garden venues, light wood and white pavilions, late-afternoon light into early evening. The palette holds up best at golden hour — schedule first looks and ceremony for the warm hours.

The makeup

Peach blush over the apples of the cheeks, not the cheekbone hollow. Warm coral or terracotta lip. Eyeshadow in soft warm browns; gold rather than silver shimmer. Skip cool-toned highlighter — bronze it.

The metals & the gown

Metals

Yellow gold or rose gold for jewelry. Champagne gold for the wedding band. Silver and platinum will read sallow against the bride's skin in the wedding-day photos.

Gown

Ivory rather than pure white. Pure white can look cold on Spring's warm undertone in daylight. Champagne, blush, or warm ivory undertones in the gown will photograph richer.

What to avoid

Pure jet black, cool fuchsia, navy, icy pastels, silver-heavy jewelry. These cool tones war with the bride's warmth in the photographs even if they read elegant on the mannequin.

Designers worth a fitting

Sézane, Reformation's bridal line, Markarian, Rebecca Schoneveld, Vagabond Bridal.

And after

Anywhere with warm light — Provence in May, the Amalfi Coast in late spring, Charleston in April. The palette of the place will read as an extension of the wedding palette.