Easily the most anticipated movie to be released so far in 2015, 50 Shades of Grey finally hits our screens today and while I know/hope the likelihood of anyone having an actual 50 Shades themed wedding is quite slim, we did think that it was a good opportunity to look at using the colour grey for a wedding theme. What’s great about grey is as a neutral it can be paired up with other colour, but for this 50 Shades of Grey I thought we'd stick with subtle tones around a dove grey and blend them together for a very light airy and pretty look. Not a whip in sight I promise!

Creating this 50 Shades of Grey Wedding

Keep flowers to a minimum, but bring in lots of grey green foliage like lamb's ear and eucalyptus, but you could add in touches of cream or white within the bouquet and centrepieces to give the look a lift.

Metallics such as silvers, coppers and old gold will work well in the decor  - we picked stationery with a gold script and a cake with watercolour silver finish. This metallic touch of glam was echoed in the bridal gown and bridesmaids dresses which both have heavy beading.

Grey Wedding Theme Options

Want to make it more feminine? Add in a little baby pink. Want to make it more contempory? Add in a punchy pop of colour with bold yellow. For this palette we combined the prettiest cool greys with soft blue tones...

This palette not the one for you? Why not take a look at the rest of our wedding colour palette ideas...

Shades of Grey Wedding Colour Palette image credits:

Bridal bouquet: Emily Wren via  Green Wedding Shoes | Metallic wedding gown:  Marlize de Lange photography via Confetti Day Dreams | Stationery: Jess Barfield and Taylor Lord, Anne Brookshire Photography via Ruffled | Floral centrepiece:  Matoli Keely Photography via Wedding Sparrow | Bridesmaids dresses: Bryce Covey via Style Me Pretty |  Hanging glass lanterns: Anthropologie | Engagement ring: Harwell Photography | Velvet  boutonnières: Vervain Flowers | Metallic cake: Sweet and Saucy Shop and  Diana McGregor via Brides