Cornflower blue bridesmaid dresses are dreamy, whimsical, and refreshing. This incredibly fun color is perfect for your 2024 or 2025 wedding!

Top 2024 Wedding Color: Cornflower Blue Bridesmaid Dresses

Cornflower is one of our most popular bridesmaid dress colors for upcoming weddings. This bold yet soft color looks incredible with a huge variety of colors. Cornflower blue bridesmaid dresses will brighten your wedding color palette. Need some convincing? We’ve got some inspiration from real weddings, favorite dress styles, and even matching groomsmen accessory ideas to help prove our point.

Why You Need Cornflower Blue Bridesmaid Dresses for Your Wedding

If you’ve been searching for the exact shade of light blue, pale blue, or Carolina blue bridesmaid dresses that you’ve been imagining, cornflower might be the one. Cornflower blue is inspired by its namesake, an annual wildflower in deep blue. We love this shade for so many reasons but especially because of the photos we’ve seen from real weddings. 

Use Other Cool Tones for a Pastel Blue Spring Color Palette

Cornflower blue looks beautiful in combination with other cool tones and pastels. Light blue, creamy white, and lavender all look beautiful together with cornflower blue bridesmaid dresses as the backdrop. We’ve seen a few weddings with different combinations of cool pastel colors for spring weddings.

Get Creative With a Contrasting Wedding Color Palette for Summer

Contrasting colors are an exciting trend for 2024 and 2025 weddings. Combining unexpected colors together will allow you to have a truly unique wedding. Get creative with your blue wedding color palette by contrasting with warm tones like red, orange, peach, and pink.

Let Your Bridesmaids Wear a Unique Color They’ll Love

At least one of your bridesmaids is probably crossing her fingers right now hoping you don’t choose her least favorite color for your wedding. Cornflower blue is an uncommon enough color that your bridesmaids will probably all be excited to try it on. We’ve seen this color look amazing with a variety of skin tones and hair colors, so most of your bridesmaids will be happy with the way they look!

Light Blue is Perfect For Outdoor Wedding Photos

Cornflower looks great in sunny outdoor wedding photos. Outdoor greenery compliments cornflower blue just as well as it does the blue sky in the backdrop. If you’re expecting a green backdrop for your wedding, consider this pop of blue for your bridesmaid dresses.

Popular Cornflower Blue Bridesmaid Dress Styles

Cornflower blue is a gorgeous powder blue bridesmaid dress color, so choose a dress style that shows it off. We especially love this pastel color on dresses that are playful and creative. Check out some of our favorite cornflower blue bridesmaid dresses!

1) Jay: Minimalist Bridesmaid Dress

Jay Bridesmaid Dress in Cornflower Blue

Highlight your wedding colors by choosing a minimalist style for your pale blue bridesmaid dresses. Our Jay bridesmaid dress has a sleek square neckline and a fitted shape to flatter your bridesmaids’ figures.

2) Katie: Flutter Sleeve Bridesmaid Dress

Katie Bridesmaid Dress | Kayli Maternity Bridesmaid Dress

Flutter sleeves are a whimsical way to add coverage and comfort to your bridesmaid dresses. Our Katie bridesmaid dress looks dreamy in cornflower blue, has a keyhole back, and a modest v-neck. Also pictured: Kayli, a similar style dress in a maternity fit.

3) Sue: Cowl Neck Bridesmaid Dress

Sue Bridesmaid Dress in Cornflower Blue

A cowl neckline, unique racerback style, and a romantic leg slit combine to make Sue one of our most stylish bridesmaid dresses. This summery bridesmaid dress will work great for a wedding in warm sunny weather. 

4) Elena: Criss Cross Neck Bridesmaid Dress

Elena Bridesmaid Dress in Cornflower Blue

A criss-cross bodice is the star of our Elena bridesmaid dress. This dress is perfect if you want your bridesmaid dresses to be unique but also formal.

5) Luca: Modest Short Sleeve Bridesmaid Dress

Luca Bridesmaid Dress in Cornflower Blue

Luca is all about balancing coverage and comfort with romance and fun. The flowy sleeves and skirt create movement when your bridesmaids walk down the aisle and then dance the night away.

How to Coordinate Your Groomsmen in Cornflower Blue

Do you want your groomsmen to match your bridesmaids? To make things simple, you can purchase coordinating groomsmen ties and accessories in the same exact color as your bridesmaid dresses. Decide whether you prefer standard cornflower blue groomsmen ties or bow ties. Then choose from boutonnieres in your chosen wedding florals or cornflower blue pocket squares.

Cornflower Blue Groomsmen Ties

Alternatively, couples who are going with a contrasting color palette can dress their groomsmen in a color that matches their florals instead of the bridesmaid dresses. Patterned ties are fun for more casual weddings like a spring garden wedding with floral bow ties, cornflower blue bridesmaid dresses, and pastel colored bouquets.

Similar Blue Bridesmaid Dress Colors You Might Love

If you’re loving the color blue right now, cornflower isn’t your only option. There are tons of blue bridesmaid dress color options to choose from. Whatever shade of blue you’re dreaming of for your wedding day, it’s probably available for your dresses. Below are a few of our favorite trending shades of light blue for bridesmaid dresses.

1) Fog Blue Bridesmaid Dresses

Fog Blue Bridesmaid Dresses

Fog is a gorgeous shade of light blue inspired by the peace of a foggy morning. Consider fog blue bridesmaid dresses if you’re having a spring or summer wedding and you want to include light and airy colors. For winter or fall weddings, contrast fog with darker warm tones to suit the season.

2) Slate Blue Bridesmaid Dresses

Slate Blue Bridesmaid Dresses

Slate is similar to cornflower because it is a great medium shade of blue - not too light or too dark. Slate blue is ideal if you’re looking for a dusty blue bridesmaid dress color.

3) Sky Blue Bridesmaid Dresses

Sky Blue Bridesmaid Dresses

Everyone loves blue skies - and sky blue. This pastel blue bridesmaid dress color is exceptionally dreamy and perfect for spring weddings but looks great all year long. Complement sky blue with pops of white and other blue shades or contrast it with bold pinks and oranges for a fun and bright wedding color palette.

Plan Your Cornflower Blue Wedding Colors

Choosing cornflower bridesmaid dresses is only the beginning in your wedding planning process. Think about the combinations of colors, types of flowers, and decor styles that you want to incorporate in your wedding. 

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