One of the first decisions you'll be making after you've chosen the venue is to choose the colors of your wedding. Two or three colors are usual -- any more than that and you risk losing the sense of "theme" at all. Some people can manage more than three colors, but you'd have to have a far better than average sense of color and design to pull it off without it just looking chaotic.

But how do you choose? There are several ways you can do it, but if you're having trouble making up your mind, here's one we found. First, find a picture that you really warm to -- not because of the people in it, or the memories, but because you just like the look of it. It could be an advertisement for toothpaste, just so long as there's something about it that draws you.

Then you scan that picture into your computer and upload it to Big Huge Labs' Palette Generator. This handy tool will evaluate the colors in the picture, then produce for you a palette of colors, some of which you may not have realized were even in there! Check out the colors, then choose the two or three you like best.

It's a fun and pressure-free way to find a bunch of colors that work well together. To get a sense of what this site will do for you, click through the gallery below, then go try out the generator yourselves!

[via: Your Wedding Company]