Color Palette Conundrum

I'm at a total loss for our color palette. After changing venues, we're back to the drawing board. Our new venue has a gold ceiling, just like the Cathedral- so I'd like to keep gold as an accent color. I'm drawn to the warmth of a gold/champagne/peach palette, but I've always loved blues and I'd like to incorporate that on our wedding day. Here's some palettes I'm into right now.

I'd love to hear your opinions. Can I do teal/gold/royal without looking like Mardi Gras or too gaudy? Would peach/apricot/gold be too muted for the end of summer? Please help me out. Any suggestions for palettes using gold would be greatly appreciated!

{Gold, Peach, Apricot}

{Gold, Royal Blue, Teal}

and perhaps accents of purple

{Gold & Navy}

Beautiful Maids

{In the words of Rachel Zoe, "I die"}

I've put a lot of thought into what my bridesmaids will wear. There's a couple things that were important to me:

-They feel beautiful
-They look like themselves
-They're comfortable
-They'll 100% wear them again

So how have I decided to go about this? Enter my lover, J. Crew. They've got some great shades for the Fall 2009/Spring 2010 Weddings & Parties line. I'll have my girls pick from several shades of champagne, blush, peach, and rose. Along with picking their own color, the girls can also choose their own style. Since they'll be choosing not only their own color, but also style- I'm sure they'll find something that they'd like to wear again. The J. Crew dresses aren't cheap, but they're classic and fantastic quality.

What do you think about having bridesmaids wear different dresses? Are you letting your girls freely pick their frocks or are you offering a couple options? I'd like to hear what others are doing (or have already done). Share a link to your pictures if possible!