Color Palette...HELP!

We are just about nine months away from the big day and although we have booked both the ceremony and reception venues quite awhile ago...we have yet to nail down our color palette. Our ceremony will be held at the Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Phots courtesy of Sarah K Chen

Our wedding is taking place next May, so we'll be able to take full advantage of all the flora and fauna that surrounds this tiny little glass chapel by the Pacific.

We are having a traditional Chinese Banquet style reception and specifcally picked Royal Banquet in Westminster because we liked their neutral-ish setting (as opposed to the sea of red velvet we were drowning in at the majority of the other Chinese banquet venues).

Initially I thought that I wanted to go with a "shades of white" color pallete, but now I'm afaid it will look too bland. I would love shades of white with black as an accent color but unfortunately in Chinese culture, black is a no-go for weddings. White, fuchsia and chartreues would be pretty but I think I wanted to go with something a bit more "sophisticated". Anybody out there got any suggetions???