Inspiration 262: Sweet Coral

I promise the next board won't include any form of coral/peach/pink!  This palette is just too sweet to pass up though.  Lovely, bright coral mixes with soft & sweet blush for the perfect wedding colors.  Blush gowns are gaining popularity and coral is the perfect compliment in my opinion!

sources:  The Beauty Lookbook, This is Glamorous, Wedding Gawker, AOL Shopping, Style Me Pretty, Wedding Star

Inspiration 253: Sweetly Peachy

I <3 peach!  It works lovely for both a spring or summer wedding and can pair with pretty much any color or stand on its own just as well.  In this board I stuck with a monochromatic peach palette ranging from the softest peach through apricot and on to coral.  I love the peach shirts on the groomsmen, such a fun touch! Also the bouquet in this board is lovely, one of my current favorites.

sources:  tumblr, Pizzazzerie, Wedding Chicks (x2), Dauphine Press, Once Wed

Theme Thursday 44: Preppy Salmon

Loving these groomsmen in their salmon pants, so preppy!  Monograms also give off that preppy feel to me, as well as a simple but sophisticated short sleeved wedding gown.

sources:  Bridal Twist, Elizabeth Anne Designs, Style Me Pretty, Flights of Fancy, Martha Stewart Weddings, Jill Thomas Photography

Inspiration 244: Softly Summer

I found a new favorite color palette!  This board is just so gorgeous, how can you not fall in love with this mixture of peach, coral, terracotta, mint, aqua and succulent green?  It does sound like a lot of colors but working within the two color families the combination seems to just work.  Love the peach and coral striped dress, I think it would make a great bridesmaids look!  I would love to see striped bridesmaids dresses be a new trend.

sources:  Cherry Hill Design, Pizzazzerie, Design Editor, Pixie's Petals, Lovely Bride (x2), Etsy

Theme Thursday 41: Modernized Vintage Barn Wedding

Another requested board!  I was contacted by Christina to make a board for her red barn wedding reception.  She wants to use coral as her main color but questioned if it would clash with the red, but I say no way!  Coral and red actually go together just fine.  For this board I used a few shades of coral (from softer to a more reddish coral), raspberry red, sepia, wood and white for the color palette.  She wants to incorporate a modernized vintage feel that has an outdoor touch to it that I think the natural, free form centerpieces really convey.

sources:  Elizabeth Anne Designs (x2), The Knot, The Sweetest Occasion, Beyond Design on Etsy, Green Frufru, Adrienne Elizabeth

Real Wedding: Loni & Ross's Jamaican Wedding

I am so excited to share this lovely beach wedding with you today!  The peach-y coral and yellow color scheme is perfect for a Jamaican wedding.  And the shots of the whole wedding party jumping into the pool are just awesome!

{photography by John Lyons Weddings submitted via Two Bright Lights}

{Reception Venue:  Couples Resorts}

Inspiration 220: DIY Mint & Antique Coral Wedding

Lovely, lovely, lovely!  I love the combination of soft mint, vintage coral and aqua... and it really works well for a spring wedding.  This board has a lot of sweet DIY elements that are just to die for.

sources:  One Wed, La Partie Events, Snippet & Ink, Style Me Pretty, Seesaw Designs, Green Wedding Shoes

Theme Thursday 36: Sweet As Pie

These little pies are just so adorable!  For this board I went with a coral and vintage red color palette, and a slightly vintage country feel.  This board sure is as sweet as pie in my opinion.

sources:  Bon Bon Blog, Tec Petaja Photography, Bird and Banner, Simply Bloom Photography, Just Us Two, Utterly Engaged, Ruffled

Real Wedding: Kelly & JP's Coral and Spring Green Wedding

Jonathon Campbell Photography shared this very sweet wedding with me recently.  Sadly, JP was paralyzed in a terrible motorcycle accident.  But the couples love continued to grow even more after that and now I have their amazing wedding to share with you today!

[Jonathon Campbell via Two Bright Lights]

Inspiration 216: Outdoor Coral, Aqua and Yellow Wedding

This is my favorite color palette so I was so excited to get this request the other day!  The bride who requested this board wants to work with an aqua, coral and yellow color palette for her outdoor wedding that she wants to keep fun and casual.  She wants the flowers to really be bright and vibrant and the other decor to be more subdued, and a lot of candlelight for the outdoor reception.

sources:  The Pretty Blog, My Sweet and Saucy, One Wed, Ruffled, Elizabeth Anne Designs, Love and Lavender, Project Wedding

Inspiration 212: Gray & Coral

This board was inspired by the pretty cake featured in it!  Coral has kind of stolen my heart, and for this board I paired it with soft gray.  I just can't resist saying how beautiful this color palette truly is!

sources:  Green Wedding Shoes (x2), Peach Pizzazz, Oh So Beautiful Paper, Delicatessen, Wedding Nouveau, Wedding Wire

Inspiration Shoot: Spring Countryside

I have another beautiful inspiration shoot to share with you today, photographed by Katie Schoepflin.  I especially love the bouquet and the bride's hair accessories!  The peach, spring green and coral color palette is really lovely as well.

{submitted by Katie Schoepflin Photography via Two Bright Lights}

Inspiration 202: Spunky Cobalt and Coral

I am really liking bright colors and the way they make softer colors pop.  Cobalt blue is a great shade that can work for any season depending what you pair it with.  For this board I added coral, this palette would work for spring, summer and early fall.
ps- Coral peonies are just so swoon worthy!

sources:  Sweet Caroline Photography, JPG Mag, The Knot, JL Designs, Dear Georgette on Etsy, Prairie Garden Studio on Etsy, BZ Events

Inspiration 194: Literately In Love

I <3 book-ish weddings.  I fell in love with the image in this board that has "programs" written out on the books and wanted to make another vintage book board.  Plus the idea of a haiku guest book is pretty awesome!  I like the idea of using pieces of pages as table numbers and I simply adore the bookcase ceremony backdrop.

sources:  100 Layer Cake, Charmed Events (x2),  Elizabeth Anne Designs (x2), Ruffled, One Stylish Bride, Oh Lovely Day, Jessica Claire Photography

*Erica Ann Photography is giving away a styled engagement shoot (must be engaged and in the Portland, OR area)- head over to her blog to find out how to enter and what exactly you will win! Ends Friday at noon*

Inspiration 190: Bright Pink, Coral and Aqua

I was inspired by the colors of these bridesmaid's dresses in this post.  I love the bright coral, aqua and pink color palette... and it's great for a summer wedding!  And that cluster of paper lanterns and pom-poms is to die for.   They would look really pretty decorating the reception site.

sources:  Modern Photographers, The Loveliest Day, Best Destination Wedding, design*sponge, The Treasured Petal, Polka Dot Bride, Inspired By This

Inspiration 174- Country City Fusion

Oh, this color combo is just lovely!  The bride who requested this board wanted to work with a sophisticated white and black color palette with the flowers adding a pop of color.  She wanted to incorporate coral peonies, blue hydrangeas and pink ranunculus.  I focused this board more on the bright, pretty flowers but I really think this color combo will compliment a black and white wedding well!

sources:  The Knot, Pretty Chicky, Wedding Channel, Lovely and Gracious, Elizabeth Anne Designs, BZ Events, Project Wedding, Fiore Fresco

Favorite Photo Friday #21: I Carry Your Heart With Me (I Carry it in My Heart)

Happy Friday, have a good weekend!

The Flash Dance

Inspiration #162- Spring for Coral

I have another suggested color palette for you today, coral, spring green and gray.  I went with a soft grey to keep this color palette more romantic, but any shade of gray would work.  I think this is a beautiful alternative to a brighter orange and green color combo.

sources:  Becoming Mrs. Ford, The Knot (x2), Elizabeth Anne Designs, wiyomu on Etsy

Inspiration #160- The Hottest Color of the Year!

Pantone named Honeysuckle the hottest color of 2011 so I knew I had to make a board with it!  I decided to mix it with a bright blue that is in between aqua and sky blue.  This is a beautiful color palette, great for either spring or summer.

sources:  First Comes Love, Then Comes Planning, Tri-Valley Wedding Blog, A Jubilee Event (x2), 

My Personal Artist (x2), Para ti Novia, Santa Barbara Chic, Rachel Lucie