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 233: A Twist on Aqua and Purple

This board was inspired by the bridesmaids' looks in it.  I love the shades of aqua with the soft pinkish purple!

On a side note, I am leaving for Vegas tonight!  I have a few real weddings scheduled to post till I come back but after Thursday there will be no boards till Monday or Tuesday.

sources:  Style Me Pretty, Martha Stewart Weddings, Christine Farah Photography, Polka Dot Bride, Green Wedding Shoes, Elizabeth Anne Designs

Inspiration 218: Raspberry and Green Apple

Raspberry pink has stolen my heart!  I love that it's so bright and cheerful without being over the top.  Raspberry pairs well with many colors but for this board I paired it with spring and apple green.  I feel this board has a slightly preppy feel.

sources:  Geoff White Photography, Stylish Soiree, JL Designs, The Knot

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 186: Sweet Pale Pink and Mustard

This board turned out so sweet!  I was inspired by a unique source for this board, the yummy looking donuts on this board.  I thought the pale pink icing and mustard yellow sprinkles would make a great color palette, and I think they definitely did!

sources:  Butterfly Foodie, Steep Street Photography, Love and Lavender, Martha Stewart Weddings, Elizabeth Anne Designs,
The Sweetest Occasion, Amy Atlas, Pocket Studio on Etsy, Sarah Yates Photography

Inspiration 183: Spring Aqua and Yellow + Green Hydrangeas

This is my favorite color palette!  The bride who requested this board wants her spring wedding to have use light aqua, yellow and green as the colors and to be springy without looking beachy.  She also wants to incorporate green hydrangeas which I included in both of the bridal bouquets.  The men will be wearing gray suits which I showed paired with a light aqua tie and a yellow and green boutonniere.  For more aqua and yellow wedding inspiration check out these two amazing weddings:  Kelly + Eric and Celina + David.  Elements of both weddings are featured in this board.

sources:  Millie Holloman Photography, I Take You, Wedding Chicks, Hugh Forte Photography, 

A Creative Lifestyle, Stephanie Williams Photography, Green Wedding Shoes

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

Inspiration 171: Pink and Blue, Is It For You?

Baby pink and blue are usually reserved for just that, babies!  Lately I have been seeing a bunch of baby pink and blue weddings so I thought I'd make a board inspired by them and I actually think this color palette is really pretty.  And that pink convertible picture is really making my swoon, and want a pink car!

sources:  Southern Weddings Magazine, Elizabeth Anne Designs, Ruffled, Wish Special Events, Wedding Flowers and Reception Ideas,
The Knot (x2), Lets Indulge, Savvy Soirees

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

Bouquet Love #4!

I love the color palette of this bouquet, SO PRETTY!  Expect to see a board inspired by it's loveliness soon!

Real Weddings- A Vintage Wedding on The Knot

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

Inspiration #151- Classy Black, Silver and Pink Wedding

I am having a lot of fun creating the boards for the color palettes suggested in the contest comments!  This is a great classic color combo, I decided to stick to mainly black and silver details with a few pops of pale pink mixed in.  The cake and the brides accessories are my favorite details on this board.

sources:  Style Me Pretty (2), Evantine Design, Southern Weddings Magazine, Jose Villa Photography, Elizabeth Anne Design

Theme Thursday #23-Soda Pop!

I was inspired by the colorful sodas I spotted at Eat, Drink, Chic to create a vintage soda shop themed board. I used bubblegum pink, bright orange and soft yellow as the color palette and made sure to include lots of fun details!

sources: Eat, Drink, Chic. Megan W. Photography. Kelli Nixon Photography via Bridal Banter.
Style Me Pretty (x2). Wed Candy. Martha Stewart Weddings.

Inspiration #127- Pick Me, Pick Me... No, No, No! Pick Me!

These boards were requested by a bride who is trying to decide on which accent color to use. So do you prefer navy + gray with kelly green accents or navy + gray with hot pink accents?

sources: Style Me Pretty (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), Project Wedding (1, 2, 3), Academic Chic, Once Wed,
Ghana Bride, Southern Weddings (1, 2), Manshion, Sweet Occasions Events

Inspiration #103- Bluegrass Parade Style Wedding

Wedding parades to the reception are certainly a fun idea! I forget when I saw this first, but I definitely think its great. So I was excited when a bride contacted me and said she was planning on having her whole wedding walk parade style to their reception.

The couple also will have a bluegrass band and some refreshments for their guests at the lake near their wedding ceremony while they are taking pictures. Their color palette is sage, white with navy as their dark color (for the men's outfits) and a few pink and gold accents. The bride wants to incorporate pink peonies into some of the flowers. For the board I gave the bride a pink peony bouquet while the bridesmaids would have a white peony bouquet, and I love the simple (which she requested) pew decor. I also love that she doesn't want her bridesmaids to be too matchy-matchy.

sources: Once Wed, Manila Fashion Observer, AH Fashion, Viridis Floral Design, The Knot (x2),
Project Wedding, Kazowie, A Practical Wedding, Photos Across America

Theme Thursday #13- Pretty Peony Backyard Wedding

If you've read through my blog you probably know that I have a strong love for backyard weddings. I just love the fun, laid back atmosphere that they exude. This board was created for a bride who is having her wedding and reception in her parents backyard. Her color scheme is green and pink, using mostly peonies and hydrangeas. She wants the wedding to have a rustic yet elegant country feel to it. I absolutely adore the fact that she bought mismatched china and tea cups from a second hand store. Plus, I think its super sweet that the wedding favors are going to be homemade jams and salsas made by herself, her mother, her mother-in-law and her grandmother! They also plan to have a small cake to cut with cupcakes for the guest and a dessert table.

Also, the bride mentioned that her fiance is a dairy farmer so I thought it would be a really cute idea to have cookies with milk "shots" at the wedding too!

sources: Kerry Morgan, The Knot, Casa Sugar, Perfect Bound, Elizabeth Anne Design, Leigh Webber,

A Splendid DIY $10,000 Wedding, Once Wed, Green Wedding Shoes

Alternative Wednesdays #7- Different Bouquets!

To go along with "mismatch week" I wanted to come up with something that was along the same line for this Alternative Wednesday.  What I came up with was mismatched bridesmaids bouquets!  You could do same flowers in different colors, different flowers in different colors, different flowers in similar shades of one color or the same type of flowers in different shades of one color.  I think that having each bridesmaid carry a bouquet of one of the flowers that make up your bouquet looks lovely.  There are tons of possibilities!  I really enjoy the personality and quirky-ness this detail adds to weddings.  Here are some examples I found:

Stacie Tatum

Stacie Tatum (from the same wedding as the first picture)

Drew B Photography

The Knot

Scarlett Lillian

Joe Elario

Joe Elario

Bend Bouquets

Southern Weddings Magazine

Real Wedding Love: Aaron and Pernel

My heart skipped a beat when I spotted this wedding! Lovely color combo, fun decor and gorgeous bridesmaids dresses. Check out the rest of the wedding on the photography blogs for Studio 7 and Hugh Forte.

edited to add: Heather of Amorology designed this wedding!

Inspiration #44- Drenched in Glitz

This board is full of diamonds and hot pink! I was inspired by a wedding I spotted on Just Chic Events. My favorite detail is the diamond encrusted bouquet. Check out this glitzy and glamorous board!

Bridesmaids, invitations

*I know that there are a few people still waiting for boards they requested, work has been hellishly busy lately so I'm using boards I've made previously. I'm working on your boards though, don't worry! They will be up in a few days.

Inspiration #42- Fuchsia and Yellow Library Wedding

This board was created for a bride who e-mailed me and was a bit confused about colors.  She's getting married in a library and wasn't sure if the bright color palette that she loved would work in her venue (the library at Johns Hopkins University, such a unique venue!)  My solution was to keep the bright colors in the flowers and other details and dress the bridesmaids in chocolate brown.  Hope you love it!

edited to add:  Just got an e-mail from the bride to be...

"Oh my oh my!!!!! I LOVE it. I wasn't sure I could have both colors I

loved, and you made it come alive! I truly like the matches you have
created, most so the lemon fuschia flower bowl, the bursts of fuschia
here and there. Plus adding the chocolate brown to the fuschia for
bridesmaid dresses looks like it would work really well. I feel
honored you created this for me Carly. too. It's almost as having my
wedding featured in a magazine, that is, what my future wedding would
look like. Thank you so so so much. :)
Christine"