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 261: Fun Navy, Peach and Gold

I know I just did a navy board but I love this peach, gold and navy board.  The chevron photo booth backdrop is just lovely!

sources:  Style Me Pretty (1, 2), The Garter Girl, Green Wedding Shoes, Pinterest

Inspiration 260: Navy Beach Wedding

I have a pretty blue board for you today!  Shades of blue incorporated with beach-y elements are definitely perfect for your ocean side wedding day.  I love the wavy pattern on the cake and the groom's stylish but casual outfit!  Oh and how about the tie dyed dress?  Just fabulous.

Martha Stewart Weddings, Colin Cowie Weddings, The Knot, Snippet and Ink, Minted

Inspiration 256: Sophisticated Beach

Aqua and green are the perfect palette for a beach wedding!  I also added some teal to this board to bring a bit of sophistication. The white floral centerpieces in the colorful vase add a fun touch to this inspiration!

sources:  Nicole and Lala, Big Wedding Tiny Budget, Elizabeth Anne Designs, Martha Stewart Weddings

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

Inspiration 247: Golden Sunshine

I have something bright and cheery to share with you today!  Yellow and gold is the perfect color palette for a sunny summer day.  I can see this rich color palette working beautifully at an elegant beach wedding.  And the golden raspberries on the cake are a fun touch to add a touch of the color palette to your cake!

sources:  Martha Stewart Weddings, Beau Coup, Jill Thomas Photography, Recycled Bride, Zenadia Design, Rae Florae, Flickr

Real Wedding: Meghan & Jeff's Cheery Wedding

I love the bouquets in this wedding!  Meghan used pink, orange, yellow and green for her color palette and each of her nine bridesmaid carried a bouquet of a single color of roses and gerbera daisies.  Many congratulations to Meghan and Jeff!

This is what Meghan had to say about her big day:
"Of course, we used the wonderful Cordele Photography to capture our big day.  We chose gerbera daisies and roses in a mix of orange, hot pink, and yellow.  Each of my nine bridesmaids actually had a different color (one of the three-yellow, pink, or orange), which was unique and a great idea by my florist (we used Harry Quints Floral Bouquet).  The girls' dresses were a lime green color and our cake had a similar color green ribbon around each layer with the mix of color flowers at the top.  My dress, as well as the bridesmaid dresses, were from J. Crew.  Everything seemed affordable and most of the choices we made were cost-friendly.  We were married at a parish in Belmont, where I grew up, and our reception was at the Renaissance Hotel in South Boston.  While the weather was HOT that day, the breeze by the water was beautiful.  One other accent that was unique to us was our choice of favors.  We chose to donate money to three charities important to us, and we put a frame on each table indicating the three foundations for people to be aware of.  The day was an exceptionally fun milestone for me and my husband-we have incredible memories of family and friends from last summer's big event, and still talk about how smooth the day went for us overall.  We were very lucky."

{photographer:  Cordele Photography via Two Bright Lights}

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

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 221: Kumquat and Vintage Teal

Teal is my favorite color, I just can't get enough of it!  I went with a deep vintage teal for this board and paired it with fun, bright kumquat orange.  The bouquets in this board are all so gorgeous and I love the button detail on the cake!

sources:  Elizabeth Anne Designs (x2), Kinser Event Company, Kelly Oshiro Events, 100 Layer Cake, Design Sponge, Wedding Chicks

Inspiration 217: Tangerine

During the contest I got a lot of great requests for color palettes, including this one.  Someone suggested an orange and yellow board mixed with gray, since I've done so many gray and yellow boards I went with more of an orange and gray board with pops of yellow.

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 214: Pink and Orange Gerbera Daisies

Gerbera daisies are so pretty and fun!  For this board I went with hot pink and orange gerberas for a colorful summer look.  I love the hanging ribbons, so sweet for an outdoor wedding.

sources:  Twirl Boutique, Caroline Tran Photography, Style Me Pretty, Project Wedding, Wedding Party, Every Last Detail

Inspiration 213: Navy, Lime and Orange-y Red

I have a pretty requested board to share today!  The bride who requested this board wants to use a navy and lime color palette with pops of orange-y red.  She wants to keep most of the orange-y red in the flowers, and I think these poppies are great. Love those navy berries too, they would definitely help tie the other wedding colors into the bouquet.

sources:  Wedding to Be, Green Wedding Shoes, The Knot, Perfect Bound, Evantine Designs, Katie Whitcomb Photography

Real Wedding: Natasha & John's Berry and Cherry Beach Wedding

Jillian Modern Photography sent over this truly gorgeous wedding recently!  I love the color palette they chose for their beach wedding and the ceremony set up is really beautiful.  There are so many great pictures I had a hard time narrowing down which to share with you!  Jillian also sent over some information about the wedding from Natasha and this is what she had to say about her wedding day:

"Our colors were "Berry & Cherry" (pink and darker pink), and my ladies looked gorgeous in their berry dresses (J Crew Bridal Collection) and monochromatic bouquets. John veto'd pink on the guys, but they wore gray tuxes (Calvin Klein) to keep things dressy, but not overbearing on the beach. Our flower girl, Ella, looked adorable walking down the aisle with my nephew, Matthew. My little cousins were also super-cute in their gray suits (and they liked their pink ties). We did allow our dads to wear their black suits.. especially my dad since he married us.


We wanted to keep the deco simple and organic to not take away from the natural beauty of a November afternoon Malibu beach day. But, we married under a white canopy that had crystals from vintage chandeliers hanging from the back (they beautifully caught the sunlight).

We chose The Sunset, because we'd had wonderful meals there on prior occasions and it has an unbeatable view. Also, the draped ceilings created a beautiful backdrop to any theme.
Our guests were greeted with Bellinis for the cocktail hour and had their choice of filet, barramundi, or butternut squash ravioli. Dessert was a hit with 3 flavors of mini cupcakes and 3 flavors of french macarons.. And, John was pleasantly surprised by his Bengals-themed grooms cake (I'm from the South, after all ;-). We LOVED our custom cake topper that was fashioned off our Nintendo Mii characters (we're pretty big Rock Band fans).


About half of our guests flew in for our wedding and stayed at Hotel Angeleno. Upon arrival, the received welcome beach bags filled with Neutrogena products, magazines, and a welcome letter of fun things to do in the area. After the wedding, we sent our guests off with beach bags monogrammed with our "wedding logo" (I'm in Marketing.. so it *had* to be branded!) and filled with spanish wedding cookies for luck and fortune. 

Our DJ was a friend of the family who is now a big time Hollywood DJ.. she played great tunes for every generation. We might be a bit biased, but think (hope!) everyone had an amazing time.
"

and check out these really amazing portraits and cliff pictures, simply beautiful!

{Jillian Bisinger Modern Photography via Two Bright Lights}

{Floral Designer:  The Little Branch}

{Reception Venue:  The Sunset}