red, white, and blue

Red, white, and blue wedding

After a heart-breaking and horrifying week for the us here in the United States I thought that the red, white, and blue could use a little love. When thinking of this nation for inspiration of course the countryside sprang to mind, but not the rustic American farm wedding style we usually see. This time I [...]

maroon and champagne (reader request)

Maroon wedding inspiration

Woun and Samuel are getting married in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, at the gorgeously rustic Aldea de Sestelo restaurant. Woun wrote to me and asked for something in maroon, champagne, gold, and beige with a definite vintage chic vibe and hopefully I’ve done just that with this wedding inspiration board! For a vintage chic wedding with [...]

pantone fall 2013 color report

Pantone vivacious wedding inspiration board

It seems like yesterday that Pantone announced its color of the year for 2013 (emerald) and I was up all night creating a ton of emerald inspiration boards! The new fashion forecast for fall 2013 is a brilliant one, but there are three stand out colors that are already infiltrating wedding everywhere: vivacious, koi, and [...]

bird themed wedding (reader request)

bird themed wedding inspiration board

I’m so pleased to bring you another reader requested wedding inspiration board today! This red bird themed wedding comes to you from Kimi and James who are planning an outdoor springtime wedding that incorporates elements like birds and apples and is mildly reminiscent of Snow White. Kimi wrote that “the palettes I have found that [...]

autumn garden wedding

autumn / fall garden wedding inspiration board

Autumn garden weddings are simply beautiful. The colors in this inspiration board are warm, romantic, and totally reminiscent of the fall season. Plus, I love brides who step out of the box and choose a wedding dress other than white and the one in this inspiration board is perfect. It could also work for a [...]

valentine’s wedding #4

red and gold wedding

Happy Valentine’s Day! I love this day but it’s also sad because this is the final inspiration board in our Valentine’s Wedding series – but what a glamorous one it is! Red and gold are lovely colors for a wedding, especially a Valentine’s wedding. While you may look at the Lanvin dress in this inspiration [...]

valentine’s wedding #3

Valentines Day wedding

Red and white is a classic Valentine’s color combination and I love pumping up the cute factor for sweet holidays like this. This wedding inspiration board is just chock full of these types of details! The puppy! Seriously, he’s too cute in his little bow tie. For a classic Valentine’s themed wedding make sure you [...]

valentine’s wedding #2

rustic red Valentines Day wedding

Sometimes, being that I live in Hawaii, I forget that in February much of the rest of the United States is cold, so I apologize for the bright summery inspiration boards I’ve been showing you lately and instead bring you this lovely rustic Valentine’s winter wedding inspiration (complete with snow and hot chocolate) for day [...]

toile de jouy

red toile themed wedding

Toile de Jouy refers to a fabric with a white background and a repeated pattern of some pastoral scene such as people farming, having a picnic by a lake, herding lambs etc. It’s a classically cute and country-ish look and works well with a shabby chic wedding in the wine country! You’ll most commonly see [...]

red roses

red roses wedding

It’s not very often that we see red roses used in weddings but I really think they should be – because after all, they mean love! Mix your reds with ivories, creams, and whites to really make this stunning color pop. Another great idea is to ‘propose’ to your bridesmaids by sending them a dozen [...]

robots (guest post)

aqua blue and red wedding

Dear Burnett’s Boards, I’ll admit it, I’ve become a little addicted to the boards on your site! When I look at one of your inspiration boards I feel like I’m at a wedding. I can taste the cake, smell the flowers, and feel the silky dress. But sometimes I feel that you’re missing just a [...]

a christmas wedding (reader request)

christmas-wedding

Have you ever gotten an email that just felt friendly? That’s the way I felt when Erin emailed me with a reader request. Erin and Carl are getting married soon (as in right after Christmas) and she emailed me asking for an accent color to her main wedding palette which is shades of gray with [...]