rustic pink wedding ideas

rustic pink wedding ideas / Julie Siddi Photography

Today’s rustic pink inspiration shoot from fabulous French photographer Julie Siddi effortlessly combines sweet romantic colors with a barn wedding atmosphere. Morgane of Big Day styled the shoot and mentioned that “everything starts with the venue.” And I couldn’t agree more! This is proof that rustic barn weddings don’t have to be ‘traditional’ – they [...]

blush and gray (reader request)

blush and gray wedding ideas

This blush and gray wedding inspiration board was created for Victoria and Nick who are getting married next August at the gorgeously rustic and chic Roodeznd in South Africa. Victoria wrote and said that she was drawn to the colors gray and blush, especially since Nick will be wearing a gray suit (to bring out his blue [...]

shipwreck elopement

Shipwreck themed wedding inspiration board

Just because you’ve decided to elope doesn’t mean you can’t do it with some seriously gorgeous style. A shipwreck themed elopement might be just the right thing if you and your honey are jetting off to a tropical island instead of holding a big affair closer to home. And I’m not talking about tragic Titanic-like [...]

pastel pink and yellow

pastel pink and yellow wedding inspiration

Pastel pink and yellow make a lovely wedding color combination. The trick when working with two light colors like this is to vary the opacity of each to create an overall ombre effect. For instance: if the bridesmaid’s dress is light yellow than include even lighter yellow in your floral centerpiece, and the pink bouquet [...]

romantic peach and blush (reader request)

blush and peach romantic wedding

This peach and blush inspiration board for a romantic New Orleans wedding was created for Anna and Jaren who are having their spring destination wedding in the French Quarter! Anna wrote and said: “Our ceremony will be held in Jackson Square with the gorgeous St. Louis Cathedral as the backdrop and the reception will be [...]

blush and peach garden wedding (reader request)

blush and peach garden wedding inspiration

Samantha wrote: “I’m a long-time reader of your blog and have finally decided to take the plunge to ask for an inspiration board! My fiance Steve and I are getting married in May of next year at the Old York Club in Spring House, outside of Philadelphia. We are using the terrace for cocktails and [...]

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 [...]

dusty pink and robin egg blue (reader request)

dusty pink and blue wedding inspiration

Rob and Jemma are getting married this autumn at the lovely Dewsall country manor in Herefordshire, England. When Jemma requested this wedding inspiration board she was just bursting with amazing ideas. She said she had a huge Pinterest account which was making it hard to pare the pictures down into a unified wedding theme. Jemma [...]

lavender and silver wedding inspiration (reader request)

silver and lavender wedding inspiration and ideas

This, my dears, is a very special reader requested wedding inspiration board. Why? Just read what Keila emailed me: “We’ve decided to have a 25th wedding anniversary and vow renewal for my parents since they never had a wedding. It’s a big deal. It’s next month – crazy I know! But I need some inspiration. I’d [...]

peach and green wedding inspiration (reader request)

peach and green wedding inspiration board

Jenneva and Elliott are getting married in August in Michigan and are having a barn wedding. When Jenneva requested this wedding inspiration board she let me know that she and Elliott are both ceramic artists and that all the artist themed wedding inspiration they keep finding is for painters. They want to somehow incorporate their [...]

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 [...]

estella and pip (+ styled shoot)

grey wedding inspiration board

The story of Estella and Pip in Great Expectations is definitely one of my favorites and creating inspiration boards from my favorite books is how this blog got started. The entire story evokes a mysteriously romantic ‘cloudy skies’ sort of mood in me and it has romantic elements that just beg to be incorporated into [...]