Happy Bouquets

This post is for Kim! I've been helping her brainstorm wedding ideas - lately it's been all about flowers. Her wedding is next August, and she picked out these amazing "caspian blue" bridesmaid dresses from J. Crew (I just got mine in the mail last week). Her main color scheme will be navy, ivory & silver, but she'd like to bring in pops of color with the flowers. I found the following bouquets on Bride's Cafe. I'm loving all of these mixtures, especially the ones with yellow. Do you have any suggestions or links to other multi-colored bouquets? Happy Friday!

Flowers - Bridesmaid Dress - Tuxedo

Chartreuse Inspiration

Here's a mood board I put together for Style Me Pretty's Look Book contest a few weeks back. I used Vera Wang's hand-painted, chartreuse organza gown as my starting point. The rest of the look was inspired by my wedding style and colors. Click image to enlarge.

Image Sources: 1. Wedding Gown 2. Textile Pattern 3. Moss Ring Pillow 4. Cake 5. Vintage Car 

6. Letterpress Invitation 7. Apothecary Jars 8. Antique Brooch

Coral Me Pretty

There is just something about coral that I love. Maybe it's the color, or the intricacy of the shapes. I actually contemplated using it as a theme for our wedding, but it just didn't seem appropriate for a Chicago wedding at a country club. Needless to say, I've still found a way to incorporate it into certain parts of my life (and home).

The top photos were taken from here and here. I love the "coral" inspired wedding mood board. That cake is awesome! I also love the simplicity of the invitations. Do you know anyone planning a beach wedding and in need of a theme? Coral would be super cool...and, hey, I'd love to help out with the invitations! :)

The middle photographs are actually of the entryway in our condo. I love, love, love the coral prints I found with the mirrored frames. I bought them at a local Lakeview boutique. The glass vase also has coral printing on it and is by Fringe Studio. Here it is.

Finally, the bottom photos represent a fun way to bring "coral" into your life...china and jewelry! I seriously contemplated registering for this china at Bloomingdales, but decided against it after seeing the prices. It's very cool, but maybe a bit impractical?! The earrings are pretty, and can be purchased at Muylinda on Etsy.

My Original Wedding Mood Board

This was the mood board that I came up with when I first got engaged (almost a year ago now!). It's funny to see how my visions have changed since then... however I still love the feeling that this board evokes. The green, natural elements will still be a large part of our wedding. The groomsmen and bridesmaid's attire have since changed significantly. I'm going to try and create a mood board for my vision, as it stands today. Then, once the day actually happens, I'll post a final, "this is how it turned out" board!

My apologies for not remembering all of the image sources for this board (it was a long time ago!). Many of the photos came from Martha Stewart Weddings, David's Bridal and The Knot.