Art Deco

Dinner at JFK's White House

Jackson Pollack

Walk The Line

Blue Hawaii

Movie Weddings Week

In hopes of doing something fun for all my readers out there this week, I thought I'd share some weddings inspired by my favorite movies, starting with this one. When I began to think about movie love stories, I immediately thought of Gone With the Wind. I think Scarlett O'Hara is every Southern girl's icon for at least a little while in childhood. I didn't want to be too literal with this theme and risk being cheesy, so I tried to picture a modern-day wedding at Tara: lots of greens and whites, classic letterpress invites, green BM dresses (to mimic the one Scarlett made from her curtains!), and plenty of southern food. The ballgown is Vera Wang, and seems perfect for a Southern princess.

Sophisticated White and Black

Modern Red

I love bold, crisp red weddings. The colors makes for a very dramatic statement, and a big impact can be done extremely cost effectively with carnations. The venue in the bottom corner is one I considered for my own wedding: the art museum at Indiana University.

Glamming it up

As you know, I love retro touches in a wedding, and something about this set feels slightly 1940-ish to me. Red, white, and black make for a glam color pallette but I think even the most formal events should be fun - how great would an evening snack of cookies and milk be? The fabulous red shoes are by Mr. Manolo,and would such a nice pop of color sticking out from the bottom of the dress. This could make for such a glitzy winter affair - scatter crytsals on the tables, have some yummy carving stations . . .and if you do this, please send an invite my way.

Daisy Chains

Yellow is my favorite color: my car is yellow, as is a good portion of my accessory wardrobe (my clothing tends to be more neutral: gray, black, navy, and more black). Yellow with white makes for a cheery, relaxed vibe. This pallette also makes saving on flowers possible - so many wildflowers are in these colors, you could easily raid a garden and put together your own bouquet.

Food Themed Weddings

The Mister and myself shared our first date at a Starbucks. (Isn't that horribly cliche? I try to justify it by explaning that we were both working nights, and coffee is a mainstay when you get off work at 7:30 am. Truthfully, it was only place open in the morning in our small town.) I love the muted brown color pallette in most coffee shops, and think it lends itself nicely to a warm, wintry, wedding feeling. I went to a wedding last winter year with a coffee and espresso bar, and that would be a great touch for any cold weather affair.






This board is inspired by my favorite food: strawberries. With a red and pink pallette (and a short dress!), I think a strawberry theme could be delightfully kitschy - and I'm a sucker for some retro kitsch. How fun are the flowergirl wings?


Is anyone getting their color pallette from favorite foods? Anyone planning a kitschy wedding?

With this blog . . .

I am an avid wedding blog reader, a future bride, and a polyvore fanatic. As I began the wedding planning process, I became somewhat obessed with making inspiration boards, and I'd like to use this a way to share my ideas with you all, and also to chronicle my wedding planning experiences. I hope you enjoy.

A White Wonderland

I love the idea of a wedding with a "non-color" pallette, simply white, ivories, and creams, and think this would be perfect for an evening winter wedding. It seems so clean and modern, and still a little vintage - maybe that's the 1950s Rolls and the white dinner jacket talking.






Thank you for joining me!