Hamptons Picnic

Wizard of Oz

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.

Reader Board!

I got a reader request for a peacock themed wedding - what an unexpected, but gorgeous idea! I absolutely love bright colors for weddings, and have subtle themed, like peacocks can make making other choices a lot easier. How amazing are the orchids?

Reader Request 2

Here's another board I put together in a similar color scheme as the last one. Here's the bride's request " . . . My colors are sage, lilac (more like a Victorian lilac or European lilac) and a rich, dark brown. I don't really have a style I don't think, but my flowers are tulips"

I think she definitely has a style! This is another green and purple board at its core, but the slight change of color intensity makes for a more earthly, elegant feel. Don't you just love the sage boutonnieres?

Reader Request 1

This is a board I put together from one the wonderful ladies on the knot message board that I frequent. Here's her style: " . . .Our colors are a lime/citrus green primary with fuchia and lavendar. Sorta wine-inspired colors/theme, but more of a modern girly sort of feel . . ."

I love paring purples with a bright green - the colors together are both glam and still playful. I am somewhat obsessed with the cake, from the current issue of MS Weddings, because pansys are just such an gorgeous yet uncommon flower.

Thanks for letting me put a board together for you - hope you like it!

A summery soire

To contrast with this morning's wintry board, I thought I'd share something a little brighter. While pink is not usually one of my favorite colors for weddings (it seems as though every wedding I;ve ever been to has been pink and white, or pink and brown), mixing it with brights, like orange, yellow, and green, seems to make it fresher. I can imagine this as a fun, casual brunch with fruit salads, frittatas, and a fruit-filled wedding cake.