Pink Pretty

It's been a pretty stressful weekend - I'm stuck working nights and trying to prep for midterms, and I just needed something pretty. Hopefully it perks your day up, too.

Springtime Preppy

Hamptons Picnic

Cherries and Cherry Blossoms

Strawberry Wedding Theme

I'll wait til I get a few of our possible wedding theme boards up before I talk about them. What do you think? What is your wedding theme?

Dukes of Hazard

English Garden Wedding

I love grey - I know, I know, it's trendy. The "new" chocolate brown, which was, I think, the "new" black. But grey is certainly unexpected, and it pairs really nicely with other colors in a relaxed, cool sort of way. Something about grey and pink make me think English Garden - warm, fresh, but still sort of old-school and stately. As a side note, I had a cocktail last night that involved a drink poured into a martini glass over cotton candy. Delish, and would make a great signiature cocktail.

Reader Request

I received a request for a spring brunch wedding, with yellow, pink, and Tiffany blue colors. This is one of my favorite color pallets (my bedroom and bathroom are in these shades), because I think they look classic but a tad quirky with the blue thrown in. The reader asked about some food ideas for a brunch, which are a great way to save because #1, caterers charge less for the food, and #2, you don't have to provide as much, or even any, alcohol. Here are some of my favorite menu ideas:

• omelet station
• crepe/pancake station
• Fruit, gourmet yogurts, bagels, rolls, pastries
• Assortments of sausages, bacon, and different types of eggs
• Small tea sandwiches
• Belgian waffle station
• Juice and/or coffee bar
• Or you could do it southern style: grits, buttermilk biscuits and gravy, hash brown casserole

Are any of you having brunch weddings? What is your menu?

~~~Feel free to comment with a reader request, or send your request via email to hoosierbride@gmail.com

Pink Lemonade

It's an absolutely gorgeous day in central Indiana today: bright, sunny, and remarkably not humid. It would be a perfect day for a summery wedding, and something about yellow and pink screams "girly summertime." Find a little pretty church for the ceremony, and a church hall or local shelter house for an ice-cream social and cupcake reception. What better way to be girly, seasonal, and budget friendly, no seated meal needed.

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?