My Wedding Report

Sometimes I go on overload with all the amazing wedding inspiration and ideas that are out there. For our wedding I definitely had some ideas of what I wanted, but had been struggling with how to put it together. Our venue has this beautiful rustic Tuscan feel with gorgeous outdoor greenery. For the wedding we want it to be rustic and simple with lots of whimsical and romantic details. Now I see lots of things that fit into those criteria, but still end up all over the place when it comes to colors and feel.

When I first started blogging, I “met” Anne from The City Sage blog. Anne is so helpful and supportive and it has been such a pleasure getting to know her. Anne has this amazing eye for design and always finds the most inspiring images. When she offered awhile back to create an inspiration board for our wedding, I jumped at the opportunity. I told Anne about what I had envisioned and different things that I liked, but I was having a hard time putting it on one board. Anne just sent me the inspiration board over the weekend and I LOVED what she put together. I wanted to share it with you all because I am just drooling over all the images.

Row 1: Karen Collins via This Is Glamorous, Cox and Cox via Simply Natural, French Style via This Is Glamorous, Ami McKay via Desire to Inspire
Row 2: Emilie Inc., Jose Villa, Ditte Isager, Rebecca Thuss
Row 3: Tim Evan Cook, Lucas Allen, Braedon Flynn via Once Wed, Paul Lowe
Row 4: Marie Claire Maison via Coco and Kelly, Martha Stewart Weddings, Hello Handmade Paperie via Snippet and Ink, The Knot

Part of what I love about Anne’s blog is the beautiful imagery and emotion she evokes with her words. When I asked if she would be willing to let me post the board, I also asked for a quote to describe her work. Here is what she had to say…

“Miss Duckling* came to me with a color palette of white, grey, navy, french blue and raspberry, and she wanted a stronger idea of how the palette should guide her as the wedding comes together. Miss Duckling has a very refined aesthetic sensibility but she’s also one of the friendliest brides you’ll meet in blogland–so I really wanted her inspiration board to reflect this balance of sophistication and approachability.

As I compiled the images, navy blue fell by the wayside and it became clear that French blue would provide the bridge between the two qualities I sought. French blue can be utterly luxe–as on a piece of Royal Copenhagen porcelain–or humbly radiant, as in the petals of a cornflower. Cool white and soft grey set a serene foundation, and bright raspberry provides a playful pop. I also considered the outdoor setting of Miss Ducklings’s ceremony and allowed snippets of green foliage to sneak in. The result is an inspiration board in which continental elegance meets garden romance. I can’t wait to see where Miss Duckling goes from here!”

Aren’t those images just beautiful? I especially love the bouquet and cake! This board definitely puts together so many of the elements that I want to infuse throughout the wedding. Thanks so much to Anne for putting this stunning inspiration board together and for your sweet words above!

Have you also had a hard time allowing your vision to come together? What do you do to find unity in all the ideas and inspiration out there?

I am quickly finding that it is so fun to meet people via the blogging world. It’s like you get to know little snippets here and there and be inspired at the same time. My newest discovery came from a comment that someone left me not too long ago. I had commented on a Weddingbee post about a San Diego photographer and Sarah linked to my website after she saw I was from San Diego to give me some helpful tips! I was able to find her website and was so excited to see her awesome blog.

Sarah runs a design studio in Southern California called Fuzzynk. She has an awesome blog that shares ideas, her designs and other helpful tips. What I really love is that she posts inspiration boards to go with her stationary and paper. Amazing! So I wanted to share some of my favorite things on her site.

I love the personality that comes from using this color combo in weddings.  I stop to look each time I see a wedding with these colors.  They are unexpected, but so fun.

This board was designed from the paper on the upper left-hand corner.  Each detail on this board goes so well together!

I love the sweet design on these pieces.  I hope that I can also create a theme that is carried out from the save the dates to the invitations to the favors.

Look at all these little design “samples,”  I wish I could see the whole collections.  I love how all the elements pull together for a unified look.

Look how elegant these invitations are…

Another beautiful inspiration board…I love the soft pinks and florals.

And last but not least a wonderful inspiration board a beautiful cakes….yum!

You can really tell that she has a great eye for design by what she puts together for color combos, fonts and images. Make sure you go take a look for some great ideas and creativity. Thanks Sarah for letting me share some of your pictures!

All pictures from http://fuzzynk.wordpress.com

Vendor Blogs:
I just created a new page with a list of Vendor blogs. It is just the beginning, but please leave comments with your favorite blogs to check. I’m hoping to get a much bigger list in the next few days.

This weekend I am hoping to create Mark and I’s inspiration board.  I had been debating if I wanted to do one or not, but I think it helps you articulate what you want your colors, style, theme and feel to be.  So I have been looking through inspiration boards to see what kind of elements you can incorporate.  The ones below are not necessarily what we are doing for the wedding, but boards that I think are well put together and unique.

Do you have an inspiration board?  If so please feel free to link to it in the comments area so that others (and me) can admire your hard work and creativity.

Here are some inspiration boards from Style Me Pretty:

And now I have a few for you from Snippet and Ink:

If you are looking for a specific type of inspiration board I suggest that you look at Style Me Pretty and Snippet and Ink. You can do a search on the site so that you only see posts that have inspiration boards.

Have you created an inspiration board? Link to it in the comments are so that we can see!