Monday's inspiration post got me thinking about how we choose color paletts and design inspiration for weddings. Most of the time, brides come to us with a few of their favorite colors, and some links to weddings that they have seen around the web on different blogs or in magazines. It works well for us to get an idea as to what they like, and then expand on it with our design process. The greatest challenge is coming up with a way to incorporate all of the different colors, patterns, and thematic elements that our brides fall in love with, but that don't "go together" or match in a way that is obvious and easy. The paintings in Monday's post, by Michelle Armas, inspired me in the same way that the collages our brides bring to us inspire me - mixes of colors that, while they aren't exactly in the same palette, can work together in a way that is interesting and beautiful....if you come up with the right way to show them off. I decided to do a design board for each of the three paintings to show you how we might see these colors and transform them into a beautiful wedding.
The first board I chose to work on is based on the following painting, which was my favorite from Monday's post:
And here is the board I came up with:
Breaking it down into pieces....
The first thing I thought of when I looked at this painting was the photo of the bouquet to the far left. I have had this photo saved from a blog post on Ruffled for well over a year, and it has always stuck in my head as one of my favorite bouquets. This painting so reminded me of the bouquet, and I used it as a jumping off point for the board. The bright yellow flowers, pale greyish-blue succulents, and soft pink roses really highlight the best of the colors in the board.
The aqua Loubitons to the right of the bouquet were a no brainer - we love gorgeous shoes around here. I wanted to keep the wedding modern, and I think that simple, lovely buds in clean white vases really lend to that theme. The pool picture to the far right struck me as a sort of modern, interesting venue for a wedding or photo session. I love the idea of a simple white dress with the aquamarine and gold necklace, and the white and yellow bouquet against the blue door (and the wedding dress with sleeves - I love sleeves!) also seemed just right for this board. What a gorgeous shot of that bride (and I love the dark blue ribbon detail around the base of the bouquet).
The yellow chairs in the grapevines is such a cute shot - modern enough that you could hang it in a frame in your house, and it isn't obviously a wedding picture to people walking through, but will always remind you of that day when you look at it. Again, simple single-flower arrangements in white vases, maybe with a little ribbon detail, would work so well for this theme because you could incorporate flowers in some of the awesome colors from the painting (plus this photo used some of my favorite linens from La Tavola, in orange and blue). I think the yellow and white cake is b-a-n-a-n-a-s -- so gorgeous, modern, and really great to look at. With all of the bright colors of the board and painting, I liked the softer gray dresses for the bridesmaids, set off by yellow flowers. The little printed aqua parasols would be gorgeous in cocktails from the bar....and that polka dot jcrew wedding dress is totally fun.
I had to feature some stationary from Ellie at Hello Ten Fold, and a dahlia (my favorite flower). I finished the board with four awesome printed linens, the first three from La Tavola and the last from Classic Party Rentals...and some gorgeous blooms for the ceremony site.
Just goes to show that almost anything can inspire a great-looking wedding....from a single linen or flower to your favorite piece of art. Check back soon for design boards based on the other paintings in our Monday Inspiration post!
Design Board Photo Credits, starting from top left:
Bouquet by Kellie Kano / Shoes by Karen Hill / Floral by Emily Steffen / Pool by Stephanie Williams / Necklace from Becky Kelso / Door by Lily Glass Photography / Yellow Chairs by Jodi Yorston / Orange Flowers by He & She Photography / Cake by FS Photography / Bridal Party by Ooh La La Photography / Aqua Parasols by Jules Bianchi Photography / Dress from J. Crew / Invitation from Hello Ten Fold / Dahlia by Stephanie Williams / Blue, Yellow, and Aqua linens from La Tavola / Orange linen from Classic Party Rentals / Blossoms by Karen Hill.
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