Wonderful Wedding Poppies

Poppies are amazing!  It only takes a few stems to add beautiful and vibrant pops of color to any scene.  Color theory has proven that these citrus like hues evoke happiness and fun… what a brilliant color palette for a summer wedding!

I had so much fun gathering poppy inspiration.  It was hard to narrow down the elements!

In this inspiration board:

• Poppy invitations from Minted
• Cake found on Project Wedding
• Beverage and tray image from Beth Helmstetter Events
• Menswear image found on Project Wedding
• “Eva Silk Chiffon” bridesmaid dress by Jenny Yoo
• Seating by Chameleon Chairs
• Favors by Jubilee Events
• Tabletop decor from Elizabeth Anne Designs

Weddings for Geeks

Is geek the new chic?

After reading this proposal story from Wired Magazine, you might want to dump the jock and date the dweeb:)
“Geek proposes with ‘romantech’ iPhone app”

You can’t help but smile as you check out this  “Geek is Tres Chic” themed wedding I found on Wedding Chicks.
Here’s a teaser image… but you don’t want to miss the rest of the images

Ultimately, a quirky and creative approach makes memorable impressions!

Thanks to the Guidespot Guide to Geeky Weddings, here are some uniquely geek wedding details:

This button means: You are my other half,  in Geek (obviously)

These his and her wedding bands (above) carve out the voice decibel pattern of your partner saying, “I Do!”
Rings Designed by Sakurako Shimizu

Thank you Nintendo!  The revolutionary gaming system (past and present) has inspired the nuptials of many couples.
Below: DIY Nintendo Wii Save the Date tutorial found on Weddingbee. Nintendo garter and Super Mario Bros Cake found on GeekSugar, Super Mario Galaxy Wedding Cake from Manolo for Brides

Paul Pape Designs controls the hearts of gaming gurus around the world with his custom Nintendo inspired wedding items.  Check out his entire Mii cake topper gallery! Paul also creates impressive action figures and other custom characters.

Another good read: Geek Love– A geeky chic guide by the Brass Paper Clip blog.

It’s amazing to see such tech-savvy minds unleash their creativity!
Ironically, “geek chic” weddings are full of personality and far from robotic… or does this wedding story just destroy my thesis?!?

HEADLINE: Robot Officiates Tokyo Wedding

Inspired by Art

Nowadays, brides have so many resources online to guide them through the planning process.

On top of resourceful sites like The Knot and Project Wedding, the web has hundreds of inspiring bridal blogs (like wedsavvy) to turn to.

However, like over-studying for an exam, sometimes the solutions create more of a problem… a problem called inspiration overload. Future brides can find their head spinning when trying to find that perfect color palette or wedding style to fit both you AND your fiance’s tastes.

For the many couples who cohabit before marriage, why not take cues from your surroundings?  If you think about it, designing your wedding is like decorating a house or apt. with your beau.  You pick out furniture, paint colors, and art  for your home, taking both tastes into account (ideally). 

For example, say you and your fiance purchased the “Birds 2” painting (above) for your living room.
You can use the colors, style and mood of the artwork to create your own wedding inspiration board like I did below.

In this board:

• Cake by Amy Nichol’s Special Events
• Birds found on Vintage Indie
• Dress by Vera Wang
• Bridesmaid Dress by Saja
• Invitations: Fashionable Flora by Wedding Paper Divas
• Bouquet found on My Wedding Flower Ideas

Precious Peonies

I seriously considered changing the date of my wedding to June or July so peonies would be in season.  Something about the plush, overlapping petals gives me whimsical, fairy tale thoughts. Although, these flowers can be pricey, it does not take very many blooms to create a stunning arrangement.  Sometimes less is more.  Here is one of my peony inspiration boards, using a “peony pink” and green color palette.

In this canvas:

US Angels flower girl dress, Invitation by Vera Wang, Carolina Herrera Wedding dress, Priscilla of Boston bridesmaid dress, other images from Real Weddings on Project Wedding.

Paper Projects

Paper Orchid is proof that paper comes in many elegant forms. From unique filigree cake and cupcake wrappers to invitations and napkin rings the intricate patterns are endless and inspiring.

DIY Brides rejoice- paper orchid also provides downloadable templates!

It’s affordable elegance  at your fingertips…

More DIY Paper Projects:

Paper pom-pom kits from Good Things Wedding Favors

DIY Paper Rosette Instructions from Paper Source

Zakka Life has a fabulous, easy to follow tutorial for Tiny Tissue flower decorations

DIY Paper Pomanders from Something Old, Something New