Backyard Bliss

Backyard weddings, receptions, rehearsals dinners, or engagement parties are not only an economical choice of venue but they also add a personal touch that popular wedding venues cannot offer. Whether it is your backyard or the lawn of a family member or friend you are sure not to disappoint with such a venue. This type of venue can also be dressed up or dress down for the occasion, from a black tie affair to an afternoon shower there are so many options with hosting your event at home. My personal favorite for a backyard wedding is a DIY theme. Mason jar centerpieces will be easy on a wallet and add to the personal feel of the event. Trending right now in the wedding world, mason jars can be versatile in and of themselves barring flowers, candles, and much more and also dressing them up with ribbon, twine, or some sort of paint job. Stringing lights from tree to tree is an inexpensive decorative option and will set the mood for an evening reception. Do not shy away from more unconventional items as decorations either, such as knick-knacks from home, old books, birdcages, or anything else that could strike up a conversation from the bride or groom's past. Celebrating a couple will never go out of style and will make your guests feel more included. 

VFL

Even though my Vols haven't done too well this season...make it a couple of seasons now...I know that my family, my friends, and I will always be Vols For Life. This wedding board was inspired by one of my friends and my love for the University of Tennessee. 

With this theme there is an endless amount of possibilities from a stadium engagement shoot to a tailgate reception. I also love the idea of using jerseys for the save the date. Just get the numbers of your date grab a football and presto adorable save the date card. Also, this theme for a wedding could be dressed up to be a more formal 6:00 wedding or could be more relaxed and low key for an afternoon wedding. 

Plus this groom's cake is AMAZING! I think I will have this at my wedding regardless! 

Enjoy! 

Color Story

Time again for another color story, I really love the inspiration for this one. These colors are every day colors that can be found in such normal places in our lives but then when you combine them it is very pretty and quite classic if you ask me. This color combination would be great for practically any wedding because it is so classic but I see it especially for a chic slightly rustic outside wedding with burlap accents and lots of white and pale green flowers like hydrangeas and maybe some succulents. 

Burlap!

Things like linens and table runners can run very expensive however your tables, centerpieces, and much more can still look very put together without breaking the bank and burlap is cheap, cute, and very on trend. Burlap is only $6 for 10 yards of it and can be used in so many cute ways. Spring, summer, or fall wedding, inside or outside burlap is not only cute but a budget saver as well.

Flowers: More Bang For Your Buck

Peonies are some of the most popular wedding flowers, however they are also some of the most expensive flowers. 

This is a gorgeous peony bouquet however peonies can be priced at over $10 a stem and with such a big bouquet like this that can be close to $300 for just one bouquet!! 

A great substitute for peonies are ranunculus. They are very similarly shaped to peonies and they have many small petals like peonies. What makes ranunculus so great is that they come in practically every color plus they are a lot cheaper than peonies and some of those higher priced flowers at about $4 a stem. 

 Bridesmaids ranunculus bouquet

 Another lower cost substitute for peonies or even roses are garden roses or sometimes called cabbage roses. These roses are a lot bigger than normal roses but less expensive and fall into the same price range as ranunculus. They are called cabbage roses because the inside of the flower almost looks like cabbage. These are very pretty bouquet flowers and come in a variety of colors. 

A Color Story

I absolutely love these colors for a wedding! I think it is really important when planning a wedding to pick a color family or maybe more than one family and work with colors inside that family. This is important because then your flowers and everything else do not have to be the exact same color but you can go with a color family and then you can have multiple types of flowers and not worried about it not all matching. I also love how they have added gold touches to the wine glasses and the plates and chargers! This would be an amazing summer or fall color scheme for a wedding! 

Ms. Kelly

For my first post on my new wedding blog I wanted to put up an inspiration board for a wedding that I am currently working on. Seeing that I have absolutely no followers as of right now this is more or less a trial run, a post for me to get used to how it works and play around with the blog features. 

Now back to the oh so very important issue of the wedding at hand. I was inspired initially by the picture on the far left. I love that Kelly Green color combined with the very bold black and white stripes! I also have become very fond of the flowers that are featured in the brides bouquet in the middle. The flower is called an Anemone, same spelling as the ocean plant but obviously a very different and much prettier piece of vegetation. These flowers are perfect for anyone wanting to include a bold punch of black into their wedding. The piercing centers of these flowers provide a gorgeous contrast to what otherwise could have been a pretty basic white bride's bouquet using roses, peonies, etc. Spice up the bouquet by either wrapping the stems of the bouquet in kelly green or a bold back and white stripped ribbon. This is a very versatile color scheme lending itself well to a very sophisticated black tie event or just a laid back spring wedding. Enjoy! 

For my future followers please comment with requests of color schemes or themed weddings you would like to see and I would love to create something for you! Also any feedback on my first post is welcomed!