Looking at all the wedding dresses from the spring 2008 bridal collections, I got giddy with inspiration! What beautiful choices there are for every bride-to-be! Here are three of my favorites and the colors palettes, themes and accessories they inspired… A Green Spring Garden Party Wedding dress by Oscar de la Renta, sweet pea and orchid cake from MarthaStewart.com, green bridesmaid’s dress by Reem Acra, Pedro Garcia satin peep-toe pumps from Saks. A Rich Red […]

The always talented and creative Matthew Mead just launched his 2007 Holiday website issue and it is simply gorgeous! I was so inspired by his use of purple for the holidays that I made a color palette inspiration board full of images from his site. The combination of all the rich shades of purple, from deep eggplant to dusty lilac, along with rustic reds, greens, grays and metallics makes for a lush, organic and sophisticated […]

Cute as a button? There’s a reason that saying rings true! There is something undeniably sweet and endearing about buttons, why not add a little of their charm to your wedding theme? You could incorporate buttons into your wedding cake design, or add them as embellishments to your bouquet… (Cakes from Brides.com, bouquets from MarthaStewart.com) You could decorate your favor boxes with buttons or give away button soaps, button magnets, or little button sachets to […]

I just love how wedding inspiration can come from anywhere and everywhere! I was reading my October issue of Vogue and fell completely in love with the color palette of this Christian Lacroix Haute Couture draped-chiffon dress. (Above- top center image) Its eclectic mixture of plum, sapphire, forest green and gold is a fantastic twist on the traditional fall color palette of orange, red, yellow and green. The rich jewel tones create a lush, luxurious […]

The four seasons evoke such distinct feelings, memories and nostalgic qualities that incorporating them into your wedding day design can create an atmosphere your friends and family will love. A simple and beautiful way to decorate a fall inspired wedding is to incorporate fall fruits into your creative ideas. Apples, pears, pumpkins, gourds, tangerines, pomegranates, cranberries and kumquats are all part of the fall harvest and make such pretty additions to seating cards, cake decorations, […]

Pink and red. It’s a combination that makes my heart swell and my eyes oh-so-happy. I have flirtations and infatuations with other color pairings, but pink and red is always the duo I come back to when asked what my favorite combination really is. It’s the official color palette of homemade valentines. It’s sweetness personified. Its simplicity never fails to sweep me off my feet. Top row left to right: MarthaStewart.com, Amsale.com, MarthaStewart.com Second row […]

Reading around yesterday I came across this fantastic toy, I mean tool, from Big Huge Labs called the Palette Generator. (Thanks Brooklyn Bride and The Paper Pony!) You can upload any image from your computer and it will instantly “create a harmonious color palette” for you. What a great way to come up with a wedding color scheme!  Try it out, and I guarantee you’ll be hooked, I sure was. Don’t ask me what in […]

Style inspiration can come from anywhere, and as a passionate lover of food and drink I am often inspired by culinary colors, shapes, smells, textures, creative flavor combinations and just the pure joy of eating delicious food! Lately I have been happily devouring the ideas and gorgeous images from the blog Matt Bites, written by art director, food photographer and friend of my sister Matt Armendariz. His writing is fun and friendly and his colorful […]