It’s no secret that minimalism is in this season, which means monochromatic color palettes are both elegant and on trend. Choosing a single color and varying the gradient throughout your wedding décor is a stylish and unique approach to planning your wedding. We’ve been especially drawn to shades of blue here at Junebug, so we thought we’d share some blue ombré wedding inspiration. From navy blue tablecloths to cerulean suits for the groomsmen to Tiffany blue nails for the bride, an ombré motif through your décor is cohesive while showing off your wedding personality. Blue is the perfect color choice for a nautical themed wedding, a romantic event, or a breezy outdoor affair.
Here is some blue ombré wedding inspiration for your upcoming nuptials.
Iceland is becoming a popular destination spot for elopement ceremonies, and these absolutely stunning images by With Love & Embers are exactly the reason. Elicia and Ronnie wanted to celebrate their love, without the stress of planning a big, traditional wedding. Their adventurous Icelandic elopement was about metaphorically screaming their love from the mountaintops, and these portraits come through loud and clear. We can feel the quiet, the tenderness, the crisp air, and the soft, damp grass. The colors and emotion With Love & Embers were able to capture are magnificent.
The Couple: Elicia and Ronnie
The Wedding: Snæfellsnes, Iceland
The Moments: “The vows! Because our ceremony was so private, we felt free to make them as long as we wanted to. We each wrote letters to one another the night before and as Ronnie read his, I laughed at times because I realized we had actually written a lof of the same things about our 5 years together. We were so connected and we were standing in one of the most beautiful places on the planet. I can’t really describe that feeling with words.”
The Inspiration: “We wanted our wedding to be for us. We didn’t want to have to worry about your normal wedding day stresses. We wanted to spend our money on an epic honeymoon instead, too. So we chose the honeymoon spot and decided to just elope there! It was perfect for us.
I wanted a dress that was flowy and slightly non-traditional. Even though we had decided to elope, I still wanted to full experience of wearing a beautiful dress on our wedding day. I fell in love with my dress the second I tried it on at The Sentimentalist. Leanne Marshall is brilliant.”
The Couple Recommends: “Our photographers were amazing! They made us feel so at ease the entire day and leading up to the day. They offered support and guidance when needed and went the extra mile to take care of us. We honestly couldn’t imagine having spent our wedding day with anyone else. The photos bring us right back to the day, along with all the emotions. We are so thankful for them!”
Elicia and Ronnie are a very special couple, and we’re so thankful to them for sharing their extraordinary day with us. Thank you also to With Love & Embers for sharing their talented work with Junebug. For more Icelandic elopement inspiration, you have to see Sarah and Josh’s majestic Icelandic elopement photographed by Gabe McClintock.
One of the most beautiful parts of a wedding is the floral design. Flowers can be used to enhance a wedding theme or carry out a color palette. While most couples expect to have gorgeous floral arrangements for their wedding, not everyone has the knowledge to put together their floral design. Today we’ve invited expert floral design studio Wisteria Lane Flower Shop from Los Angeles, California to shed some light on how to plan your floral design, and what to expect when working with a floral designer.
Most of my couples have an idea of how they want their wedding day to look like, and have a Pinterest board. Often they have a lot of pretty pictures that are a little random – not cohesive. It’s important to consider the dress and the venue because these two elements will dictate the style and feel of their day.
Most often we use the “wedding color” or a complementing color for the flowers. For instance, if the couple chooses dove grey for their Bridesmaid dresses, we could complement that with cream or yellow, or red or orange, or purple or pink. We would tie in the grey with grey ribbon on the bouquet stems, or have the escort cards and menus printed in grey to tie it in at the dinner table. I love playing with the different decor elements so it is cohesive and thought through, but not contrived and uptight.
Garland and floral chandeliers were extremely popular this year. Most of the arrangements are compact and groupings of small arrangements, and many couples want each table to be unique within the same color palette. As for next year’s couples, “whimsical, and understated elegance” seem to be trending guide words for their floral design inspiration.
Since I like to use locally sourced flowers, flowers that are in season are my first choice. Luckily I live in Southern California so garden roses are available almost year round. I love mixing garden roses, with ranunculus and different types of eucalyptus and brazillia berries. Another favorite is tulips. Tulips work well on their own or mixed in with other spring flowers and are always charming. The peony, a perennial favorite among brides, is soft and fluffy and lend themselves well to a romantic setting. I like juxtaposing fluffy with texture so adding a small succulent or fern (or even a mini artichoke!) to peony and roses makes for an interesting and pretty bouquet.
Look around you for inspiration. What colors make you happy? What types of arrangements are you drawn to? Do you like tall large arrangements or compact ones? More modern and streamlined or more organic in shape? Start a Pinterest board and pin everything you like. Once you have selected your venue and decided on the type of celebration you will have, you can pare down the board to what will work in that space, in the season you are getting married in, and at the time of day of your celebration (candles don’t work very well at high noon in the summer!).
photos by Therese Winberg, Harrison Studio, Maison Pestea Photography, Nordica Photography, Barbie Hull Photography, Jules Bower, Sam Hurd Photography, Clay Austin Photography, and Maison Pestea Photography.
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