Even though we are deep in the clutches of fall I know a lot of you are planning spring and summer events.  Peach is a color that always brightens my day and I adore weddings with a touch of whimsy - pair the two, add a splash of blue, and voila!

{Peach cupcakes by Dolce Sway My Way, bride and groom under peach parasol via Red Fish Photo, drink flags via The Bride’s Cafe (styling by Tara Guerard, photo by Liz Banfield), save the date by Maida Vale, bowl of peaches by Matt Bites via a Polk a Dot bride, flowers via All Things Bright and Beautiful (now defunct), flag bunting by Martha Stewart via Ritzy Bee}

I am in love with every detail of today’s wedding, photographed by the fabulous Aaron Shintaku (assisted by Ashley Rose) in San Clemente, CA.  Nichole and Joel pulled together the entire event themselves - with the help of Nichole’s mother - and it’s one of the most beautiful DIY weddings I’ve ever seen! 

Nichole is positively stunning, isn’t she?

{Aaron Shintaku}

{Aaron Shintaku}

{Aaron Shintaku}

{Aaron Shintaku}

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Every year my mom sends me this and I think it’s neat to see which colors are predicted to be the trends for that season. It starts out talking the color trends for Summer 2010:

“Wide-ranging agreement at the latest biannual color meeting organized by Eurovet: stylists and industrialists agreed that the market demands color. Stars of the season: the greens. Guests of honor: nuances of red and soft and refined pinks, mauves and neutrals in full evolution. And essential are bright – almost neon – accents targeted at beachwear which is ever-more influenced by the street and clubbing. Last but not least, white (color 26!) and indigo blue remain very much in focus. ”

{ image via fashion trendsetter }

And on the topic of fashion:

“The background and shapes: the Capri spirit of the Fifties, haute couture precision, the desire of a perfect, radiant elegance… Motifs and prints are rich, lines emphasize the contour and strike the right balance, details and finishings are perfect. Nothing is left to chance, nothing is vague: everything is well conceived, neat, pretty, ravishing, harmonious, graceful.

“The most demanding design direction with its apparently contradictory, subtle mixtures of authenticity and the new modernity. The desire for durable luxury with genuine lingerie fabrics but now in the revolutionary lightweight fibers. Collections combine perfect performance, generous volumes, details which project natural eccentricity, hand made and artisan effects, as if aged by time…”

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With 11 months to go and the school year right around the corner, I’m a bit more antsy to make some more decisions about the wedding. I’m not talking about cake flavors or napkin folds or anything, but I feel like it might be good if I had SOME sort of idea of what this whole shindig should look like, right?

I’ve spent hours upon hours looking at beautiful weddings and have bookmarked hundreds of inspirational images or articles that I’ve loved (I know y’all feel me), it really is just too much fun! But how do I choose what I actually would like at OUR wedding? I find it insanely challenging to take all the elements that we love and put it into one cohesive look for our wedding. We just like too much of this stuff. All you creative people out there…too much coolness!! I think the biggest challenge of all is making sure that everything blends in with the venue itself. How do these wedding stylists do it??

Enter Beth Helmstetter (and on my birthday too!). I have been absolutely obsessed with inspired by this wedding since I saw it a week ago on Style Me Pretty (see also II, III, and IV). It fits our secret garden meets Mediterranean rustic vibe perfectly…AND there are succulents!

Photography is by Steve Steinhardt and the event was designed by Beth Helmstetter.

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I ran across this great post on The Nichols blog and I was instantly inspired!

Now that we have decided to have the wedding at our family cottage, this post was exactly what I needed to see in order to get my mind in wedding cottage mode!

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Our second real wedding today comes from Jenny at Grise Photography, who shared the beautiful and colorful Indiana wedding of Alli and Reid with us!

Alli rocked the birdcage veil:

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Sometimes, I can just tell I’m a Southern girl.  Can I just say that if I weren’t doing what I am doing for my vow renewal that this is my new favorite inspiration?

Clockwise from top left: Jenna Hein, Ariella Chezar, Dennis Reggie via Weddingbee, perfectbound via Snippet & Ink, Our Labor of Love, Smoothie Recipes, Katie Sellers via Desire to Inspire, MS, Kenny Pang via Lucky Designs, Domino Magazine via Design for Mankind

I love how there is *just* enough yellow to lighten it up, and how it’s *just* vintage/rustic/country enough but still chic.

E.

{Image Sources: Brides, Marie Labbancz, Frolic, Brides, Style me Pretty, Peonies and Polaroids, Brooks Brothers, Cheree Berry}

Inspired by the dress from yesterday’s post, I give you a full on 70’s vintage board.

Think peach, chiffon, floaty layers, sashes, fabric roses, arm bouquets with trailing vines, three piece suits, bridesmaids with fans or wrist corsages, orange blossom invitations.

A.

As true Southern girls, it’s only natural that one of the colors we chose to feature this week with gray was peach!

Top row: Housemartin, Maverick Cooking, Fresh String Beads
Middle row: Graham and Brown via Junebug Weddings, Masak-Masak
Bottom row: BCBG via Style, PR Web, Design Sponge

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