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Nov 7

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Inspiration Board: Love in a Forest

So much excitement today! But don’t worry, it doesn’t mean I would leave you hanging with an inspiration board for this week, and today’s is my favourite kind – a reader request! Maruzaan and her fiance are planning their Cape wedding at the moment, and found their forest venue (Forest 44) through the blog. They’ve decided on a dark purple and lime colour scheme, with a subtle forest theme to match their venue, and I was only happy to oblige with a few ideas. In fact, I found so many lovely forest ideas that it was hard to limit myself! This can really be an issue with some themes, but fortunately when you’re working with your natural surroundings, it’s a bit easier to keep it classy. One that I didn’t include here but totally loved was printing invitations on wood – it looks gorgeous, and gives your guests a subtle hint of what they can expect. But I also loved the use of this tree motif, because trees have so many wonderful connotations, and it can work as a great brand bringing all your stationery together.

This colour scheme is potentially problematic since it can be quite strong, but I think it looks amazing with the forest theme! I think either colour would be too strong as tablecloths or even runners (napkins are great though), but they make amazing accents, especially combined with lots of romantic, crisp white. I loved the use of trees on tables (or, indeed, saplings as favours), bark vases, fragrant pinecones and even a forest-themed dessert table. Purple flowers are so rich and beautiful, and then of course there have to be green wedding shoes! I love this board more every time I look at it – hope you do too Maruzaan!

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Colours: Plum, lime, white and brown

Top row (l-r): Bride (Duet Weddings/Jose Villa); moss ring pillow; forest themed dessert table (Martha Stewart); dark purple bridesmaid dress; table setting (Nikki Meyer)
Row 2: Flower; stationery with tree motif (Lara’s Designs); lime shoes; nest cake topper (Duet Weddings/Jose Villa); twig escort cards
Row 3: Blankets with tree sapling favours (A Stunning Affair/Events by Heather Ham/Meg Perotti); place setting with pine cone; wood vase (Beth Helmsetter/Jose Villa); bride and groom

Oct 3

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Inspiration Board: Parisian Panache

Happy Monday, everyone! Hope your week has got off to a great start. Did you all have a lovely weekend? Mine was fantastic – the sun shone in London (in October – weird, but I’ll take it!) and after a chilled out day with a bottle of rose and a lamb roast, last night my housemates and I decided to stage our own little mini film festival, projecting movies on the wall in our garden. Best idea ever! Except that we watching Invictus, and I got patriotic, and cried (as usual!). On the upside, I’m all geared up emotionally for the rest of the world cup! ;) I have a romantic purple inspiration board for you today, using two of the colours from the Pantone Spring 2012 colour palette and adding in a spritz of silver and a pinch of Paris. Hope you like it!

Colours: Lilac and bellflower purples, silver & white

Top row (l-r): Ballerina (Pink Sherbet Photography); rings (Natalie Spencer); wedding dress (Jen Rodriguez); silver shoes (); lavender anemones (Maggie Austin)
Row 2: Silver brunia; drinks with stirrers; escort cards on bed of lilac (MAP Events/Gia Canali); lilac macaroons
Row 3: Paris balloons; bride & groom (Charlotte Jenks Lewis); table setting with slate table number (Beth Helmsetter/Max Wanger); flower girl’s shoes (Anna Sawin)

Jul 4

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Inspiration Board: Pretty in Purple

Happy 4th of July to all my American readers! Today’s board is another reader request (I’m loving how many requests I’m getting these days!) - this time from the lovely Ingrid – and I have to admit, it was a bit of a challenge. I knew exactly what I was looking for, but it wasn’t easy to find in the right colours. I’m so excited with how it turned out though, and I hope you are too, Ingrid!

When Ingrid emailed me, she knew exactly the sort of colour palette she was after for her Kleinevalleij wedding. She’d also fallen in love with the table arrangements for this unbelievable Style Me Pretty wedding, which pretty much inspired everything else. Let me break down this look a bit. The key is in its contrasts: modern paired with a bit of vintage and a touch of rustic. Succulents and silver? Shouldn’t work, but they SO do. The components – lush purple flowers (dahlias! so gorgeous!), succulents, mercury glass, wooden boxes, moss, distressed ceramics and silver. I’ve added in a few avian details and some blackboards and lilac for even more of that French country style. Doesn’t it look amazing together?

Ingrid’s bridesmaids are going to be getting their own dresses, so she wanted to make it easy for them, and chic little black numbers are a great way forward. To distinguish the girls, I suggested giving them long strings of pearls that they can all wear in a different way, but purple shoes are another alternative (Ingrid could wear sparkly and silver if she wants to stand out). I love that guests would start off with a classic black and white wedding (maybe with a couple of small purple touches in the stationery at the ceremony) and then be wowed by the whole look when they move into the reception hall. I see a lot of weddings currently at Kleinevalleij using some pretty grey/silver damask tablecloths, and these could also work brilliantly here. I don’t know about you, but I’m dying to see how this wedding turns out! (And don’t forget – if you’d like me to create a board just for you, drop me an email and let me know a bit more about what you’re looking for.)

Colours: Deep purple, lilac, grey and green

Top row (l-r): Purple bouquet (JL Designs/Marianne Lozano); silver and succulents (Stephanie Williams); printer’s tray (Stephanie Fay/Jasmine Star); feather boutonniere; lavender wreath
Row 2: Bride with succulent hair accessory (Stephanie Williams); arrangement with candles (Stephanie Fay/Jasmine Star); bird ornament (Amber Events); bridesmaids in little black dresses
Row 3: Shoes (Jani B); blackboard escort cards (Millie Holloman); signature drinks; purple envelope with calligraphy (Corbin Gurkin); distressed ceramics.

May 30

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Inspiration Board: Summer Orchid

Good morning, everyone! Welcome back to the blog on this fine Monday, which I have off from work thanks to the bank holiday in the UK. I loooove bank holidays, even if the weather invariably sucks (and true to form, today it does). I will be spending it on all things blogging, starting with this little inspiration board. I started off looking for pictures of green cymbidium orchids to pair with navy blue, and ended up going with a pretty berry purple instead, together with white and grey. I love how they look together, don’t you? This would be perfect for spring or summer and could work in a variety of venues, although one of the wine farms would be my preference. Is this a colour combination you’d consider?

Colours: Berry, chartreuse, white and grey

Top row (l-r): Cymbidium bouquet (Allen Arrick); shoes (Kara Schultz); cake pops (Limelight Photography), lanterns (Jose Villa), bride (Eternal Reflections Photography)
Row 2: Place cards (Stephanie Rhea); ring dish (Kim Ashford); parasols (Sara France), modern grey invitations
Row 3: Jenny Yoo bridesmaid dress; cocktails; aisle with petals (Kristen Weaver); cymbidium orchid boutonniere (Joy Marie Photography)

 

Mar 8

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Real Wedding at Oewerzicht {Sally & Neels}

I’m a relatively easy woman to please. At the end of the day, just give me a prawn Caesar salad and a glass of good chenin and I’m happy. On my birthday, I like anything at all that comes in a little blue box ;). And when it comes to weddings, a little bit of French country style and I’m in heaven. Today’s wedding has just the right amount of pink, pastelly goodness, but what I love most is that it shows you don’t need a crazy budget and tons of décor to pull this off, just a soft colour scheme, unifying elements like wire, ribbon and hanging bottles (oh, the hanging bottles! – be still my weddin’ lovin’ heart), great flowers and of course a DIY-tastic bride and groom with friends and family to help them. Sally and Neels were married at Oewerzicht near Greyton, and Judy Stofberg of Just Judy Photography was there to capture it all. Sit back and enjoy the pretty!

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Jan 31

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Inspiration Board: Artichoke & Aubergine

We’re going a bit organic for today’s board, with inspiration from the fresh produce at a farmer’s market translated into a slightly rustic wine farm wedding. I’m crazy about this one! Jewel colours are huge news at the moment, but for me, when taking on big colours like purples and reds, the best way to avoid overload is to use natural materials and colours as much as possible. I love the idea of using vegetables in decor and even bouquets (see more ideas here) and eggplant and artichoke are two of my favourites (you can of course use the purple artichoke here too – and how gorgeous is that artichoke bouquet?). Just the purple and green would have been lovely, but I think the radishey red takes it up just a few pretty notches. Combine with oak barrels and lovely organic florals for the freshest of late summer or autumn looks. And if you’re after more of a farm look, replace the barrels with plenty of burlap and it’ll work equally well.

Colours: Aubergine purple, radish red and artichoke green

Top row (l-r): Aubergines and artichokes; bridesmaid dress; pashminas; oak barrel
Row 2: Radishes; calligraphy; produce; artichoke bouquet; centrepiece
Row 3: Artichoke candle; shutters escort cards; calligraphy name tag; long table in cellar.

Jan 25

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Real Wedding at Galgeberg, McGregor {Ilanie & Johan}

I never cease to be amazed by how beautiful my home country is. Despite having seen some truly awe-inspiring places on my travels, nowhere quite makes my heart soar the way that South Africa does. The big sky, the variety of flora and fauna, the African-ness of it. When photographer Jacques Lloyd of Real Simple Photography kindly sent over Ilanie and Johan’s wedding at Galgeberg Resort in McGregor, it reminded me of that. The scenic backdrop of the ceremony is just… beyond. It reminds me of a line from one of our national anthems, which roughly translates as: “over our eternal mountain ranges/where the cliffs give answer”. It is without doubt a very special place for two people to promise to spend their lives together, and what makes this wedding even more special is that it was the first one that Galgeberg has hosted. I’m super excited to be able to share it with you today.

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Jan 6

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Real Wedding at Groenrivier {Huibré & Schalk}

Time to kick off our real weddings for 2011!! And I can’t think of a better one to get us started than Schalk & Huibré’s. It’s the PERFECT balance between laid back, vintagey farm cool and stylish sophistication; I die over the little details every time I look at them. The stationery is, quite simply, amazing. Playful and eclectic and totally covetable. (Of course, it never hurts when the groom’s aunt is the fabulous Elsje of Elsje Designs!) The venue is gorgeous (Groenrivier in Riebeek West, about an hour from Cape Town). And Ian Mitchinson‘s pictures are quite simply… wow. (Wait till you see the couple shoot taken around Riebeek Kasteel) I can’t even pick which is my favourite part – the plum coloured dresses, the antique brooches on the bride’s bouquet, the SHOES, the homely little vintage touches like coffee cans and kitchen scales adorned with roses… and the truly astounding part is that it was organised in THREE MONTHS! Yes, it’s actually possible (although I’m convinced Huibré must be some kind of wedding savant to pull this off). So prepare to be awed! Read more

Oct 11

Inspiration Board: Lavender Love

Today’s board was inspired by Jules Morgan‘s gorgeous pic of the bride walking through lavender from Jacqui & Neil’s wedding last week. I adore lavender as an accent, and there’s so many ways you can incorporate it. Take your inspiration from Provence and incorporate French touches, add burlap for a rustic vibe, pair it with colours like butternut orange or sage green, or with other blues or purples – the possibilities are endless. Today I’ve kept it simple, putting lavender against crisp, clean whites and grey. If this was my wedding, I wouldn’t have any other purple touches – just the lavender tucked into napkins, forming the bouquet, making the lemonade oh so pretty. I’d have white tables, silver vases, stylish bridesmaid’s dresses in shades of grey. And can you just imagine the smell? Beautiful.

Colours: Lavender, white and grey

Top row (l-r): Bride in lavender field; lavender bouquet; place setting; cheese & wine; croquembouche
Row 2: Bridesmaids’ dresses; LOVE sign; engraved pocket watch; lavender lemonade; shoes
Row 3: Long table; bride & groom; wine barrel cooler; white chairs; lavender favours.

Aug 16

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Inspiration Board: Indigo & Violet

I know how much you all are loving your purple inspiration at the moment, so here’s a little bit to brighten your Monday, inspired by the gorgeous wallpaper on the top right. I love the way that different shades of a colour add depth, and violet especially is so rich and pretty. Pair this with sophisticated, clean white for a modern look.

Colours: Indigo, violet and white

Top row (l-r): Dessert bar; bridesmaid dress; purple shoes; wallpaper
Row 2: Table name frames; hair bow; invitation; sweets; tulips
Row 3: Boutonniere; votives on staircase; bride; bouquet; bride in gallery space.

If you like this combination of purple with damask, check out this real wedding from our archives - too gorgeous!

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