In this lavender inspiration board, I love, love, love those full, lush flowers in the top left-hand corner. I can’t even tell if they’re real– it looks like the most amazing still life painting. And look at the tiny flower girl in the center– I love that as an unposed, lovely photograph. Finally, look at the invitation in the center, right-hand side– what an interesting way to have the lettering, totally cursive at a bias, with the letters filling the entire page. The color combination is also fresh: lavender and red.
Oh, and cool, sweet blue. Could I pull off a blue gown, like the tulle dream in the center? And I want the bouquet in the blue windowsill, AND those pale blue beads. And I adore the white lettering on the blue stationery. Can regular printers print with white ink, if we make our own invitations?
I think pale blue, with tons of ivory, would look amazing with the lapis dresses. And with the touches of lavender. Am I going to far? I think when the colors are as muted and sweet as these, it’s impossible to overdo it.
love the tiny cake with the birds
LOVE teensy flower girl!
Also, I’ve been thinking more and more about it, and thinking that Matt’s kilt is going to register as a “neutral” not as a color scheme. Here’s why:
1. It’s impossible to really, really match, and no one will expect you to. It’s a formal dress outfit, like a tux. ‘
2. Anything you do other than red and green will be perceived as rendering the kilt “neutral”, because there will be so many other self-reinforcing color schemes at play. People process large groupings together. They will “see” the lapis/lavender/blue/etc all together and sort of mentally eliminate the small spot of plaid from that.
All this to say I think you should do whatever thrills *your* eyes.
You have a beautiful blog! I was working on a post about lavender, and googled into you. I am a transplant from Atlanta, where I was a wedding planner — Now I live in St Louis, and love it! I rarely find posts anywhere glorifying STL (like your SLAM post). Contact me or check out my blog and message me!
-Amber (not a scary stalker, I promise)