Let's T-Aqua-Bout Love

Colour Wheel: Aqua

Aqua tie and handkerchief.

Gradient save-the-date.

Sparkly ring.

Aqua mason jars and table numbers.

Butterfly place cards.

Sheer curtains for the entrance.

Vintage aqua frame.

Perfect backdrop for a dessert table.

Hanging spheres with aqua pebbles.

Colourful cocktails.

Unique aqua charger.

Aqua heart meringues.

An aqua ocean background.

Opal earrings.

Styled engagement shoot.

Intricately decorated cake.

Mason jar drinks.

Aqua bridal shoes.

Aqua ribbon for the ceremony aisle.

White and aqua reception.

Aqua bridesmaids.

Watercolour and gold invitations.

Will you be t-aqua-bout this colour at your wedding?

Sailing the Ocean Hues

Colour Palette: Shades of Teals, Aquas, and Limes

Pom poms in shades of turquoise.

Light aqua vases with green florals.

An aqua and turquoise reception.

"Whether high tide or low tide, I'll always be by your side!" sign.

A gradient lime invitation.

Bridesmaids in ocean hues.

Blue and lime bouquet.

Turquoise vases filled with lime flowers to line the aisle.

Turquoise and blue cupcake liners.

Lime green outdoor lanterns.

Delicious lime bars.

Turquoise paper flower escort cards.

Message in a bottle with lime messages and blue bottles.

Shades of aqua for the groomsmen.

Turquoise ceremony seat decor with starfish.

Lime and aqua ceremony archway.

An ocean inspired cake.

Yummy mint cocktails.

Will your wedding be sailing away with these ocean hues?

Friendly Inspiration: Clara

Week Five: Clara
Our Relationship: I met Clara my freshman year of college and now we're living together for the second year!
Her Major: Bio-Psychology
Her School: University of California, Davis
Her Interests: cats, tv, eating, tumblr & YouTube

Clara's Questionnaire:
Colours: blues, greens, coral
Feeling: rustic, home-y, not too fancy, relaxed
Season: spring
Dress: not mermaid, no big ball gowns (minor is okay), simple with a little flair, nothing too beaded or ruffled
Location: outside ceremony and reception
Special Requests: would like some kind of photobooth

Clara's Dream Wedding:

The Colours: Shades of coral and aqua are the perfect combination for a spring wedding!

The Invitations: With its unique design and coral and aqua colour scheme, this invitation is the perfect choice!

The Bride's Attire: This bateau top and lace fabric bridal gown by Modeca incorporates just enough flair for Clara's low-key garden wedding.

The Bride's Beauty: Clara wishes to have her natural features enhanced without wearing too much makeup, so we chose a natural eye colour, voluminous eyelashes, and a perfect pink pout. Along with natural makeup, Clara will also have naturally coloured nails (she's not a huge fan of nail polish). Clara has beautifully thick hair, but when she's going to be dancing up a storm, she definitely wants her hair up, so we chose this unique braid-bun updo for her.

The Bridesmaids' Attire: This seafoam green dress by Social Bridesmaids is a perfect mix of colour and detail.

The Bridal Party Shoes: I love the idea of colourful shoes for a wedding, and Clara totally agrees! To offset the colour of the bridesmaids' dresses, we chose this beautiful coral pump by Thomasina. As a way for Clara to match her bridesmaids, she will be wearing Jessica Simpson pumps in the same colour as the bridesmaid dresses.

The Groom & Groomsmen Attire: In keeping with the lightness of Clara's colours, the men will wear a medium-grey suit with fun bowties to match the bridesmaids.

The Flowers: This bright coral and pink bouquet was an immediate favourite for Clara! The groom and his groomsmen will wear matching boutonnieres.

The Ceremony: Clara wanted a casual, yet elegant, outdoor venue for her ceremony. When we came across this garden location (Lake Oak Meadows) in Temecula (Southern CA), it was meant to be!

The Ceremony Decor: Lining the aisle will be hanging mason jars with coordinating flowers to Clara's bridal bouquet. To add a light-hearted feel to the ceremony, we'll create a ribbon backdrop for the couple in the wedding colours.

The Reception: Lake Oak Meadows also has a great reception space with the exact feel that Clara wants - especially with the fire pits!

The Reception Decor: Minimalistic decor is the name of the game! With these adorable wooden boxes filled with beautiful garden florals, it's the perfect mix of garden and rustic elegance. Rather than table numbers, words will be written on the boxes to add some uniqueness to the tables.

The Escort Cards: The font used on these escort cards is perfect and the little hearts give them character!

The Cake: Clara wanted a simple cake with some wow accessories!

The Guestbook: Clara loves photobooths, so this guestbook will incorporate the photos taken by her guests.

The Favours: M&Ms in the wedding colours fill a mini mason jar that will be given to the guests.

Little Extras: Some extra little details to make Clara's day unique.

Photo: Clara is beyond in love with her cat, Kitten (also known as Bootle), so this is a must-have photo!

Reception Fun: A photobooth for the guests is a must-have at this wedding! 

Drink Bar: Drinks in both aqua and coral in mason jars will be a for sure hit with the guests!

Next week, I'm going to do my bestie, Kiley's, wedding - and fun fact, she's actually getting married! :D

Sources:
Colours: Colour Lovers
Invitations: Truly Engaging
Bridal Gown: Modeca
Bridal Beauty: Jennifer Lawrence, Indulgy, Pretty_Design, Nailstah
Bridesmaids: Dessy
Shoes: Thomasina, Jessica Simpson
Groomsmen: GQ, Divine Domestication, Little Vys, CCA Design
Flowers: Style Me Pretty
Ceremony Venue: Lake Oak Meadows, Nick Corona, Hulse Photo
Ceremony Decor: Style Me Pretty, Your Wedding Keepsakes, Rebecca Shepherd, Style Me Pretty
Reception Venue: Lake Oak Meadows, Hulse Photo
Reception Decor: Wedding Bee, Inspired by This, Ruffled
Escort Cards: Emmaline Bride
Cake: see my Pinterest
Guestbook: The Knot
Favours: My M&M's
Photo: see my Pinterest
Photobooth: Stace Cadet Designs
Drinks: Breakfast with Audrey, Kitchen Treaty

Friendly Inspiration: Jamie

Week Three: Jamie

Our Relationship: I met Jamie my freshman year of high school

Her Major: Communications: Interpersonal with a minor in Spanish 

Her School: Wheaton College

Her Interests: swimming, going to the beach, all things California (especially since she goes to school in chilly Illinois)

Jamie's Questionnaire:

Colours: definitely love blues - I'm really into mint and aqua right now

Feeling: more warm/cozy, simple yet fun

Season: summer for sure!

Dress: lace, I like sweetheart necklines, or off the shoulder sleeves

Location: outdoor reception and ceremony, would love it to be by some sort of water or trees

Special Requests: I LOVE fun lighting

Jamie's Dream Wedding:

The Colours: The colours that Jamie loves inspired me to create a colour palette in ocean hues, from mint to aqua to blue. To add another colour to the palette, Jamie and I decided on light pink.

The Invitations: To introduce one of the wedding colours for the first time, this aqua invitation was sent to the guests. It is simple, yet has a fun design!

The Bride's Attire: This Angelina Faccenda by Mori Lee dress encompassed everything that Jamie wanted in a dress. The floral lace detail was a beautiful bonus!

The Bride's Beauty: Jamie has naturally wavy hair, so with this look from Jessica Alba, we're able to enhance her waves and make them oh-so glamourous! For her makeup, we went for amped-up natural, with va-va-voom lashes, a pretty pink pout, and rosy cheeks.

The Bridesmaids Attire: To match the neckline and lace-fabric of the bride's dress, this mint dress from Mod Cloth was the perfect choice!

The Groom & Groomsmen: Since Jamie is having a summer wedding, we thought that the men shouldn't have to wear a jacket - except for the groom (we want him to stand out!). To coordinate with the light grey suits and mint bridal party, we chose these perfect ties. For the groom, a speckled mint tie, and for the groomsmen, a patterned mint tie to give them some extra flash.

The Flowers: Jamie absolutely loves daisies, so to go with the light pink accent colour, these unique silk flowers are a perfect addition to the bridal party. The groom and groomsmen will also have boutonnieres inspired by the bouquets.

The Ceremony: Pebble Beach Resorts offers so many great spaces to hold outdoor weddings! With the breathtaking view of the ocean, Jamie can get married by the water without having to deal with the mess of sand!

The Ceremony Decor: To bring the beachy-feel into the ceremony, I chose to decorate in three different ways. The first is with the alter, in which I found an arch that is covered in flowy fabric all in the bride's colour scheme. To line the aisles, I chose to bring in the daisies by hanging them in mason jars. To make it unique, I created an ombre effect of ocean hues leading into the pink of the accent colour. By finding the corresponding coloured mason jars (great DIY project!), I then filled them with matching sand (great way to bring in the beach-feel) that the flowers would then be placed in. To give the aisle some warmth, candles will be lit inside lanterns.

The Reception: Pebble beach can be quite cold at night, but this great venue lets you escape the elements, while still enjoying the ocean-view. (If the weather is on our side, I would choose to have the reception in a clear-tent outside.) This room offers high ceilings and windows-galore, giving the feel of outdoor bliss, while staying warm indoors.

The Reception Decor: To bring in Jamie's love of fun lighting, I decided to hang lighted lanterns in her colour scheme, covering the ceiling, along with stringing twinkle lights throughout the space. For the tables, large rectangular vases will be filled with aqua and mint-coloured glass to create the effect of the ocean, with colourful daisies standing out of them. Other tables will have the lanterns from the ceremony as their centerpiece, filled with matching daisies.

The Escort Cards: To bring the beach-feel indoors, the escort cards are situated in sand (I would include the coloured sand from the ceremony) with a "message in bottle" sharing their names and table number.

The Cake: To bring the ombre effect from the ceremony into the reception, this ombre-ruffle cake was chosen. The cake begins with the same colours as the ceremony aisle, working its way to the pink top layer. The ruffles create a wave-like image, perfect for a reception over the ocean!

The Favours: Unique favours were chosen for Jamie's guests - coasters! Guests will have their choice of coasters, choosing what best fits their personalities.

The Extras: To send Jamie and her groom off at the end of the night, I chose to use biodegradable lanterns that the guests can send off into the sky, making a wish for the newlyweds as the embark on their lives together.

Next week, tune in to find out how I create a vintage-inspired wedding for my best friend, Caitlin!

xo

Sources:
Colours: Design Seeds
Invitations: Wedding Paper Divas
Bridal Gown: Mori Lee
Bridal Hair: Style Bistro
Bridal Makeup: Style Bistro
Bridesmaids Dress: Mod Cloth
Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Zazzle, Middleton Park
Flowers: The Knot, Amazon
Ceremony Location: Stacey Pentland Photography, Pebble Beach Resorts
Ceremony Decor: Fifty Flowers, Save On Crafts, A Champagne Wish
Reception Location: Stacey Pentland Photography, Pebble Beach Resorts
Reception Decor: Style Me Pretty, Save On Crafts
Escort Cards: Martha Stewart Weddings
Cake: Style Me Pretty
Favours: Top Weddings, Little Things Favors
Send-off: Velvet Palette