Project Wedding Blog

It turns out that my lovely friend Kristen, who I am planning a bridal shower for, is more of a rustic french countryside kinda gal than a modern preppy pink. I love making inspiration boards so I went back for round two. This one was pretty easy because last week’s real wedding and this week’s real wedding both had a lot if natural elements that go well with a rustic theme.

When putting together this second Parisian-inspired inspiration board, I imagined lots of natural colors like greens and browns. My friend loves purple, so I added some purple elements and also some red for a splash of color. The french macaroons, bread, and wine elements are in this board too, because I want to maintain the cultural element for the Parisian foodie feast! I must admit, planning a bridal shower is really fun!

This board is heavily influenced by the gorgeous work of Lisa Vorce at Oh How Charming, whose work I greatly admire. In fact if I could go back and have my wedding over again, the first thing I would do is hire Lisa Vorce to design and coordinate my wedding. The entire top and bottom rows of photos are from weddings that Lisa designed.

Photos in the top row: Top left and right are by Elizabeth Messina. Middle is by Thayer Allyson Gowdy

Photos in the middle row: Left is by Martha Stewart, middle is by Wedding Paper Divas

Photos in the bottom row: Left is by Elizabeth Messina, middle and right are by Thayer Allyson Gowdy