Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Board #368: A Desert Fête

Since the Kitschy Key West post was such a hit, I thought it would be fun to post some more regionally-inspired wedding boards. I've reworked one of my very first inspiration boards for today's post. Instead of the obvious desert reds and oranges, this southwestern wedding board draws its inspiration from Georgia O'Keeffe's trumpet flower (and it's name from Jamie's blog) with sage green and hints of turquoise against a backdrop of neutral sand and chalk white.

Mood: cool desert chic
Palette: sand, chalk, sage, hints of turquoise

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Top row from left: trumpet flower by Georgia O'Keeffe, jewelry and succulents both from Martha Stewart Weddings, photo by Next Exit via Black Eiffel
Row 2: church photo by Elizabeth Messina via The Bride's Cafe, cocktails from Martha Stewart Weddings, dress from Brides UK, succulent boutonniere from In Style Weddings
Row 3: bouquet by Pam Zsori, save-the-date by Peter Kruty, cookies via Cannelle et Vanille, pressed paper invitation from Invite Site
Row 4: calligraphy by Betsy Dunlap, cactus centerpieces from Life + Limb, branch place setting photo by Gemma Comas, aloe photo by Ericka McConnell

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12 Comments:

Blogger EmmaK said...

I love the use of hens-n-chicks! They're so cheap but still fun... I love the idea!

April 7, 2009 at 6:23 AM  
Blogger Megan said...

Very nice. This is an awesome, different take on the desert!

April 7, 2009 at 8:08 AM  
Blogger LPC said...

ooh. drop in my tracks beautiful.

April 7, 2009 at 8:55 AM  
Blogger Amy@OldSweetSong said...

YAY succulents!

April 7, 2009 at 9:33 AM  
Blogger flights of fancy said...

Love this one!...so beautiful and serene...

April 7, 2009 at 9:54 AM  
Blogger Ashley Whiteside said...

the cool color palette is so unexpected and fresh. this reminds me of european beauty, and i'm in deep like.

April 7, 2009 at 10:16 AM  
Blogger Councilmember England said...

gorgeous. LOVE the fresh approach to the desert.

April 7, 2009 at 2:03 PM  
Blogger Jolie Goodnight said...

great painting to draw inspiration from !

April 7, 2009 at 6:03 PM  
Blogger {The Perfect Palette} said...

nice colors.

April 7, 2009 at 7:09 PM  
Blogger Cat from Next Exit said...

Thanks so much for linking to us! I love that gorgeous image of Kim and Jimmy in Joshua Tree!
We are huge fans of your blog.

April 7, 2009 at 8:55 PM  
Blogger iheartkiwi said...

oh this is just perfect! i am planning a desert wedding myself and this is exactly the look we're going for... desert chic without being too obvious.

keep up the fantastic work!

April 8, 2009 at 6:48 PM  
Blogger Tracy said...

This Is Gorgeous!

April 11, 2009 at 6:08 PM  

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