Board #494: Blackberries & Lemonade

Though blogging definitely has its perks, I miss the summers I had as a school teacher (or as a student for that matter). Right now I'm imagining a lazy summer afternoon, drinking lemonade, picking blackberries, reading a book outside - and all of those things have made their way into today's inspiration board. Serve a signature cocktail made with fresh-squeezed lemonade, and pull the color yellow into other details like the bridesmaid dresses, groom's attire, and bouquets. Use blackberry postage stamps to give your guests an idea of what's to come, include blackberries in your centerpieces (and even in bouquets and boutonnieres), serve blackberry pie instead of wedding cake, and send guests home with jars of blackberry jam. Finish it all off with some vintage touches, like a guest book fashioned from an old book cover, delicate lace parasols, and a fabulous vintage getaway car. I think it sounds like the perfect summer wedding - I mean really, can you imagine anything more summery or pleasant than sipping lemonade and lolling around in the grass?

Mood: lazy summer afternoons
Palette: lemonade yellow, blackberry purple, summer field green

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Top row from left: reading books in the grass from Marie Antoinette, lemonade with personalized swizzle sticks from Rebecca Thuss, photo of centerpiece with blackberries by Eric Cable, photo of yellow bow tie and straw hat by Justin & Mary Marantz via Style Me Pretty
Row 2: blackberry jam favors from Brides, mini blackberry pies and typewriter menu both from Martha Stewart, vintage roadster via Real Weddings
Row 3: front porch, Sally Holmes rose bouquet from Martha Stewart Weddings, letterpress invitation by Golden Rectangle Press
Row 4: vintage lace parasol from Pink Frosting, blackberry bush via Life in the Family Patch, yellow vintage-book journal by Marigold Journal via Creature Comforts, blackberry postage stamp