As a little girl, I’d often dream about what my wedding would one day look like. Of course at that time, Barbie and Ken weddings were a common occurrence in our household (I’d even go so far as to pick wildflowers for Barbie’s mock-bouquet). It’s memories like this that remind me that even from a […]

As a little girl, I’d often dream about what my wedding would one day look like. Of course at that time, Barbie and Ken weddings were a common occurrence in our household (I’d even go so far as to pick wildflowers for Barbie’s mock-bouquet). It’s memories like this that remind me that even from a young age I’ve had a relentless passion for celebrations, beautiful and meaningful details, flowers, and love.
Now that I’m actually engaged, it’s been so fun to dream up what I really want our big day to look like and feel like. While getting caught up in the inspiration and endless possibilities of decor is fun (sometimes!), we always try to remind ourselves what’s most important: we want to create a marriage more beautiful than our wedding day, because that is what lasts! We want to have a beautiful wedding day, because thoughtful details and beauty evoke feelings of love, and that’s what a marriage is all about. So today I’m sharing our wedding inspiration with you and how I went about pulling our colors and initial design elements together.
First off, the sweet gals at Southern Weddings sent ...