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This is the perfect holiday wedding palette if you ask me. Just the right balance of reds and greens, with hints of whites and golds. Makes me excited that Christmas is just five days away (yes, five!)!

row 1:  Ronnie Andren Photography via Style Me Pretty; Cue via designworklife; Orange Girl Photographs via Style Me Pretty
row 2: Jenny Packham; Kate Headley Photography via Landlocked Bride; Allison Reisz Photography via WeddingChannel; Yummy Cupcakes and Cakes via Postcards and Pretties
row 3: BHLDN; Simply Photography via Ruffled; Lisa Hessel Photography

Navy is one of those classic colors that is truly seasonless. It’s perfect for Fall, Winter, Spring or Summer. You can dress it up or down. You can add sparkle or pops of color.

row 1: Jill Thomas via Style Me Pretty; Chillipit via Pacific Weddings; Sweet and Saucy Shop
row 2: Fleur; 100 Layer Cake
row 3: Martha Stewart Weddings; BHLDN; Fleurology

Today’s inspiration board is a bit personal.  It is the one I created when planning my own wedding more than two years ago.  When I started the entire planning process, I knew I wanted bold punches of color.  And, considering the fact that my husband and I love red, it was a given that our palette had to be surrounded by it.

The beauty of this palette is that (for the most part) it is pretty versatile.  You can adjust the level of each color’s use throughout your decor to make it fit.  Chocolate was the more subdued color for us – used as an accent here and there.  Red was the star, with hints of orange to balance it out.  And, the white was used to make everything pop – a true foundation color.


row 1: Blogger Brides; Ladybird Poppy; J.Crew
row 2: Martha Stewart; Luminous Designs; Martha Stewart; The Wedding Decorator
row 3: Demetrios; Megan Thiele Photography; GQ

row 1: CUTandPASTE via Paper Crave; Sweet and Saucy Shop; Ryan Garvin via Grey Likes Weddings
row 2: Trent Bailey via SMP; The Special Day via Southern Weddings; Katie Neal Photo via SMP
row 3: Simple Splendor Photography via The Bride’s Cafe; Jeremy Leffel via Valley and Co.

Yellow and gray are two colors I never tire of. Honestly. There is just something so modern and classic about how these two colors work together. To liven it up a bit, I mixed in a touch of green. Just another one of those pretty seasonless palettes.

Row 1: Erin Hearts Court via OnceWed; BHLDN
Row 2: Emily Steffen via Style Me Pretty; Emily Steffen via Style Me Pretty; Erin Hearts Court via OnceWed
Row 3: Taylor Lord Photography via Style Me Pretty; My Sweet & Saucy

I promise blues and greens are not my favorite color (well, I do love them).  I put together this color board back in February in preparation for a style shoot with a dear friend.  We were aiming for a saturated set of colors, but also wanted them to pop. I have seen teal and yellow done before, but usually in softer hues.  This is my take on that same palette, but much more rich.

Row 1: Martha Stewart Weddings, Tried and True Weddings
Row 2: BanDo, via WeddingBee, Generation Photography via The Knot
Row 3: Real Simple, A Bryan Photo

Row 1: Adeline and Grace Photography via Style Me Pretty, Raw Photo Design via Style Me Pretty
Row 2: Adeline and Grace Photography via Style Me Pretty, Jen Huang Photography via Rangoli Jewellry, Jennifer Images via Style Me Pretty
Row 3: Raw Photo Design via Style Me Pretty, Raw Photo Design via Style Me Pretty, Minted

For any of you black and white brides out there, one of you should wear this dress.

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Love the modern, sculpted bodice, and how chic this overall look is.

This would also be good for any of you winter brides.

PLUS, this dress is only $245.  That’s a steal if you ask me…

Although, I somewhat cringe at the sight of kelly green (I can’t help it, they were my high school colors).  I really love the freshness of this table set up and the palette.

The green with the stark white really pops – which is great. The last thing a bride would want is for her decor to fade out with the table linens. Plus this is a great case of “all you can get are white linens, how do you incorporate color?”


Images courtesy of In the Now Weddings via Brooklyn Bride

It’s color day at the Landlocked Bride. Stay tuned for another great combo this afternoon!

I definitely love a red, white and blue wedding.  Nothing to do with patriotism, red and blue are just two of my favorite colors, and I absolutely love them together.  I especially love when a bride (or groom) does it right, like this Australian one.

It is fantastic when the details are so well thought out. The bride placed photos of her grandparents in little blue frames and strung them from her bouquet on blue ribbon.

All images courtesy of Craven Images via Polka Dot Bride

The navy and the red just make me swoon. They are such classic colors! And the guys’ blue suits with the striped shirts? Ahh! So great!

And, I can think of one lovely American bride who also did red, white in blue in such a fantastic way.