Sometimes there's just no avoiding what mother nature throws our way, including rain on your wedding day . . . so I thought I'd put together a fun little inspiration board to help you embrace the rainy weather. Plus, in some cultures, rain on the wedding day is actually considered to be good luck.
Image Credits and Resources:
Rainy Day Save the Date from Ello There {delightful wedding invitations}, Bride with Umbrella from Sofia Negron Photography, Groomsmen in the Rain from Wed Pix {photographed by Adrienne Maples}, Black and Red Rain Boots from Lotus Blossom Photography, Black and White Rain Boots with Yellow Rose Bouquet from Elizabeth Anne Designs, Olive Hearts Rain Boots from dll rainwear

And lastly, there's a great article at Lotus Blossom Photography's blog about choosing your bridal shoes and the black and red rain boots are part of the story. You can see the entire article here.

Guest Blogging with Erin of Lucky Designs

I'm so excited to bring you today's guest blog post from Erin of Lucky Designs {creator of custom monograms and more}. Erin has taken 3 of the inspiration boards I've created and paired them with a coordinating monogram design that's she's created. The monograms she's paired with the boards couldn't be more perfect. Thank you so much Erin for putting these together. Erin's currently working on more monograms to be paired with inspiration boards I've designed and I will be featuring more very soon. Would love to know what you think of these. To see many more monograms that Erin has designed and to see how you can get your very own affordable monogram, please visit the Lucky Designs web site and blog at eLucky Me.see original Deep Purple and Green inspiration board for image credits and resource links

see original Aqua Blue and Orange inspiration board for image credits and resource links

see original Moss Green and Periwinkle Blue inspiration board for image credits and resource links

Thank you so much Erin of Lucky Designs for joining us today and creating such beautiful monograms to coordinate with the inspiration boards I've put together. We'll be seeing more of these inspiration board and monogram pairings again in the very near future.

Fall is definitely in the air here in the northeast and with today being October 1st, it seemed fitting to create an autumn wedding inspiration board. I ♥ the dress from Alfred Angelo, the style is so flattering and it's available in so many color options. Oh, and the featured cake . . . is made up of layers of spice cake, maple-caramelized apples, and maple buttercream. Yummy - I don't think there could be a more fitting cake for an autumn wedding. And, I pretty much love all the other photos in this board as well. What do you think?
Image Credits and Resources:
reception from brides, wedding programs from the knot, chiffon dress (with optional spaghetti straps) from alfred angelo, wedding invitation from izzy and the bean design, boutonniere from the knot, wedding cake with orange circus roses and hypericum berries from the knot, wedding shoes from southern weddings, wedding bouquet (with dahlias, spray roses, coxcomb, and ranunculus) from the knot

I was recently introduced to the work of Maria-Thérèse at Afiori and I'm so intrigued by her Fine Art Photographs that I wanted to use one of them as the starting point for an inspiration board. {her Visual Poetry 4, Purple Rain can be seen in the top middle row below}. I'm a huge fan of the popular color purple in weddings. Here I combined it with green and black for a bit of a more dramatic feel.
Image Credits and Resources:
Floating Candles by Jo Tyler of Sarah Kaye, Visual Poetry 4, Purple Rain, Fine art photograph, 8x8 from Afiori, Bride in Field from BHG.com, Floral Bouquet with Sweet Pea and Hypericum Berries from The Knot, Bridal Shoes from Bella Fotographica, Purple and Green Passion Flower Gift Tags from Moth to a Flame Studio, Cupcakes from Cups 'n' Cakes by Hanita, Floral Bouquet with Heather, Wax Flowers and Lavender Sweet Peas from Martha Stewart Weddings, Floral Bouquet with Alium and Avocado/Olive Pom Pom Trim from JL Designs{photo by Stephanie Williams}

After seeing many blogs posting "True Blood" inspired wedding ideas this week, I couldn't help but put my own inspiration board together. Now, you may call me crazy, but I'll be honest, I've never seen "True Blood" or know anything about the show. But, I can tell it's the talk around twitter and I simply love the dramatic tone of the blood red color when combined with black. And, since it's almost that time of year, this color combo would be just perfect for a Halloween wedding.
Above Image Credits and Resources:
Reception Decor from The Knot, Candles with Crystals from The Knot, Black Veil from Brides, Red Black Chiffon Flower Hair Clip from Nomsa on etsy, Couple from Gray Photography, Black Damask Wedding Invitation with Red Accents from Social Circles on etsy, Black, Red and White Wedding Cake from Cake Central, Red Peony Bouquet from Photos by Carla

The original sources/bloggers for "True Blood" Wedding Inspiration Week:
Sasha Souza
Bella Signature Design
Masterpiece Weddings
It's a Jamie Thing
A Regal Affair