Isn’t this color inspiration board, designed by The Inspired Bride, perfect for this time of year? The cheery yellow and soft green whisper “Spring.” These colors would be perfect not only for a wedding, but for a baby or wedding shower, too.
Color inspiration board from The Inspired Bride
Coral is one of the hottest colors of the Spring fashio season. Here are some inspirations for incorporating this warm coral into a wedding. Bright and gorgeous!
via Postcards and Pretties
via Style Me Pretty
via Wedding Paper Divas
I am working with a client on selecting a color palette for her wedding and so far we are thinking shades of blues and greens. I am finding a little bit of inspiration from this color board. 
First row: Anthropologie, Divine Twine
Second row: Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings
Third row: Martha Stewart Weddings, Style Me Pretty
One of Snippet & Ink's many fabulous inspiration boards
Inspiration boards are a great way for brides to hone in on the style, color scheme, and overall vision of their wedding. By assembling images reflecting the tone and colors that are most appealing to them, they can begin to create a “master plan” for the design of their wedding.
Low-tech inspiration boards are easy to make by simply posting magazine clippings, fabric swatches, and other inspiration sources to a bulletin board or pasting them onto card stock. These low tech boards have the advantage of offering texture and true-to-life color, unlike their high-tech alternatives.
The portability of digital inspiration boards can’t be beat, however. Simplistic versions of digital boards are easy to make by dropping images into a Word document. More advanced boards can be created in design programs like Adobe InDesign or online at Dessy.
Dessy has a fantastic Pantone Wedding Tool that allows you to create an inspiration board staying true to the Pantone colors of your choosing.
Pantone Wedding: Wedding Tools
If creating a board seems overwhelming, brides can jumpstart their design juices by perusing inspiration boards on sites such as Snippet & Ink or 100 Layer Cake that regularly feature fabulous inspiration boards.
Still stuck? Check out this previous post on choosing a color palette for a wedding.
Dessert has been on my mind these days… which quickly leads me to thinking about wedding cakes. Here are a few that I love for Fall weddings:
All too often brides feel obligated to choose a white wedding cake. But why, when there are so many beautiful options for a chocolate-frosted cake?
Fall Cake featured on Brides.com, photo by Miki Duisterhof
gorgeous fall cake from Alice's Tea Cup, courtesy of Brides.com
Marzipan and gum paste embellishments can be a nice way to add a pop of color to a cake.
Marzipan-embellished Autumnal Cake featured on theknot.com, photo by Modern Wedding Photography
Asian-inspired cake in autumnal hues featured on Martha Stewart
Chestnut and golden-hued cake from Cakework, featured on InStyle Weddings
This vibrant orange cake taps into a traditional Fall color in a modern way.
four-tiered cake by Chocolaz Artisan Cakes, featured on InStyle Weddings
One of the questions I am often asked to clarify for clients is the difference between escort (or seating) cards and place cards. There is a simple way to remember this:
Escort cards escort guests to their table, while place cards indicate at which place at the table they should sit.
Escort Cards
Escort cards are used at large events when guests need to be assigned to tables. The cards are generally set out in alphabetical order on a table or some other creative setting so that guests can easily find their card. Cards can be written for each couple or for each guest individually.
Escort cards need not be traditional cards, they could be votive candles (like the image from a Rex & Regina wedding below) apples with calligraphied names pinned to them, shells for a beach wedding… you name it!
votive candles as escort cards, photo courtesy of cb photography
These tented cards are anything but traditional. Used at a Rex & Regina wedding, these gorgeous cards were created by Saima Says and were part of a larger stationery suite used throughout the wedding.
Escort cards, photo courtesy of Baltazar Photography
These little bundles of lavender, featured on Martha Stewart, illustrate that the sky is the limit with respect to creative escort cards:
Lavender bundle place cards
Place Cards
Place cards can be a useful tool in helping guests feel comfortable at the table at which they are assigned. A host should carefully consider where to seat each person so that, to the extend possible, each is seated near someone they know but also near someone with whom they can enjoy interesting conversation.
When guests have selected specific entrees in advance, the place cards can also help the servers know what entree each guest should receive. (Escort cards can also do this, but only if guests think to set their escort card in front of their place setting when they sit down.)
Here are a few inspiring place card ideas from Martha Stewart:
this clever place card doubles as a menu stand
a simple topiary makes a stunning place card
a wrapped clementine provides a pop of vibrant color
One of my all-time favorite wedding blogs, Snippet & Ink, recently posted a gorgeous inspiration board for a pale blue and autumn gold wedding. I fell in love!
Pale blue and gold inspiration board from Snippet & Ink
I am such a fan of gold — particularly for Fall weddings — because of its richness and warmth. When paired here with the coolness of the pale blue it creates such an elegant contrast.
Thanks, Snippet & Ink, for continuing to inspire us with your stunning collection of wedding inspiration!
Choosing a color palette for a wedding can seem like an overwhelming task. You like light pink but the room is dark red and navy blue. You are having a Fall wedding but want to steer away from traditional Fall colors. You think champagne is great, but your bridesmaids have made you promise to pick any color but that. Feeling stuck?
Let The Color Hunter help! I fell in love with this online tool and its sister tool, The Color Palette Generator, after reading this recent post on The Bride’s Guide.
The Color Hunter
The Color Hunter allows you to determine the particular color palette reflected in an image. For an example of how it works, a client was recently struggling with determining the right palette for her wedding. I took photos of her venue space, uploaded one of the photos to Color Hunter, and generated a palette for us to consider. Easy peasy!
With Color Hunter and the Palette Generator, Brides can find inspiration for their wedding palette with a click of a button. While the tool won’t solve the ultimate problem of deciding which palette to choose, it’s a great way to help narrow the decision.
The Rex & Regina Blog shares both trendy and traditional ways to extend gracious hospitality through weddings, other social occasions, and at-home entertaining. Learn more about Rex & Regina.