Autumn Inspiration Board

I was riding the train through Connecticut and Rhode Island this week, and it was incredibly beautiful looking out the window at the spectrum of colors in the changing leaves. The New England scenery, and a little friendly prompting from Daisy, inspired me to come up with this collage of wedding images.

Photo credits (left to right, top to bottom):

After Six Bridesmaid, style 6540 in butterscotch - http://www.dessy.com/

Barn image from mixmingleglow.com

Twenty-Three's Gallery of Wedding Cakes - http://www.savor23.com/

Labels Buy Design, Maple Breeze Invitation - http://www.labelsbuydesign.com/

From the Wedding Bouquet Gallery of Your Wedding Company - http://www.yourweddingcompany.com/

Easy and Elegant Thanksgiving Centerpieces from Good Housekeeping - http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/

Homemade Autumn Centerpieces from Brides.com - image found at http://www.superweddings.com/

Autumn church photograph credited to Aldo - posted on http://www.photoforum.ru/

Green Lake Jewelry - custom inspiration piece BND_O_21123 - http://www.greenlakejewelry.com/

Blaire by Maggie Sottero - http://www.maggiesottero.com/

Red and orange for the fall

When Andrea started planning her wedding (which may or may not have been before she was engaged, but who am I to talk?), she mentioned red and orange, for a fall wedding in Connecticut, to go with that famous New England foliage.

I wasn't convinced. I just couldn't see it together, the red and orange. It reminded me of road signs. But Andrea sent me this picture, from Martha Stewart's website, and I got it.


But maybe I'm just a sucker for a rose bouquet.

Another Poll

What should be the theme of our next inspiration board?

1.) Peter Pan (think a starry night with a dream-like landscape)
2.) San Francisco (because Paris has been done before)
3.) Old fashioned Christmas (horse drawn carriages, white snowy capes)
4.) Something else (if you choose this one, please make a comment including a suggestion!)

Announcement!

I may have another bridesmaid gig (not officially yet, though)! One of my best friends Andrea FINALLY got engaged to her boyfriend of almost FIVE years (they have been dating since our freshman year in college).
Andrea's talking about an October, 2010 wedding in Hartford, Connecticut. More details to follow.

Fall colors poll!

At long last, a new poll is finally up! The question is, what are the best colors for a fall wedding? I'll admit I've gotten stuck on the reds and oranges of the foliage, so I'm definitely up for suggestions in your comments. Here are the options I thought of:
--red and brown, like apples and cider
--gold and burgundy
--pumpkin orange, and pie to go with it
--the colors of my alma mater, because I'm still stuck on the idea of a tailgate wedding