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Frosty gray days with a little underlying sweetness.  There was a time where I would have overlooked those days for weddings.  June would have been all I could imagine.  The more I delve into wedding world, though, the more I see the beauty in every season of the year.  You just have to look at it a little differently.  Some of the greatest things are like that.

For example, we LOVE damask.  It’s classic and beautiful and bold and looks great with every color.  But when you strip it down, enlarge it, simplify it, you come up with something very modern and cool.  At the same time it retains all that classic bold graphic that we originally fell for.  Our Lindsay Wedding Invitation is a perfect example of that–oversized and simplified damask gracing the corners, punctuated with and framed up by colors of your choice.  Ideal for the bride who likes to have her own take on the classics.

More ideas and sources for these amazing ones can be found on our Pinterest board.

When you think purple and orange, you may think of something brash–team colors or overbright Halloween decorations.  And there is certainly a time and place for those shades and hues.  If you are looking for something a bit deeper and richer and more sophisticated, consider shades of plum and pumpkin.  Ideal for a fall wedding, a little unexpected, and very, very pretty.

Here we pair this combination with our Caroline Floral Wedding Invitation.  The design is seasonless and timeless.  It’s beautiful and rich and just a little unexpected, precisely like the plum and pumpkin.  Classic without being predictable.  Traditional without being stuffy.  Floral without being flowery.  Exactly right, every time.

Check out the sources for all these ideas on our Pinterest board.  To see our full line of invitations, check out our website or our etsy shop!

I’ve been so inspired by pattern lately.  Geometric chevron and quatrefoil.  Swirling scales and florals.  And paisley.  Love paisley.

Paisley.  It’s not the stuffy hunter green and burgundy pattern of old 80s neckties.  Here it’s intricate, swirling, flowing, beautiful, and just a touch exotic.  Add a bit of gold and orange and it’s a bright combination that transcends seasons.  Here we’re featuring our Paisley Wedding Invitation with a bright fuchsia, a deep orange and a touch of gold.  With colors so bold, just a touch of pattern does the trick.  Flattering colors for any wedding party, filled with energy and sunshine.  A perfect palette for a dynamic bride.

Gold is on my mind.  Maybe yours, too.

(Swimming, Gymnastics, Cycling, and Shooting so far.)

As always, the rock tumbler of my mind takes that element and spins it, polishes it up, and transforms it to something wedding related.  In this case…

(Pausing again to say: Shooting. Seriously?!?! 99 shots out of 100?!?!  Kim Rhode is an awe inspiring marksman, winning medals in 5 straight Olympics!  Yet I’ve only seen one tiny segment on her in the Olympics coverage.  Oh, NBC.  Why do you vex me so?)

In this case, I loved the idea of gold.  Frankly, I love the luster of gold in just about any context.  Rich and lush and pretty, it reflects its light and makes everything glow from within.  Here I paired it with one of our classic wedding invitations, the Mary Jane. It’s a simple, but stylish wedding paper suite that would be perfect for a bride who tends toward the classic.  It’s a little bit preppy, a little bit sweet, without being twee at all.  It goes with everything from a very minimalist celebration to one that sparkles and shimmers with gold.

Check out the sources for these ideas, as well as our Mary Jane Invitation and some of our other classic wedding invitations on our Pinterest Board.

Today we get to play Santa!  We’re always thinking ahead and Christmas is on the mind and we’ve got an AMAZING deal for you!  Check it out, share it with your friends, pass it on to your second cousin once removed.  It’s too great a deal to miss!

While we love all the quirky and wild weddings out there, some brides just are looking for classic. Subdued.  Sweetly sophisticated.  A little touch of vintage.  Those are perfect words to describe our Antique Rose Wedding Invitation.

I noticed a lot of people have been marking it as a favorite design on our etsy shop. I’ve always liked it, but it really comes together and is the unifying piece in this collection if ideas.  Suddenly it goes from a simple invite to the perfect thing to frame your day.  I love these subtle and warm palettes that look so lovely on the wedding party and really let their beauty shine.  Your wedding photos will be timeless.  The memories will be even more timeless…

Check our Pinterest ideas for more things that will go perfectly with this invitation and the sources for all this excellent ideas!

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: Inspiration comes in the weirdest places.  Would you believe that Katy Perry was the inspiration for the lovely, sophisticated combo you see before you?  Lemmie walk you through it…

I was watching the previews at the picture show the other day and they showed a trailer for Katy Perry’s new movie.  I’m not a huge fan, but I do find her to be a unique twist on current culture, with her candy colored hair and anime eyes, to be interesting.  But young.  Oh. So. Young.  A question of how to make that vibrance translate to something more mature without stripping it of all it’s energy started rolling around in my brain.

I came up with two solutions.  The first was our grown up Confetti Trendspotting board. Seriously, you cannot watch that movie preview without being stunned by how much confetti there was swirling around!  And the second is this more subdued color combo that still emanates young, but without the tweenness.  The crux of it is our own Adria Floral Wedding Invitation.  It’s just a little bit unusual, just a little bit quirky, just a little bit unexpected.  The vines and flowers combine with pattern to make a beautiful border that’s both classic and fresh.  Want more ideas to go with the sources for these ideas?  Check out our Pinterest boards!

I drove through Kansas once during Sunflower season.  We’d roll through these big  roller coaster hills, marveling at how predictably Stuckey’s and their pecan rolls would appear on the horizon, make every good and bad Wizard of Oz joke there was.  But mostly we marveled at the combination of the crystalline blue sky and the fields and fields and fields or cheery sunflowers.

Is there a happier flower?  Anything more down home?  Bright and bold golden blooms as big as your head.  They’re perfect for a sunny late summer wedding.  Pair our Sunflower Wedding Invitation with burlap and twine for a rustic, countrified affair.  Or pair it with glitter and satin ribbons for that excellent mix of rural glitz.  Or, like here, use it as the centerpiece of a casual and quirky bohemian affair in a field.  Lovely, lovely!

Check out the sources for these ideas on our Pinterest board!

Ancient. Strong. Mighty. Deep roots. Weathering the storm. The oak.

I love the majestic branches spreading out, offering shade and shelter, growing to the heavens.  Under it’s boughs is a perfect place to start a life together.  Chairs set up in a clearing, sun dappled aisles outdoors in the beauty of nature.  Most of the great things in Disney movies happen in the woods, great fairy tales are rooted there.

Our Under the Oak Tree Wedding Invitation can work with so may weddings, outdoor or in.  The symbol is a strong one–we’ve featured it in another pinboard already!  Ideal invitation for a wedding in the woods.  Here we have it styled with a preppy and peppy striped skirt bridesmaid dress, a great pinstripe suit, and a pretty bouquet, all in shades of navy and green.   A faux bois wedding cake is a big trend right now and goes perfectly with the theme.  And that sweet rustic wood sign pointing your guests to the start of your happily ever after…sigh and cue the sweeping music.

Check out other ideas for styling this invitation on our Pinterest Boards!

Well, since we passed the first day of summer, my job is to be thinking of winter.  I try to stay in the moment, but my eyes are always on the horizon when it comes to weddings.  And today I’m picturing an early December affair, soft blues and browns and touches of frosty pine cones.  Check out the board I made up based on our Tahoe Pine Cone Wedding Invitation. From a simple garland strung on ribbons, to some amazing bridesmaid bouquets, it’s a perfect idea for a winter wedding that isn’t rooted in the holidays. I can just picture it–maybe with a hot chocolate bar? A faint scent of cinnamon everywhere?  A crackling fireplace?

The Tahoe suite of wedding products would be a perfect accompaniment to set the tone for the day.  Classic, clean and elegant, but with just that twist of whimsy that we’re always giddy about.  Only a few of the best ideas for a great winter wedding made it here, check out some others on our Pinterest board!

Tahoe Pine Cone Wedding Invitation