As you will soon find out, I am a HUGE fan of black! Therefore, for the past several years, I've been dreaming of a black & white wedding! My "Prince Charming," as I'll call him in my blog, wanted some color for our wedding, so we compromised on black + white + (insert color here). Oh the choices! I thought about taking inspiration from butterflies...but that was a no go. So while I was perusing Shutterstock.com to find some pictures of my winged friends in an effort to sway my honey's decision, I stumbled upon this beautiful shot of poppies!
Poppies have long been "popping" up in my life - from my Aunt's kitchen wallpaper to my favorite movie as a child, The Wizard of Oz - I always had a quiet appreciation for these delicate flowers. And that's when it hit me - POPPIES! We could use poppies as our theme and inspiration, and my Prince Charming gets his touch of color! Black + white + red = an elegant, chic and fun affair! I must warn you: I am now obsessed with anything poppy...I've found some great items from Anthropologie (even bought myself the jacket to wear for my shower) and a fun swim suit from Victoria's Secret (do I hear honeymoon suit?).
So here are my beloved poppies and my inspiration for our wedding theme. I hope everyone finds something inspiring for their day - whether it's a color, a flower, an insect or otherwise - a theme is a great way to keep everything in sync:
Scribble Poppy Blazer from Anthropologie; Seed Packet Pillow, Poppies from Anthropologie; Poppy Print/Black Trim Bikini from Victoria's Secret; Three poppies against a white background from Shutterstock.com; Martha Stewart's poppy & pink cake; Poppy illustration by William Wallace Denslow from the original book of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (image from The Library of Congress's online collection).
As many of you may already know, I went the insane route and decided to design, print, cut and assemble our invites myself...thanks to some of my wonderful 'maids, I've had some help in doing so and can now sleep at night without worrying about whether or not I'll get them done. And of course I've also already planned to do the same for other items such as place cards and favor tags. However, I just ran across a wonderful print site - I'll be honest, my attention was caught by their name - Moo - so I thought I'd check it out...prices are reasonable, products are cool AND you can create your very own designs...how cute would their MiniCards be for favor tags or place cards? Or their Note Cards for table numbers? Or their stickers for some unexpected fun?
