Our Wedding: Inspiration Board 1
Nate and I had already decided (even before we got engaged) that we would be eloping in Italy. Since our engagement that plan has evolved a bit to include some of our family and closest friends but basically the idea of a very simple, organic ceremony on top of a cliff on the Amalfi coast remains the same. We won’t be having a reception, probably just grabbing dinner afterwards. (Who needs wedding cake when there’s gelato?!) and then touring Europe for a few weeks as a honeymoon. Nothing has been set in stone as of yet but Nate and I had tossed around a few ideas (including the color purple and tattooed wedding bands) and I had been stashing away pictures and websites of things that we just loved. Today I thought that I’d put them all together and see what develops and I’m happy to say that I really like what came out of it. Not very traditional, but still classic. I’ve officially dubbed it “the new classic”. Yup, I just made up an entire design genre. So what? ;)
Wedding things I’m obsessed with right now:
. The thought of eating gelato for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for an entire week
. Short wedding dresses
. Plum, lilac, and various other shades of purple
. Antique pocket watches made into necklaces
. Feathers: in hair, in bouquets, on dresses, etc.
. Anemone boquets (Do these remind anyone else of Alice in Wonderland?)
. Christian Louboutins
. Finding the perfect design for a wedding band tattoo
. Classic men’s suits in shades of gray
. The thought of seeing Nate’s face when he first sees Italy
Image sources: Chanel Polish | Capri | Gelato | Ring Tattoo | Priscilla of Boston Dress | Very Prive Loubous | Private Beach (my image) | Sangria | Black Titanium Band | Hair Piece | Necklace | Suit | Very Galaxy Loubous
Sounds divine! We didn’t do Italy, but had a very small destination wedding with just close friends and family. It was the best choice EVER. The one thing I would’ve loved was to go someplace like you’re envisioning, but family being able to go was more important by orders of magnitude and we knew that we would need to do it stateside to have that work out.
I love the bit of inspiration you’re starting with and can’t wait to see pictures from the special day. So excited for you guys :)
I cannot wait!!! You will be beautiful, Nate will be handsome and the location will be spectacular and the LOVE will be contageous…..
I just picked mine out! Short wedding dresses are hard to find but the search was worth it! yay.
I'm so excited for you 2!!
Love your inspiration board! :)
short wedding dresses = win
wow. LOVE THIS. i second going in october! it's by far, the cheapest (and best) time to travel in italy! tony and i got married in florence last october, and the weather was PERFECT. it was like 70+ and sunny the whole time.
i'd also suggest checking out http://www.italy-villas-rentals.com. we found a kick ass villa that slept everyone and was way cheaper than a hotel.
If I could have another wedding, purple would definitely be a color included, and we would absolutely travel to Italy and make it a small affair.
I'll live vicariously through you! haha :)
That is great! Hopefully it will go well and you can do it again for 2011 brides, hoping to be engaged this summer and married in 2011! :)
Congrats on your engagement btw… I read your blog daily and think you both do an amazing job!
The New Classic! I love it! Your wedding is going to be fabulous!!!
This made me smile :) Everything is fabulous!
Love the way you think – "who needs cake when you can have gelato?"- and love your color scheme!
Emily,
We've actually talked about that day, but we're afraid it may be popular for brides so we may pick another. ;)
And yay for PLUM!
Matilda,
I think you may be my shoe soulmate ;)
ooh la la… I love it! I can't wait to see how it all unfolds for you guys. I constantly want to plan another wedding. I told Brad after 10 years wedding number two is so on! ;) haha. HOORAY FOR GETTING MARRIED! Seriously its the best! :)
OH. MY. GOD. Those silver shoes are the Louboutins that I was talking about in my first blog post. Except I was talking about the pink ones! :)
All of these images are so exciting!!!! I can't wait.
Love your inspiration board!
Its VERY similar to ours – instead of platinum – we are using champagne. LOOOOOOVE PLUM.. its so beautiful :)
Oh, BTW, my vote is for 10/10/10 (Sun). In case you were taking suggestions because I think dates like that are AMAZING!
Emily Nicholson (soon to be Glennon) ;)
@Kat No way! Well, they have them for movies. I'm bringing it into the wedding realms. ;)
And yes, I think you are in that picture. Do you remember eating tuna and tomatoes on those super hot rocks on the beach that day?
oh! and I might be in that picture!
love the inspirations :)
but….here's a random comment….
TNT has "new classics" HAHAH
it was the first thing I thought about when you said that :)
It all looks divine! I'd love to go to Italy one day, its so close to me but there are so many European countries to visit, where to start?!
Pretty sure you and I have really similar taste. The Amalfi coast is my favorite part of Italy and purple has always been my fave color. I just had a bride that had a feathery dress, feather hairpiece and feathers in her bouquet. I was in love :)
Your wedding will be beautiful! I'm really happy for you!
Ok, love it, love it, love it!! Let me know if you happen to need an extra person in Italy just in case. I'll totally be back up! ;)
Wow! So gorgeous! Makes me want to get married all over again. I had a lighter plum for my wedding and it was my most favorite thing ever. Even though it was AGES ago! Love all of your ideas and dreams.
Sounds like you need an experienced destination wedding photographer :P
Seriously though, I'm so psyched for you guys :) Marriage is the best part of my life – and it seems you guys already have that type of connection, so it's just going to get better.
Bobby
So beautiful! I've been away from the interweb for a bit, so I missed the engagement. Huge congratulations to you both! I'm so excited to see your pictures!!
Thanks Amy!
I have no idea even where to buy them. They are probably an old design that I'll never be able to find but I just LOVE them!
And yes, that's the band Nate wants. I think it's really cool. I've never seen one like it!
Um… those mirrored heels are the most fabulous shoes I've ever seen! And I love the band. Did Nate pick that out? Is that the one he wants? You guys have great taste!