{Inspiration Board} Red & Lavender Wedding Colors

Red & Lavender 

Setting up our new de Lovely Affair office here in LA has inspired a new love affair with this fresh, vintage feeling wedding color combo. I love the boldness of the rich red together with the subtlety and shade variety of the lavender, from dusky tones to light and sweet!

lavender bouquet | favors | cupcakes | bridal party

purple bottle tabletop | dresses | flowers | red shoes

invitation | purple petticoat | table setting

This is a perfect color palette for a bold bride who just does not do summertime pastels or blush, lemonade, cotton candy or any other variation of pink! What I love most about this duo, it can be used successfully and with great flair in any season. Whether a vintage summer wedding, an outdoor fete full of natural fall light, or a modern spring affair awash in pale tones, red and lavender is elegant, sophisticated with playful and sassy side thrown in for fun.  With tones across the color spectrum, the options with these two beauties are endless AND you will never be at a loss for gorgeous wedding florals!

And now back to the office decoration! Pictures soon! And make sure you check back soon for my Wedding Color Series that will be featured over on Wed Loft, the blog of Wedding Window. Anything and everything you would ever want to know about wedding colors.

What do you like most about this color combo? Would you use it for your wedding? Leave us a comment below and then head over to TWITTER and FACEBOOK to check out the rest of the convo! I love chatting it up with the ladies over color and weddings. Le sigh!

Have a colorful day!

{Global Wedding Inspiration} Spotlight: Puerto Rico

Hello there lovelies! Welcome to Tuesday; ready for some Global Wedding Inspiration?  I must be in a Puerto Rico state of mind because I saw one gorgeous picture and out popped this inspiration board. Puerto Rico is an almost perfect destination wedding location; it's warm, beachy, exotic and a short plane ride away for friends and family. But Puerto Rico is more than just sand and sea; it is steeped in culture and  history with time worn gorgeous architecture, age old traditions, and a love of music, food and dance. So if you are looking for all that and a seriously warm people to welcome you to marriagehood, take a look at Puerto Rico. 

Puerto Rico Wedding Inspiration Board

Clark + Walker Studios (couple) | Destination Wedding Magazine (cigars) | Jose Aguilo Studio (fort and stairs)

Craig Wolfrom (beach) | Rincon PR Wedding Planner (pineapples)  | Beyond Design (invitation) | Kreed Photography (flowers) | Rincon PR Wedding Planner (shell) 

Style Me Pretty (Amor) | Jewels by Jan (bridesmaids) | Inspire the Bride (ceremony) | Bespoke Bride (starfish)

Are you planning a destination wedding and still unsure of where? Then seriously consider Puerto Rico as your go-to location! And if you do choose PR, please send an email and let me know; I'd love to feature your wedding here on de Lovely Affair.

Have a deLicious day!

Inspiration Board - Fuchsia and Chartreuse

So I got inspired by one of our readers Julie-Ann who asked for a board with this color combo, which I totally love by the way! There were so many great photos to choose from, I actually didn't know where to start or stop! Love it ALL!

Credits to come.

Have a deLicious weekend. Go with the good stuff!

{Inspiration Board} Wedding Shoes to Banish Winter Blues

I have a thing for shoes, especially cute, impractical, and expensive shoes…you know peep toe, pumps, ankle straps, mules, mary janes, wedges, slip ons, lace ups, sling backs, girly, high heel, low heel, kitten heel, ballet flats, leopard print, satin, leather, canvas, pleather (yes, it is real), suede, naugahyde, cotton, you name it,  I like it…. Much to the chagrin of an overflowing closet and my husband.  BUT what I love MOST is super cute shoes that infuse a little culture, style and just plain fun into a wedding.  I personally had island blue shoes, and the fact that they were on double, double clearance, made it even better. *wink*

My wedding at the Commander's Mansion, Watertown, MA

When I saw this shoe inspiration page over at Real Maine Weddings,  I almost fell out of my chair with excitement, just thinking about shoes! Weehoooo, how I wish I could have worn all of them…my favorite of course, ye ol’ ball and chain!

Given that the snow is falling and we are ALL stomping around in our big ol’ winter boots, I thought I nice dose of cute wedding shoes would lift your spirits…and mine too.

Top L-R: Style Me Pretty | Tea and Whimsy | Kingdom Wedding Photography | Wedding High

Middle L-R: The Little Goat | Leo Dj Photography | VR Veils | Jenny Jimenez
Bottom: L-R: The Little Goat | Nora Karen | Becca DIlley

And if that isn't enough, here is a great article featured 43 Weddngworthy Shoes you can actually dance in on your big day!

What color are YOUR wedding shoes? Are you going BOLD or neutral or white or none at all?  Leave a comment and tell us all about it.

As always, join us us FACEBOOK for more fabulous inspiration.

Have a deLicious day!

{Inspiration Board} Winter Florals...aubergine, white, silvery green

There is something about the color combination of white, deep purple and silvery green...it reminds me of winter yet it warms me up. Aubergine, eggplant, call it whatever you like, has a very sensual quality to it, white is pure and soft, add to that the soft leaves of silvery sage and you have a gorgeous winter wedding palette.  Whimsical, sweet, soothing, and yet sophisticated, elegant and romantic.

Here is my take with help from Style Me Pretty.