"visions of sugar plums" by blossom sweet

Who says Christmas weddings have to be formulaic? Not us! We are excited to share with you our latest inspiration board, "Visions of Sugar Plums," which is far from the bride's typical take on the holiday. We think you'll love it! But just how do we come up with our boards, anyway? It depends on the day, but let's walk you through this particular board.

It all started with one photograph (found at Style Me Pretty), which in its understated, simplistic elegance really spoke to us:

Then, based upon our initial inspirational photo, we came up with the following pallette - a non-traditional spin on the holiday season:

And then came the fun part, putting the board itself together. We found lots of photographs on various sites on the web which meshed well within our pallette, our style, and the Christmas season. And voila! It all came together perfectly! So, without further ado, here is our latest board (which we totally adore!):

visions of sugar plums
by blossom sweet

sources: style me pretty, martha stewart, carla ten eyck photography, the knot, martha stewart weddings, ritzy bee

Merry Sugar Plum Christmas from Blossom Sweet!

terracotta + espresso

Terracotta is one of my favorite fall hues, so I thought an inspiration board was in order. Enjoy!

terracotta + espresso
by blossom sweet

images found here: the knot, martha stewart, cote de texas, table4weddings, we heart it, hey gorgeous

black & white

I know, I know, I've been really into posting inspiration boards lately. What can I say? I'm super obsessed! I love creating these lil' beauts. Hope you love the latest!

black & white by blossom sweet:

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photo sources: martha stewart weddings, real simple, hey gorgeous, style me pretty, once wed

colour lovers: a guide to choosing your wedding colors

Oh me oh my, I have found a new love. It's a little site called Colour Lovers. If you are having a hard time choosing your wedding colors or just want some fresh ideas for home decor, etc., I would highly recommend this site.

It is especially good if you have your focal color picked out, but are having a hard time choosing your accent colors. You can find your focal color, and then choose the option to see "palette" suggestions containing that particular hue.

For example, let's take one of my favorite shades of the moment:

a primrose color called "hopeful" on Colour Lovers:

So we choose "hopeful," and then 37 pages of color palettes come up with suggestions of colors that look good with our chosen shade. Now, remember that's 37 pages - not 37 palettes - 37 pages containing about 10 or so palettes per page. I didn't look through all 37 pages, but here are some of my favorite combos I found, starting with my very favorite:

antique china:

emily and jane:

her rose:

hope:

hope in colour:

it's nice that!!:


my way back home:

opticon4:

oriental garden:

pretty FIREWORKS:

stripes:


primula:

prom night:

strawberry sprinkle:

As you can see, one color can take you in so many different directions. Happy color picking!

give me a peachy keen giveaway: 25,000 visitors

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Today the Blossom Sweet Blog passed the mark of 25,000 visitors, so naturally, this moment must be celebrated with a giveaway!

To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment telling us what you love most about SUMMER!

Anyone and everyone is welcome to enter. The winner of this FABULOUS SUMMER PRIZE will be chosen using a random number generator and will be announced on Sunday.

Please be sure to leave your email address and phone number in your comment so that we can contact you should you win.

Thank you so much to all of you faithful blog visitors for getting us to this exciting milestone of 25,000 visitors! Good luck in the giveaway!


When I think of summer, one of the colors that comes to my mind is peach. I LOVE everything peach; you may have noticed that it has been one of the focal colors of the blog for quite some time now. A couple of my favorite peach/summer correlations:

1. I remember that during one of the summers I spent in Georgia being able to smell the fragrance of fresh peaches carried on the breeze. Divine, I say, simply divine.

2. Last year I threw my first annual "cobbler night," a big party at my place with lots of fresh peach dutch-oven cobbler & summer fun. Can't wait 'til this year's in a month or so!

In honor of my favorite summer fruit & color, I've created an inspiration board, "PEACHY KEEN." Hope you enjoy it!


photos found at:

Martha Stewart Weddings
Elizabeth Anne Designs
Summer Picnic Wedding
Green Wedding Shoes
Aisle With Style

color of love

I love Valentine's Day. I love it because I can mix colors that wouldn't really work any other time of the year. For example, I hosted a V-day party last night, and I wore the brightest of fuchsia shoes & earrings paired with a cherry red flapper-style headband. And, only because it was a Valentine's party, it was super cute!

In honor of this day of love, I created an inspiration board that is [if I may say so myself] both lovely and elegantly seasonal. I went with a color scheme of plum, rose, and burgundy with accents of sparkle, ambiance, & light. It's a combination I could certainly see myself choosing for my wedding [someday] - I love these romantic colors.

Hope it inspires you! And I hope you have all had the best Valentine's weekend in the history of the world. ;)

saffron & charcoal

Ah, I have been waiting for a bride to ask for this color scheme- it's one of my favorites. And on top of it being on my list of faves, it's so chic right now!

saffron:
charcoal:Melissa's bridal portrait bouquet:Thanks, Melissa! Hope your portrait session went well today!

flowers used: premium mini callas, tulips (two varieties), lily grass, silver dollar.