Country Wedding in the City: Inspiration

Our 2012 dance card is filling fast!  Which is super exciting for us!  We are a whirlwind of activity here, designing, scheming, planning and dreaming!  As such, I am working on the inspiration board for a July wedding.

The bride is one of my favorite people from my Nebraska Life.  We went to University together and now we both live here in the MKE.  The groom is, in a word amazing.  He's funny, kind and totally adorbs.  Best of all, he's perfect for my sweet friend.  In addition to being extremely blessed to be a bridesmaid, I am fortunate enough to put the Goldiluxe stamp on this super special occasion.

I've been contemplating my approach to this event a lot lately and Pinterest has been helping me distill my vision.  As I put together my inspiration Board, I thought I'd share a couple of my favorite images.  Enjoy!

Aren't they lovely?  This photo came to me via Style Me Pretty and was taken by A Simple Photograph.  My couple loves blue and I thought this little photo illustrated a perfect palette.  Coordinating, not matchy-matchy.  Simple picture, huge source of inspiration.  I'm especially in love with that deep, luscious midnight blue.

Wildflower centerpieces are becoming increasingly visible these days, and let me tell you, "mama like".  I love the look of them, the idea of them...you name it.  I think with this (and countless others) in mind, I'll be able to put something really great together for this wedding...I've been scouring floral mags and the wheels are definitely turning.

J'adore this photo!  I am LOVING all the delicious rusticity to be found in the pages of bridal mags and blogs of late.  I love country elements thrown into an elegant affair.  Don't mistake it for shabby chic, mind you.  The jury's still out on shabby chic.  Also, how brill is the homemade favor idea?!  Love, love love!  This adorable little photo comes from Green Wedding Shoes ( a personal fave) and was shot by Steep Street.

So there you have it.  Three of my favorite images from the ever expanding Country Wedding inspiration board.  I can't wait to share more as we work out the details...

Tiki Weekend: You're Invited!

Well, the day is fast approaching and I am sooo excited!  I thought I'd share the invite we chose for Tiki Weekend!  It hit the mail a couple of weeks ago and I've gotten lots of really great feedback about them (thanks to the awesome Allison Beilke for her awesome design)! 

 

Pretty great, right?  I'm so happy with the way this turned out.  I'll have to admit, I was kind of pulling for the one with the warmer color palette, but I really think this version fits the mood of our event.  It feels like cool summer breezes and lounge-y, xylophone-y tropical music.  I cannot wait to show you what we've been working on!I love the pool envelopes, too!  So cute!

Photo Credit: Allison Beilke

Baby {Shower} by Goldiluxe: Inspiration Board

Armed with Allison's brilliant invitation, I put together this inspiration board on Pinterest.  I really wanted to design a chic little party that was also incredibly fun!  I also really wanted to use a more non-traditionally "baby girl" color palette.  We were so lucky that Carrie was so awesomely open to our ideas.  We settled on shades of lavender, green and blue.  Take a look at some of my favorite images from the board, y'all.

Photo Credits:


1.  lavender sweets: Amy Atlas Blog, via google.com
2.  baby shower invite rendering: Allison C. Beilke
3.  baby shower scene:  Martha Stewart
4.  woodland stripe lavender fabric: Allison C. Beilke, via Spoonflower
5.  pennant bunting: Trisha Brink Designs
6.  marshmallow pops:  Amy Atlas Designs via You're Invited Events

Tiki Weekend: An Inspiration Sneaky Peeky

Hey all!  We have been busy busy here at Goldiluxe!  Planning for Tiki Weekend is wrapping up and the builds have begun!  But, before I get into that, I thought I might share a couple of images from our upcoming Inspiration Board post.

As most of you know, I joined Pinterest awhile ago and am LOVING it!  I deviated from my usual process and built my inspiration board there!  The result was wonderful!  You, of course can judge for yourself a little later...

This brilliant little idea comes from Style Me Pretty via the blog Creature Comforts (and was actually from a guest post by Miss Kayte Terry.  She can be found here, here and here.)  Creature Comforts is a brilliant little style/inspiration/DIY blog and honey, it's like she's writing it for me.  We made some significant changes to this idea to fit our theme and our overall aesthetic and I think it worked out really well.  I am, of course working on a how-to post for our version of this, so I'll be able to tell you all about it.  Stay tuned!

These little guys came to me from my favorite baking supplies shop, Chicago's Layer Cake Shop.  While I did end up purchasing about a billion of these little guys, this picture really help us distill our vision.  For me, it reminded me to add texture, color and a little spice to our design.  And most importantly, they're ah-dorable!

So there you have it, your first peek into our 'Tiki Weekend' inspiration board.