Wedding Inspiration: Green and White

The Inspiration

Adapted from Matthew Robbins’ Inspired Weddings—Designing Your Big Day with Favorite Objects & Family Treasures (Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2012).

While traveling in Portugal, a dear friend spotted this trinket in a bead shop and picked it up with me in mind. She’s always understood my love for and collection of whimsical little objects. The vine motif winding its way around this bead feels lush, despite its delicate nature. It’s exotic and tropical, yet somewhat reserved.

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The Palette

I’m rather obsessed with the green and white color palette. It can be challenging to work with, but in general it forces you to be more creative. This ultra-refined palette of green and white is fresh, and you’ll be amazed at how much you can do with a seemingly limited range of tones. There’s a wonderful boldness that happens when you allow green, which normally finds itself in a supporting role, to be paired with rich wood tones and crisp whites. This towering arrangement of hydrangeas can greet guests at both the ceremony and reception.

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Wedding Style

Here, a garden path is strung with blossoms. The bead makes me think of a couple that enjoys nature and is inspired by the outdoors. They love leaves, foliage and would prefer their focus to be on the greener side of things, rather than on flowers.

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Where and When

We love this decorative wreath of ferns and nerines. A look like this can work just about anywhere, from an intimate backyard event to a lovely daytime affair, or even brought to life in a traditional ballroom. This inspiration suits many settings, although celebrations in the spring and summer might be best, as the natural environment during fall and winter can work against you.

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The Focus

The aim is to create an exotic and overgrown botanical vibe that can permeate its way into every minute detail of the overall theme. I want everything to feel incredibly lush, foresty, and overgrown, as if no one has tended the grounds of an old home in quite some time. Elongated arrangements of passion vine and orchids meander down the length of a table, while vineprinted napkins underscore the natural theme.

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The Tablescape

Oversized napkins stand in as chargers and a punch bowl holds hellebores and orchids.

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The Invitation

A laser-cut invitation by Modern Press Stationery.

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