Since this weekend marked the unofficial start of summer, it seemed time to post some summer wedding ideas. For today’s inspiration board, I imagined a sweetly feminine garden party – something that would work just as well for a bridal shower as for a wedding. The palette is mostly pastels, with lilac and lavender, as well as barely-there sunlight yellow. A touch of deep plum purple adds sophistication. Mismatched glass bottles as bud vases aren’t the most original idea, but purple glass is unexpected (and lovely). And how about the perfect recipe for this wedding – lavender lemonade. Mood: sweet summer garden Palette: lilac and lavender, lemonade, sunlight {click image to enlarge}

Credits: #483 Lilac and Lemonade

Top row from left: purple lanterns from Martha Stewart Weddings, lemonade with straw flags from Rebecca Thuss, stamped glassine favor bag by Passing Notes, white peony in purple bottle via A Creative Mint Row 2: photo of peony bouquet by Jose Villa, garden table from Utterly Engaged styled by Summer Watkins, clematis styling by Randi Brookman Harris, cupcakes with flowers styled by Selina Lake Row 3: notecard by Ice Cream Social, shoes with rosettes and purple flowers both via This is Glamorous