The first inspiration board of 2011 is dedicated to my talented photographer, Elizabeth Messina. She has a love of all things vintage, French and romantic, and I created this board with those three elements in mind – I think the only thing missing is chocolate. Vintage paper candy cones and a simple bouquet of old-fashioned roses are perfectly sweet details, while pearl-studded silk shoes, an antique lace veil, and ornate calligraphy in gold engraving are utterly luxurious. Add champagne and croquembouche, and set the whole thing in a gorgeous 18th-century French chateau. Sounds pretty dreamy to me!

Mood: vintage French romance
Palette: cream lace, vintage white, champagne gold

Credits: #510 French Lace

Top row from left: 18th-century Provençal farmhouse via automatism, photo of Flowerwild old-fashioned rose bouquet by Jose Villa via Once Wed, aged bucket with champagne via Dress Design Decor
Row 2: lace veil photo via We Heart It
Row 3: Manolo Blahnik shoes with pearls from Martha Stewart Weddings, gold engraved menu calligraphy by Bernard Maisner, croquembouche photo by Elizabeth Messina, vintage paper candy cone from Etsy

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