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color inspiration: navy and pink

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tassel garland via confetti system, top right photo via elizabeth messina, guitarist via elizabeth anne designs

pairing navy and pink almost always means preppy. I wanted to show how that isn't always case. By throwing in charcoal gray, gold, silver, seafoam, and white it makes it all a little more hipster and a little less country club. Of course if you add the confetti system to just about anything it's already going to be more fun.

color inspiration: navy, tangerine, and white

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top photo via visuelle mints via an apple a day, ford via my funny eye

I love the color combination of navy and tangerine (well, off of the football field at least.) It not only manages to find the perfect balance between retro and modern, but preppy and hipster as well. Can't you imagine an 80's (who am I kidding, I think I saw this outfit last summer) frat boy wearing a navy and white sweater with crisp (possibly too short) orange shorts just as easily as you can a hippie dancing around in a flowing navy sun dress with bright orange flowers in her hair? What about a super modern all white loft with touches of navy and orange or a home from the 60's with orange shag carpeting and navy rimmed china on the table?

See? This combo can go either way. Just depends on the person and the connection the feel to the colors.

Summer Sunset Wedding

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via flickr

Using this peony I came up with today's board-a summer wedding at sunset. Very classic, chic, and preppy, with an outdoor ceremony by the lake followed with blue or blackberry filled desserts, an all white wedding cake, and lots of slow dancing.

row 1: centerpiece via artfool, navy bridesmaids dress via jcrew, drinks via snippet & ink
row 2: earrings via carmen monique, chandelier via the paris apartment, blackberries via flickr, teacups via oncewed
row 3: casa blanca dress via snippet & ink, mercury glass votives via the everyday bride, van Huysum painting via arader galleries