Beautiful California wine country and weddings are like peanut butter and jelly — they just make sense. Who wouldn’t want to get married amidst the sprawling green mountainside, on the cusp of the pacific ocean? Us Connecticut girls with a love of grape vines and rolling symmetrical hills are certainly disappointed when we look around at our landscape and see just the opposite. Well, that isn’t entirely true: you just need to know where to look!

My inspiration for this board came out of my own love for wine country weddings. In Connecticut, that can seem near impossible, but we’re fortunate in having the most gorgeous of locations, Jonathan Edwards Winery. Located in North Stonington, the views here are amazing. You just have to see it for yourself!

The Color Palate

I chose Pear and Canary because I love the way green and yellow look together. Does anyone remember Pottery Barn’s catalogs from last year, with all those fabulous green and yellow livingscapes? I literally thought about redesigning my house! The colors together are so fresh and can be whimsical, romantic, or tailored and preppy. I think our inspiration board incorporates a little of each. I also included the colors of Crisp Linen to break up the boldness of the green and yellow. The color of Espresso Brown is also just so complimentary of all three others and helps add some rustic wood elements to the design in branches or wooden tables.

Another reason why I love this palate is it is cross-seasonal. While it is fabulous in Spring and Summer, it can work equally as well in Fall and Winter. And while you may not be able to have a fabulous tented fete in the dead of January at a winery, you could have a beautiful indoor affair at one of the local renovated Barns in Connecticut and it would have the same effect!

I think this is one of my favorite inspiration boards to date. I try to not just slap pictures together, but put genuine thought into each element and how it plays off one another. Its like building a mini wedding. My only regret is the space isn’t larger to fit MORE ideas and inspiration.

The Inspiration Board

From the top: Photograph of Jonathan Edwards Winery, located in Stonington, Connecticut; Lemon Tart from the real wedding of Liz & Chris via Southern Weddings Magazine; Green and white ceremony decor from Brides.com; Yellow signature cocktails on green and white lacquer tray from Brides.com; Pear escort card from Brides.com; Delicious pear dipped in chocolate as wedding favors from Chocopologie in SoNo, Connecticut; “Carmen” satin peep toe pumps in Bright Saffron from JCrew.com; Bridal gown “Tanya” from Modern Trousseau’s 2009 Collection, located in Woodbridge, Connecticut; Hanging votives, mini french fries in white cones, and mini burgers topped with green dill pickles from a Real Wedding via Southern Weddings Magazine; Canary yellow dining chair from Chameleon Chair; Yellow and white letterpress invitation “Estrella” from Bella Figura; Bridal bouquet of champagne roses, hydrangeas, cream anemones, and green hypericum berries tied with cocoa brown Midori ribbon from The Knot; The gorgeous green and white tablescape is from the real wedding of target=”_new”>Katrina & Matt via Southern Weddings Magazine; Bridesmaids dress “Becca”in Honey Eastern Shangtung (style JYSE-462) by Jenny Yoo in their Spring 2009 collection.