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I woke up early today to see Nie on the Today show. She is quite inspiring. One of many sreason I like her? She makes a silhouette of each member of her family every year. Isn’t that a beautiful way to record change, especially in children? She’s also recently resumed making silhouettes for sale. If you’re interested, see more here! You couldn’t be supporting a more worthy person, and I think one would make a lovely Christmas gift!

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Here’s an oldie-but-goodie for you to enjoy as I am going a little crazy preparing for my trip home for Thanksgiving! See all of the details and the image credits in the original post here. Fun fact: This is one of the boards that gets me the most hits from Google Images! I guess there are quite a few brides out there planning a blue and orange wedding? Who would have thought?

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You all have surprised me in the past, but I’m going to take a guess and say that this board is going to be the favorite of the four. I’m pretty positive it’s going to be Kate’s favorite, since navy and yellow seems to be her top pick right now. To be honest, I think it’s mine, as well. That was NOT the case at first, however.

When I first heard navy and yellow, I thought it was going to be nearly impossible to achieve the laidback picnic/garden party vibe we were going for which this color scheme. I thought of navy as too dark and stuffy, too elegant (though that sounds bad — we want things to be elegant!).

But the more I thought about it, the more I think it can work. I took the navy a bit lighter in this board, which I think makes things feel more light-hearted. I also incorporated billy balls (or craspedia) as the main floral element, which are a naturally fun floral. Wood becomes an important element here, as evidenced by the driftwood arch. I’m picturing rough wooden boxes filled with yellow pom poms at the end of every aisle for guests to pass down the row and toss at the conclusion of the ceremony. Wouldn’t that be awesome? And lastly, we’d still incorporate many of the overriding details, like a lemonade stand, lawn games, and fabric bunting hung all over the place.

So what do you think? Am I right? Do you like this board best? Or do you prefer a different one? Which is your favorite and why? To refresh your memory, here are the other three: Pumped Up Sherbet, Primary Picnic, Nautical Knots

The Details
First row, left to right: driftwood arch photo by Corbin Gurkin via Once Wed, ceremony programs photo by Erica Lyn via Weddingbee, yellow shoe portrait by One Love Photo via Once Wed

Second row: navy tie photo by Justin and Mary Marantz, craspedia centerpiece by Cori Cook via Style Me Pretty, maids photo by Erica Lyn via Weddingbee

Third row: jam favors, croquet photo by One Love Photo via Once Wed, craspedia bout, lemonade photo by Kate Webber via Style Me Pretty

Fourth row: directional sign photo by One Love Photo via Once Wed, blue shoes photo by Corbin Gurkin via Style Me Pretty, picture line

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More lawn games! More lemonade! But this time in punched up pastels like deep salmon, punchy pink, orange-red, aqua, and key lime green. I love the idea of fresh berries as centerpieces and favors, as well as pinwheel accents (see this post for more!). Like the last board, this one doesn’t have too much of a nautical flair to it, but it is chock-full of delightful DIY details. Which you know I love.

The Details
First row, left to right: croquet photo by One Love Photo via Once Wed, pom pom drink stirrers by Martha Stewart via Black*Eiffel, candy sticks by Martha Stewart Weddings

Second row: maids photo by Jose Villa, pinwheel C photo by Kate Murphy via Once Wed, lemonade station photo by Sarah K. Chen

Third row: berry favors photo by Corbin Gurkin via {Duet Weddings}, pencils photo by Union Photography via Snippet & Ink, ceremony exit photo via Style Me Pretty (If anyone can help me find the original link, I would appreciate it — this wedding was super cute!)

Fourth row: votives photo by Steve Steinhardt via Style Me Pretty, directional sign photo by One Love Photo via Once Wed, lantern centerpiece by Martha Stewart Weddings, lemonade stand photo by One Love Photo via Once Wed