Teal, greens, blue and gold

We are not having traditional wedding "colors," and we are certainly not trying to make anything match according to color. This was an attempt to make my life easier, especially because I'm drawn to colors that are hard to replicate - like teal, or turquoise. Since I'm planning my wedding from afar, I knew some details would get lost in translation so from the start I wanted to keep things simple, but doing a more "color range" rather than two or three distinct colors. This way I'll be asking the venue to keep things simple with white, and we'll be bringing in the colors in different ways.

These have been my color inspirations, which are palettes of blue and turquoise, with ivory, champagne and antique gold. I'm still unsure of what color the bridesmaid dresses will be, but I'm not obsessed with pinning down any of these colors exactly. I'm happy with the darkest teal, to the lightest seafoam and everything in between. Really I just want things to look beachy without being too cheesy, classic, a bit whimsical and elegant.

This is what started it all - Yuzen Pool by the Paper Source. We plan on incorporating this into our invitations and our save the dates by using the "pool" color on white invitations. The color looks a bit muddled here but it is much cleaner, softer and vibrant in person.

This popped up recently on Ruffled, and I love the colors here. These are a bit more matchy-matchy, and I certainly didn't chose an aqua wedding dress, but I love the color combinations.

I have been half-tempted to repaint the condo after seeing this print from Cocoa and Hearts - its actually an art piece and if it wasn't so expensive, I would have to purchase it for our future home. I love the antiqued finish to the gold and the different blue and green tones. (Psst: even if you hate these colors, check our her site because her art is amazing!)

This is the beachy color I always think of first - the sea glass you find down by the waterside. This was feature in Better Homes and Gardens as indoor house colors, and if we ever get a home by the beach this will be my palette.

So there is my inspiration so far. Do you think I'm being realistic by letting all the colors be included? Do you prefer to have a more specific color palette?

Lacking Motivation

Recently I've struggled to find the motivation to tackle my wedding to-do list. I'm still excited about the wedding and its still a regular topic between me, my friends and my family, but I'm unable to take care of some fairly simple items on my list. I think I am going through the "But the wedding is still so far away!" denial. Today I checked the count-down clock and there it is, staring at me: 229 days.

I'm still convinced this is plenty of time to take care of all the details large and small for the wedding, but getting under the 200 mark terrifies me. There are so many elements I have bookmarked or pinned on Pinterest, but I haven't planned at all which aspects I will actually use and which are simply illogical for our destination wedding. Therefore I am making it a point this week to focus my efforts on making decisions and cleaning up my inspirations!

This means I will be blogging about all my inspirations in these coming weeks! From ceremony arches to the dance floor, its time to make some of the fun (yet seemingly difficult!) decisions! Did you struggle with making decisions regarding decor, or all the "extras" you'll be including in your wedding? Did using Pinterest make your life easier, or harder? Are you lacking motivation or are you the energizer bunny?