INSPIRED: I love our wedding colors.

I really do. Once we were betrothed, it was very easy to imagine our wedding day. My favorite color is green. And his is blue. There you have it, a color scheme was born that we are both more than happy with! Our colors also happen to be based on a peacock feather. We share an admiration for this beautiful bird and love how it ties everything together. I think our love for peacocks began somewhere in high school when we would visit art museums on dates and would see artworks imitating this creature, or that time when we You-Tubed peacocks and attempted to mimic their sounds (I know, very mature, huh?)--nonetheless, it somehow has become a symbol for us.

Each time I see a peacock feather, I just think of Ben. It even went so far as me buying a cute little picture frame at Ross because it was a peacock in the shape of a heart. I'm really excited to incorporate peacock feathers (very subtly) into our special day. Big ticket items on my DIY list are to create groom and groomsmen peacock feather boutounierres (gosh, I hope I can spell that word correctly someday). I also want to have some peeping through my bridal partys' flower bouquets.

P.S. My navy blue shoes and green flower bouquet will be enough to hint at the peacock feather! I almost decided to go with a peacock fascinator, but was afraid of taking it too far. In this case, less is more.

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