Elegant Wine Country Wedding Inspiration Brought to Life

Today’s rustic elegant wine country wedding inspiration starts like any other of my inspiration boards – pretty, disparate ideas that add up to a much larger story – except that I got the chance to see this one come to life! Today’s Sonoma-inspired palette of aqua and copper with loose, organic florals took the leap from inspiration to reality last year at Oh So Inspired.

The Inspiration

I never actually expected to win a seat at the incredible creative workshop for wedding professionals, Oh So Inspired, but all of my inspiration styling experience paid off when Honeybook held a contest for the Inspiration to Reality challenge. The design had to create a compelling wine country wedding look while incorporating Honeybook’s signature aqua shade. I wanted my design to reflect the unique combination of rustic and upscale that signifies the Sonoma wine country – unstructured, organic florals in natural shades of green and cream helped bring that vision to life, while hints of teal and aqua added modern color while metallic copper accents added elegance.

The Reality

I could not have been more excited to have been chosen to attend Oh So Inspired, headed by Bay Area Wedding greats, Nancy Liu Chin Designs, Very Mary Inspired, and A Savvy Event, and attended by some of the most influential movers and shakers in the wedding world. Even better, I had the chance to see one of my inspiration board concepts come to life, through the Inspiration to Design Challenge that tested attendees creativity and wedding savvy. Some of the amazing shots from Kevin Chin are below!

A photo posted by Kevin Chin (@kevinchinphotog) on Jan 20, 2016 at 1:06am PST

A photo posted by Ohsoinspired (@ohsoinspired) on Nov 19, 2015 at 12:23pm PST

A photo posted by Kevin Chin (@kevinchinphotog) on Nov 18, 2015 at 5:40pm PST

A photo posted by A Savvy Event (@asavvyevent) on Nov 16, 2015 at 10:12am PST

PHOTO GALLERY –

Floral Draped Ceremony Arch in Wine Country

 Photography: Michael And Carina Photography | Planner: Silver Lining Events Of Virginia | Floral Design: Aleen Floral Design via Style Me Pretty

Elegant Natural Boutonniere

Photography: Zosia Zacharia Photography | Event Planning: Serendipity Wedding Planning | Floral Design: Kate Alban Davies via Style Me Pretty

Raw Silk and Linen Place Setting

Photography: Tamara Gruner Photography | Floral Design: Life In Bloom | Silk Table Cloth: Silk And Willow | Tabletop Rentals: Nimble Well via Style Me Pretty

Silk Ribbon and White Peonies

Photography: Ruth Eileen Photography via Style Me Pretty

Ethereal Veiled Bride in the Redwoods

Jacque Lynn Photography | Styling and Design: Ginny Au | Floral Design: Sarah Winward via Style Me Pretty

Vintage Copper Tray with a Calligraphy Menu

Photography: Brushfire Photography | Invitation Design: The Weekend Type via Grey Like Weddings

Al Fresco Winery Wedding Reception

Photography: Rylee Hitchner Photography | Design + Styling: Amanda O’Shannessy | Floral Design: Twigss Floral Studio via Once Wed

Rustic Elegant Wine Country Wedding Inspiration Brought to Life