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I won’t show you guys my original inspiration board, as it literally has nothing to do with our wedding now! My original colors were pomegranate and gold—not exactly what comes to mind when you hear the phrase “English garden”.

As the wedding planning progressed and I started to develop more of a cohesive “feel” for the wedding, I decided to add two colors to the palette: the palest of pinks and cream. For now, the pomegranate is tentatively staying as an accent color, mostly in the bridesmaids’ dresses; there are a few gold accents thrown in there as well. However, being the perfectionist that I am, I’m quite happy to edit my little heart out until I have every detail exactly right. We’ll have to see whether pomegranate makes the final cut!

I came across this beautiful inspiration board in the archives of Snippet and Ink, and it made me completely rethink our color scheme! Maybe I should edge out the pomegranate/berry color for good in favor of pale pink, cream, and vintage gold! My bridesmaids have already bought their adorable berry-colored dresses (which were also worn by Mrs. Cherry Pie’s beautiful bridesmaids), but maybe we can figure something out that goes better with the new color scheme.

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Ah, the dainty teacups, the poufy, fifties-style dress, the sweet ballerina-esque headband. I’m in love!

So with that in mind, here is my second attempt at an inspiration board. The first one was mostly just me playing around with Picasa (as I was still trying to figure it out). I basically just did a Google image search for burgundy and gold weddings and then crammed all the pictures together. But this time, I tried to pick things I found beautiful and inspiring. Some of the pinks are a little too pink, but overall I’m salivating over the flowers in this board. I like the touches of cream thrown in there, too. I think they keep the pink from seeming too sugary. As you can see, the pomegranate is starting to take a backseat to the pale pink, cream, and gold.

All images via The Knot

The tea length dress in the left center is absolutely stunning! I’m also loving the little puffball cake.

Do you guys think the pomegranate matches the rest of the colors? Should I nix it? How many times did you change your color palette before you found the perfect combo?