Southern Weddings

Welcome back to our nineteenth spectacular Wanwisa Wednesday! Be sure to check out her previous posts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII and XIX for more fabulous wedding inspiration!

I have been spending the last week trying to recreate a wonderful dessert I had at the late Paul Newman’s Westport restaurant, The Dressing Room. It’s a New Year’s resolution friendly dessert of pan-seared angel food cake with lavender ice cream. A little strange sounding but, trust me, it is heavenly! Long story short, the dessert served as inspiration for this Wednesday’s post … an ode to lavender and all things Provence! So here it is! Enjoy!

In my search for lavender infused weddings, I came across a delicious Herbal Elegance wedding at Brides.com and fell in love with every detail {have a look for yourself! first three rows}. I adore the French Country Market theme where a cocktail hour spread of fresh fruit, bread and cheese are laid out in a chic display interlaced with tin buckets of flowers complete with chalkboard price tags {prices in Euros included!}. My search led me to Martha Stewart Weddings where I came across more herbal inspired weddings! Fourth row left: a chic seating card display makes use of an old vintage postcard stand; the seating cards themselves feature various herb motifs. Fourth row middle: gorgeous lavender and grass green letterpress invitations. Fourth row right: an elegant “just married” sign made of strewn lavender. Bottom left: a fabulous personalized country loaf. Bottom middle: pretty seating cards of mini lavender bouquets. Bottom right: a truly unique bouquet of flowers and herbs…divine!

Until next Wednesday! Xoxo, Wanwisa

Written with love by Lara Casey