Picture Perfect Palette No. 4

Yippee it's Friday!  I am so excited that this week is over, as it has been a roller coaster of a week.  And as much as I like riding on roller coasters at theme parks, I really do not care riding them in life...if that makes any sense.  I try very hard not to complain, but I can definitely say that I am happy this week is over...that's not complaining is it?  However, it makes me ever the more thankful for the majority of my weeks that are, besides crazy and busy, not roller coaster rides ;-)

So for this week's PPP I was really in the mood for some soft and mellow colors - obviously very much my style.  Even though this is a soft palette once again, wait to you see the fabulous styles you can create with it.  They were so good I had to include two pictures for each!  And don't get me wrong...I love color, but after a week like this it's the softer palettes that appeal to me.  Yet, fret not as I have some very colorful inspiration planned for next week's PPP.

Anyhoo - moving on, here is your PPP for this week...

Hmmm, no wonder I like this now that I think about it - a cottage garden is serene and calming, which makes total sense why I chose it for this week.  This palette works beautifully with the style.  I love the faded and worn terra cotta pots and they would be perfect for centerpieces of white garden roses.  I can picture wooden tables with a creamy table runner, doilies or vintage linens, the pale grey-blue would be brought in on napkins with twine keeping them rolled, and I would use the markers as escort cards in an old wooden crate.   Quite lovely, no?

However, this palette is amazing for a woodsy organic style...

Did I not tell you?  Oh these colors are perfection with this decor.  How fabulous is the pale grey-blue that is incorporated in the brides bouquet and on the tables.  The bridesmaids dresses are just the perfect match too.  All the wood brings in the browns and the grey.  Twine is an element as well for this style and looks wonderful wrapped around jars filled with candles.  Not a lot of color, but tons of impact!  And I love that, as it is quite unexpected.

But wait - the goodness doesn't stop there!  Oh no, this french outdoor style really is amazing with this palette too...

And oh my goodness a cheese and bread table - heaven in my world!  While the pale grey-blue doesn't play a very prominent role in this style, it can easily be brought in with some linens or flowers.  Not that you have to include every color, but you could easily incorporate it.  However, the Roquefort and Stilton (not included in this picture, but was in the photo shoot) cheese brings in hints of the grey-blue, and the shadows that are cast from the 150 year old trees above do give the white cake plates a grey-blue hue.  Nonetheless, this palette is still gorgeous for french outdoor inspiration.

One palette used for three different styles, but all still perfect in there own way.  So tell me loves...do you like one of the styles best for this palette?   Would love to hear your thoughts.  Oh, and I have to tell you - this palette is perfect for the beach too.

~ Ciao

...image 1 via a cottage in the woods , 2 & 3 photography by jasmine star via green wedding shoes & 4 & 5 photography by michael and anna costa via style me pretty