Flights of Fancy {feathers as wedding inspiration}
November 16, 2012
My fiance, Mark, and I have a long-running joke about me walking down the aisle carrying a live white peacock instead of a bouquet. I’ll take the flowers, please and thank you. The last thing I need is a frantic animal in my arms during our wedding. Needless to say, I have a strong and deep love of all things feathered, which I’ve inherited primarily from my mother, who is about as obsessed as they come.
Feathers are popping up all over the place in wedding decor, bridal attire, accessories, even invitations. Here are a few of my favorite iterations:
Surely, I wouldn’t look this glamorous carrying a bird.
Feathers as decorative details…
Feathers in your hair…
How will you be incorporating your feathered friends?
P.S. If you’ve seen my Pinterest, you know I have much, much more feather inspiration, so just wait for shoes and dress posts!
[...] As I’ve mentioned before, I have a slight obsession with peacocks–they appear frequently in Art Deco and Art Nouveau artwork, and the bright jewel tones and metallics offer up a to-die-for wedding palette. While there will be no live peacocks at our wedding, there will be a few special details inspired by my feathered friends. Here are some peacock images that have been hovering around my Pinterest board for a while. [...]