inspiration board #16: stars & stripes

Happy Monday lovely readers, can you believe it’s July already? I can’t believe we’re half way through 2011, slap bang in the middle of wedding season, and isn’t it great the sun is finally shining!!
Today is Independance Day for our friends over in the US, so I thought we should join in the celebrations with a July 4th inspiration board! I found some really fun ways to incorporate the stars & stripes into your wedding day, perhaps your other half is from the US, or you just have a love for all things State-side?!
I love the American Airforce styled bride, the ultimate American icon Coca-Cola and the stunning red, white & blue retro brooch bouquet! And the cake? How cool is a cake that looks completely plain from the outside but when you cut it you get the perfect American flag inside? Super cool!!
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top row: red, white & blue platforms from topshop US , stars & stripes tablescape via the tea room, stars & stripes straws from shop sweet lulu
middle row: American flag cake via secret life of a chefs wife , bride viac corbin gurkin photography, brooch bouquet from design me vintage
bottom row: confetti cones via martha stewart weddings, 4th July poster via the crafting chicks, coca-cola crate via style me pretty
Ah what a lovely splash of colour for a Monday morning :) I love it all