Wedding inspiration _ decorations eco-style

These tiny potplants can be used as a gift for the guest but also to show where the guest is supposed to sit.

The thought of a plant as a gift can be used to symbolize the growing love between the spouses, and the growing friendship between you and the guest.

If you have guests coming from afar, you can put a large seed inside some fabric and put in your pot, for easy transport.

A sweet idea is to wrap some colourful fabric around your napkins in order to put a bit more colour on your table. The same fabric could be used for your invitation cards, wrapped around pots on the table, or around the vases.

A simple but effectful decoration. Buy a simple galvanized tub (cost max 10 euros new and I'm sure you can even find them second hand), fill them with soil, buy a packet of grass seeds and a month before the wedding, sprinkle the seeds on the soil. The grass will grow quickly. I'm not sure how safe these candles are in the middle of the grass though. I was personally thinking of having a larger tub where one side would have pebbles and candles and the other side grass. You can even cut the grass shorter than what it is here.

Flower balls are made easily with that green spoungy stuff you can buy at any florists or plant shop. Then buy a bunch of flowers (any with a slightly firm stem and not necessarily the same kind) and stick them into the sponge. Start by putting the flowers in a circle around the sponge ball, then a circle 45* from that..and continue filling in the empty areas.

I thought this was a sweet lantern. Putting flower petals at the bottom.

I love these paper flowers. Either for decoration, for your bridal bouquett or for the flowergirl bouquett. Use different patterned papers in contrasting colours to go with your colour theme.

In order to save paper you can write the menu on an old window or mirror. You can put one large one at the enterance of the restaurant and avoid printing personalised menus for everyone.

Why not have a wish tree? This is an alternative to the traditional guestbook. You can cut out pieces of paper, punch a hole through the top with a piece of ribbon around it. Each guest writes their wishes to the couple on a piece of paper and tie it up on the tree. It's a nice idea as well as a beautiful decoration piece for the wedding.

This is an alternative seating card idea. Tie up some string and attach the name cards to it with a small peg. It becomes an interactive way to start the party.

I thought this idea was cool for a country style wedding. I don't know where I'd find the big galvanized tubs and it might be a bit of a waste if you don't know what to do with them afterwards. But this idea is super cool. You don't have to put it on the back of your truck, you can even just put it on a table or in the grass!

Wedding inspiration _ Castello Scaligero di Malcesine

 So after looking for a dream location for our wedding all around the world, we finally found this amazing place! It's the Scaligero Castle of Malcesine, on Lake Garda. It combines the cinderella dream of getting married in a castle as well as having the gorgeous view of the lake. (I've always wanted to get married close to water). Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) is a gorgeous lake in general. It's surrounded by 2000m high mountains that look breathtaking. The colour of the water is clear blue which is unusual for lakes in general which tend to have a more brownish colour. The temperatures are lovely in wintertime and many people come to do different water sports such as windsurfing, sailing. The cities around the lake are quite small and very turistic. The clustered harbour villages are bustling and have a lot of good restaurants and shops. There are also quite a lot of beaches to go swimming. If you don't have a car you can get inbetween the main cities by ferryboat. It is rather slow, but it is an enjoyable trip. From the most northern point to the most southernly it takes almost 2,5 hours. Trips inbetween Malcesine and Limone only take 15min and it is a good chance to see 2 villages at once. The cabin cars will take you to the top of Mount Baldo (1700m) from Malcesine and give you a spectacular view of the lake.

Also while near Lago di Garda, why not visit the gorgeous city of Verona? See a show at the ancient roman arena. Also Venice is not too far away and is probably the most unique city in the world with it's roads of water!

The Scaligero Castle of Malcesine and the beautiful city of Malcesine right on the lake Garda. A dream location for a wedding!

The lake and the castle when you arrive from the north. Isn't it stunning?

These are the first set of steps leading up to the garden beneath the terrace.

Stunning view from the castles terrace where the outdoor wedding would take place.

The seating for the guests. During the ceremony they are covered with white pillows.

Can it get any better than this? No I don't think so! What a gorgeous outdoor dream wedding!

The gorgeous terrace of the castle overlooking lake Garda.

Lovely view of the old city center of Malcesine and the lake in the background.

The covered area where the bride and groom will sign the registry and be wed!

These are the stairs leading up to the castles terrace where the outdoor weddings take place. The steps are all rounded cobble stones and rather difficult to walk on. Good to keep in mind when chosing shoes and for guests that might have difficulties climbing the stairs.

Some of the gardens inside the castle.

This is the room where one gets married in case its bad weather *crossing our fingers it won't be*. The room is quite nice with large windows overlooking the lake. They have seats for 50 and standing for an extra 30.

There are many great spots to take the wedding photos. For example this one: a gap between the castle walls overlooking Lake Garda and the mountains in the background. Quite spectacular!

Wedding inspiration _ yellow and grey decoration combination

 It's not hard to guess which kind of colours I'm imagining at my wedding. I think grey and yellow is a fabulous combination. If I'm actually going to use it or not is another question. But I really do love all these inspirational photos that I have in my huuuge inspiration folder on my computer.