Inspiration Board: Opulent Elegance

This board feels to me like eighteenth century romance. With its glistening golds, rich reds, and black, it's something straight out of a Gothic romance novel but all the while super sophisticated. While it looks super luxe, the look can be easily pulled off on a budget with some simple DIY. The pomegranate seating cards are an easy DIY that make a huge statement, as do the DIY gold painted leaf centerpieces and gold leaves in the rose bouquet tied with a velvet ribbon - all are an opulent nod to fall. Splurge by adding some hand calligraphy in places like your envelopes, place cards and menus to complete the opulent look.

Sources: Clockwise from top left - Photo by Mario Testino for British Vogue via {a glamourous little side project}, pomegranate seating cards from Martha Stewart Weddings, castle photo by Corbin Gurkin Photography via Style Me Pretty, rose and hypernicum berry bouquet with fall leaves from Martha Stewart Weddings, gold Grecian cake from Martha Stewart Weddings, black calligraphed envelopes from Laura Hooper Calligraphy, gold leaf centerpieces from Martha Stewart Weddings.