A Navy + Gold New Orleans Military Wedding

Kelly and Jay's New Orleans military nuptials were sweet and sophisticated! With a historic and iconic St. Louis Cathedral wedding ceremony and a beautiful Audubon Tea Room wedding reception,  these to locales made for a winning New Orleans wedding day. The navy, gold and cream wedding palette played beautifully with Jay and his military assemble while masculine touches were found throughout the reception -- chesterfield sofa seating areas and bourbon bar that was perfection.

Scroll on down to see all of this New Orleans wedding perfection!

Photography: ARTE DE VIE | Ceremony Venue: St. Louis Cathedral | Reception Venue: Audubon Tea Room | Event Planning: Mise en place events | Floral: Nola Flora | Stationery: Stationary by Fergie | Wedding Cake: Sucre Shop | Vintage Rentals: Lovegood Rentals | Hair: Ali Vasquez | Makeup: Lynna Vo | Lighting: Firefly Ambiance | Rentals: Your Event Rentals | Wedding Dress: Ann Barge | Bride's Shoes: Jimmy Choo | Bridesmaid Dresses: Watters WToo | Groomsmen Attire: Jos A Banks | Submitted via: Matchology

A Romantic Backyard Southern California Wedding

With a stunning St. John's Lutheran Church of Orange wedding ceremony and a private backyard wedding, every detail was flawless and you can just see the joy in this couple's faces. With neutral wedding colors and the most delicious-looking wedding dessert bar, this definitely looks like a wedding every guest will remember forever.

Here's a little peek at this gorgeous backyard wedding shot by Southern California wedding photographer, XO and Fetti Photography.

Photography: XO AND FETTI PHOTOGRAPHY | Ceremony Venue: St. John's Lutheran Church of Orange | Reception Venue: Private Residence | Event Planning: KATHIE RILEY (FRIEND) | Floral: POSIES AND PETALS BY DINA | Stationery: Minted | Videography: CHAD RILEY (FRIEND) | Wedding Cake: FLYING PIG BAKE SHOP | Makeup: MAKEUP BY ERIKA PADILLA | Hair: STYLED BY MELINDA | Catering: The Slummin' Gourmet | DJ: Vox DJs | Signage: Morris Handmade | Wedding Dress: Blush Bridal Couture | Groom's Attire: Friar Tux | Bridesmaid Dresses: Show Me Your Mumu | Veil: Blush Bridal Couture | Headpiece: Blush Bridal Couture | Submitted via: Matchology

Tips for Choosing A Wedding Theme

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Your wedding day should be "totally you." When your guests look back on this magical day, they should think, "Wow, that was totally them." The cow girl boots or the converse or the lovely details DIY'd by you -- your wedding day should scream YOU.

I see so many couples styling their wedding day after what's popular and what's "totally in" right now but that's not what your wedding day is all about. Your wedding day isn't just a platform to try and create a viral photo and it isn't a day to try and fit in.

It's your day to shine and it's the start of your life with your best friend.

So let's talk popular 2018 wedding themes:

I LOVE finding unique wedding inspiration on wedding blogs and Pinterest -- that's why I'm a wedding blogger. And I love when couples see something and spin it to make it their own. But you've probably never planned a wedding before so that's where all of the fun wedding themes and wedding inspiration comes into play.

So here's my advice to you:

Click here to browse some of the 2018 trending wedding themes from Wedding Forward, choose the themes you both love, the ideas that speak to you and the inspiration that is "totally you" and create a wedding day that is all about you two, your likes, your loves and everything that showcases you and your love as a couple.

And do it because you love it, not because someone else said it was trendy.