Monochromatic Monday {Red Balloon}

I arrived home from my culinary adventure in Napa late last night, and am positively bursting with stories and photos to share from the experience. We’ll get to all that, but first I wanted to start the week with a Monochromatic Monday based on the brilliant colors of our hot air balloon ride through the wine country on Saturday. Our balloon was striped in vibrant shades of crimson, navy, & butter (center photo), and the Napa sunrise made the entire landscape glow. What perfect inspiration for a May party, full of fantastical whimsy and a rainbow of balloons. Snow cones & lollipops hearken to long-ago summer afternoons, just-picked cherries make charming favors, and classic navy & white stripes are necessary attire for a leisurely-yet-elegant picnic lunch.

Images: {Row 1} Poster, Oh Happy Day; Cherries, ACE Hotel; Flags, Style Me Pretty {Row 2} Envelopes, Martha Stewart Weddings; Red Balloons, Black Eiffel {Row 3} Striped Top, Snippet & Ink; Cherry Favors, Rebecca Thuss; Hot Air Balloon photo taken by me; Rock Candy, Gemma Comas {Row 4} Table Setting, Martha Stewart Weddings; Candy Buffet & Snow Cones, Gemma Comas; Hot Air Balloon Invitation, Sesame Letterpress.