A little creative R&R over the festive period and Tuesdays regular wedding inspiration boards are back with a style vengeance! I have ideas being furiously scribbled in notebooks and I am starting 2014 with an ultra chic monochrome wedding board - for the stylish bride.

This is not for the faint hearted or demure bride, my chic monochrome board is ultra stylish with bold prints, classic black and white combinations and just a little hint of vintage.

Focusing on a bridal style centred around an iconic Oscar de la Renta stripy dress, additional bridal accessories need to be teamed to enhance rather than compete with this statement dress. A simple statement necklace add further theatre to the bridal look and a red lipstick tone adds to only hint of colour.

Just after the Christmas break, incorporate stylish festive decorations into the theme adding a touch of metalic silver and glitzy black to ramp up the glamour factor in this style. Stylish packaging and invitations will help define the stylish theme to your wedding guests.

The vintage Mercedes car is not only the perfect vehicle for your honeymoon escape, but the composition against the dress will provide a chic prop for the wedding photographs.

Balloons: Stripy Balloons, Macarons: Habitual Bliss, Table Wine: The Coolist, Baubles: Habitual Bliss, Car: Pinterest, Scrabble Cookies: De Koekenbakkers, Dress: Oscar de la Renta

And if like me you are dreaming of driving off in the stunning dress into the honeymoon sunset, a closer look.

I would love to know your opinions on the first wedding inspiration board of 2014!