After cursing New England winters for years, I never thought I’d confess to missing them, but the utter lack of winter in San Francisco has me longing for a snowfall . . . and a wedding filled with snowflakes, ice skates, and steaming hot cocoa. I’ve consoled myself for now with this board, which features a color palette of icy blues, woodsy browns, and winter whites and beiges. I drew inspiration from one of my favorite food blogs, Roost, which recently featured the most wonderful winter dessert imaginable: butternut squash and hazelnut bouchons with toasted nutmeg ice cream. I was also inspired by Ashley Krogman’s charmingly rustic winter tablescapes (hello, wooden owls, paper rosettes, snow ice cream, and molasses!), and the couple holding hands beneath the falling snow on a covered bridge just melted my heart.

CREDITS (from left to right, top to bottom): Butternut squash and hazelnut bouchons with toasted nutmeg ice cream from Roost / Photo of firewood favors by Aaron Delesie via Snippet & Ink / Photo of pinecone picture frames by Andrea Dozier via Ruffled / Portrait of vintage winter bride via Weddingbee / Snow heart via Shannon Eileen / Photo of couple on snow-covered bridge by James Christianson via Style Me Pretty / Winter dessert bar designed by Ashley Krogman and photographed by Jenny Haas via Celebrations at Home / Owl perched on teacup from a winter wedding tablescape designed by Ashley Krogman and photographed by Jenny Haas via Celebrations at Home / Winter wedding bouquet via A Trendy Wedding / Rustic winter tablescape designed by Ashley Krogman and photographed by Jenny Haas via Celebrations at Home / Winter basket and ice skates via Vakre