2.17.2011

From Inspiration To Reality

I love, love, love inspiration boards. I don't know how people plan weddings without one. For me, it was indispensible. I'm pretty sure that without having a clear cut, readily accessible place to keep all my ideas, our wedding would have been one hot ass mess. I even printed my board out when I went to find ribbon, flowers, etc.!

That said, obviously I'm big on having an overall vision. I like cohesion. I like to know where everything is going, if you will. Judging by my past here on the 'bee, I always have been.

That said, one of my most favorite post-wedding series are the "inspiration vs. reality" posts. I absolutely love seeing how brides pulled everything together to create a wedding based on their inspiration. Mrs. Peeptoe's wedding was bright and festive, Mrs. Sandollar had a rustic affair, Mrs. Cheeseburger's was classy and elegant, and Mrs. Flamingo's wedding was pure vintage glamour. Oddly enough, I'm at a loss for words to exactly describe our wedding, so I'll just show you!

Our Wedding Inspiration:

Photos via Snippet & Ink / Swatches via 100 Layer Cake

Our Wedding Reality:

Photos via Jessica Charles Photography / Swatches via 100 Layer Cake

What do you think, hive? Is my reality close to my inspiration? Did/do you use inspiration boards to help with planning?

4 comments:

Anni said...

Ooh, I love your wedding "reality" even more than the inspiration board! What a wonderful, gorgeous wedding.

I don't know why, but I find inspiration boards to be really overwhelming right now. I have this jumble of ideas in my head, and committing them to one inspiration board freaks me out a little!

Manda Mack said...

LOVE this post! It's amazing!!!!

Jessica said...

I absolutely love your color palette. :)

Laurel said...

Gorgeous! I especially love your wedding shoes and cake topper.