Inspiration Board-Marry Me Monday

If you are early in the planning process for your wedding, one thing to consider is to create an inspiration board. What is that you may ask? Well, it is a grouping of images that elicit the colors, mood, decor, look, etc for your big day. There are no rules as to how to construct your inspiration board, it just helps you pull together what you like, what colors you want to use and hopefully, make planning your big day much easier.

Here is an example of a Beach Wedding Inspiration board :

You then share your inspiration with the folks that will be helping you plan your day. For example, as an invitation designer, I would be able to see this inspiration board and pull in colors of subdued pinks, mints, blues, etc. to create a beautiful, beach-inspired invitation. I could use the details on the cake, the corral or even flowers as inspiration for the main design element. This inspiration board will also help you and your family when looking for centerpieces, linens, outfits for the bridal party, etc. If you can visual share what you want, you are well on your way to creating a cohesive, well designed look.

In order to create your inspiration board, either cut out things from a magazine and past them all on the same paper or, if you are computer save enough, pull some images from the web and make a digital collage. It will help you cement what it is you like and what you don't like.

Let the celebration begin!