Wedding Blog

Hello. My name is Miss Deviled Egg and I have an addiction… to wedding magazines and blogs. It all started a few weeks after I got engaged. I was searching for ideas and inspiration and I didn’t know where to turn. I innocently browsed the magazine section at a local Barnes and Noble, where I got my first fix—the latest issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. Inside I found page after page of beautiful pictures of flowers, gowns, centerpieces, invitations and decor. But, of course I couldn’t stop after the buying that first issue. I found other sources to get my drug with Modern Bride, BRIDES Magazine, Bridal Guide and Elegant Bride. Each one showing me very similar content and advertisements, but it didn’t matter. They were packaged differently, thus justifying my purchases.

And then, my addiction spread to the world of internet wedding planning and inspiration websites and blogs. I crowded my Google Reader with feeds from the almost 50 different blogs run by brides or industry professionals. My bookmarks folder labeled “Wedding Info” is filled with site after site of valuable information and delicious photos. The inspiration was priceless, readily available and free. The only cost to me was my time.

I used the inspiration and ideas gathered to create plans. Plans for our ceremony. Plans for decorations. Plans for favors and flowers. Plans for everything.

Of course, making plans and decisions on the details for our wedding didn’t stop the addiction. I still purchase new issues from Martha and others, and I still read all of those blogs and sites. It seemed harmless at the time. Like I said, I made plans. And, I purchased items to make most of those plans become reality. I felt safe in continuing my addiction because now, I’m just looking at pretty pictures and not gathering ideas.

I think we all know where this is going, right?

I’m suffering from inspiration overload. I’ve discovered new ideas in current issues of magazines and in the daily updates on the websites. Now, I want to make some changes. The pictures I’m seeing are taunting me, begging me to take the idea, recreate it and make it my own. The ideas are just too awesome and it’s hard not to want to incorporate them. While I still love the colors we selected and most of the bigger decisions we’ve made so far, I’m tempted to change some of the minor details, like centerpieces, bouquets, certain decor elements and plans for invitations and programs.

We’re not yet at what I would consider to be the point of no return for making final decisions on some of these elements, but I have made some purchases and I’ve invested some time in completing DIY projects.

Now I’m wondering if changing the plans worth it? Is it better to stick with the original concepts and keep plugging along, or is it better to tweak the plans and hedge off some regret? And, of course, I don’t want to stop leafing through wedding magazines and browsing wedding websites.

How do you handle the constant stream of new ideas and inspiration? Is your will power strong enough to overcome it, or are you constantly tempted to change your plans?