Inspiration vs. Reality

Inspiration vs. Reality

October 26th, 2009 @ 4:53 pm by Mrs. Peep Toe
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I’ve probably read thousands of posts on Weddingbee, but one post that always stood out to me was Mrs. Flamingo’s post-wedding post on her inspiration vs. reality.

I think one of the very best things you can do as a bride is choose a color scheme and a feel for your wedding, and then stick to it!!! I really think sticking to my guns made the whole wedding decision making process easier.

BUT did I do it? Did I follow my own inspiration board?

Here’s my original inspiration board that I made over a year ago:

Inspiration vs. Reality : wedding color schemes pro pics Mosaic91 mosaic9

Pic 3 and 6 are from J. Crew. Pic 5 is from Real Simple Weddings. And pic sixteen is from Miette. All other images from Project Wedding.

And here’s my real wedding:

Inspiration vs. Reality : wedding color schemes pro pics Color2011 Color201
All pictures from Amanda at Blueberry Photography.

So, what do you think? Did I turn my inspiration into reality?

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38 Responses to “Inspiration vs. Reality”

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

OMG, yours is so much more fabulous. I love it.

P.S. This may be dumb, but what are those big fat white flowers with the orangey centers in your bouquet? They look like the love-child of a peony and a poppy. Love them!

10/26/09 @ 4:57 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Peep Toe (message) 1,804 posts, Buzzing bee

@fiftyfootbride: Not a dumb question, they are just the biggest Peonies that you have ever seen!!! Sigh, I miss them.

10/26/09 @ 5:00 pm (reply)

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Miss Sapphire (message) 1,398 posts, Bumble bee

Pretty darn close! Good job. Only thing that I see is that you wanted a lot more green than you ended up doing. But overall it’s beautiful.

10/26/09 @ 5:00 pm (reply)

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lauralou852 (message) 516 posts, Busy bee

I loved your inspiration board, but I think your ‘reality’ was even MORE gorgeous!! Your wedding was so beautiful!

10/26/09 @ 5:01 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

i think you did a better job! way to go peep!

10/26/09 @ 5:03 pm (reply)

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Miss Rainbow (message) 1,534 posts, Bumble bee

I definitely think your reality board is even better than your inspiration board! I hope mine turns out the same! Only time will tell!

10/26/09 @ 5:03 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

Beautiful! I think your reality board is even better than your inspiration board

10/26/09 @ 5:13 pm (reply)

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nhlchick4 (message) 258 posts, Helper bee

Your wedding reality is so much better than your board!

10/26/09 @ 5:38 pm (reply)

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Miss Hamster (message) 4,045 posts, Honey bee

Your reality board definitely wins!!

10/26/09 @ 5:41 pm (reply)

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krissycake (message) 4,160 posts, Honey bee

gorgeous! i love the fact that your wedding became even more inspirational than your inspiration boards =D

10/26/09 @ 5:42 pm (reply)

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ashleygog

i love your flower girl dresses, where’d you get them?

10/26/09 @ 6:02 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Peep Toe (message) 1,804 posts, Buzzing bee

@ashleygog: I loved them too!! They were J. Crew on super sale. I bought them last December.

10/26/09 @ 6:07 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Joey (message) 1,031 posts, Bumble bee

I think you did better than your board. I loved the colors and the whole look.

10/26/09 @ 6:19 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

@Mrs. Peep Toe: Ugh, they’re so fabulous. I’ll be having peonies, dahlias, poppies, and billy buttons, so hopefully I’ll get some GIANT peonies like you did. :p

10/26/09 @ 6:26 pm (reply)

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