Inspire Me

Inspire Me

January 6th, 2010 @ 6:46 pm by Mrs. Rainbow
Share

I know, I know. You still haven’t seen an inspiration board from me. You’ve seen our colors, my dress, my ring, the man’s ring, our dogs, and tons and tons of other details, but still no inspiration board. My bad.

See, the thing is, I love inspiration boards. They’re my favorite part of wedding planning. But when it comes to making my very own inspiration board, things get a little fuzzy. It’s hard to choose a just few pictures to nail down what you want your wedding to look like and, most importantly, feel like. That’s a tall order, wouldn’t you say?

It’s funny, because I’ve made quite a few inspiration boards. I’ve created boards for my other weddings (a whopping 8 of them, to be exact) based on various designers’ Spring 2010 Ready to Wear collections (Makeup Artist/Fashionista here), and they all came out great. But sit me down and tell me to make an inspiration board for our wedding and you’ve got a mess. A big monster mess.

Every time I’ve attempted to make an inspiration board based on our (let’s be real, my) vision for the wedding, I end up with the huge 50 photo montage (no joke) that I can’t seem to trim down. So you know what I did? I limited myself. Gone are the days of scouring every.single.wedding.website.in.existence. looking for pink, purple, grey, and aqua inspiration. Oh no. I limited myself to the color swatches from 100 Layer Cake (they have the best swatches), photos from Snippet and Ink (they have the most hardcore amazing inspiration boards), and a single solitary signage photo that I found from Etsy vendor, The Back Porch Shoppe. Note to self: must.own.that.sign.

So… are you ready for some Marie Antoinette meets Alice in Wonderland goodness?

Are you? Are you ready? Are you read for it? Are you? (this is me stopping now)

(Click to enlarge. Seriously. Get the full effect. It worth it. Pinky promise.)

I mean… okay… it’s still pretty big, but BOOYA! That’s only 14 photos! That’s 36 LESS than what I had before! And that’s what we call progress, kids.

Are you having a hard time making an inspiration board for your wedding? Where did you find your inspiration?

Tags: color schemes |

Share |

Latest Gallery Pics

Hot Pink and White with Zebra 36" Lighted Spandex Ostrich Feather Centerpiece

38 Responses to “Inspire Me”

1 2 Last

Member

heather25 (message) 2,355 posts, Buzzing bee

So Pretty! Are you going to make the Happily Ever After sign? Please say yes!

1/6/10 @ 6:48 pm (reply)

Member

Cole B (message) 1,362 posts, Bumble bee

That’s beautiful. I really love the sign. I’m going to have to check it out!

1/6/10 @ 6:52 pm (reply)

Member

Emshaw (message) 492 posts, Helper bee

Looks great!!! I love the colors, so romantic!

1/6/10 @ 6:54 pm (reply)

Member

Swiss Miss to Bee (message) 1,004 posts, Bumble bee

I’m still in my gathering stage. But yeah, I don’t even think I’ll be able to make one b/c I’m suffering from inspiration over-dose.

But that sign is sooo cute! And those little cookie things look verrry yummy and cute

1/6/10 @ 6:54 pm (reply)

Bee

Mrs. Espresso (message) 1,310 posts, Bumble bee

It’s so dreamy! I want to go to your wedding!

1/6/10 @ 6:55 pm (reply)

Member

mimi06d (message) 646 posts, Busy bee

Gorgeous! I absolutely love it. It looks so, so romantic!

1/6/10 @ 6:59 pm (reply)

Bee

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

So lovely! I still need to make one for our wedding… I’ve made so many that don’t have anything to do with our wedding.:p

1/6/10 @ 7:03 pm (reply)

Member

IslamoradaBride (message) 143 posts, Blushing bee

I love that dress in the middle! any idea where it’s from?

1/6/10 @ 7:07 pm (reply)

Member

tea (message) 7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

that looks pretty! i had the same problem when trying to do my own inspiration board. turns out, the less options i have, the easier it is to put something together!

1/6/10 @ 7:08 pm (reply)

10.

Bee

Mrs. Kitten (message) 868 posts, Busy bee

I love that sign!!!!! What a pretty board!

1/6/10 @ 7:11 pm (reply)

11.

Bee

Mrs. Cowboy Boot (message) 434 posts, Helper bee

Can you tell us what program you used to make it? I only know how to use Polyvore and I hate the way most images look when you clip them into that program. Muchos Gracias!

1/6/10 @ 7:15 pm (reply)

12.

Bee

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

It’s as pretty as a rainbow. I heart your inspiration.

1/6/10 @ 7:19 pm (reply)

13.

Bee

Miss Frozen Yogurt (message) 2,685 posts, Sugar bee

I love it! Great inspiration!

1/6/10 @ 7:22 pm (reply)

14.

Bee

Miss French Fries (message) 2,217 posts, Buzzing bee

It’s gorgeous!!!! Great job, Rainbow!

1/6/10 @ 7:29 pm (reply)

15.

Bee

Miss Rainbow (message) 1,535 posts, Bumble bee

@heather25: I thought about it, but I might just buy one from that etsy seller. I seriously doubt my text would look as pretty as theirs!
@Ms. Starfish: It’s not tagged on Snippet and Ink, so I have no clue, unfortunately. I love it too!
@Mrs. Cowboy Boot: A little wonder from microsoft office, I believe they call it “paint” lol I seriously have no graphic design skill ouside of powerpoint and paint!