Weddingbee Blog

I consume a fair amount of low-brow media, so it doesn’t take me long to see a fashion trend fives times. Say, boyfriend jeans or oxfords. This is how my reactions to these trends go:

1. Ew. Weird.
2. Hmm. Interesting.
3. Ah. Maybe it works, there.
4. That’s pretty cute.
5. I have already purchased it, and I’m wearing it like I invented it.

Style lemming. Or at least: easily confused by trends.

I really want my wedding to feel like me and Mr. PD, so I don’t look back and realize I did something because other brides were doing it. But how do you know what’s really you and what is a trend you’ve seen one too many times?

My solution has been to look at what things are already a part of my life—things that I’ve loved enough to spend time or money or both on. I looked for elements in my own home that can be built on for a wedding. I’m chronicling this now because I’m going to try to refer back to this post as our wedding decor evolves.

What I found was pastels, birds, monograms, trees, and more…

Kitchen:

Living room:

Front room:

Office:

Bathroom:

Poorly-lit bedroom:

OK, now that you are screaming UNCLE for the house pics, this is what I learned:

1. I bleed pastel.

2. My idea of decorating is putting a bird or tree there.

3. I am vainly obsessed with my own initials.

4. I ran out of room for my books and started using them as decorations.

Did you try to pull inspiration from looking at things you already own?