Take My Sweater: Inspiration vs. Reality

Take My Sweater: Inspiration vs. Reality

June 15th, 2011 @ 3:22 pm by Mrs. Cardigan
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Many bees before me have written posts about their original inspiration board versus how the wedding actually turned out. I always loved seeing those posts, so I was very excited to get to do one of my very own.

Way back when I first became a bee (which was exactly a year ago yesterday!) I wrote a post about the inspiration board I was using for our wedding.

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(Photo credits, starting at the top, left to right: Rebekah Westover, The Knot, Minted, Tiger Lily Florist, Project Wedding, Bride.net, Ruffled Blog, Big Wedding Tiny Budget, J.Crew, Rebekah Westover, Daniel C. Photography, She-N-He Photography, Ruffled Blog)

Well, I put together another board with actual photos from the wedding, and I was kind of shocked to see how true I stayed to my original inspiration!

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So, what do you think? Did I turn my original inspiration into reality? Did you use inspiration boards in your planning process?

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31 Responses to “Take My Sweater: Inspiration vs. Reality”

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Miss Bunting (message) 684 posts, Busy bee

That is so cool to see, thank you for doing this! I’d say you turned your inspiration into reality.

6/15/11 @ 3:27 pm (reply)

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toshella (message) 730 posts, Busy bee

Wow, that is spot on! What a cool perspective!

6/15/11 @ 3:29 pm (reply)

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CurlyRN (message) 355 posts, Helper bee

How do I start an inspiration board? I love your yellow too.

6/15/11 @ 3:29 pm (reply)

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Miss Marmalade (message) 296 posts, Helper bee

I love these posts! you totally made that inspiration board happen!

6/15/11 @ 3:30 pm (reply)

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Miss Funnel Cake (message) 1,059 posts, Bumble bee

Lovely! I love the before and after mood boards as well. May do one up myself at some point. I’ve got time.

6/15/11 @ 3:38 pm (reply)

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TheFutureMcBride (message) 4,485 posts, Honey bee

Wow! The fact that you’re so close to your inspiration actually opens my eyes to how useful these boards actually are. Great job!

6/15/11 @ 3:38 pm (reply)

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mrsbowieii (message) 704 posts, Busy bee

I think you hit the nail right on the head…

6/15/11 @ 3:39 pm (reply)

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KCheer (message) 370 posts, Helper bee

Wow, great job! I think you’ve done yourself proud!

6/15/11 @ 3:58 pm (reply)

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Miss Sweet Cream (message) 216 posts, Helper bee

Your personal pic board is gorgeous and certainly serves as inspiration to other brides out there — especially with OUR grey & yellow wedding around the corner!! (I have a personal OBSESSION with billy button flowers!)

6/15/11 @ 3:58 pm (reply)

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lisamarieloves (message) 470 posts, Helper bee

Love it!

6/15/11 @ 3:59 pm (reply)

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Miss Pony (message) 8,357 posts, Bumble Beekeeper

I love this! You really made your vision become a reality, it’s perfect!

6/15/11 @ 3:59 pm (reply)

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Season (message) 93 posts, Worker bee

Aw. I so loved your wedding. The inspiration board is so cute and fun. I’m really going to miss you when you are done being a bee. I’m really happy for you and your hubby. =)
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6/15/11 @ 4:03 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Knitting (message) 1,072 posts, Bumble bee

This is so perfect! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to look at yellow and grey and not think of your lovely face!

6/15/11 @ 4:09 pm (reply)

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ookbob (message) 325 posts, Helper bee

HOLY COW! I love how you mirrored your “actual” with your “inspiration” boards. It looks so FANTASTIC! Great job, Cardi!

6/15/11 @ 4:10 pm (reply)

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Miss Winter (message) 260 posts, Helper bee

Oh wow! This makes me want to go back to my original inspiration board and see how I’m doing, where I need to adjust and so forth. I love that you were true to your vision!

6/15/11 @ 4:17 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Elephant (message) 6,335 posts, Bee Keeper

Wow, you did such a great job! Love the look of your wedding!

6/15/11 @ 4:35 pm (reply)

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Meagan

Oh Mrs. Cardigan, I love your wedding! I’ve looked at every single blog post you’ve posted about it, several times. I love your attitude, and the yellow is my fave! I want yellow and gray also! And the DIY projects you did? LOVE! I too want to put that much time and effort into it. It makes it fun, and truly YOUR day! Happy marriage, your hubby is a sweetheart, and so are you!

6/15/11 @ 4:41 pm (reply)

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mariewest (message) 304 posts, Helper bee

Couldn’t have been more close. Perfect.

6/15/11 @ 5:18 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Pain au Chocolat (message) 2,297 posts, Buzzing bee

Super close to your vision! Makes me wish I’d created a photo inspiration board for the wedding once I decided on colors… (but we’d already figured out a lot of the details by then so maybe that would have been cheating?)

6/15/11 @ 5:23 pm (reply)

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eeper (message) 539 posts, Busy bee

Wow! I have followed you along this whole journey, Cardy, everything was simply stunning and I hope you aren’t leaving us just yet!

6/15/11 @ 5:31 pm (reply)

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