Pinterest Wedding Planning

How did people seriously plan a wedding before Pinterest?

 

It's crazy to think of everything we have done the last nine months and how much of that some how related to Pinterest - engagement photos, favors, signs, flowers, etc. Even before we were engaged! Admit it! How many of you have a wedding blog and you aren't engaged or even dating someone for that matter? I will freely admit that I had a wedding board before Dennis and I were engaged. Once engaged though, I really only used a few things from that board because reality set in with budgets and location. Now, I keep most of my wedding pins in a private board so that there are still some surprises for my guests!!!

 

 

Some words of advice though for you Pinterest lover brides...

...that dress that you pinned most likely won't look as good on you as it does on that model with a completely different body shape. Deal with it. There will be another one that is perfect.

 

...those infographics about who is guest listed don't work if you have a massive family. Figure it out to just invite them all. You will be happy later on that they were a part of your wedding day.

 

...but most importantly, and this is what I keep reminding myself, it's not Pinterest's wedding. It's mine and Dennis' wedding. We can take ideas from Pinterest but ultimately it will be a wonderful day not because of the hundreds of pins. It will be because of the people that are there, the memories that are made and the union that was created. Enough said.

 

I can't deny that I do love Pinterest though. Here's a few of my favorite wedding helpful hints.

 

Use Pinterest for inspiration. I designed both our save-the-date and wedding invitation from examples I had pinned.

 

 

Find more DIY ideas, so that you do not have to pay some one any more of your hard saved wedding fund. Case in point - a monogram can be created very simply in Microsoft Word for FREE.

 

 

Get organization help. I printed timelines, checklists and other worksheets from Pinterest. I also found this great idea for the seating chart. Mine, however, does not look this great.

 

 

Remember. It's your wedding. Pinning is so much fun though, so pin away even if its to your wedding board for your imagainary wedding!!!