Pinteresting Brides

Tonight I met with my friend Nix for the first time since finding out about her engagement (congrats sweety!), and when I started talking about my own planning experience in a bid to help her start her bridal journey I realised that there is one particular tool that has been my shining start since the very start of my wedding planning days: Pinterest.

For those of you who don’t know, Pinterest is a free digital pin board, where you can create as many different boards as you like and you have a great variety of categories to search through. It is an amazing source of inspiration and a great way to keep all your digital ideas in one place, it’s like an environmentally friendly planner!

For those of you who are familiar with Pinterest you will know it is highly addictive, you can spend hours scrolling through other people’s pin boards and pinning images on to yours, and although you can get distracted and go off on Fashion or DIY tangents, you can also find a lot of hidden gems, wedding ideas that you never would have thought of.

Personally, I have 37 pin boards, only five of them specifically dedicated to wedding planning:

* Wedding Ideas: This was my first board. Initially all wedding related pins went on this board but as I realised my need for a more organised system, I branched out and created more specific categories to cater for my bridal needs. Now it mainly consists of all general ideas, venues, planning tips, thank you cards, cake toppers, table numbers, champagne flutes, cake cutters, themes and colours, invites, wedding favours, bridesmaids dresses… and the list goes on!

* Here Comes The Bride: This board was born when I realised I wanted to share my wedding ideas board with the groom to get him involved and find out his opinions, WITHOUT letting him see what kind of dress I was looking for or how I would have my hair. As every other bride, I want my look on that day to be a surprise for him so this board is more for me. Here you can fin beautiful bridal gowns, tiaras, jewellery, shoes, rings, floral bouquets, hair styles and makeup.

* Wedding Photography: It is impossible to look through photographers pictures and not think ‘I want that shot’ about a million times. Whether you’re just browsing the web as a newly engaged girl, gathering ideas for when he finally pops the question or looking for someone to actually photograph your wedding, having all your desired shots in one place is a huge help. With my wedding being in Mexico I had to pick a photographer from afar and being able to compare all the images I’ve saved with each of their styles was a big help in making my choice, not to mention the fact that I don’t even have to tell them what kind of photography I want on my big day… I can show them!

* Xcaret Weddings: It’s well enough having pictures that I would like to have but there are certain shots that can only be achieved in certain places. I am an Xcaret bride, this is the magical place where I get to say ‘I do’ and it is only logical that I look at past Xcaret brides for inspiration. There are many shots from my wedding photography that I could only have in daydreams, but these, I can make happen. Needless to say my photographer has already been sent this link and is ready to recreate some of these stunning shots!

* Wedding Cake: My cake tasting is the same week as my wedding, and even though I can’t pick the flavour of the cake from thousands of miles away, I can certainly pick the style! I’ve always wanted a lace cake and since my theme is rainbow, these were the two main criteria when adding cakes to this board. Of course when discussing the cake with Mexican bakers, showing them what I wanted was a huge advantage in picking the right place, I sent all the candidates the link and they submitted their proposals, this allowed me to see who could best interpret my vision and I picked the perfect gal for the job!

Long story short (who am I kidding, I never keep anything short!), Pinterest is a fantastic tool for every Bridezilla to be, an endless source of inspiration, a way of translating your vision into pictures and allowing people to see through your eyes. Use it and abuse it, you won’t regret it!

Best wishes, Gaby xXx