And here is my "Wedding Will Be Here Before I Know It" board on Pinterest. I set up this board after Patrick proposed so I could keep interesting ideas tucked away here. Some wedding ideas on Pinterest can become a bit repetitive. There are a lot of burlap reception decor ideas as well as baby breath bouquet ideas. I thought it would be neat to share some of these wedding pins including ones that weren't utilized and those that came to fruition! Under the pin image in italics is a description of what I posted to the board (not everything was pinned with a description though).
As you can imagine I pinned a lot of weddings things! This particular post is featuring all pins not used. I'll keep you in anticipation a bit longer to see what inspiration did come from Pinterest so be on the lookout for the post!
PINS NOT USED
The Pin
The Decision
I was really a fan of neutral/nude bridesmaids dresses. I even had my bridesmaids try some on during our bridesmaids shopping trip. Maybe this was a bit too modern; I didn't have too much support for my idea. We ended up selecting a strapless chiffon dress with sweetheart neckline in a peacock blue color. The dress was beautiful! I wasn't quite ready to give up on neutral dresses and we found the perfect mother of the bride dress in a champagne peplum dress with cap sleeves and pockets!
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| Despite those smiles Rachel and Stephanie quickly eliminated this style from their options. |
The Reality
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| The blue was a nice contrast to the guys light suit. I couldn't have been more pleased with the bridesmaids dresses especially since I knew that this style was one of their top picks. |
The Pin
The Decision
For a brief moment I debated painting wine bottles and using chalkboard paint. In the center would be the table numbers and each bottle would be placed at the center of each table. This idea didn't "wow" me enough to pursue. I wasn't sure the wine bottle would match the decor and it seemed like a lot of work.
The Reality
We decided to make paper tents complete with the table number and a brocade leafy scroll image for each table. Patrick printed the number and image on ivory cardstock. We then colored the number with a black marker and the brocade with a champagne marker and glued the cardstock onto a blue background. Instead of setting the numbers on their own we purchased these simple card holders for display.
The Pin
Ribbon wand send-off
Ribbon wand send-off with cute sign
The Decision
Since our departure from the reception would be around 4pm we knew that sparklers were out for a send-off. Ribbon wands seemed like fun... but they also seemed like a lot of work. I also wasn't sure about ribbon colors. I briefly debated doing Duke and UNC colors but then I realized I couldn't pass up bubbles! Michael's had a 100 count box of bubbles for $20 and I combined this with one of their 40% off coupons so the bubbles were a no brainer! I just tied some navy and gold ribbon around the bubbles, threw them in a basket, and called it done!
The Reality
The Pin
Cork wedding guestbook, love it! 12 other ideas here too...
The Decision
Eliminating the cork wedding guestbook idea wasn't too hard because Patrick didn't like it! We decided to get our photographer Carol to put together a guestbook utilizing our engagement photos. She left blank spaces throughout the book for folks to sign their name and a nice message if they felt inclined to do so.
The Reality
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| Here's one of the pages so you can where a note was written on the right side of the page. |
The Pin
Numbering RSVPs
Best advice someone gave me that helped a ton, NUMBER your rsvp cards because some people write a note where they should put their name and you have no idea who it is! Once you get them back in the mail, go into your excel spreadsheet and mark them coming or not coming. Then you also don't have to worry about losing the cards and you can easily tell who still owes you one!
The Decision
This seems like a nice idea. It also seems like a lot of work. Are you seeing a theme yet in me taking the easier way out of things?! I would certainly recommend to fellow brides-to-be don't make things harder for yourself! Ultimately Patrick and I decided that we would take the risk that everyone would write their name on the RSVP card.
The Reality
Success! Everyone wrote their name down. When we were designing our RSVPs cards we decided to help out our guests a bit by changing the traditional wording of the RSVP. Traditionally the line for the guests' name reads { M_______________ } but we thought { Name(s) ______________ } would be a bit clearer.
So many ideas out there but you just can't use them all! Wedding planning, and life in general, is about doing what works best for you!
Stay tuned for the Pinterest post about pins we did use!
I love this post! Can not wait to see more. Your ideas were all so wonderful. I admit I was not sure about the neutral bridesmaids dresses. I love the blue and glad you did that. I also love my champagne dress. Thanks for letting me pick it!
ReplyDeleteSo, the dresses you chose were super gorgeous - but I also really love that picture of Stephanie and Rachel - must've been hard to choose. :) The wedding was positively wonderful with all sorts of Whitney-touches to make it special and personal. I was so glad to be a part of the prep and the celebration!!
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