David & I actually got engaged in January of this year (the ring arrived in March), so I had a while to think about our wedding without doing anything about it. It seems that weddings are approached as "events," to be carefully planned and obsessed over, the way you would design any other formal event. I guess I'm no exception!
In designing any event, you need to think "outside in." Choose the overall effect you want, and create it. Then, work inward from there. Makes sense to me! A great book for this is Michelle Rago's Signature Weddings.
I'm a big believer in "following your instincts," so I decided to close my eyes, imagine our wedding, and write down what immediately comes to mind. I realized that I love the idea of getting married outdoors somewhere and having a classically romantic indoor reception. I love the whole "inspiration board" trend, and I decided to create one myself! Do these stylistic elements match?
Bouquet from Michael Norwood Photography, garden wedding by Stacy Reeves, dress by Lazaro (3701), earrings by Tejani. Chocolate favor from oncewed.com, invites & iced tea from theknot.com.
