How to Create a Wedding Inspiration Board

A wedding inspiration board (also called a mood or vision board) is a collage that you create from a collection of pictures and even items that inspire you or resonate with you.

Wedding inspiration boards are a fantastic way to develop the look and feel of your wedding. During the process of creating the board and then enjoying the visuals later, you spark your creativity and develop ideas for your perfect wedding. It is fun and it is productive. You can show it to your service providers so that they truly understand what style of Wedding you want. It will also help you to not buy items that won't fit with your theme and will be a waste.

So, how do you create an inspiration board?

Basically you can simply start: find your pictures, arrange and stick. Perhaps this is your style. Otherwise, if you are at a loss, here are some tips that you can follow which may make it easier.


Colours

Often you create an inspiration board based on a colour scheme. If you are not sure what colours to choose, look at some pictures and see what you like, visit your local paint store and get some of their colour cards or use a website such as the following to find colour combinations that you like: Color Combos.

Have some fun here too: Preston Bailey.

Each picture does not have to have all the colours. In fact, for variety, rather have some pictures which only pick up on one or two of the colours.

Picture Shapes and Sizes

Your pictures can be of any size. A good way to start is to have one large one (your favourite picture) and then make the rest smaller. Also ensure that they are a variety of shapes and sizes - squares, portrait, and landscape. When everything is the same size, you don't know where to look and are not led into the mood.

Image Detail

Choose a balance of detailed pictures and plainer pictures. If all of the pictures are too busy it becomes confusing and you will miss out on the overall feel when looking at the board.

Picture Choice

Choose pictures that truly speak to you. Don't simply choose a picture because it has the right colours or because there are parts of it that you like. You must enjoy every picture to its fullest otherwise you lose the power of the inspiration board.
However, remember there are no rules or limits when it comes to what you use and how you use it.

Even try creating an inspiration board around the For the Bride Wedding Planner wall calendar.

Remember, the only MUST is to have fun!



Image from The Little White Book