How to Use Pinterest for Wedding Inspiration
In a 2012 survey by American website TheKnot.com (http://www.theknot.com), and Mashable, it was found that brides are embracing new digital habits. Of the respondents, 79% used wedding websites and blogs, 52% used wedding planning apps for wedding ideas and photo inspiration. With 70 million users, Pinterest is a wealth of inspiration for almost anything – your wedding, make up, honeymoon and beyond. Never has there been an easier way to create a mood-board in a matter of minutes.
Get the App
It cannot be stressed enough how vital it is for you to download the Pinterest app. Sometimes you will have a flash of inspiration on the bus or in front of the television at your mum’s and you’ll want to know if it will work. Has anyone done it before? You’re almost guaranteed to find some photos to pin on that subject. Make sure you have access to Pinterest at all times. The mood could strike at any time and it’s a great way to pass the time! You’ll also find yourself explaining ideas about the Big Day to your friends using pictures on your phone.
Choose the Ring
One of the most important parts of wedding planning is choosing the rings. It doesn’t hurt to drop some hints with a well planned board featuring your favourites, perhaps left strategically open on the laptop around the house so your other half accidentally sees? For the wedding rings, The Diamond Ring Company has a Pinterest board (http://www.pinterest.com/diamondringco/wedding-rings). It features some of the most stylish and inspirational designs from their collection. All of the rings are available in yellow, white or rose gold, so it caters to all tastes.
Honeymoon
Need to try and convince your other half that one destination is better than another? Get a board set up on Pinterest with some incredible pictures of the location, the accommodation there and activities in the vicinity. BridalGuide is a great place to start looking for inspiration (http://www.pinterest.com/bridalguide/honeymoon). You can dive in, even if you have no idea of the type of honeymoon you’d like to take. With over 900 pins, covering the whole globe, you can find the ideal trip to celebrate your marriage.
DIY
The most interesting and useful trend in weddings at the moment is making the day unique by ‘doing-it-yourself’. This can save money and make things truly personal at your wedding. Make a bold statement with your own flowers, signage or stationary. Michael’s Stores’ DIY Wedding board (http://www.pinterest.com/michaelsstores/diy-wedding) has over 400 different pins with an incredible array of ways to make all sorts of items for your wedding.
Keep Up to Date
These days, brides start planning their Wedding Day up to two years in advance, often to secure their venue of choice. You can be assured that in that time fashions will change and so will your ideas. Keep track of trends and especially those that have been ‘overdone’ in that time. The Mason jar trend is a prime example of this. Almost everyone seems to have the ‘signature cocktail in a jam jar with a striped paper straw’ trend at their wedding at the moment. If Pinterest is utterly awash with a certain trend, you might want to think about an alternative when it comes to your wedding or embrace the trend and incorporate it into your day.
See it, Pin it
To make sure you don’t lose a fantastic image or inspirational link in all your planning excitement, by setting up a ‘Pin’ tool on your taskbar. The Pin It button can be found on the ‘About’ section of the website. It installs a little ‘P’ button on your browser to hit whenever you see something you like. This way you can pin any image from any website. It’s great for linking to those obscure ideas that you come across whilst you should be working!
Make Pinnable Photos
If you need to find that perfect shot to show your photographer, that elusive set up that you think will perfectly capture your day, look no further than the Wedding Photography board (http://www.pinterest.com/kwebbphoto/wedding-photography), run by a community of contributors and featuring some really unique shots that you can use for inspiration. After all, long after the day has ended, your photos are your lasting memory of the day. Make yours exceptional.
Once upon a time, a little girl might have kept a scrapbook of all her favourite inspirational pictures for her wedding day. That far off day that would be the most special moment of her life and needed in depth planning. Thank goodness that isn’t necessary any more. With Pinterest, you can design your entire wedding and get some incredible ideas whilst on your laptop or your phone.
