When I first got engaged, my friend Charlotte encouraged me to start collecting pictures of anything that stood out to me. She told me that I could find inspiration in anything (even non-wedding items).
Charlotte is by far one of my most creative friends. I am always amazed with what she creates. It is hard to believe a few short years ago I was teaching her to knit and now her skills far surpass mine. She can take any item and turn it into a treasure. She even made one of her friends a bird cage veil for her wedding.
I am not necessarily ‘creatively challenged’, but I also do not have the easiest time putting together a complete look. With the digital world, I find myself finding things all the time while looking through blogs, websites and even promotional e-mails. To keep track of my inspiration I started starring items in Google Reader, e-mailing myself links and jotting down notes in a notebook. This all became overbearing!
After telling Charlotte how disorganized I felt, she told me that her friends send each other digital inspiration boards all the time to figure out what they like and what they don’t. With that, I started my own.
It’s funny, I made this inspiration board in late May and so much has already changed in two months, from dresses to shoes to centerpiece ideas, I may have to start another. I am also sure that much much more will change. The one consistency throughout all these changes lies in the overall theme. From the beginning, I have stayed true to the overall feel of Summer Southern Charm. I love navy blue sun-dresses, daisies, lemon and lime centerpieces, pops of summer colors and comfortable shoes.
My wedding may not be the most fancy-shmancy one, but it will be true to Jay’s and my personalities all the way down to the Chicken Finger station, boat shoes and red velvet cake! yum!
