First Regular Blog Feature: Inspiration
In the spirit of starting the New Year off fresh, I started going through old boxes and folders hoping to clean out some drawers. In the process I discovered our wedding planning box from our own wedding – dusty from lack of attention for the last year and a half (we got married in September 2007). Like I do most of the times I clean, I seized the opportunity to take a break. I sat down on the floor and looked through the contents of the box. It was filled the standard wedding planning materials – to do lists, receipts for purchases, and tons and tons of pictures I tore out of magazines for inspiration. Dress ideas, flower ideas, decoration ideas – I had pictures of every possible detail. Looking at the box, you’d think I had seen it all. Yet, even with all of those magazine pages I always see some great new idea at the weddings we working and think, gee why didn’t we think of that?
I always try to take note of all the great ideas I see (and take tons of pictures of them), to share them with my friends and family that are getting married. Then it hit me – why not share it with not only them but all of our 2009 (and 2010) brides on our blog?! So this will be a new regular feature – right now we’re aiming for once a month and hoping to do more throughout the year. Since today marks the very first one, you can expect a new one on the first Friday of every month.
So to all you blog readers – here is our first (of many, hopefully), regular features titled simply, Inspiration. They’ll all be different – some will be based on color palettes, some will be seasonal, some will convey a theme, etc. And all of the pictures will be from weddings we have personally photographed – ideas from real brides and actual weddings (mostly right here in Connecticut). We want these inspiration boards to spark ideas and conversations – so feel free to comment away….ask us questions, give us your feedback, etc.
Since the holidays are such a popular time to get engaged – we have two friends that just recently got engaged (congrats Mary & Melissa!) - we decided to start off the first inspiration board with holiday theme. The holiday season is so magical - the churches are decorated, family is gathered together, and love is just in the air. And brides can have a lot of fun with their dresses too – you can add a cape, a fur stole, or a red sash. Plus there’s the opportunity for so many great reception details – red always pops but it really comes alive against a snowy backdrop and Christmas lights can dress up your reception venue.
