One of Snippet & Ink's many fabulous inspiration boards
Inspiration boards are a great way for brides to hone in on the style, color scheme, and overall vision of their wedding. By assembling images reflecting the tone and colors that are most appealing to them, they can begin to create a “master plan” for the design of their wedding.
Low-tech inspiration boards are easy to make by simply posting magazine clippings, fabric swatches, and other inspiration sources to a bulletin board or pasting them onto card stock. These low tech boards have the advantage of offering texture and true-to-life color, unlike their high-tech alternatives.
The portability of digital inspiration boards can’t be beat, however. Simplistic versions of digital boards are easy to make by dropping images into a Word document. More advanced boards can be created in design programs like Adobe InDesign or online at Dessy.
Dessy has a fantastic Pantone Wedding Tool that allows you to create an inspiration board staying true to the Pantone colors of your choosing.
Pantone Wedding: Wedding Tools
If creating a board seems overwhelming, brides can jumpstart their design juices by perusing inspiration boards on sites such as Snippet & Ink or 100 Layer Cake that regularly feature fabulous inspiration boards.
Still stuck? Check out this previous post on choosing a color palette for a wedding.
