Why bother creating a Pinterest wedding board?

If you are planning a wedding, it is easy to feel overwhelmed in a world of inspiration and decision making. Pinterest can serve as an invaluable tool and aid in wedding planning if you know how to use it the right way. Let me help you organize and find resources with Pinterest with ease + zero anxiety. Pinterest is a lot of fun!

What you gain from using Pinterest?

Visual inspiration: The abundance of images can help spark creativity and give you a clearer vision of what you want for your wedding.

Organization: Pinterest lets you create boards to save various images and ideas. You can have organize your wedding board into sections such as dress, flowers, cake, venue, etc. and keep everything in one place.

Collaboration: Pinterest allows you to collaborate on boards. Your planner can add ideas or browse with ease.

Discovering vendors: Pinterest can be a valuable resource for finding and comparing potential vendors for your wedding.

Trending ideas: Pinterest helps you stay updated with the latest wedding trends and incorporate them into your planning if you wish.

Budget-friendly ideas: Pinterest features DIY projects and budget-friendly ideas that can help you save money while retaining the beauty of your wedding.

Virtual vision board: Pinterest acts as a virtual vision board, where you can curate and visualize your dream wedding.

Sharing with vendors: When you start meeting with vendors, you can show them your Pinterest boards to give them a better understanding of your vision.

Pinterest can feel overwhelming and jumbled if you are unsure of how to use it and what to search for & in what order. I have been using Pinterest for my personal brand, photography and growth for the past year. I felt the need to share this information with you to help you be organized and see Pinterest as a legit planning tool and not a chore.

I will be referencing my Fall Wedding Board in this article.

Steps to Plan Your Wedding on Pinterest:

Begin by searching a broad category. Example: Fall Wedding.
Scroll through and save any Pins that you find relevant to your overall aesthetic to a new board. Name it. Example: Fall Wedding
Once you start seeing a pattern in the types of pins you are favoring, adjust your search to be slightly more specific. Example: Dark moody fall wedding.
Keep saving pins to your new board, but do not click on individual pins just yet because you will go off in a tangent if you do.
Once you feel like you have a good foundation and at least 1-2 pins you really connect with in most categories of your wedding, you can pause your search and go directly to your board.
Click Organize. Select 1-2 pins in a category (Example: Florals) and Create a Section. Name it. Example: Florals. It is important to keep these sections small and really zero in what you want or keep searching. Do not muddy up your sections by adding pins you don’t really love.
Do this for other categories. Examples: Bridal Party, Florals, Table Decor, Cake, Stationery, Setup, Dress, Suit, Bridal Portraits, Colors, Hair, etc.
See if there are any categories missing. Example: Makeup.
Search for missing pins. Be specific. Example: search for moody bridal makeup instead of just makeup. Select 1-2 pins to the Makeup and Create a Section. Example: Makeup.
Once you are happy with the overall vibe of your sections, you can either click on individual pins inside each section to view similar ideas or click More Ideas to let Pinterest auto generate some new pins based on what you saved.