Learn 3 Easy Steps to Create a Wedding Mood Board like a Pro

In these slow times of reflection and refocus, organising and planning your wedding has never come at a better time time

We’ve seen how the lead up to a wedding can make couples feel stressed and confused, which is probably the opposite of how you felt when you got engaged. That’s because wedding planning is a set of skills that most people only use once, so they never get a chance to perfect them. Well, we’ve spent nearly a decade perfecting the process and we’ve found what works…and we’re going to share our all-time favourite hacks with you – using Pinterest to create your wedding design.

So lets talk design! The first stop after getting engaged is often setting up a Pinterest board. As wedding stylists, Pinterest is a tool we use on a daily basis. It’s a great place to get those creative juices flowing and find tons of inspiration. The only downside is that sometimes you can find too much inspiration. If you feel like you might be falling into a Pinterest hole, we’re here to pull you out.

We will walk you through our process for creating a mood board that feels exciting and authentic to you and your partner, but it’s also an amazing tool to send to suppliers. It will give them an idea of exactly the direction you want to go in and help them make meaningful suggestions. So get ready to make Pinterest your new best friend and start creating a wedding that really feels clear, cohesive and personal. We hope that you love this process as much as we do. Here we go.

STEP 1

So the first step starts with creating a wedding board – version one. This board is the all-in board. Everything goes in here. It is going to hold any images that seem exciting to you or catching your eye. Try to include some images of your venue and a colour palette. Colour Collective or Design Seeds are great colour palette sites to check out. This is where you can really just play and have fun. We recommend you sit with this board for a couple of days and just see what pins are really popping out to you. What pictures do you get excited about every time you look at them? Or what are the ones that you can’t wait to show your partner or your friends? Keep those in mind.

STEP 2

Now you are going to create a second board – version two. Pick out your favourite colour palette. And now pin those images that seem to be popping out at you. Here is where you will start to do a bit of editing. Use the colour palette to pick out images that have similar tones. As you will see, the board will start to look a bit more cohesive than the first. Colour is a great way to tie different styles and genres together.  Now go through and see what styles are consistently popping up. Are they more modern? More elegant? More natural and organic? This will help put you in the direction of your wedding design.

STEP 3

Lastly, create a third and final board. This will be your final round of edits. This is the fun part. This is where you will really get to refine what you want the look of your wedding to be. Here you will include all the pins that have the vibe you’re after. Try and include one image of the stationery, attire, ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, florals and cake. You may need to source some more images to really pull together your design to pull it together. We suggest placing descriptions under each image so your vendors can really understand what your design vision is. You should now have a general look and feel of your wedding.

Once you have done your final edits for each section, we recommend placing these into your very own design board. Download your SSco_Design Board Template here. This is a great tool to send directly to your suppliers. There you have it. Three easy steps to create a mood board designed specifically with your wedding in mind. We hope you had fun!

We would love to help you with any questions you might have about styling an amazing wedding that works for you! You can contact our team here to get make your vision a reality or check out our wedding pinterest boards for more inspiration.