Our Pinterest Inspired Wedding

I know that a lot of you have been anxiously awaiting this post as I had previously mentioned that most of our wedding was Pinterest inspired.

Literally, this day could not have been pulled off in the 5 short weeks we had without the visual help and wonderful friends/people I follow on Pinterest (seriously, it is a virtual haven of incredible wedding and party ideas). It's almost as though we had a world full of wedding and event planners at our fingertips, the ultimate destination wedding day here at home. All I had to do was look, and there ideas were, hundreds of them right in front of me. It was addicting... and at times even seemed to make decisions harder. But ultimately without it, this would have been a drab, boring day. Or at least, not even a shadow of the day it became. 

As soon as we moved the date (the original date was in January), we decided to completely change our theme and color scheme - which meant I needed all new ideas. I had in mind a little of what I wanted, but I really needed to finish off the "brand" vision of our wedding that I had in my head. Bringing together teal and pink and polka dots and trying to make sure my fiance loved it all too... Pinterest is where I turned, and soon, I had everything I needed. My board "August Backyard Wedding" was my visual to-do list. Mind you, not everything on the board was a part of the big day, but every pin inspired parts of others, or solidified in my mind what I had planned. 

I saved my pins down into folders on my computer and then added each into a to do list on my Wunderlist (this awesome little list app for your computer and phone). Then, we got to work on project after project ... and we're now lucky enough (thanks to our awesome photographers at Dutta Photography) to share our "pinspirations" and successes with you!

All of these wonderful photos of our decor are courtesy of Dutta Photography based out of Seattle, WA. 

Check out their blog post highlighting our wedding day HERE, Then, make sure to head over and LIKE them on Facebook, Check out their Website, and follow their Pinterest Boards

Now, I'd like to share with you the pins that inspired me (yes with backlinks, when available) and what we did in real life... so without really knowing where to start (since everything is my favorite part), I'll just begin wherever the pins may fall:

Pinterest pin is always on the far or upper left. 

Board Games to keep our guests entertained

Our candy bar

"Drink Me"  - juices for our tinier guests

Our Flowergirls pomander balls

Our guest bench - handmade by Josh's grandpa

Entrance to Festivities Sign

Monogram Sign - this now hangs on the door to our home

Corsages for Mom and Grandma

The Popcorn Bar

Secrets of Marriage Jar

Our S'Mores Bar

Sparkler Farewell

Table Details

Taffy Skewers

Our Cake (Cakes by Cheri C)

A "Barrow of Beer"

Wine Bottle Citronella Torches

Our Card Box

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And last but not least, things of my own inspiration:

Our hand-painted toasting flutes, and a "tomato cage" chandelier

All of these wonderful photos of our decor are courtesy of Dutta Photography based out of Seattle, WA. 

Check out their blog post highlighting our wedding day HERE

Then, make sure to head over and LIKE them on Facebook

Check out their Website

and follow their Pinterest Boards