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How to use Pinterest when planning a wedding

Pinterest is a tool that can help you plan a wedding. It can also be overwhelming — too many ideas, too many options, too many possibilities. Below you will find a few practical hints that may help you use it.

Most couples start their planning on Pinterest — gathering inspiration, making boards, looking for ideas. That can help — it can give you ideas, it can show you what is possible.

But Pinterest can also be overwhelming — too many ideas, too many options, too many possibilities. It can leave you unsure what to choose, what matters, what is yours.

Below you will find a few practical hints that may help you use Pinterest so that it helps rather than overwhelms.

How to organise your boards

Start by making a few boards — for example "Décor", "Flowers", "Clothing", "Venue". That will help you organise ideas and find what you are looking for.

You can start with a few basic boards and add more if the need arises.

You can also make sections within a board — in "Décor", for instance, you might have "Ceremony", "Reception", "Details". That will help you organise the ideas even better.

Build a system that works for you — not a perfect system, but one that helps you find what you are looking for.

Organising wedding ideas — Pinterest can help you organise wedding ideas.

How to gather inspiration

Gather everything you like — you can pin anything that resonates, catches your eye or seems interesting.

You can pin everything to one board and organise later — moving pins to the right boards, removing what does not fit.

After a while you will see a pattern — colours that keep coming back, styles that suit you, elements that resonate. That will help you decide what you want to create.

Gather what resonates — not what is fashionable, not what is popular, but what is yours.

How to narrow it down

Once you have gathered the inspiration, it is time to narrow it down. Go through your boards and see what repeats — which colours, which styles, which elements.

Remove what does not fit — what does not resonate, what makes no sense, what is not yours. That will help you focus on what matters.

Keep only what resonates — what suits you, what makes sense, what is yours. That will help you create something that is truly yours.

You can narrow it down gradually — removing what does not fit, keeping what resonates.

Narrowing down the inspiration — Narrowing it down helps you focus on what matters.

How to share it with your partner

Pinterest can be a way of sharing with your partner — you can make shared boards, add ideas, comment, discuss.

You can also show your partner your boards — see what they like, what resonates, what fits. That can help you decide what you want to create.

You can keep separate boards and merge them later — see what repeats, what resonates, what fits.

Share what resonates — not what is fashionable, not what is popular, but what is yours.

How to share it with your suppliers

Pinterest can be a way of sharing with your suppliers — you can show them your boards and see what they like, what resonates, what fits.

You can also ask suppliers for suggestions — see what they propose, what resonates, what fits. That can help you decide what you want to create.

You can show suppliers your boards and decide together what you want to create.

Share what resonates — not what is fashionable, not what is popular, but what is yours.

Worth keeping in mind

Pinterest is a tool that can help with planning. It can also be overwhelming — too many ideas, too many options, too many possibilities.

You can gather inspiration gradually — pin what resonates, organise later, narrow it down.

You can also create something that is yours without looking at inspiration at all. Create something that suits you — not what is on Pinterest, not what is fashionable, but what is yours.