My fascination for weddings started when I was a little girl. So much so that when it came time to plan for my wedding, I was bursting with ideas and I needed something to organise the ideas in my head. That’s why I decided to make inspiration boards for the different aspects of the wedding. Here they are for your viewing pleasure. I hope it inspires you to come up with your own.
Color Scheme
Coral and Grey. I also like to call it salmon and pewter. Our primary color was coral and there were hints of grey popping here and there (ex. the cloths we provided for our ninangs’ gowns). The coral/salmon/peach color scheme was fun and vibrant and the grey added just the right amount of formal chicness to the event. 
Look and Feel
Rustic, homey and laid-back. Since we were having a garden reception, I wanted it to feel like we were just having a pretty party in our backyard (and you know how much I love backyard parties!). Nothing too formal and over the top. Just a pretty-looking space where my friends and family can gather together and celebrate our love. 
Invitation Design and Tone
Thematic and Informal. The invite sets the tone for any event so we made sure to write our text invite in an informal way. I wanted it to be personal too so we just used nicknames to write our and our entourage’s names. We also did away with calligraphy and instead, used stamps for the names in the envelopes (yup, that bride I was talking about was me!)
After they seal it with a kiss, afternoon cocktails and a moonlit garden reception will follow.
Bridal Bouquet Arrangement
Freshly-picked look. I wanted my bouquet to look like they were just picked from the garden that morning. Loosely gathered, not much embellishments. Just the raw stems with jute string and a heart locket with a photo of my Papa who celebrated with us from heaven. ♥
Church Decor
Floating on Flowers. I originally wanted lace and ribbons to adorn the pews, but decided later on it was best to keep it simple and just have the aisle lined with baby’s breath. 
Wedding Gown
Classic, romantic, lace. I wanted a dress that was timeless so I opted for lace. I felt like a princess twirling in all the tulle! 
Ceremony and Reception Venue
San Antonio de Padua and Hacienda Isabella in Cavite. I also prepared a board for the Church and reception venue, both of which evoked that homey, earthy feel. 
I encourage every DIY bride to make their own mood board or wedding inspiration board. Trust me, it’ll come in handy. It will help you stay on track with your design decisions and wedding planning. It will help your suppliers turn your dream into reality. I’ve learned to make better party inspiration boards since making these for my wedding (and i can’t wait to share with you the latest one I made for a project I’m very excited about…soon!) so here are some tips on how to make your own mood boards.
- Find inspiration, look at photos! Flip through wedding magazines, scour the Internet, snap a photo of that thing that inspires you. I was a late bloomer in the phenomenon called Pinterest, so I would just type in keywords in Google Image search: “Pewter + Coral” “Country + Rustic”. Save the photos you like and categorise them by folder: invite, flowers, gown, etc.
- Time to be picky! Go through your photos again and again, editing in the process. I know they all look pretty, but only keep a few. Focus on the best images that convey the look you want.
- Put them all together. Turn your photos into a digital collage. I made one page per category. The mood board pros would probably frown at this, but I figured it was the best way for me to communicate how I wanted each aspect of the wedding to look. You don’t need to know Photoshop to make one. PowerPoint is the easiest tool.
- Share away! Bring them to every wedding meeting and show them to your suppliers. Sometimes it will be difficult to describe to your suppliers exactly what you want, and that’s where mood boards come in. Let your pictures do the talking.
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Wow, you’re so organized and you still made mood boards. I like the coral and grey color. I agree, you wedding gown has timeless look. 🙂
Love the photos. This is very timely as we have a wedding to plan this September. =)
Everything’s so pretty! I love the color scheme of your wedding. And hey, you’re a few batches ahead of me in Zobel! I recognize a few faces from that photo with you and your bridesmaids. 🙂
Ah yes! You look familiar too, Mrs. C! Welcome to my blog! Most of my entourage are from Zobel. : )
Brings back memories of when we planned our wedding. Pinterest has been a great help to me during the planning days. Coral is really nice! I used coral and mint in my wedding. It also goes well with turquoise. Great planning! I love how everything looked!
DIY weddings are really nice and awesome, I tried to DIY a few of the stuff during our wedding back in 2012 but they’re not as nice as these. haha.
I’m helping a family friend plan her wedding later this year and I swear she had like mood boards for everything. She turns to Pinterest for inspiration. 🙂
I love creating mood boards. I usually make one whenever I organize a family event. The next up on my list is my son’s baptism coming soon after I give birth. 🙂
Lovely wedding details! I love the baby’s breathe on the floor of the aisles! I wrote about my wedding preps also in one of my blogs: http://whenmybridegroomcomes.blogspot.com/2012/06/search-for-my-dream-wedding-reception.html
Awww this is so pretty! A close friend of mine got married early this year; her wedding was also rustic-themed and they DIY’ed. Now I want a rustic wedding too haha!
I admire the fact that you really maximized your mood board! I couldn’t, but I also tried (manually though since Pinterest didn’t exist yet back then haha)
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Seeing the photos make me want to have another wedding again! Lol
I love the color schemes and the concepts! 🙂
I love your wedding mood board and I love the tips too, I want to organize our house and I think a mood board will be helpful. 🙂
I didn’t know much about weddings when I got married but I wish I did so I could have had a budget wedding that doesn’t look like a budget wedding. But oh well..
What a lovely wedding you have. And I love your bouquet also. 🙂
Your mood boards are jam-packed and yet they look so organized. I admire your work.
I do this too, creating mood boards with pins I get from Pinterest. For me naman, it’s more of planning for future baptismal, baby shower party ideas.
Weddings are always dreamy! My husband and I DIYed our wedding too. 🙂 We had chalkboards for the pre-nup that we handcrafted and our invitations were designed by him. We had a similar photo as the 1st one when we were researching. Our palette was made up of Orange, French Rose and Pink.
Agree with you! I also have moodboard when I got married. I consider it as an abstract representation of the idea of your wedding day; it should capture your dreams and give a sense of the style and mood of your wedding – how you want it to not only look but also feel. 🙂