Inspirations for Warm Winter Wonderland Wedding Theme

The winter allows the wedding planner to create a winter wonderland theme. Warm colors like rich reds; plums, burgundy used with candle light and warm cozy fires can add a sense of luxury during this cold season.

Wedding Inspiration Board created by Rosena on sampleboard.com

Brides can be encouraged to use fur coats, wraps or capes. Venues like stately homes, classic hotels and even castles would add to the fairytale atmosphere. Or a hall decorated to resemble a Tudor great hall is another option. Winter time is a wonderful season for creating a fancy dress sort of wedding theme; maybe a Jane Austin style wedding. An empire style dress with a fur or velvet cloak would work wonderfully together. Or maybe a Versailles theme with the bride truly feeling and looking like a princess as illustrated in Mane’s wedding inspiration board below.

Ice Wedding Inspiration Board created by Mane Carrion on sampleboard.com

Vintage cars, carriages or sleighs if there is snow can be used to take the bride to the church and then the bride and groom to the reception venue. Can you imagine the snow glittering and the sleigh bells ringing truly magical. Winter can be used to advantage to create a unique fairytale atmosphere not easy to create in the summer.

Versailles Inspiration Wedding Theme Board created by Mane Carrion on sampleboard.com

A number of sample boards have been created with a winter theme as you can see above. It is very easy to play around with your ideas on the www.sampleboard.com website. You can select from a vast number of images and/or upload your own. You can easily create any number of wedding inspiration boards using the brilliant digital editor sampleboard.

Forgot to add this great wedding inspiration board  Winter Wedding Venues Inspiration Board created by Emma Christie on SampleBoard

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The versatility of a vintage wedding theme

Creating a wedding day with all the elegance of yesteryear is very much in vogue. The wonderful thing about a vintage wedding theme is the endless choices available. You can have a uniquely individual celebration for your special day and it can also be a very eco friendly affair when old items are reused.

Wedding inspiration moodboard created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

When I think of vintage I see an old fashioned church, beautiful old fashioned garden or castle, a delicate romantic setting with beautiful china, crystal glassware, and masses of old fashioned roses, antique furniture, vintage cars and the bride dressed in a beautiful recycled wedding gown originally worn by her mother or grandmother.

But that’s not the whole picture a vintage wedding theme could be based on the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s eras. The terms vintage, antique and retro are often used incorrectly. When buying clothing or items labeled as vintage, antique and retro it is important to know the difference. I thought I would clarify the terms here.

Clothing created after the 1920s to the early 1980 are considered Vintage. Garments created before the 1920s are referred to as antique. However 1960s and 1970s casual wear is often referred to as retro clothing. Clothing created after the 1980s is just known as secondhand. As a rule of thumb anything less than quarter of a century old is not considered vintage.

Wedding inspiration moodboard created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

You can quickly identify a wedding dress to a particular era by remembering some key feature/s. For example the drop-waist dresses of the 1920s. Sleek full length bias cut silk gowns were popular in the 1930s. Nipped in waisted full skirted dresses were in vogue in the 1950s.

During the 1960s psychedelic prints in man make fabrics like polyester, miniskirts and rounded Peter Pan collared shirts along with short length empire line dresses were considered trendy. Bohemian, gypsy, peasant style dresses were all the rage in the 1970s. Power suits with gilt buttons, wide shoulders and nipped in waists are from the 1980s also popular in the 80s sequins, beads and studs.

To successfully create a vintage wedding it is best to select one particular era although you can add contemporary items. Often the wedding dress can dictate the theme for the whole wedding for example a drop-waist 1920s dress belonging to a family member may be offered. Or a particular style of wedding dress may have appealed to the bride since she was a young girl. Although I did not have a vintage themed wedding I had always loved the simple sweet heart neckline satin dress styles of the 1930s. I had my wedding dress designed and made in that style.

The setting, the cars, the style of cake, bridesmaids, groom’s suit and flowers will work best if they echo the selected theme be it 1920s, 1930s, 1950s or 1970s. It will also make it easier to organize and to make decisions if you stick to one era. I love the trend at the moment of using vintage china, silverware and crystal.

Vintage themed weddings do have a wonderful whimsical, nostalgic romantic elegance about them. Maybe that’s why they are so on trend in 2012.

Author: Rosena MacFadzean for SampleBoard.com – concept creation online

Announcing the winners | SampleBoard competitions

It is with great pleasure we announce the winners of two 3 months FREE memberships to SampleBoard‘s Ultimate Creator. Over the past few months SampleBoard has been receiving brilliant entries to the two competitions featuring interior design and wedding planning mood boards. The first one open to all contenders ‘Vintage Inspired Wedding’ and the second one for student designers ‘Design an Inspired Space’.

Winners of 3 months FREE membership to SampleBoard’s Ultimate Creator

The SampleBoard team would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry. The standard of the interior design and wedding planning mood boards was very high and the results very very close. So ‘Drum Roll’ please as I announce the first winner. The ‘Vintage Inspired Wedding’ winner is (long pause……) Chanel Willard for her board ‘Wedding’.

Winning Wedding moodboard created by Chanel on sampleboard.com

The ‘Vintage Inspired Wedding’ winner

The board designs were judged on color, design, theme and the use of the sampleboard digital editor tools. Chanel created her own color palette with the eyedropper and shape tools. The board was very well designed and the vintage theme was subtly expressed.  She also made use of the opacity and drop shadow tool. Well done Chanel we look forward to seeing more of your inspired creations. Enjoy your membership.

Wedding Planning moodboard created by Mane Carrion on sampleboard.com

The boards were judge on color, design and theme.

A very close second was the excellent board ‘Vintage Gold’ created by Mane Carrion. The warm colored beautifully designed board is brilliant. Mane’s use of the editor tools for example the eraser tool is inspired. Many of her boards posted in the creative community are works of art we can all learn from.

The Design Student winner of ‘Design an Inspired Space’

The design student winner is (long pause……) Kathleen Cracknell an interior design student from Canada for her board ‘Seeking Serenity’. Kathleen created an excellent contrasting color scheme the blue reflecting the serenity of the title. Her board design was exceptional. Kathleen was one of the few who used the eyedropper and shape tools. These tools allowed her to create frames for some of her images. Well done Kathleen we hope you take advantage of your free membership and continue to enjoy creating excellent sample boards.

Winning Design sample board created by Kathleen on sampleboard.com

A close second in the ‘Design an Inspired Space’ competition is Joanne Du Bois for her board ‘Bathroom’. This board has been excellently designed and the color selections are wonderful. Joanne has made great use of the text tool and the drop shadow tools on the digital editor. Joanne has been designing sample boards of a very high standard.

Interior Design sample board created by Joanne on sampleboard.com

Congratulations Chanel and Kathleen your interior design and wedding planning moodboards are excellent examples of how sample boards can be used to enhance design presentations. Well done!

Keep on creating!

The SampleBoard team

 

Wedding Planning | Inspirational Moodboard Design

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Wedding Planning on SampleBoard.com | Inspirational moodboard

Be inspired for your wedding day with many wedding theme images available on sampleboard.com to help you plan your perfect day.

With the easy to use drag-and-drop editor you can create inspirational moodboards in minutes!

Check out www.sampleboard.com for moodboards from others in the Creative Community, plus sign up for free to give it a go!

 

Wedding Planning | Setting the scene for a Vintage 1930s Wedding

Inspiration board created by Emma Jones on sampleboard.com

Setting the scene for a Vintage 1930s Wedding Theme

During the mid 1930s tight fitting flowing bridal gowns in slippery high sheen fabrics were popular. Dresses were often made of satins in silk or rayon. The most used colors were ivory, cream, pinkish white or pale blue white. The gowns were imitations of the glamorous evening dresses worn by Hollywood movie star.

High sheen fabrics in ivory, cream pinkish white

Cowl necklines, curved trains with long medieval sleeves were the main features of the dresses. The Bridesmaids often wore similar styles with Juliet caps and large bouquets of roses completing the picture. The bride sometimes carried a small handbag instead of a bouquet. Although roses were popular at the time the most popular flowers were the Madonna lily. Silver fox was the favorite fur.

Medieval style sleeves, Madonna Lilies, silver fox fur

Royal and society weddings influenced wedding trends in the 30s just as they do today. Princess Marina of Greece married in 1934. Her dress was a sheath cut on the cross. She had wide hanging sleeves again creating the medieval look. The fabric was silver and white brocade.

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Royal weddings influenced wedding trends

Syrie Maugham’s famous white room style which ranged from, bright white, cream and beige would make an ideal setting a for 1930s themed wedding. Furniture lacquered or tubular steel, chrome or metal plating with textured wallpapers in off white decorated early 1930s rooms. Mirrors and mirrored screens add shimmer and shine.

White interiors with mirrors, lacquered, steel, chrome furniture

White vintage cars like the 1934 Auburn 851 would eco the glamorous era. The color schemes of the 1930s could also be repeated in the clothing or the decor. For example the usual colors cocoa brown with hyacinth blue, prune with turquoise or mustard yellow with grey.

Classic white car, cocoa brown, hyacinth blue, turquoise, mustard yellow and grey  

Eyebrows were plucked and penciled. Elizabeth Arden launched arrange of seven lipstick shades. Mascara and eye shadow came in four shades and eight shades of rouge became available. Suntans became fashionable to enhance the fashions particularly white swim suits and the satin dresses.

More make up choices available, suntans came into vogue 

Towards the end of the 1930s the movie Gone with the Wind helped speed up a Victorian revival in fashion. Dresses with high necklines, standup collars and padded shoulders with full skirts imitating fashions from the 1860s were becoming popular. But the movie released in 1939 saw lavish ball gowns the full skirts with crinolines panniers worn by Scarlet skyrocket in popularity. In wedding dresses bustles emphasized the hips and backs and long trains were attached from the center back. This style did not remain in fashion very long due to the world war of the 1940s.

Inspiration board created by Emma Jones on sampleboard.com

Creating mood boards can clarify your wedding plans

You can play around with your wedding theme ideas by creating mood boards. The wonderful thing is you can do it easily and quickly online at www.sampleboard.com . There are hundreds of images of dress, cakes, flowers and a host of other things to help you create your dream vintage wedding. This great website also has loads of inspiration in blogs, articles and wedding mood boards posted by the creative community.

Late 1930s saw revival of 1860s Victorian fashion lavish ball gowns with full skirts  

The glamorous 1930s gave way to the drab 1940s. Even through the lavish ball gown wedding dress was for a limited time popular in the 30s the era is more known for the glamorous white satin and glitter of movie star style. Therefore a 1930s wedding theme with white figure hugging gowns, white cars, white Madonna lilies with lots of glitter and shine would be more authentic.

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Jump start your creativity by combining images quickly and easily into digital moodboards on www.sampleboard.com!

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Wedding planning inspiration | Vintage style moodboards

Moodboard created by Rosena MacFadzean on sampleboard.com

Inspirational moodboard | Impression of vintage 1930s wedding

The dress in the above moodboard is reminiscent of a 1930s wedding dress. Popular during this era were materials of high sheen satins in silks and rayons in ivory, cream, pinkish-white or pale blue-white. The syles were usually tight fitting. The dresses often had long tight fitting sleeves.

The moodboard below allows you to imagine the romance and elegance that goes hand in hand with a vintage themed wedding…

Moodboard created by Emma Jones on sampleboard.com

For more inspirational wedding moodboards, visit our creative community on www.sampleboard.com and select ‘wedding planning’ as your design discipline.

I invite you to sign up for free and create your first inspirational wedding moodboard in minutes !

Planning a wedding | Create your own moodboard or inspiration board

wedding inspiration board created by Pixy Louise Smith on sampleboard.com

Top inspirational wedding planning moodboards from the SampleBoard creative community

Featured in this post are some of our top inspirational wedding planning moodboards, for your inspiration and enjoyment…

All the moodboards have been created using the SampleBoard web editor.

The web editor allows you to quickly and easily pull together design trends, colour schemes, textures and products via a convenient drag-and-drop function, using the rich editing toolset with over 30,000 product images from the library or your own images uploaded onto the system from your personal profile.

created by Pixy Louise Smith on sampleboard.com

Be inspired for your wedding day with many wedding theme images available on SampleBoard.com

created by Pixy Louise Smith on sampleboard.com

Combine images easily and beautifully into digital moodboards with SampleBoard.com…

Wedding Planning | How to take the first steps to create a perfect wedding

romantic vintage wedding created on sampleboard.com

The wedding is all about you and your partner. Take care not to have too many voices influencing your choices. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe said ‘God is in the details’. To create a truly spectacular wedding day attention to detail is of paramount importance.

Dream

Spend time brainstorming wedding planning ideas. Set aside a day or weekend to dream, create mind maps and develop a time table. You may want to do this alone, with your partner, a best friend or parent. In your first session let your imagination run wild. As ideas pop into your head write them down. At this stage don’t think about the cost or obstacles.

Set the date

The first thing to decide when planning your wedding is the date. Every other decision on your wedding planning list will relate to this. When setting a date, think about time schedules. This may seem obvious, but it is better to think the whole thing through with regard to things like holidays and the time frames that suit the people you want to invite.

Create a to do list

Again, make notes. You may have some things you have to check. To help you with this create a ‘wedding planning checklist’. Try to write everything down. We tend to think we will remember; unfortunately we sometimes don’t.

Set a date or set a goal to set a date

You may be unable to set a date at this stage. However you can set a goal to set a date. It can be helpful in the early stages of planning your wedding to check out some time frames. For example, call reception venues and ask how far ahead you need to book. Check out the church or any other place you may want to use for the service. Maybe talk with some caterers and dress makers. Take notes as you go.

Ideally, most weddings are planned at least a year ahead. If the wedding is to be a big, formal affair, you will need at least that amount of time. If you plan to have a more casual wedding then a few months – even a few weeks – will be enough lead time. Set aside a calendar just for planning your wedding. The best calendars for this exercise are the ones that have a square for each day. You can write deadlines clearly on the appropriate days.

Use a yearly calendar

The more detailed you can be in the planning stages the better. Even if you decide to use a professional wedding planner, it pays to spend some time gathering your ideas and to have a clear idea of what you want. It may be helpful to have small hardcover wedding planning books to carry in your handbag. This means you can make a note of ideas wherever you are.

Count the cost

It is important to work out what you can or want to pay. This could also influence the date of the wedding. You may have to spend some time saving the money for the big day. Weddings do not need to be expensive to have the wow factor. The wow factor is achieved with detailed planning, coordination and organization.

Work out a theme

Once you have worked out a date, you can develop the ideas you came up with during your brainstorming session. Your theme may be a very simple traditional wedding or a quiet beach side event. The wow factor comes from coordinating everything, making everything for the whole day work together to make it memorable.

lime green wedding decor details created on sampleboard.com

Create some mood boards to see how your ideas work together

The SampleBoard website is a great place to find wedding planning help. The website is full of ideas – it even has a platform where you can create wedding mood boards – and competes with some of the top wedding planning websites. If you visit our wedding planning mood board editor, you will find it easy to do and it’s fun. The mood boards you create can be saved and can become the blueprint for your wedding plans.
There are many themes that you can use. It’s best to select a theme that reflects your lifestyle and personalities. Committed bush walkers could have a forest wedding. Everything selected for the wedding from the invitations to the flowers and dress coordinated to emphasise the theme. If you want things not to be taken too seriously, make it a fun event. Maybe do a Robin Hood and Maid Marion theme.

Select the color

The theme you select for the wedding can actually indicate the colors to use. For the forest wedding, soft white, greens and autumn colors would work very well. The style of clothing can also be influenced by the theme. Flowing softly draped high-waisted dresses with ribbons and twigs or flowers as a head dress would follow the theme through.

happy colorful wedding moodboard created on sampleboard.com

How to find out what you want and don’t want

Besides creating mood boards on the SampleBoard website you could visit your local library and find a wedding planning guide, books and magazines. As you look at the images, ask yourself ‘do I like this or not’. Try to make your decision quickly (yes or no). Gather the images you like into a folder. You can photocopy the pages from the library books and magazines.
Once you have gathered a folder full of images, sit down and go through them slowly. Ask yourself, “What do I like in these images?” As you do this, you will find a clear picture developing of what you like.

What you need for this first stage

• Note pad
• Calendar
• Small hard-cover note book
• Membership on the SampleBoard website
• Your SampleBoard mood boards
• Wedding books  and magazines
• Images
• Folder

This is the first yet vital stage of planning your wedding. It is at this stage you start to organise the big day. You can use the calendar to record goals and schedule more detailed planning days. The more detailed and organised you are, the more likely you are to have a stress-free coordinating process and a wonderful wedding.

Check the creative buzz blog regularly for more helpful wedding planning tips.

Or try out the digital wedding planning mood board editor to create your own wedding scheme.

Author: Rosena MacFadzean