Dear Pinterest, It's Not You...It's Me
I joined Pinterest way before I was engaged. And since I'm a girl & the rest of Pinterest are almost all girls we helped one another plan our flawless $1,000,000 imaginary weddings. LOL!
Now that I am ACTUALLY planning a wedding I'm digging through my Holy Bells of Matrimony board and realizing that the things that I want or like were not directly found via the gaggle of girls that are on Pinterest. I mean, how many froo froo wedding pics do I really need to see?
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| What is with the weird eggs & the china? |
When it comes to all things GEEK, Pinterest is chock full of material. Comic geekery, anime geekery, superhero geekery, video game geekery, Doctor Who geekery, Star Wars geekery and so on and so on. BUT - the Geek/Nerd Wedding ideas are waaaayyyyyy to cheesy for my taste...I mean OUR tastes (LOL, love you honey).
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| Yes, it's a Harry Potter wedding ceremony |
Being that we are "Undercover Geeks" to most people when they look at us (that is till they see our apartment or hear the 2 of us chatter on about Legend of Korra) we want our wedding to be geek AND chic.
Don't get me wrong, we do want/plan on having a Ninja attack at some point in our wedding, but we don't want the whole thing to be a charade - we want a little bit of seriousness & romance. Just a bit. :)
As for the DIY aspect of a wedding (invitations, center pieces, gifts, decorations, etc) there's quite a bit more that I feel is well worth digging through. I almost feel like I'm at Ross, shopping during a huge sale, hoping to find a few gems within the mess of clothes. LOL!
So as you can see Pinterest IS useful, but can only help me in my wedding endeavours as far as everyone else's imaginations and tastes can go. Which stinks a bit as I was kinda hoping it would be a one stop shop for ideas.
My advice to those who want an original & personalised themed wedding is: Using technology, online resources & tools is fantastic. BUT the best way to reach your goal(s) is to meld minds with your partner in crime, your league of super friends & family, and to share/brainstorm TOGETHER. <3
And doing this over wine couldn't hurt. :D
