The Evolution of Inspiration

Are you ready to hear something utterly, mind-bogglingly unbelievable?  It's the kind of ridiculousness I can only assume applies most often to intense planner-types like yours truly (but if it extends even further, I'd love to hear about it).  Just what is this ridiculosity?  Well, while searching through my wedding files the other day I came across an inspiration board that I made, and the creation date on the file is...

...wait for it...

May 30, 2009.  Just let that sink in.  Count the months.  Do the mental math.

Umm... yeah, that's more than two freaking years ago.  How *crazy* is that?!  No lie, no exaggeration - Mr. FW and I made this inspiration board a full-on year before we got engaged.  Yep, you heard that right - wedding style first, engagement ring second.  Just for kicks, let's take a look at that wedding style, shall we?

{my sincere apologies that I don't recall the sources for any of these pictures}

Looking back on this board, I gotta say that I'm incredibly proud of us (and mostly me) that we've managed to keep the same basic color scheme for more than twenty-four months now without changing our minds about it. Obviously, though, two years is a really long time to hold anything constant and it's clear to me that our overall aesthetic has veered towards a more modern, monochromatic look.  For instance, there's a lot about this board that still makes my heart skip a beat (attire, anenomes, mix-and-match black/white patterns), but the Moroccan-style lamps, feathers, white linens with blue sashes, ornamental cake decoration, and the more general paisley theme are all items that have hit the cutting room floor. 

We've changed in the last two years, our preferences have changed, and our wedding has changed right along with us.  Which is a good thing, right?  I'm so very thrilled with the wedding that lives in my head right now, and the wedding that's materializing with every new project we complete, that I hope it doesn't go through many more changes in the next few months. (That, and I honestly don't think I could take it!)  But since I'm pretty sure I won't be making another inspiration board, at least I won't have photographic evidence of any changes that do happen.

How did your wedding style evolve over time?