Best Online Sources for Inspiration

By Tara Mandy and Meredith Levy

Editors of BFFBridal.com

Some brides are event designers at heart. But most aren't. In fact most brides, to be brutally honest, need to steal ideas from other brides who are event designers at heart.

To put it more gently, there are lots of you out there looking for inspiration. To that end, here are some of the best idea generators on the Web.

The obvious place to start is browsing the hundreds of bridal blogs featuring inspiration boards. Among the best are Snippet & Ink, Style Me Pretty and Polkadot Bride.

Other bridal blogs such as Brooklyn Bride and The Bride's Guide shy away from the inspiration board format, but are still full of well-edited ideas and cool finds.

There's also Wedding Bee (a hive of real brides posting about every detail of their weddings) and Wishpot, which gathers wish lists from experts in the wedding industry.

But often, the best ideas come from sources that aren't targeting the engaged set. Check out Hostess with the Mostess for tips on entertaining stylishly; Oh Joy! for chic décor and correspondence ideas; Etsy for arts-and-craftsy finds; and Rebecca Thuss for everything in between.

And finally, when you're studying photographers' portfolios, take the time to look at their "atmosphere" shots. Great photographers like Philippe Cheng and Jamie Watts do an amazing job of capturing the details and décor--a great source of inspiration.

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