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2 Freeman Newspapers A Bride's Guide 2016 248463001 Inspiration boards bring wedding plans to life Making the wedding of your dreams a reality may require some creativity. It can be challenging to organize all of the creative ideas swimming around in your head, but inspiration boards may be able to help. Inspiration boards, sometimes referred to as idea boards, are commonly used by interior designers, artists, writers, and even wedding planners. Such boards can serve a great purpose when starting a new project, especially if all of your creative ideas seem to lack cohesion. Sometimes seeing things together, rather than in bits and pieces on their own, can fuel even more creativity. Inspiration boards can include magazine clippings, photographs, fabric swatches, quotes or literary passages, and color swatches. As the idea board grows, you may find a common denominator among your inspirational elements. This can help determine a theme for your wedding or jump-start other planning. While poster boards may be more traditional idea boards, creative ideas also can be compiled in binders or scrapbooks, which work especially well at keeping all items organized and concise. Plus, they're portable, which means you can take a scrapbook to a meeting with a wedding vendor and show him or her your concepts for the wedding. Later, when photographers, florists and other vendors have been booked, you can attach receipts or agreements to the inspiration board for future reference. This keeps all of your important wedding information in one place rather than requiring you to search through different folders or files for important documents. In addition, if friends or family members ask for advice on vendors and planning their own weddings in the future, you can readily access your inspiration board. To start building your own board or book, take clippings of photos or articles that resonate with you. As you visit bridal shops and other stores, take fabric swatch- es and pictures of particular looks. Attend bridal shows and take home promotional materials. Remember, inspiration may not always come from bridal-related resources. Anything you come across in your daily life — such as window- shopping at a furniture store or passing an art exhibit — may inspire some creativity. 262-567-0271 Whitman Park Shopping Center, 1083 Summit Ave, Oconomowoc Hours: Monday - Friday 9-9, Saturday 9-6, Sunday 10-5 www.benfranklincraftswi.com Where Creativity Comes to Life SHOW YOUR DISTINCTIVE STYLE Our collection of bridal accessories allows you to create a wedding that is uniquely yours. Our Bridal Consultant will help bring your wedding visions to life by custom creating the bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, altar flowers, pew bows, and table centerpieces for your special day. Guest books, unity candles, flower girl baskets, and other accessories are also available to make your day complete. 248594004