If you’ve grown tired of scrolling through the same images and are looking for some unexpected wedding inspo, then you’ve come to the right place. When everything in the wedding industry blurs together, it’s helpful to step outside of the bridal magazines and take the path less traveled. For a truly impressive and personalized wedding, you’ll want to start with what inspires you on a day to day basis, and then go from there. Read on to discover unique places to find wedding inspiration.
Art Museum Wedding Gowns
Walk through the various rooms of an art museum and you’ll find women throughout the centuries donning immaculate gowns. The honest expressions of beauty will encourage you to cultivate your own wedding aesthetic. You might stumble upon a dress with the perfect silhouette, inspiring your next wedding boutique appointment. John Singer Sargent painted an array of Edwardian women in diaphanous gowns and strands of pearls. And the hairstyles of the marble busts in the sculpture garden might inspired your own curled updo!
Design Studio Wedding Decor
Commissioning a custom lighting fixture may be out of your budget, but that doesn’t mean you can’t visit an interior design studio for some unexpected wedding inspo. They usually change their showrooms and websites each season to reflect a new unified aesthetic, so it’s a great place to source fabric and lighting inspiration. As a wedding planner, I especially like to look at how they style tabletops and entryways. These elements will help make your own wedding decor pop!
Garden Center Wedding Florals
While most couples might visit their favorite flower shop for some design ideas, I also like to look at local garden centers for more unexpected wedding inspo. The seasonal plants and trees are much larger than the average flower arrangement and can really add grandeur to your wedding decor. Why not walk down a colonnade of lemon trees for a summer wedding? Or arrange a temporary rose bush garden to frame the wedding cake area. Plus, you can reuse the plants in your own home garden.
Unexpected Wedding Inspo: Theater Performances
Reserve two tickets for your favorite play, ballet, or musical and take special note of the set design. Every aspect of the stage decor is driven by the narrative in the same way that you would like your wedding decor to tell your love story. The stage elements are also designed to frame the actors and move around easily. This mobility could come in handy for when you need to rearrange the decor for the reception or after party.
How to Find Unique Wedding Inspo in an Antique Store
Most weddings lean towards more formal decor. This makes an antique store a great spot to rummage for ideas since the interiors and styles of days gone by are much more formal. They also usually have high quality deadstock fabrics, charming buttons, and delicate laces for creating a one-of-a-kind wedding gown. Perhaps the furniture section might have a gorgeous set of chairs for the bridal party table. Browsing through all the quality materials, silky brocades, and elegant furniture could be just the inspiration you need to decide your wedding aesthetic.
Unique Wedding Inspo
I hope you have some new ideas for the next time you’re in a wedding inspiration slump. There are ideas all around you, even in the places you visit everyday. It’s all about putting yourself in the inspiration gathering mindset. After some practice, you’ll be brimming over with enough ideas to plan multiple weddings! Join my mailing list for more wedding planning tips and inspiration.
