Happy 2017! If you got engaged over the holiday season, welcome to the Jewish or Jew-ish wedding planning club! If you’re feeling a little daunted and you’re not sure where to start, don’t worry, you’re in the right place — we’ve got you.
The first order of business is to get excited! You’re going to have a wedding — your very own wedding that you can plan and create and decorate any way you want. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. So what better way to get the creative juices flowing than with a little inspiration?
Because there’s a whole world wide web out there full of pretty wedding inspiration and, let’s face it, that can be a little overwhelming, here at Smashing the Glass, we’ve narrowed things down to our ultimate top ten Pinterest and Instagram accounts. Take ten minutes, grab a cuppa and feast your eyes on these beautifully curated, creative and chic galleries of wedding gorgeousness. In no particular order:
We love destination weddings — and very few destinations are as rustic and romantic as Italy. Warning: contains a plethora of pictures of breathtaking landscapes, adorable details and Jewish wedding wonders.
Updates and real wedding images from one of Israel’s most beautiful wedding venues. A carefully curated collection of images that are guaranteed to give you countless great Jewish wedding ideas!
A wedding blogging giant, The Knot is a hub of cool, contemporary and creative wedding ideas for all faiths and creeds. Be sure to check out some of the particularly spectacular chuppah designs — swoon!
UK-based Rock My Wedding is a must visit for an eclectic mix of wedding dà©cor aesthetics. From rustic chic to super luxe, you won’t be able to look away.
Nobody — but nobody — knows better than the queen of detail, Martha Stewart, when it comes to crafting the perfect celebration. So many excellent DIY ideas you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing which to try first.
Where better to find Jewish wedding inspiration than straight from the Holy Land? This wedding blog’s Insta collection truly embodies the spirit of Israeli weddings — prepare to double tap a lot.
Bold, bright and beautiful, just a quick glance at A Practical Wedding’s Instagram proves that practical and pretty are perfectly compatible (oh and founder, Meg Keene, had a Jewish wedding!).
Snippet and Ink’s thing is weddings with meaning, but we have to say we’re also blown away by the accompanying visuals. This blog’s Instagram perfectly marries brains and beauty.
Look. At. All. The. DRESSES! Israeli fashion house, Berta Bridal, makes the most epic, detailed, desirable dresses you could dare to imagine.
Yours truly! We don’t like to blow our own horn, but we’ve got all the Jewish / Jew-ish wedding inspiration you need over on our Instagram account, so do check it out!
A collection of fabulous images and inspiration from Michele Schwartz’s corner of the internet — The Modern Jewish Wedding.
Another Jewish inspiration hub: you’ll find everything from chuppah ideas to ketubah inspiration and more on The Big Fat Jewish Wedding Pinterest page.
We’ve used the words “carefully curated” a few times, but carefully curated doesn’t even begin to cover it with Wedding Sparrow’s wonderful world of fine art wedding photography. Every image is picked to match a particular aesthetic — and Sara and Megan’s impeccable taste shines through with every choice.
Bespoke Bride’s Pinterest page is an unstoppable ray of sunshine. Try to look at these creative, colourful and quirky ideas without smiling. Go on, we dare you!
Another wedding blog titan, Ruffled is always a step ahead of the curve. From twists on the traditional to lavish, extraordinary celebrations, there’s truly something to inspire everyone.
Green Wedding Shoes reports the latest wedding trends straight from LA. As you can imagine, its Pinterest page is the perfect place to source on-trend ideas for your big day.
The Brides Pinterest page is neatly organised into beautifully managed boards. Whether you’re looking for the perfect dress, you’re up for a spot of DIY or, well, anything you can think of, the Brides Pinterest page has it covered.
When you look up “aspirational” in the dictionary, there’s just a link to the Junebug Weddings Pinterest page. Check out the amazing wedding locations board… just trust us!
The Knot aesthetic is so breathtaking, inspiring and relevant that it made both our Instagram and Pinterest hit lists.
It’s us again! All of our most beautiful blog imagery gets Pinned, so make sure you check out our page for an overview of our lush Jewish and Jew-ish real weddings.
Was your favourite account in our top ten? Do you have any must-visit Pinterest and Instagram pages that we haven’t mentioned here? We’d love to hear from you — share your thoughts in the box below!
