One of my brides is responsible for getting me hooked on Pinterest.  “Hooked”, “Addicted”, “Crazy about”, “Pinterest = Crack” are all descriptive words or terms that you will hear when others talk about the app and for good reason…it’s so true!  I haven’t managed to spend less than one hour at a time on Pinterest, unless I am pinning something quickly as I work, in which case I have to force myself not to look at anything, just pin and keep moving!

If you haven’t heard of Pinterest, it really is a wedding planner’s dream app.  I am probably in the minority among planners, but I am not especially good at creating inspiration boards.  I can manage my way around Picasa, but that’s about it, so Pinterest will help me in so many ways.  By far the best description I can share is the one on the Pinterest site’s “About” section.  It says, “Think of Pinterest as a virtual pinboard – a place where you can create collections of things you love and “follow” collections created by people with great taste.”  A virtual pinboard of everything you find and love on the net. Genius!

I’ve only been a user for a few weeks, but I already have boards for some of my weddings, home projects, fashion & style boards, a wish list board, even a board of tattoos I love.  Here’s a screen shot:

And here’s a link to the board: http://pinterest.com/jkennedy77/tattoos/

You will go nuts over Pinterest too and it is super easy to get started.  You won’t really need a tutorial or help from anyone – you will easily figure it out as you go.  In order to open your own Pinterest account, visit www.pinterest.com and request an invite.  It doesn’t seem like I waited more than a day or so for an email with access information from Pinterest.  Make sure you install the bookmark when you open your account – instructions are on the Pinterest site, and were easy to follow.  Speaking of following, be sure to follow me on Pinterest at: JKennedy77

Happy Pinning!