On not being a Pinterest addict...

Actually, I had to google "Pinterest" to make sure I spelled it correctly—that's how infrequently I use it! I do have a Pinterest, but I haven't experienced the seductive pull others of my friends apparently have... maybe it is yet to come? When Nathan and I first started talking about getting engaged, I got super excited and joined Pinterest and created a wedding board. Yay! Pin all the things!

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But wait...

1. We weren't engaged yet. I knew I was committed to Nathan and had no doubt he felt the same way, but I didn't want my friends to think I was pressuring him (or he was pressuring me). I also didn't want to feel foolish if something happened and we didn't end up together.

2. If and when we did get engaged, I didn't want everyone to see the details of my wedding before we actually got married (this was before secret boards—on that note, how did it take Pinterest so long to create the feature of secret boards?). I do love input, but there can be "too many cooks in the kitchen." And to be honest, I really do want some parts of my wedding to be a surprise!

What I ended up doing was creating a Pinterest profile using only my first name and not following anyone I know—so essentially I have a Pinterest for myself but don't use it socially. Instead, it's a collection of pictures from around the Internet for me to reference, which I do... once in awhile.