How to plan a vintage wedding theme
Vintage continues to be a very popular choice for many brides-to-be. Styles of yesteryear offer a timeless elegance that some modern day weddings find difficult to beat. Nothing could be more enchanting than vintage lace, pearls and muted antique colours throughout your flowers, cake, bridesmaid dresses and every smaller detail.
Vintage is normally associated with the 1920s, 30s and 40s – an era that can be associated with everything from Art Deco and Hollywood glamour to Sinatra, Jazz and Swing.
If you’re thinking about having a vintage themed wedding, there are so many elements you can take from these decades to make your day truly reflect the period.
If you love the swinging twenties, why not have an Art Deco themed wedding. Introduce feathers in your flower bouquets; have your stylist create 20s inspired hair styles; drape strings of pearls over silver candelabras; have Art Deco themed wedding invitations; Martini glasses to contain your wedding favours or you could even hire a Swing band to play music by Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman.
If you prefer a more subtle approach, pick out an element, such as a certain colour or detail, and use throughout your wedding theme. For instance, if you love lace, you could have hand-tied flower bouquets with antique lace wrapped elegantly around the stems; lace added to your wedding cake or lace in your wedding dress.
You can be as obvious or as subtle as you like. Either way, it’s best to start with a vintage colour palette and work from there. Muted mocha brown, dusty pink, sage green, antique gold and soft cream all make good choices. Be sure to pick one or two complimentary colours to match your wedding dress.
To bring the rest of your vintage wedding theme together, gather as many wedding magazines as you can, dig out some vintage books from charity stores or have a look online to uncover vintage styles that you like. Cut out or make notes of everything you like.
Then, take a step back and see which vintage elements jump out at you. You might find that you’ve picked out the same styles and details again and again. Using your collection of cuttings and clippings – and keeping your wedding dress and colour palette in mind – introduce further elements to your theme.
You should also take inspiration from your wedding dress. Does it incorporate lace? Pearls? Once you have your dress, colour theme and small details in mind, your vintage wedding theme will start coming together.
If you’re having trouble sourcing all the different elements of your wedding day or you’re unsure about your theme, we can help. Why not consider our Wedding Design service where we will use our design expertise to create your vintage wedding theme.
After meeting you and talking through your ideas, we’ll come up with two design concepts for your big day. We will then research, source and supply you with a list of everything you’ll need to make your own vintage-themed wedding.
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March 31st, 2010 at 4:51 pm