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Vintage Wedding Ideas
Vintage Wedding Plates
Weddings are one of the most important occasions of one’s life and all of us wish to get a magnificent experience on that special day. A vintage touch adds that feeling of royalty and splendor to the wedding ceremony. A vintage wedding theme is all about class, style and romance. Nowadays more and more couples are choosing the grace of vintage weddings accompanied by the class and elegance of fine laces, flowers, hand fans and parasols, stationary and wedding favors. Vintage wedding themes are not limited to dresses only; they are set to cover the reception, wedding cars, cakes, centerpieces, music, dance etc. Here are some ideas that will help you to enjoy the beauty and grandeur of a vintage wedding.
Where Do You Begin?
Vintage Wedding Table
If your budget allows you to cater your wedding reception, you can rent a house that has wraparound porch, a mansion, or any other beautiful venue. But if you are trying to cut the reception costs, you can host your reception in a grass field or an old barn.
Decorations
Vintage Wedding Photos
Start with an overall color scheme; use soft colors like pinks, creams, blues and greens. These colors can be use for table linens, centerpieces, and favor wrappings and even for cakes. Avoid using colors that are bold or too flashy. Decorate the centerpiece using beads, pearls, candles, mirrors, and mini roses and ostrich feathers. Laced tablecloth, candles and napkins wrapped with pearls create a finishing touch that will make a strong impression on your guests. You can also display old black and white photos around the reception room to add to the antique look.
Favors
You will find a lot of websites that cater to the vintage wedding themes. You can have vintage style photo frames, laced handkerchiefs for ladies and retro ones for men. Letter openers wrapped in pretty ribbons make for a nice token as well. You can even make your own scented sachets from lace or vintage fabric.
Vintage Cars
A lot of companies can provide vintage cars for hire. If your budget allows you, hire a Rolls Royce or some old fashioned trolley car to chauffer you and your bridal party to the place of the ceremony and reception. Make sure that your vintage car is air conditioned, if it’s not get it fitted with one.
Vintage Wedding Cake
Ask your baker to make a tiered cake decorated with whipped cream and little flowers made of butter cream. Use an old fashioned cake topper consisting of a bride and groom with a cute laced doily to add to the vintage look.
Vintage Wedding Dresses
Vintage Wedding Decorations
You can borrow a wedding dress from your mom or any other elder member of the family or you can take help from your friends in doing so. If not, you can check out various bridal stores, magazines or websites for ordering one.
You can even consult a designer to make your own wedding gown. Wear pearls and glove to add to the vintage elegance. Choosing a fabric of heavy satin is a good choice. You can also find vintage wedding suits for groom as well, though it’s a bit problematic, but you can still find certain stores that specialize in them.
Vintage Music
Various Vintage Wedding Ideas
Your vintage wedding theme would be incomplete without the vintage music. Look for very old church pieces or traditional church hymns during the ceremony and play some old pop songs during the reception. You can also plan to have your own band or DJ play vintage songs for the whole reception.
To plan a vintage wedding is not difficult, just do your research by looking at old photos, talk to older people and of course check the web.
