What’s Hot? Vintage Themed Weddings

It seems that the latest wedding trend for 2011/2012 season is vintage themed weddings.  I was recently a bridesmaid in such a wedding.  The venue: Heritage Park’s Gasoline Museum in Calgary.   This location provides the perfect backdrop for a vintage wedding.   The historical village complete with an old carousel, candy store and ice-cream shop, an old saloon, and not to mention the old fashioned gas pumps and vintage cars in the museum itself!  Beautiful.  But you don’t need an old historical village to pull of this theme.  Using mason jars for your centrepeices or creating your own seating chart from old frames could be just the answer.  Today’s brides are getting very creative!  Candy bars can also add that vintage flair with oversized lollips and licorice allsorts.  Or perhaps old style popped corn machines or cotton candy!  Bird cages are popular in place of the traditional card box, and can be completely personalized to suite the colours of the wedding.  Whatever your desires, you can take this theme and really run with it.   We’ve put together a list of ideas below.   Feel free to make your own contributions to our ideas!

Venue

•  Gasoline Museum at Heritage Park
• Heritage Park Historical Villiage
• Lougheed House
•  Fort Calgary
• Old Theatres
•  Historical Buildings

Attire

• Flapper Bridesmaid Dress
• Lace wedding Gowns
• Tea-length gowns
• Zoot suites
• Birdcage veils
• Pearls

Transportation

Horse and Carriage
Vintage Cars

Stationary

• Lace embellishments
• Brooch embellishments
• Retro fonts

Decor

• Feathers
• Retro colours
• Lace overlays
• Saloon
• Candles
• Damask patterns
• DIY Projects
• Vintage wedding gowns on display from family members – or pictures of family member’s weddings
• Old Picture Frames
• Dusty Rose, Ivory colour pallete
• Black and White colour pallete
• Vintage stemware and china
• Props – such as old telephones, cameras, typwriters etc
• Old suitcase for cards

Flowers or Other?

• Brooch Bouquets
• Fans
• Boas

Hair and Makeup

• Minimalistic
• Red Lips
• False eyelashes
• Updos - waves

Music

• Swing band

Extras

• Photobooths
• Kissing Booth
• Popcorn machines
• Cotton Candy Machines
• Candy Bars with oversized lollipops
• Guests type on the vintage typewriter to ‘sign’ the guestbook

Cake

• Cupcakes
• Lace patterns
•  Ribbon and Brooches

Where to find items for this vintage themed wedding?

• Antique stores
• Thrift stores
• Grandparents houses