As soon as the engagement ring is placed upon your finger, a rush of excitement, nerves and pure adrenaline will build and build steadily up to the big day itself.
For some brides and grooms, a big spectacular wedding with all the proverbial bells and whistles is in order, but for more of a stylish, elegant and quintessentially English celebration, vintage should most definitely be the focus.
Therefore here, for your information and, of course, reading pleasure, is a comprehensive guide to designing a vintage-inspired wedding.
Table Décor
One of the most striking characteristics of a vintage-themed wedding reception is that of the choice of table décor and room decorations – a vintage style certainly stands out with its unique styles and items.
Strong ideas for your table décor which follow a wholly vintage theme include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Fabric tulip flower displays
- Mismatched teacups and saucers
- Pastel blue cake stands
- Pale yellow embellished cutlery
- Mini mason jars
- Fruit and flower centerpieces
- Empty glass perfume bottles
- Antique mismatched tins
The Venue
Naturally, one of the important considerations when planning a vintage-themed wedding is to choose a wedding ceremonial venue and one of the fabulous reception venues which represent the elegant, classic style you are going for.
Think about the type of architectural features prospective venues have and take the time to ask for a complete tour of not only the main areas and rooms which you will be potentially using, but other rooms such as any overnight stays you and your guests may well want to take advantage of.
Invitations
In keeping with a more delicate and intimate style of a vintage wedding, your wedding invitations themselves also need to have a touch of the classic to them.
The best way to achieve this is to either, if you are particularly ‘crafty’, plan ahead and make your own handmade vintage wedding invitations or else commission a local artist or even one that you source from the internet to create your vintage invitations to your exact specifications.
Tea-stained paper with the words written in a deep ink using elegant and graceful calligraphy, tied together with twine or lace trims will set the scene for the entirety of your day.
Wedding Favors
A beautiful vintage touch to your upcoming wedding day would be to pay attention to and make an effort to produce striking and individual wedding favors for each one of your day guests.
Displayed on the table, atop their cutlery and place setting, wedding favors are essentially your guests’ personal takeaway from the entire wedding day and as a result should represent not only the vintage theme of the day, but also you and your partner as a couple.
Some vintage wedding favors which will tie in wonderfully with the rest of your theme include:
- Mini mason jars with dried flowers
- Wooden keys with personalized names
- Hessian bags with retro sweets
- Mini teacups with herbs
- Flower seeds to plant in their garden
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