Monday Funday 18: Vintage Gypsy Style

Fun board requests always excite me!!  The bride who requested this board wants to create a 1930s gypsy/carnival feel with an jewel-tone eggplant and dark teal color palette.  She also hoped to incorporate stars and tarot cards (used here as the escort cards).  There are a ton of great elements in this board, but I love the veil the most!  It definitely portrays that vintage gypsy feel.  The hanging umbrellas are just amazing too, and the use of vintage suitcases is the perfect touch.

sources:  Luna and Chloe Weddings, Green Wedding Shoes, Style Me Pretty, Element, The Knotty Bride, Ruffled (x2), Blue Sky Papers, Bridal Musings

Inspiration 173: Bright Vintage Wedding

Usually people who go with a vintage theme for their weddings seem to go for a soft color palette.  The bride who requested this board wanted to mix things up a little and incorporate some vintage elements in with a fuchsia and apple green color combo.  I love this 1930s style wedding gown (by Lulu B.) and invitations.   And I think the bright color palette goes really well with a vintage wedding!

sources:  Manolo for the Bride, The Knot, Prepare to Wed, Oh So Beautiful Paper, Francoise Weeks, Little Winter Bride

Theme Thursday #26- 1930s Inspired

I received a request for a 1930s inspired board, it's always fun to work on vintage inspired boards!  She wanted to work with a silver gray (her fiance is wearing a silver gray zoot suit), blush and black color scheme.  I love the custom 1930's inspired wedding poster found here, it would make a great "guest book" if you got everyone to sign a mat to fit around it and then you can hang it in your home!

sources:  Claire Pettibone, Aisle Dash, Offbeat Bride, So Darling, Retro to Go, Elite Wedding Looks, 

Aisle Files, Cindy Patrick Photography via Offbeat Bride, Slater Sparke, Ethereal Bride

Inspiration #85- Updated Art Deco

This board was requested by a bride who wants her wedding to have a 1930s and Art Deco theme but also be modern. I think her royal blue, silver and champagne color scheme help to add a modern touch to the Art Deco elements. I love the vintage inspired hairstyles on the bridesmaids in this board. Another element I love is the modern touch of the open back dress that still has a vintage feel.

source: Colin Cowie, Flickr (x2), Aawsomblei Vintage Jewelry, Tiny Water Photography, Dessy, Casando Ideias, Brides, Real Simple, Etsy

Inspiration #4- A man's kiss is his signature

The title of this post is a quote from Mae West, a popular actress during the 1930s.  I felt it was fitting to go with this inspiration board for a vintage 1930s art deco style wedding.  The 30s definitely offer a lot of elegance and glamour as well as beautiful art deco architecture, jewelry and vases (great for centerpieces!)  Enjoy the board, it was so much fun to create: