Vintage Weddings

Vintage weddings are inspired

by styles from the 1920s to 1960s

Generally speaking, clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique and clothing from the 1920s to 1960s is considered vintage. Retro (retrospective) or "vintage style" refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era. Repro (reproduction) clothing is a newly-made but faithful copy of an older garment. Clothing produced more recently is usually called modern or contemporary fashion.


At times, the cycle of fashion design turns

to history for inspiration.

We have received this vintage wedding image from one of our readers, Kelly Woolley, and decided to share it with you as it has an insightful newspaper article to the style of the past.


The wedding of Miss Hilda Waverley

Fairthorne and Mr S. H. Mudge in 1937

A completely different style of bouquet

and baskets from the bride and flower girls

The wedding above was featured in the local newspaper.

A somewhat more modern wedding from 1959

of Norma Lane and Roderick Barker

The bride is holding a shower or cascading Bouquet in one hand and a horseshoe in the other. The bridesmaids are seen holding cascading ribbon bouquets.
Carrying a horseshoe or a bouquet in the shape of one is considered lucky for the bride, but only if the horseshoe is carried with the open end up so the luck does not 'fall out'.

The bride and groom cutting into a beautiful 3 tiered wedding cake complete with cake stand ornate floral decorations and vase topper

Wedding Day Hair Inspiration

On your wedding day it is an opportunity for you to wear your hair in a style that is different, more elaborate or perhaps just more suitable to accommodating your veil.

We have searched through our Real Wedding archives and found some beautiful hairstyles for your review.

Some of our brides had a wedding day hair up do that they could change easily for their reception. That's a fantastic idea!

 

Amanda Smith by Next Exit Photography

Claire has a Classic Hair for back veil look

Front view of Claire (Infinity Photography)

Emma Kaveney (Mint Photography)
with a beautiful hair up do!

Just added the veil on a comb for the day
and then easily removed the veil for the reception!

Oliva (Calli B Photography)
Added a jewelled hair piece

 

Stephanie Sarta (Featherstone Photography)

Alexis Hemphill by Elizabeth Messina Photographer

Carrie Lynch with a long hair style by Infinity Photography

This gorgeous Flower Girl for Cate Raynor wearing a classic flower wreath - so simple yet beautiful!  (GM Photographics)

Monique Mellor with bridesmaid's matching hair up dos
by Karen Visser Photographer

 

Beautiful symmetry photography of  Monique Mellor's Bridesmaids and of course Monique looking stunning with her hair down and wearing a veil!

 

Alice Baxter by Paper & Lace Photography

 

Carey's classy hair style and hair piece

Photography by Aaron Delesie

Leah wearing a lacy hair piece that stands out on her dark hair
by Anna Rose Photography

Megan Crockett by Lens to Life Photography

Rachel Siemring by Calli B Photography

Kate Stockwell by Samm Blake Photography

 

Kylie Hackett wearing an elegant hairpiece

 with long hair by Thurtell Photography

 

Sally Ryan started with a veil and changed to a hair piece later

Adrian Tuazon Photography

Zoe and John by Jose Villa Photography

Zoe and John by Jose Villa Photography

	This beautiful braid from Project Wedding http://www.projectwedding.com/

This beautiful braid from Project Wedding

http://www.projectwedding.com/

Just love the flower piece in the hair. A great alternative to a veil!
This piece is available from
The Prancing Fox- Style Inspirations for the Fashion Conscious Individual.

This amazing hair up style from LA Girl Secrets
http://www.lagirlsecrets.com/

This beautiful gown with matching hat from Gowns of Elegance is a great alternative or addition to a wedding day hair up do
http://www.gownsofelegance.com

Here is a video from Lilith Moon showing how to create a French fishtail braid for short medium and long hair

We hope you enjoyed these images and feel inspired with ideas on ways to wear your hair on your big day. We would love to hear your thoughts so please comment below!

Basilica Spring Sale

For all those brides looking for a gorgeous gown be sure to pay Basilica, in Sydney's Drummoyne, a visit. With 30% - 50% off ex-showroom samples incl. wedding gowns, veils, head pieces, bridesmaids, evening and christening gowns it's a great chance to make a great saving on a beautiful piece. A very limited selection of sample gowns from the Badgley Mischka Bride and Anne Barge collections are available. The Spring sale is on for a limited time only so please Visit www.basilica.com.au for more details or to make an appointment.


Anne Barge


Badgley Mischka


Basilica

Posted by Emilie Harrison

For the Kiddies
These days it's very common for children to be involved in weddings whether they are in the bridal party or just guests. Mini Style is a great website filled with great ideas for clothes and gifts for the little one's. It's always a nice idea, if you're having a kids table at your wedding, to have some bits and pieces on the table to keep them occupied. The rubber alphabet stamps are a great idea! They also have sweet silk dresses that would make cute flowergirl dresses. Visit www.ministyle.com.au to browse the collection.


L-R - Mia silk dress & Milan flax dress both $104.30 by Elephant Berry.


Musk lollipop purse $16.95 by Mini Style.


Alphabet stamps $44.95 by Cavallini & Co.

Posted by Emilie Harrison

Join the Crew
In my last post I mentioned my latest obsession - J Crew. Where do I start? Firstly their range of everyday wear is fantastic but they also have the most wonderful wedding collection.

They have umpteen bridal gown designs from which to choose together with the sweetest bridesmaids, flowergirls and ring bearers' outfits. Oh, and did I mention the groom? Be sure to stop by this section on the website!

Really, there is such a choice of colour, fabric and style - it will fill you with inspiration for your wedding.

You'll need to use a service like Bongo International in order to purchase from J Crew as they don't ship internationally. Where there is a will, there is a way!






Posted by Jane Cameron