1920s weddings? I say, what a scream!
Enter part 5 of Wedding Wish Lanterns‘ Unique Wedding Ideas series, and here’s one for those with a penchant for all things vintage.
If you count Some Like it Hot amongst your favourite films, or think of Chicago as more than just a place to visit, then look no further than this fabulous flapper wedding theme that embraces all the glitz and glamour of the roaring twenties. Here are a few ideas to get you started on your 1920s wedding:
- You’ll need to consider your bridal wear very carefully. Instead of tights or bare legs, go for stockings with a back-leg seam. The twenties were known for the figure skimming, dropped waistline dresses for women, so go for a relatively shapeless gown cut just on the knee. Add a string of pearls, and beaded head band to complete the look.
- The Groom could be done up gangster style. Think pinstripe suit, or white tie and tails (Fred Astaire-esque) with spats- you know those shiny black round-toed shoes with white foot-bib.
- For the invitations, you could either go for simple white square cards with added 1920s emblems (champagne glasses, gramaphones, Charlie Chaplin), or you could alternatively shape your invites accordingly. Cut round discs to look like records (an idea courtesy of wedthemes.com), or style your invites to look like tabloid broadsheets perhaps.
- With the music, you can really go to town. No 1920s wedding would be complete without a bit of Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Noel Coward numbers. You could also get hold of soundtracks to films like Chicago, Bright Young Things, or Singin’ in the Rain.
- Serve classic 1920s fare- Waldorf salad was all the rage. If you can afford it, get in some caviar. For pudding offer up fruit cocktail and classic New York cheesecake, or Ice cream- Ice cream was a relatively new invention in the 1920s.
Darling, the 1920s were so terribly, frightfully divine you know. Don’t be a bore, have a 1920s wedding and have a simply spiffing time!
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