Vintage Theme Ideas

Vintage Wedding Ideas
What’s old is new again. Your outdoor wedding can be themed really nicely by adding vintage effects to it. Light up any event with candles to reflect a time before the modern era. From retro-inspired gowns to decorating with antiques, we have spotted some super cool easy vintage theme ideas below. Read on!

Color Palette for your wedding decor
We are obsessed with many hot vintage color palettes. You can go for Bronze + Forest Green + Black, Mint + Seafoam Green + Salmon Pink, or Rust + Copper + Aqua. There are much more you can choose from. Everything looks good as long as it suits with other elements of the venue.

The Venue and Decor:
If you are trying to save on the extra costs of your wedding then venue is the best option where you can save a lot. Choose an art gallery or public park to host your wedding but if you can manage a venue away from the city that will be perfect. It is cheap as well as It looks amazing.

Add the unexpected, whimsical touch to your wedding by adding various floral elements. You can use vintage flowers to enhance the look of your venue, place them in golden vessels as centerpieces on dinner tables. Hanging the vintage lanterns, surrounded by hydrangeas and roses in your ceremony space will light up the environment. You can use the lanterns above your dinner tables also; hanging from the ceiling.

Dress and accessories:
Find a lace wedding dress in a muted color tone as per your theme that exudes vintage glamour. Paired with smoky makeup and vintage jewelry, your look will be completed with a vintage inspired hair accessory.

Choose the unique vintage accessory from a trusted market. Your footwear must compliment your theme and dress. A vintage flower bouquet from your grandma’s garden will complete your vintage look. Decorate your bouquet with a cameo or a piece heirloom jewelry. Or you can accentuate a fabric flower bouquet with pearls and brooches.

Vintage Flowers:
Planning a vintage themed event doesn’t stop with dress and venue. Give your vintage wedding the most authentic feel by using vintage wedding flower arrangements. Many vintage floral elements are budget friendly too. Although there isn’t a list of vintage flowers to choose from. Get inspired from what your grandma grew in her garden. Scented stock, white baby breath, Bouvardia can be used as the filler flowers for your decoration and bouquet. Bring nostalgia to your celebration with dahlias, cornflowers, sunflowers, and delphiniums.

The Better Time for Ceremony:
The main thing of a vintage wedding is flowers, So plan your wedding in such a manner that your decoration flowers can hold up for long, It must not be a rainy or very hot day of course. 3 pm is the perfect time for tieing the knot for vintage theme inspired celebration, It works well with an afternoon tea don’t forget to hire pretty china to add the effect.

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