Wednesdays are now vintage Wednesdays on my Kate Parker Wedding!  For our first vintage Wednesday, we thought it would be a good idea to show examples of vintage items that are featured throughout weddings.  We’ll go through everything from tableware to the brides veil.  Since vintage, classic, and rustic sometimes overlap each other, we thought we would pull out components from weddings that epitomize what vintage is!  Click on the photographs to see which vendors are featured and check out our vintage tutorial below!

Vintage Gown:

Vendors Involved: Maine and New Hampshire wedding attire, Occasions Bridal & Tuxedo; Maine wedding photographer, Brea McDonald Photography;

Why is this vintage?  The lace that covers the dress gives has a very vintage feel.  The small bow and the off-white color also accentuates the vintage feel.

Vintage Glassware:

Vendors Involved:  Connecticut and Rhode Island wedding photographer, Carla Ten Eyck; Connecticut wedding planner, Jubilee Events; Connecticut and Rhode Island wedding attire, The White Dress by the Shore

Why is this vintage? The clear glassware with a gold rim gives an old antique feel, almost like old china from Paris.

Vintage Hairpiece:

Vendors Involved: Connecticut wedding photographer, Candace Jeffery Photography

Why is this vintage?  The birdcage veil has been a classicly vintage look for brides.  This style of veil was a very popular look from the 20’s-40′.

Vintage Tableware:

Vendors Involved: Connecticut and Rhode Island wedding planner, Carla Ten Eyck; Connecticut wedding planner, Jubilee Events

The mismatched place settings and floral motif is very vintage. The gold elements mixed in with the pops of color are a great way to add small vintage elements in your wedding place settings.  The china is also a great way to pull vintage elements into modern inspired colors.

Vintage Flowers:

Vendors Involved: Vermont wedding floral design, Petals Floral Design; Vermont wedding photographer, North Photography

Why is this vintage?  The garden roses are very vintage.  They are a very old variety of rose that still has a distinct rose scent.

Vintage Beauty:

Vendors Involved: New Hampshire wedding photographer, Audra Bayette Photography

Why is this vintage? The red lips, heavy eye liner and nude eyelid are classic old hollywood looks.  The pin curls also a very vintage hair style.

Vendors Involved: Connecticut and Vermont wedding beauty, d.d. Nickel Makeup Studio

Why is this vintage? The red lips, soft eyes, and hair swept into a feather is an old hollywood look as well as the photo above.  The large jewelry and feather in the hair is also an old fashioned style.

Vintage Venue/Decor:

Vendors Involved: Connecticut wedding planner, Jubilee Events

Why is this vintage? The hangar setting with the old plane in the background is a great example of a vintage setting.

Vendors Involved: Maine wedding planner, Maine Seasons Events; Maine wedding photographer, Sharyn Peavy Photography

Why is this vintage? Old photographs of mom and dad from their wedding is a great way to incorporate a vintage feel to your wedding decor.  The frames also have a vintage feel with the dark wood and gold accents.

Vendors Involved: Maine wedding planner, Maine Seasons Events; Maine wedding photographer, Sharyn Peavy Photography

Why is this vintage? These old postcards are a great vintage touch for wedding place cards.

Vintage Cake:

Vendors Involved: Connecticut and Rhode Island wedding photographer, Carla Ten Eyck; Connecticut wedding planner, Jubilee Events; Connecticut and Rhode Island wedding attire, The White Dress by the Shore

Why is this vintage? This is a great example of adding vintage elements into a modern setting.  The gold scroll work is a great example of a vintage look for a wedding cake.

Vintage Paper Products:

Vendors Involved: Maine and New Hampshire wedding paper products, Gus and Ruby Letterpress; Alee & Press Photography

Why is this vintage?  This style of typography used is very vintage.  Letterpress companies can either use a vintage wooden style letterpress plates or use a more modern plates made to look like the wooden vintage press.  Each type of press results in a vintage letterpress look.

Vendors Involved: NYC/Westchester County wedding paper products, Mew Paper Arts; Allisa Harvey Photography

Why is this vintage?  This style of typography is a vintage look.  The floral and bird design at the top of the invitation is also a very vintage look.  Another way to get a vintage look in your wedding paper products is to use a lace design.

Vendors Involved: Rhode Island wedding paper products, Parrott Design Studio

Why is this vintage? This letterpress is complimented by great vintage stamps.  These stamps are a great way to pull in vintage elements into your invitations.  The bold floral pattern is also a very vintage.

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