There are thousands and millions of choices that may be available on the menu when it comes to planning or selecting the theme of your most-awaited wedding. One of the most dreamt and a sought-after theme is the vintage-themed wedding.
With its surreal and unique style, who wouldn’t love it? Well, if you’re one of those soon-to-wed couples dreaming to have a vintage-themed wedding, why not make it possible? Don’t worry because this article will provide you with the tips you’ve probably never heard before.
1. Choose the best venue for the special event
The venue is one of the major things that you would have to settle when planning for your big day.To make it easier for you to choose a venue to use, you must first picture your goal for the overall look of the location.
And as you finalise the look, decide where it could be best-fitted in the list of your wedding location choices. It’s also important that it could greatly add on the vintage ambience to create more impact.
2. Select a day with a cosy and calm weather
Whatever the theme of your wedding would be, it’s always necessary to check on the weather of the possible date of choice. Of course, you wouldn’t want your vintage-themed wedding to be soaked in the middle of heavy rain, right? Or get irritably sweaty under the blazing Mr. Sun, huh?
3. Pick the right colour scheme and design
If you want to really have a vintage vibe on your wedding day, you must come up with the right colour scheme and design. If you’re really into doing a vintage-themed wedding, you might want to opt for pastel colours. But don’t be afraid to be bold since vintage vibe can also be done with unlikely colours.
4. Pay attention to wedding details – every little thing
There’s one common mistake that few of the wedding planners and even the couples do when planning a vintage-themed wedding. That common mistake is that they don’t often pay attention to the little details. Little did they know, even the tiniest detail gives a great impact to the vintage vibe.
Below is the list of the most common things that are left hanging in the process of planning.
- Wedding invitations
- Centrepieces
- Doilies
- Wedding Chairs
- Wedding accessories
- Lace and much more of lace
- Vintage items
- Fairy lights
- Vintage-themed wedding cake
- Wedding bouquet
5. Don’t forget your wedding song
If you really want to feel the vintage vibe, there’s another thing you can add on the list. Create greater impact by selecting the right song. If you’re having a difficult time deciding, here are 5 of the best vintage wedding songs which you could choose from:
- I Got You Babe – Sonny and Cher (1965)
- Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley (1956)
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green (1972)
- You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker (1975)
- And I Love Her – The Beatles (1964)
6. Let the guest participate with the theme
To really make everything a vintage-looking kind of day, let your guest participate with the wedding vibe. Of course, you might want to start by getting a vintage bus hire to transport them to the venue. With that, you’re giving them a heads-up what the wedding would feel and look like.
Tell your guest to give themselves a real vintage look. And once they participate, you’ll be very much glad to say that the vintage-themed wedding is a success.
7. Finish it with good photography or excellent vintage shots
Your dream vintage-themed wedding wouldn’t be complete without a good collection of photos and videos. You might want to look for and hire the best vintage photographer you could have to document and/or film your big day.
And to add fun and additional impact, you could also ask your hired videographer or photographer to dress the vintage way too. With all that settled, everything will really be in the place where you want it to be.
So, you can now start planning your vintage-themed wedding and start your first step as husband and wife. There’s no better feeling than opening the door of a newer chapter of your life with everything in its place. If you ever make a successful vintage-themed wedding, don’t be shy and share it with us.
AUTHOR BIO:
Kath Ramirez is a writer in profession and passion. She believes that everybody can write but not everyone can write with good content and effectively reach out for their audience. Kath believes that writing is one of the million rays of the sun to relieve stress and anxiety. Aside from writing, she indulges herself to reading random books, photography, dancing, and eating pastries which her little sister makes most of the time. She is now a writer for particular Australian and United Kingdom-based companies.
