Many people who are planning their wedding want to stand out from the crowd and make their wedding a memorable occasion. One way in which they do this is to have a theme for the wedding. There are many different options for wedding themes to make your day individual, and one such theme is a retro theme. Within this theme itself there are many possibilities that allow for your creativity to run wild. Here are some ideas for retro wedding.
Clothing
A retro theme covers a wide period of time with each decade having its own iconic fashions. These can easily be replicated in the wedding clothing. Everybody form the bride and groom to the attendants can dress according to the particular period that has been chosen. If your budget allows, you can have the clothes designed to suit your theme. If you have a smaller budget for your wedding, then a cheaper options to look around vintage and retro stores or even to look on online auctions.
Stationary
Invitations and table cards are two important items of stationary that will be a part of your wedding and these can help to set the them for your wedding. There are lots of options to personalise wedding stationary to suit your needs. Everything from the colour scheme, the font and the graphics used can all contribute to creating the specific look. If you are creative then you can even design and create such items yourself, either with arts and crafts materials or using a computer.
Flowers
Throughout history, flowers used at weddings have followed their own trends. This has been influenced by location, seasons and the gradual introduction of importation of flowers from abroad. It is not only the choice of flower that can help to contribute to a retro image, it is also the way that different flowers are presented. Each retro period will have followed different fashions for bouquets and floral table decorations.
Table decorations
Although many people choose to have flowers as table decorations, there are lots of other ideas that can represent different retro periods that are more creative and memorable. Some unusual ideas include milkshake glasses filled with bubble gum balls, LP’s as table mats, jars filled with colourful lollipops and mini-mannequins dressed in appropriate retro dress. Options for fun, retro table decorations are limitless and are a fantastic opportunity to let your imagination run wild.
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