The Trendy Wedding: Part 2

After my thoughts on wedding trendiness last week, I decided that I might take a few stabs at specific trends that I see. Like I said, everyone has their own taste and style, but if you find the way to edit it all together, everything should work perfectly.

The Vintage Wedding This is kind of funny to be talking about vintage as a trend. By its very nature, vintage should be the definition of un-trendy. Doesn’t the word “vintage” mean that it’s been around for a long time? We all know that vintage in the fashion world is great. There are just some pieces that will be amazing forever. I actually once met a girl who, after I complimented her on her purse, explained to me that it was part of the vintage Gucci bag collection that her grandmother had left her in her will. I have never met anyone so fabulous.

But, back to weddings. While I say that the vintage wedding is a trend, it isn’t the kind that turns me off. It is just a trend that brides want to use things in their wedding that reminds people of what makes wedding design so great to begin with. Some of those things would be the textures (lace dresses, distressed wood, etc), processes (letterpress invitations anyone?), colors (ivories, muted pinks), types of flowers (peonies, garden roses, ranunculus – aka the most amazing flower ever) – just to name a few.

The reason that I say that this “trend” isn’t off putting to me is that it utilizes so many great art forms that it is a joy to see it. Take letterpress for example (I’m about to get real paper-geeky on you guys). If you don’t know your printing processes, letterpress is how all printing was done back in the day. It’s a hands on process. A person has to physically work the press. Many companies that specialize in letterpress are using machines that are 100+ years old. It uses papers that have great textures. All of this makes me in love with letterpress! Vintage wedding or not. It’s just beautiful. And, since it is something that isn’t easily mass produced, it is definitely an art form. And that is just one example of vintage-inspired work for weddings. Take a browse through Etsy. You’ll see a TON of handmade, vintage styled items.

Before you think that you can just go hold your wedding in an antique store and call it “vintage”, think again. Tacky knick-knacks aren’t cool. But, well thought out attention to detail is cool. Personal touches are cool. The contrast between rustic and formal is cool. And thinking of all this made me think of The Not Wedding that I attended not long ago and a few other events I’ve been to recently. It is a trend that is alive and well! But, because it is vintage, it will be beautiful for many years.

Until next time… XOXO – Julie

The photo is from The Not Wedding by Donnan Photo. I really liked the contrast of the rustic/country feel with the metro loft location. Well done!