Wedding Styles :: Vintage vs. Rustic
The hottest current
wedding styles has been called (a) vintage, (b) rustic or (c) vintage-rustic. Although vintage and rustic are used interchangeably
the styles each have their own distinctive elements.
a) Vintage ::
A bride in an
ivory lace gown, with matching bird-cage or cathedral veil, holding a bouquet
of gardenias, stephanotis, calla lilies with sprays of orchids and softly
trailing ivy or jasmine vine. The groom is wearing a 3-piece suit or tuxedo
with a pocket watch draped on his vest and cuff links on his shirt sleeves. He
may be wearing a bow tie or suspenders and his shoes are brilliantly polished. The
tables are adorned with cut crystal vases, bowls or goblets filled with
delicate blooms of peonies, hydrangea and roses, dripping with strands of
pearls or crystals. The wedding cake with its intricate scroll work or sugar flowers is
displayed in tiers.
textures :: lace,
silk, cotton, linen
flowers :: calla
lilies, garden roses, orchids, hydrangea, gardenia, stephanotis, lily of the
valley, ranunculus
aesthetics ::
pearls, gold, parasols, cameos, broaches, crystal, ribbons, cuff-links, pocket
watches, bird cage veils, cathedral veils, champagne, pin curls, red lipstick
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| Vintage Wedding Style |
b) Rustic ::
Burlap-wrapped mason jars filled with garden
roses and baby's breath resting upon slices of wood in a room filled with barn-wood
signs, a chalkboard seating chart and tissue paper flowers suspended from the
ceiling. A groom in a wool suit with
plaid tie or polka-dot bow tie - his succulent bloom boutonniere is wrapped
with twine. A bride in an eyelet lace
dress over a petticoat, her hair has a flower tucked into the loose curls and
she's wearing cowboy boots - her bouquet is a whimsical mix of wild and garden
flowers arranged and tied with burlap and lace ribbons. The tables are decorated with flowers with a
just-picked-from-the-field look and are loosely arranged in almost any vessel
that will hold water: tin cans, pop bottles, watering cans, coffee pots or
assorted canning jars.
textures:: burlap, wool, linen, twine, lace, iron, leather
organics :: moss, branches, wood
flowers :: garden roses, lilies, gerberas, baby's breath, sunflowers, thistle, dahlias, zinnias
aesthetics :: monogram initials, tarnished silver, homemade desserts, mason jars, barns, cowboy/girl boots, barns, petticoats, lemonade, punch
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| Rustic Wedding Style |
c) Vintage-Rustic / Rustic-Vintage ::
Couples have
combined both and the overall effect is warm and welcoming. The secret to pulling off a rustic-vintage
theme is to balance elements from both aesthetics: burlap and pearls; soft pin-curl
hair style and a lace gown; cuff-links with a vest; or a barn venue and tables
dressed with cut crystal and china bowls filled with roses and peonies draped
with silk ribbon strands.
