Planning a vintage themed wedding can be difficult if you don't know where to look but your efforts will be worthwhile. Here are some suggestions on how to create the look and where to go for inspiration.
Vintage is a trend that has been around in the fashion world for several seasons, and continues to increase in popularity. The trend works especially well for bridal as it can easily be reflected in your dress and accessories as well as other areas of your wedding for a romantic and nostalgic feel. 
The use of lace and pearls in accessories is a beautiful way to give your look a vintage feel. The natural colour of freshwater pearls compliments ivory dresses well and looks great with lace and satin for an heirloom look.
Our Audrey, Astor, Braxted and Vintage leaf collections will help you to achieve the perfect vintage look for you and your bridesmaids.
The Dress...
Vintage conjures up different images for different people, so start by thinking of what vintage means to you. Is it the full decadent skirts of the 1950’s or the slinky dropped waists and art deco styles of the 1930’s? Perhaps Victorian embellishment is more to your taste.
Try on as many styles as possible to work out which style suits you best and flatters your figure. Using the dress as a starting point it can then be the inspiration for all the other aspects of the day. Brides often wonder where can I find a vintage wedding dress? Here are some of the best places that we have found...
Vintage look wedding dresses 
Dresses with a vintage feel are widely available right now in all bridal boutiques and wedding dress shops. Look for styles in lace or with sashes to capture the look.
Ivory always looks more vintage than white as it has more of an aged quality.
Vintage style bespoke wedding dresses
An alternative would be to have a vintage style dress made for you. Candy Anthony specialises in bespoke 1950's and 1960's style dresses. A confection of gorgeous designs her dresses are available to see at her London show room. The figure flattering nipped in waists and full skirts exude the glamour old hollywood whilst fitting you like a glove.
The studio is based in London and is by appointment only.
http://www.candyanthony.com/Real vintage wedding dresses
If you want a truly authentic dress from a bygone era try The Vintage Wedding Dress Company: 
A showroom that is a treasure chest of beautiful finds, The Vintage Wedding Dress Company was created for brides who would love to wear something completely original but don't have the time, the energy or the faintest idea where to start.
Renowned Stylist Charlie Brear has brought together her years of experience in fashion to create The Vintage Wedding Dress Company, showcasing to her customers a unique and enviable collection of vintage pieces. Dresses are sourced from Victorian times up until the early 1970's so you are sure to find a style that suits your idea of vintage.
I met with Lulu Roper who explained that their on site seamstress is on hand to take care of all of the specialised fittings and alterations that such unique dresses require and can often remove sleeves and alternecklines to help customise the dress into your perfect wedding day style. Lulu also showed me the beautiful collection of vintage veils, and new veils with vintage lace trims, a beautiful additon to any dress. Situated in Bloomsbury London visits are by appointment only, and worth the visit.
Prices start at £1,000 and they have around 50 dresses in their collection at any one time .
Beautiful images of past dresses can be seen on their gorgeous website:
www.thevintageweddingdresscompany.com
Pictured here: 1950's full length Organza embroidered dress with silk flowers
The Accessories...
The next step for your vintage wedding day look is your accessories, these can turn even the plainest dress it to something truly memorable.
At Carrie Yeo we offer many styles with a vintage feel and several of our collections are well suited to vintage style dresses as they take their inspirations from different eras. Here are some of our collections that have a vintage look:
The Vintage Leaf Collection
The pieces in the Vintage Leaf Collection have a romantic feel inspired by aged lace and nostalgic memories of days gone by. The sophisticated styles feature beautiful ivory freshwater pearls, handcrafted into delicate leaf shapes and vines. The Braxted collection
The designs in our Braxted Collection offer a sophisticated and stylish look for your wedding day. The collection has a refined look with simple lines which exude feminine allure.
Drawing inspiration from Victoriana, Freshwater pearls create vintage looking designs with a modern edge in the Audrey Collection.The intricate styles use warm subtle tones for a nostalgic feel inspired by the romance of the era.Each detailed and handcrafted piece works beautifully together to create an elegant collection for you and your bridesmaids.
The Grace CollectionThis is a truly glamorous collection, befitting of the starlets of the silver screen, with pieces that will make you feel like a leading lady.The Grace Collection takes inspiration from film stars of the 1950’s such as Audrey Hepburn, and Grace Kelly, and other icons of the era, who were always adorned in bejewelled statement pieces and exuded glamour and sophistication.
If you still cannot find the perfect piece we will make it for you courtesy of our bespoke design service.
Please click here for details Bespoke design service at Carrie Yeo This service is ideal for those brides who are looking for unique one-off pieces made especially for their wedding. The process is very easy and you can have as little or as much input as you would like.
This stunning cake is from Zoe Clark cakes and would be perfect for a vintage style wedding. The style is called String of pearls and has hand piped dots and sugar blossoms arranged around each tier in different combinations. This wedding cake was inspired by a collection of jewellery featured in a bridal magazine.
Their wedding cakes are layered with Belgian chocolate
ganache or delicious flavoured buttercream and covered with a layer of marzipan underneath the smooth sugarpaste icing. Visit their website for more gorgeous styles.
http://www.zoeclark.com/
Set the tone of the day from the start by using vintage style invitations. This scroll invitation by Jenniflower Weddings would really set the theme add adds a touch of luxury.
Mandalay also has a beautiful range call Eden (pictured above) that has a vintage feel. www.mandalybride.co.uk
After the wedding have some of your wedding photos customised so that they are Sepia or hand tinted like in Victorian times. ( pictured below) This can give your pictures a timeless yet stylish feel.
Shana Kinsley at Sharna photography offers this service. www.sharnaphotography.com
Pick venue that will suit the day. Venues such as Braxted Park (pictured above) exude stately elegance and would be the perfect back drop to your day. www.braxtedparkweddings.com
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