Wedding Invitation Suite: Peacock Glory
Special to OneWed from Jessica Goldschmidt of DOSSIE-A Nicole and Joe’s vision of their wedding included the peacock, its feather and the feather’s jewel tones. Since she was using the feather throughout the decor of her event, she wanted the actual feather somehow incorporated into the invitation suite as well. She wanted the invitations to have an antique feel to them. Upon doing some research, I came across a collage of theater playbills from the 1800's. One in particular,...
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Bridal Style Tips From An Accessories Expert: Love, Lulu Mae
Bridal Style Tips from the fabulous Love, Lulu Mae Love, Lulu Mae is a Chicago-based accessory shop known for its one-of-a-kind bridal headpieces and hair accessories. They create "ARTcessories for the modern woman with a vintage soul", and celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker, Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore, and Oprah Winfrey own, and love, Love, Lulu May accessories. So needless to say, we are thrilled to share bridal styling tips straight from the designer! There are thousands...
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Veils and Accessories
Wedding Flower Friday: Mad Men Inspired Retro Wedding Flowers
For the past few years Mad Men's cool retro style has inspired not only fashion, but home accessories and weddings. If you're going for a retro-feel wedding, you won't want to forget the flowers! In honor of the show's season premiere, we present these ideas for your retro-inspired wedding flowers. For a truly authentic feel, you'll want a cascade bouquet like the ones pictured below. This is the sort of bouquet that most brides of the era carried. White is more authentic, but red...
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Bride Chic: Donna And Matt’s Valentine Themed Retro Wedding
About Bride Chic When I get the opportunity to design a wedding dress like Donna's, I'm blown away and so excited. Donna and Matt incorporated the colors purple and red into their Week-Before-Valentines-Day-Wedding. I helped the Donna adapt the embroidered organza 'April' dress from my 'Dioresque' Bridal Collection to make it totally unique to her. Donna's added touches meant adding the Vivienne Westwood bridal mules with red hearts and a bright red satin sash to the waistline of...
Savvy Steals Winner- The Vintage-Chic Birdcage Veil Goes To…
Hillary H! Congratulations, Hillary! You will look beyond beautiful walking down the aisle in this oh so perfect bridal accessory! Now you've got your dream wedding dress and your dream vintage veil! Don't forget to email savvyscoop@onewed.com to claim your prize! Thanks to all of our Savvy Scoopers for reading and commenting! Until next week, ladies!
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Savvy Steals Giveaway: A Beautiful Birdcage Veil for the Retro Bride
About OneWed’s Savvy Steals Weekly Giveaway One of the biggest trends in wedding this year is vintage glamour! That makes this week’s Savvy Steal, a fabulous birdcage veil, the must-have accessory for this year’s vintage chic brides! For your chance to win this chic vintage look: • Register on OneWed.com • Write an informative comment on any Savvy Scoop blog post this week; comment on multiple to increase your chances of winning! • Only comments before 12 pm CST on...
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Featured Engagement Session: 1940s Rat Pack Vibe!
We don't typically cover engagement sessions on the blog, but in my mind, this sassy vintage e-session is definitely blog worthy! And, it totally jives with a few of our Top Trends for 2010- brides catching vintage fever & screwing the trends in favor of expressing your individuality! Take a look at these pictures by Kelly Hornberger Photography. Isn't it exciting to see an engagement session like this? Historically, when I think "e-session", I'm thinking boring couples shots, an...
Indie Wed Wrap Up: An Edgy, Unique Bridal Event Done Right!
I had the pleasure of attending Indie Wed this weekend, a fabulously unique wedding show for couples taking a modern, edgy, or eco-friendly approach to their special day! If you are a Chicago hipster planning your wedding, you were probably there! And for our non-Chicago gals who love the Etsy-Anthropology-Green wedding thing, I wanted to share some highlights from this rad event! Fashion... - Love Damask? Check out the adorable cocktail frock (for your 'maids or for you- a...
Bride Chic: CHEMISE DRESSING
About Bride Chic The chemise or shift is actually a relaxed version of the sheath. It falls in a straight line usually cut on the grain of the fabric. The exception was Madeline Vionet's chemise that was pioneered on the bias cut around 1925. The waistline if any is loosely fitted and fits low on the hips a la 1920s style. Two periods of the twentieth century are known for chemise dressing: the 1920s and 60s. Mod London looks incorporated mini versions of chemise more commonly known...
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