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Vintage Wedding 101

Vintage Wedding 101

How to Plan an Authentic Vintage Wedding from Start to Finish with Love, Grace, and Style
Created byHowExpert
Last updated 9/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Vintage Wedding 101

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 2h 18m total length

  • Welcome0:12

    Learn to plan an authentic vintage wedding from start to finish with love, grace, and style, as written by Celia Miller and narrated by Anna Doyle.

  • Part 1 - The Vision & Era16:55

    Explore the differences between true vintage and vintage-inspired wedding elements, and learn to select an era, research authentic details, balance authenticity with personal style, and consider upcycling and mix-and-match decor.

  • Part 2 - The Engagement5:53

    Explore vintage engagement ideas, from ethical, upcycled rings and non-diamond stones to research-backed purchasing and engagement photography, plus safe, stylish photo locations.

  • Part 3 - The Plan16:49

    Set a realistic wedding plan, budget, and timeline, communicate openly with your fiance, and organize vendors, decor, and DIY decisions for a vintage wedding.

  • Part 4A - The Vendors28:33

    Choose and coordinate quality wedding vendors early, align with your vintage theme, and communicate clearly to secure photographer, caterer, florist, invitations, and venue that fit your budget and aesthetic.

  • Part 4B - The Vendors9:12

    Engage your photographer early in planning to secure a cohesive wedding look and a mix of candid and formal photos. Review contracts on hours, post-production timelines, and image rights.

  • Part 5 - The Vintage Bride & Groom25:35

    Explore authentic vintage wedding aesthetics by evaluating true vintage versus reproduction gowns, vintage hair and makeup, past decade silhouettes, and groom styling, with practical tips for fittings, sourcing, and care.

  • Part 6 - The Pre-Wedding Events & Prep6:25

    Plan a month-out wedding party rehearsal to discuss logistics, gifts, and expectations, arrange a calm bridal suite prep with essentials and a clear timeline, and plan a relaxed rehearsal dinner.

  • Part 7 - The Wedding Day17:34

    The wedding day centers on celebrating a new family, emphasizing clear timelines, partner connection, vendor collaboration, and thoughtful details from daytime versus evening formats to vows, toasts, photography, and guest comfort.

  • Part 8 - Wedding Photography & Memories7:35

    Plan your wedding day around photography, and trust your photographer to capture memorable moments. Communicate timelines, lighting, and must-have shots while avoiding distractions and unplugging devices.

  • Part 9 - The Aftermath & Gratitude3:17

    navigate the aftermath of a vintage wedding by planning a nostalgic honeymoon and expressing gratitude through prompt, heartfelt thank you notes to family, friends, and vendors, plus sharing photos.

Requirements

  • None

Description

Spanning the eras from the Titanic (1910s) to mid-century glamour (1950s), Vintage Weddings 101 shares a look at wedding trends and traditions from times gone by, offering lots of information to help you decide on your era and implement elements from that time period into your event.

Full of helpful tips about how to choose an era, how to do your research, finding venues, picking vintage rings, authenticity, hair, makeup, music playlists- even how to build relationships and work professionally with your vendors, this is an invaluable resource for putting on a big or small classy, sophisticated affair. Combining old-fashioned advice with practical knowledge and guidelines for navigating the wedding planning process in a modern world, Vintage Weddings will help you focus on what’s important and what’s not so you can be well-rested, prepared, and relaxed on your wedding day.

Dotted with real-life situations the author and her staff have encountered in her 10 years of attending and planning other peoples’ weddings and experiencing the horror of her own big day being ruined, this book is intended to not only help you put on the glamourous wedding of your dreams but to avoid pitfalls and possible problems along the way and afterwards.

Plan your wedding timeline from 18 months down to the day of the event with confidence, manage expectations, and navigate the rocky situations with your vendors, the bridal party, family, friends, and even children like a pro. We wish you the very best as you plan your wedding!

About the Expert

Celia Morrissey is a historian, vintage enthusiast and designer. She has worked for over 10 years as a professional photographer and event designer. When it comes to weddings, she has been in the trenches on the wedding day with her clients through both extraordinary, heartwarming and also the unthinkable events. Celia has written this book because she wishes somebody had given her this kind of advice many years ago when her own wedding day was ruined. She has seen her clients struggle through navigating the planning and implementation process as well. Since her wedding day, one of Celia’s missions in life is to help other couples emerge from the wedding planning process to enjoy a successful, beautiful wedding day and enjoy beautiful photographs to remember it by for years to come.

Who this course is for:

  • Couples, anyone who wants to try Vintage Wedding

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