Vintage Wedding Ideas

Short birdcage veils are a popular choice for fashionable brides seeking a vintage look.

Get the look: Crystal-Dotted Birdcage Veil, $39.99, davidsbridal.com

At this 1920's-inspired wedding, the groom wore a vintage-style hat while the bride donned a birdcage veil.

An antique suitcase served as a stand for this couple's wedding cake. Vintage stamps that the bride found on eBay were reproduced on the cake.

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Vintage-looking filters on wedding photos are right on trend.

Ranunculus, clematis, 'Garden Snow' roses, scented geranium foliage, and maidenhair fern are bundled with a vintage, monogrammed handkerchief in a bouquet that's perfect for a late-morning garden wedding.

The couple met at Georgetown University and planned a wedding with a vintage collegiate theme.

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Designers Bonnie Cross and Currier Howard of Tenn Hens Design often include hand-drawn illustrations and vintage typography in their designs for a truly fresh, one-of-a-kind look.

A trolley took this wedding party from the ceremony to the backyard reception.

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Inspired by her grandmother's love of china, the bride decided to serve dinner on mixed china patterns. Instead of renting so many different sets, she and her mom scoured thrift shops, flea markets, and antiques stores to collect enough to serve all 275 guests.

This wedding party looked dapper in their 1940's-inspired attire.

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The bride bought 45 RPM records of blues, jazz, and Southern artists and slid the programs inside. During the cocktail hour, guests played DJ and spun their records.

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This Victorian key brooch pinned to the bride's bouquet served as her "something old."

This bride displayed family wedding photos in an antique window she made into a frame.

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The bride, who designs wedding invitations, created and printed the vintage-inspired escort cards. "I love moss, and had to incorporate it somehow, so we covered a table with it and stuck all of the escort cards in with wooden sticks," she says.

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Found objects—collected from thrift stores—can be a unique way to add style on a budget. A vintage cola crate holds these wedding programs.

The couple left the wedding in a vintage Packard.

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This Southern bride wore her grandmother's pearls, which had been restrung as a bracelet.

Get the look: Pearl Bracelet, $60, nordstrom.com

Vintage mismatched tablecloths from Nashville Tent & Awning lent the reception a fanciful, homespun vibe.

Polaroids gave the couple instant snapshots of their wedding day.

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Paper Moss designed this suite of invitations in vintage Georgetown blue.

The groom accented his morning suit with a vintage top hat from Delia & Delia.

Vintage doilies decorate the cake table at this classic wedding.

This wedding took place in an early 1800s house filled with elegant antiques.

For the bride and groom who can't resist a bit of whimsy, announce your big day with nostalgia-influenced invites.

This couple exited in style in a vintage Rolls Royce.

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