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1920's-Inspired Outfits
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Weddings today are embracing all things vintage. Give a stylish nod to the past with these nostalgic details.
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Vintage Birdcage Veil

Vintage Birdcage Veil
Credit: Photo: Katie Stoops

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

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1920's-Inspired Outfits

1920's-Inspired Outfits
Credit: Q Weddings

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

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Vintage Stamp Wedding Cake

Vintage Stamp Wedding Cake
Credit: Photo: Kate Headley

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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Filtered Photography

Filtered Wedding Photography
Credit: Photo: W. Scott Chester

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

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Vintage Bouquet Handkerchief

Vintage Bouquet Handkerchief
Credit: Photo: Ali Harper

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.

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Collegiate Wedding Paraphernalia

Collegiate Wedding Paraphernalia
Credit: Photo: Kate Headley

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

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Vintage Illustrated Invitations

Vintage Illustrated Invitations
Credit: Photo: Jason Wallis

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.

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Old-Timey Trolley

Old-Timey Trolley
Credit: Photo: A Bryan Photo

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

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Vintage China

Vintage Wedding China
Credit: A Bryan Photo

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.

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1940's Wedding Theme

1940's Wedding Theme
Credit: Photo: Tec Petaja

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

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Retro Wedding Programs

Retro Wedding Programs
Credit: Photo: A Bryan Photo

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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Victorian Key Brooch

Vintage Key Brooch
Credit: Photo: A Bryan Photo

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

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Antique Wedding Memento

Wedding Mementos
Credit: Photo: Kate Headley

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

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Throwback Escort Cards

Throwback Escort Cards
Credit: Photo: Katherine O'Brien

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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Thrifted Program Holder

Thrifted Program Holder
Credit: Photo: Kate Headley

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.

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Nostalgic Getaway Car

Nostalgic Getaway Car
Credit: Photo: Kate Murphy Photography

The couple left the wedding in a vintage Packard.

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Grandmother's Pearls

Grandmother's Pearls
Credit: Photo: Jen Fariello Photography

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

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

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Vintage-Looking Tablecloth

Vintage Tablecloth
Credit: Photo: Austin Gros

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

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Wedding Polaroids

Wedding Polaroids
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Polaroids gave the couple instant snapshots of their wedding day.

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Vintage Blue Invitations

Vintage Blue Invitations
Credit: Photo: Kate Headley

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

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Old-Fashioned Top Hat

Old-Fashioned Top Hat
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The groom accented his morning suit with a vintage top hat from Delia & Delia.

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Decorative Doilies

Decorative Doilies
Credit: Photo: Virgil Bunao

Vintage doilies decorate the cake table at this classic wedding.

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Historic Decor

Historic Decor
Credit: Photo: Melanie Mauer

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

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Retro Charm Invitations

Retro Charm Invitations
Credit: Photo: Brian Francis

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

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Classic Rolls Royce

Classic Rolls Royce
Credit: Photo: A Bryan Photo

This couple exited in style in a vintage Rolls Royce.

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    9 of 25 Vintage China
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    13 of 25 Antique Wedding Memento
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    18 of 25 Vintage-Looking Tablecloth
    19 of 25 Wedding Polaroids
    20 of 25 Vintage Blue Invitations
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