Thus began the obsessive trolling of wedding blogs, flickr, etsy, and of course my friends' recent weddings (Pretty Poopie, Melissa). The Boy and I figured the best thing to do was make lists of what we DON'T want...here's a sampling:
Me:
Pink
Frills/lace/pouffy things
Anything super girly (tiara, veil, butterfly release, calla lillies, etc)
Super fancy wedding in a ball room/banquet hall
Big frilly dress/long train
Boring (aka normal) wedding
cash bar
indoor exclusively
The Boy:
No religious elements
Ordinary
Cash bar
No sit down meal
Huge guest list of random people
Bland food
So that was the starting point. Not terribly helpful... Then we thought, 30s! The 1930s were great! Art Deco! Speakeasies! Film noir! Martinis! ...Aaaaand, as the Boy pointed out, the depression and the rise if Hitler...but ASIDE from that, a pretty dandy time period.
From there we started branching out, 1930s style clothes and drinks, but modern food. The idea of a fancy 1930s ball or cocktail party wasn't really doing it for us, so I suggested a speakeasy theme. Somehow that drifted more towards a country barn party. And that's how we ended up with a 1930s socialite country barn speakeasy.
...We'll see how it goes.
Claire! I found your wedding blag. This is all very exciting. I want to help you with little details and to make things pretty, seeing as your man of honor is not going to be nearby until the actual wedding. Tell me what types of things you're looking for and I'll look for them too, I go to thrift stores and yard sales a lot so it'll be good.
ReplyDeleteAlso, that was from me, Heather. My google name is Hortense for some reason. I think I did that when I was 17.
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