Are you still considering a ****tail reception? You could do a lot with 50s-style food at one. Just ask my nanna for catering ideas - she used to run functions in the 50s! Lots of seafood ****tail sauce!
There's also loads you can do with long hair - someone suggesting googling rockabilly and that is definitely a good idea. Alternatively track down some local rockabillies and ask them - most, especially girls would *love* to help. You might even be able to borrow some funky pieces to use as centrepieces, if you're having a sit-down, or decorations if going ****tail, like Bakelite radios or something. You could scour the op shops, but I reckon with a wedding to plan and baby in tow you've got a lot to do already!
And of course there's wedding cars... but that one's easy.
DF won't let me have a 'theme'. He says that a theme should represent something that is 'intrinsically us'. So i guess just our style will be somewhat fifties. Id love a rockabilly theme but im not allowed that either, not even allowed polka dots for the bridesmaids.
So as it stands, we're just having 50's silhouettes for my dress, the bm dresses and the mens suits. Which isnt too bad as I found a gorgeous Ferrari suit called Sinatra - and i love it. So does Anthony, thankfully.
Now i just have to somehow set a budget for 5k and stick to it (impossible ) and decide whether to go ahead with a hall and caterers at 30/head or a restaurant with no organisation (on my part) at 35/head.
Thing with the restaurant is it is also a nightclub (ourn function would finish at 10pm so they can operate). They are very child friendly, but I'm... apprehensive to say the least.
I could ask my Mum when I speak with her next (though might be sometime) for you as she was a young 17 year old bride in 1956 ... my Mum was & still is very stylish & is until this day big into everyone ' getting it right ' with the fashion from the 50's
She said the American & Australian 50's fashion was somewhat different to each other
I know my Mum wore a very fashionable ' ballerina style ' Wedding dress
I can't offer any suggestions but I think a 50's theme is defiantly original and it sounds like you already have a heap of great ideas. I hope it all goes well and Im looking forward to photos .
My brother had a 50's themed wedding which worked out well, all slanted towards slightly comical American style 50's gangsters/Molls - themed transport and most of the guests in period dress was lots of fun.
Ash, Your Ideas sound fantastic! I love the sound of 50's!
I had so much trouble organising my wedding.I had the whole thing planned, reception center booked but changed my mind last minute and had a garden wedding instead.
Money was an issue for us but we managed.It can be done cheaply, you just have to investigate.
If you like I can help you investigate? Quite funny really...I hated doing it for my own wedding but absolutely love love love helping with other peoples!
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