50's Family Wedding

The 1950's was the height of the classic American family, where kids and parents ate dinner together every night, and played board games with each other. It's the style of American family that many people today try to emulate. Some of my own best memories were spend around the table playing games with my parents and my sister (my sister often won).


With this wedding, I wanted to use that incredible clothing style of the 1950's with vintage clothing, but use that happy memory of board games and include them in the wedding reception, with each table (6 total) having a board game to play with each other. It's a great way, too, for in-laws to get to know each other better.


I also wanted to use the classic wedding style of simple, white, and clean in everything. The 50's were also the time of bleach and the perfect, crisp, clean clothes mom folded neatly in your dresser, so using that in the color scheme, and in the cake - simple, straight lines.


So enjoy these two versions of the 1950's wedding!

{Rebekah} 1950's: 50's Family Wedding - by bekahross on Polyvore.com

Rented Elegance - A plus!

Yesterday, as part of the Battle of the Betrothed, I attended a meeting with Christi Masi of The Healthy Bride at Rented Elegance. I was very impressed. Rented Elegance provides the props you need for your wedding ceremony and reception (or any other kind of party), and they even make their own items so it's easy to find something for your wedding that no one else has. Their office is beautiful, all in one color scheme and using a lot of the unique items they rent out. They're constantly changing the look of their office with a deign for the season - right now a black and white affair with the use of jewels and candles. When you're looking for help designing your wedding, give them a visit.

A Few of My Favorite Things

I just finished taking a little break with a pot of tea and the man I love, and it was lovely, refreshing, and relaxing. I'm a tea-aholic. I love taking tea, and if you're ever looking for a great place to have tea, I've got some in mind.


So while thinking about my lovely tea break, it occurred to me that this would make a lovely addition to my wedding. It's something my fiance and I both love and has great meaning for us. And isn't that exactly what a wedding is?


So when you're thinking of neat things to do at your wedding, and are torn between what one magazine tells you and what another tells you differently, stop and think - does this have meaning for me? Will it mean anything to me and my fiance if we do [fill in the blank] that we are being told has to be in our wedding?


Your wedding day is all about you and the person you are marrying. Don't feel like you have to do something because it's expected, either by a magazine or a great-aunt. Do what has meaning for you two. Do something that you will love. It's your day!! Don't let anyone try to convince you otherwise.