50's wedding

doxiemama86 · July 2010

Does anyone have any ideas for decorations for a rockabilly/50's theme wedding. I'm getting married 10/15/11

dizzinea · July 2010

records? jute boxes? poodle skirts? drive ins? the 50's have alot of great options

GracefulMeadow86 · July 2010

polka dots!

Nukke · July 2010

This was posted elsewhere too, but how about a DIY vinyl record bowls for centrepieces!
http://offbeatbride.com/2010/02/diy-record-bowl

thatjessie · July 2010

We are doing that! We are using vinyl records underneath our centerpieces polka dot table runners and some other little things! Pm if you have any specific questions!

jlmeier5 · July 2010

yay my wedding is 50's rockabilly too im not alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OMG!!!!!!!!!! cherry prints. ummm skulls. polka dots (thanks graceful) records have been mentioned! um....i made my own invites on my profile...record players, swing dresses... guitars, picks, victory rolls.......westrn rockabilly jackets..... biker boots or converse all stars.......( i call them kicks)...........think Johny Cash..... or early Elvis..... Buddy Holley........Chuck Berry......i can go all day

hippie4yahweh · July 2010

team jacob there totally rocked that list, but definitely keep an eye on www.offbeatbride.com and www.rocknrollbride.com

doxiemama86 · July 2010

keep those ideas coming!!! I need ideas for isle decorations and reception decorations!!!

merileedawn · July 2010

i'm doing 50's too!

breezyblueyez · July 2010

Im doing a polka dot extraveganza also hehe lots of polka dots, black & red, records, black and white checkered patterens, everyone has pretty much nailed it, feathers, fedora hats etc

jlmeier5 · July 2010

OMG! I love rockabilly. i found swinging rubber duckies and you could use old fashioned candy like bit-o-honey or rootbeer barrel rolls smarties! bowling shirts.....(my receptions in a bowling alley) saddle shoes...... my colors are black and red also so i'm using a black aisle runner. pin up girl prints that are decent on a fabric for table cloths....i'm using a gwen stefani hair due from no doubt for my hair... racing... vintage cars are sweet.. flyers (like old school band flyiers) instead of the tipical wedding invite......i'm doing all this cool stuff by myself on a budget of 4000 from my mom.....we aren't using roses but red daiseies and black babies breath......old fashioned bottles for flowers instead of vases! tons of tulle.... factory card outlet have tons of plastic vynl records on strings, garland, center pieces, peticoats under the swing dresses! stilletto's they had huge hair and huge heels back in the day.....old soap boxes.. my guys are wearing jeans white t's and button down black shirts with a personalized desing on them. ordered belt buckles....those were a big thing in the 50's too.....my cake is a record player.... ithink i'm starting to repeat myself oh well pm me if you need more help!!!!!
And yes i am team Jacob......... Thompson that is! lol hippie! i love ur wedding pics.... you two make a beautiful couple!

weddingspinster · July 2010

It sounds like you want to make this a "fun" wedding, as opposed to a "formal" one, so here are a few of the ideas I came up with, to add to the many above!

For aisle decorations, you could add fuzzy dice (like they used to hang from car rearview mirrors) dangling down from aisle flower arrangements. Believe it or not, Amazon actually sells fuzzy dice!

For the reception, if you can find something like this, a black and white checked dance floor might be cool.

Have cigarette girls roam through your reception handing out juicy fruit gum or candy cigarette packs (or other vintage little mementos). I think you can probably make something like the carrying thing that cigarette girls wore around their necks. (Maybe cut down a box and spray paint it, then add a thick ribbon strap?)

Serve soda fountain ice cream sundaes at cake time, or perhaps just use soda fountain sundae glasses filled with something else (gumballs? lemon drops? other?) if you have some kind of food table.

Maybe, as a gift to your female guests, you could give them colorful scarves to tie around their necks (or their ponytails), and classic Wayfarer style sunglasses to the guys.

And a couple of other little things: Someone mentioned saddle shoes. I have a photo of a ring bearer girl and a ring bearer boy in an old photo, and they're both wearing saddle shoes. It looks REALLY cute! Lastly, there's a store that sells 1950s inspired dresses, in case you need anything like that, for your rehearsal or whatever. You can see what they have at:

www.bettiepageclothing.com

Good luck!

jenellsrevenge · July 2010

I am doing a 50"s wedding as well. We are putting red roses, reddaisies and white pompons in mason jars and placing those on vinyl records and then sprinkling faux jewels around them. You can find the vinyl records for cheap in the thrift store. We are also opting to have cupcakes instead of a regular cake and we are going to make the cake stand out of old silver trays and candle stick holders. The food wiill be displayed on a mixture of cut glass and silver trays. We are rounding them up from various family members as well as the thrift stores. We found some trays for less than a dollar. Took them home and cleaned them up. If they don't clean up perfectly you can hit them with spray paint...I mean, come on it was dirt cheap. We will be using tulle and ribbon to fill in and add bows and wrap posts where necessary.

By the way my mom and I both worked at this shop where I did invites, decorating, catering, floral and costumes....so all of this is kind of second nature. I was constanly having to help people on a budget.

doxiemama86 · July 2010

Any ideas for Isle decorations??

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