Incorporating vintage

Vintage is all the rage currently, but there has always been a place in wedding planning to incorporate a bit of the old. What more is at the heart of "something borrowed, something blue?"

Most of our brides have more than the obsequious penny in the shoe on their wedding day. Need some ideas to bring your vintage items into the wedding day forefront:

• use a vintage pin or brooch somewhere on your gown. A sash is an idea place if your dress has one
• a cherished family photo can be placed in a locket and entwined with your floral arrangement, have your florist wire it FIRMLY and always use a photocopy of a priceless family portrait
• have your Grandmothers lovely pin made into a comb for your hair and your stylist can build around that look
• your wedding date can be embroidered onto a vintage handkerchief. Tuck it away and let future generations build onto it with their own dates.
  
• use a special piece of vintage bling on an unexpected place on your dress...... pinned onto the back ties or high on a shoulder strap

Remember, if you don't have any vintage pieces YOU can be the start of the tradition! Choose something vintage of your own to wear on your wedding day. When the day is over, tuck the piece into a velvet box with a note about your name, your husbands name, your wedding date and any additional details. Keep in a safe place!

Adding vintage doesn't have to be expensive, but it adds big impact!