April 4, 2008

Vintage Resources for the Vintage Bride


No one ever said that planning a vintage wedding would be easy.


This is especially true when planning a 1950s wedding; searching on the internet can be daunting, and downright depressing when forums continually suggest "poodle skirts" and "leather jackets" a la Grease as the only "vintage" option.


 Because of this dearth of useful information, I have relied on a wide variety of sources:


 



BOOKS:


 


  http://www.amazon.ca/Fashions-Decade-1950s-Patricia-Baker/dp/081606721X/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207331474&sr=1-23


 http://www.amazon.ca/Accessorizing-Bride-Vintage-Wedding-Through/dp/0764321854/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207331314&sr=1-1


 http://www.amazon.ca/Vintage-Wedding-Simple-Creating-Romantic/dp/1930064020/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207331314&sr=1-5


 http://www.amazon.ca/Your-Vintage-Wedding-Unique-Inspiration/dp/0688177530/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207331314&sr=1-6


 http://www.amazon.ca/Fashionable-Clothing-Sears-Catalogs-1950s/dp/0764303392/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207331426&sr=1-4


 http://www.amazon.ca/1950s-William-H-Young/dp/0313323933/ref=sr_1_36?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207331508&sr=1-36


 


 


MUSIC LISTS:


  http://www.fiftiesweb.com/music.htm


 http://rosemck1.tripod.com/jukebox-1950s.html


 


 And my personal favorite...


SUPER 8 HOME MOVIES:



(basically my wedding) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZaWRSJJhxQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7cbViI2Jg4&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkSUjEapLks&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP2EjX5zwCY&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJXcE5KmSqM&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhtxXiReMgY&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9E898ih7zc&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iLDlU2-FZ8&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPluH_VpBk&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S0sTFB0UP4&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2HK1VTFfiU&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebXmZiAlxlM


 


 And for newer readers, here are some links I've posted in the past:


  http://home.att.net/~design-house/history/history_1950.htm = excellent resource for bridal fashion by decade
http://www.askginka.com/themes/1950theme.htm = huge collection of vintage wedding resources/links
http://home.att.net/~design-house/site_map.htm
http://www.fashion-era.com/Vintage_fashion/a10_collecting_fifties_vintage_1.htm
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.porthalcyon.com/features/200406/images/amanda2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.porthalcyon.com/features/200406/vintagewedding01.shtml&h=363&w=250&sz=11&hl=en&start=50&tbnid=_jRpsicMiuU7bM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=83&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvintage%2Bbride%26start%3D42%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
http://www.dandelionvintage.com/


http://www.fashion-era.com/1950s_glamour.htm


 Where to find a true vintage dress:


http://www.ebay.com/ http://www.poshgirlvintage.com/Bridal/bridal4.html http://www.fancyephemera.com/bridepage.html#GOWNS1950S http://www.vintagewedding.com/ http://www.vintagegown.com/http://www.unique-vintage.com/index.php?cPath=102&osCsid=g677tdpu758icat7r6dl27mla4http://www.vintageous.com/dressy.htm


 


 Where to get modern reproductions:


http://www.candyanthony.com/ - amazing designer based out ot UK - check out his stuff for inspiration!
http://www.dollycouture.net/pb/wp_0aec754f/wp_0aec754f.html?0.5058184763282087
http://www.stephaniejamesblog.com/


 


 Also check out:


 





 


http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/01/23/i-will-follow-her/


 http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/01/22/the-anatomy-of-a-1950s-bride-details-details-details/


 http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/01/22/you-gotta-love-a-50s-bride/


  http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/01/21/the-vintage-advantage/


 


Happy planning!


Penned by mrs shortcake at 10:33 AM

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