Love this wedding – enough said. My bubbly client Ange (the bride) and I worked together to create this wedding. Items that I have designed drew inspiration from the 50’s (please see the end of this post). We want lots of colors and quirky details in this wedding. Ange wanted lilac as a base color, but she likes her wedding colorful as well, hence I started designing her wedding with those requirements in mind. I used subtle polka dots, a blend of bold colors as accent and trims with retro feel.
Et Voila!
Main table setting – lilac runners with vintage trim, candles with whimsical touch, and vases decorated with quilt fabric and the custom-made table mats:
Vintage Whimsical Decoration
Polka dots fabric remnants were used to decorate the vases:
Polka Dots Fabric On Vase
Red flowers:
Blend Of Fresh Red Flowers
I made these table mat for them – Ange likes lilac, to add the whimsical vintage feel, I choose fabric with tiny polka dots (large polka dots might look too cutesy), and added trims on it. For the groom, Jon, I decided not to use lilac polka dots fabric, because I don’t think guys would like to stare at a polka dot mat while eating , hence I got inspiration from men-shirt, and choose a fabric that has light purple and grey stripe to make Jon’s table mat.
Custom Made Lilac Polka Dots Dining Mat And Napkin Holder
Custom Made Men Shirt Dining Mat And Napkin Holder
Cute Retro Dining Mat
The bride and groom really loved the table mats I made – the groom, Jon was amused when he saw the mat: “Oh wow there’s a pocket with a button! It has a tie too!”
Candles – I purchased and custom-made different candles for this wedding:
Candles With Quirky Patterns
I like this one. I made these – I am glad I found this red flower button to put it on the candles:
Retro Red Button Candle
Heart-shape candles for the bride and groom:
Heart Shaped Candles
For ceremony:
I wasn’t keen on the sash-on-the-back-of-the-chair look. So I suggested to Ange to use silver polka dot ribbon and a red flower. 50’s Whimsical look – Voila!
Silver Polka Dot Ribbon Chair Decoration And Red Gerbera
Ceremony Chairs
Special seats for the bride and groom during the ceremony. Ange didn’t like the idea of having a wedding arch. Instead, I decorated their seating area with Ange’s dad’s well-traveled vintage suitcase and some balloons:
Retro Outdoor Wedding Ceremony At 32 Mansion
Some parasols to add color to the ceremony area:
Wedding Parasols To Add Color
Registration area:
The Ang Pow collection box:
Smiley Ang Pow Box
Reception Area
Candy “bar” – to keep the kids busy and happy. We want kids to be happy and “occupied” during the ceremony and cocktail session:
Wedding Candy
Use candies with interesting shape and colors to add color:
Colorful Candies For Wedding
Colorful popcorns – from Australia:
Colorful Popcorns For Wedding
Colorful jellybeans:
Colorful Jellybeans For Wedding
Love shaped marshmallows:
Love Shaped Marshmallow
Trust me, kids love this wedding too! They cleared the candies pretty quickly!
Candy 'Bar' For Kids At The Wedding
Miscellaneous shots and also some behind the scene shots:
Colorful wedding invites – Ange made this when she was in Australia. When I saw these cards, I knew she and I will work well together because we have very similar taste!
Cute Vintage Wedding Cards
Vintage Wedding Cards
Making of the dining mats:
Fabric For Customized Dining Mat
Dining Mats For The Bride And The Groom
Men Shirt Dining Mat For The Groom
Lilac Polka Dots Dining Mat For The Bride
Matching Dining Mats For The Guests
Matching Dining Mats For The Guests
Lilac table runner with vintage trim:
Lilac Table Runner
The candles design:
Candle With Red Trim And Flower Button
Quirky Candles For The Wedding
Cute Red Buttons
And the smiley Ang pow box:
It looked like that when Ange passed the mailbox to me.
I think he looked a little plain, so I gave him a face (using red buttons):
Plain White Mailbox
The transformation!
Voila! Transformed Into A Smiley Ang Pow Box
How I dressed up the old suitcase:
Vintage Suitcase For Wedding
This picture was taken from far hence it’s not a very clear picture. It makes me happy to see my clients enjoying their wedding:
Happy Bride And Groom
Lastly, my inspiration for this wedding comes from my all time favourite – Audrey Hepburn. My husband bought me a lot of books about Audrey, they always come in handy when I need to do research. To me, 1950s is a “sunny” and happy era. Girls were sunny; clothes were colorful. It’s a blend of basic solid colors and cutesy girly patterns like polka dots, checks and and feminine floral prints. The trick is to get the right balance and highlight the couple’s character – it’s a wedding, you want an interesting color and pattern combo and still keep the wedding feel to it; too many colors would make a wedding looking like a 5 year old birthday party!
Disclaimer: Please note that I DO NOT OWN the copyright of pictures of Miss Audrey Hepburn below and Miss Audrey Hepburn is not associated with Voila! Mademoiselle:
Audrey In Floral Prints
Polka Dots
Colors Of The 1950s
. Their staffs took the extra miles to make sure that my orders are done on time. On top of that, their experienced team took the effort to re-adjust the dimension of one of the pictures to ensure the outcome (the canvas) was artistically done (for canvases, they have this thing call “gallery wrap”, if your photos dimensions are not compatible with the selected canvas dimensions, the print at the canvas edges would look odd).
