Uses for Antiques in Your Wedding

Vintage is very popular for weddings, so why not go right to the source and include a few original antiques in your wedding? It is a wonderful way to create a totally unique ceremony and reception. These are some thoughts on creative uses for antiques in your wedding design.

There are lots of interesting and offbeat uses for a cool old piece of furniture. You can take an old dresser that has a marred finish and repaint it in one of your wedding colors. A pretty pink dresser would make a fantastic stand to display the escort cards when your guests arrive at your reception. Wouldn’t that have more character than a rented table with a white cloth on it?

Furniture is certainly not the only type of antique that you can use to enhance your wedding décor. The warm glow of vintage silver candlesticks would be a lovely addition to the tables at your reception. Antique silver vases and urns are an elegant option to display your centerpieces, and you can find them at specialty rental services. If you like a more relaxed style, scour antique shops for an eclectic assortment of vintage white pitchers and vases for your flowers; hobnail vases are particularly nice.

Some brides will be fortunate enough to have an antique piece of jewelry to wear on their wedding day. A very chic look is to combine the old with the new. This can be done very artfully. For instance, a vintage brooch can be used as an accent on your gown’s sash, and you can pair it with new pearl bridal jewelry such as a simple pair of drop earrings. Many brides may have a very traditional heirloom, such as a classic pearl strand that they want to update by mixing it a modern classic like a pair of crystal chandelier earrings. It is very stylish to put your own twist on the classics.

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