Describing your wedding to me as ‘vintage tech’ automatically gets my attention. But when I actually laid eyes on the Star Wars figurines and helmets, the 80′s VHS’, the tennis rackets, the splashes of neon paint and the 80′s cassette players…all nestled nicely into the bohemian chic setting…well I might have let out a little squeal of joy. The two juxtaposing ideas shouldn’t work, but they do – perfectly.
I a squillion percent believe this to be wedding with the coolest centrepieces ever. EVER. Who needs to spend hundreds on expensive flowers and stuff…just throw things you already own on the tables and voila! Instant awesome!
(You can see the rest of their tables in the gallery below – each table was different).
“We wanted the day to feel personal to us,” the bride wrote. “I guess everyone does, but we really tried to think about a few key details & set the tone for the day with the service. We used a craftrobo stencil cutting machine to make stencils and spray painted the place names & table plan shutters. My brother found the shutters in a skip. We also used milk bottles I’d collected as a kid and jam jars kept by my Mum for the table flowers.”
“We went for a humanist celebration which was conducted by Leigh Chambers. It had a sense of occasion, was very personal but also a lot of fun. It told our story and embraced both our cultures – the English traditions of vows and exchanging rings and Ismaili traditions including breaking the sapatiya. Because we’re both hoarders and we love our stuff we used objects we owned that represented the two of us to give each table it’s own individual theme.”
…And theme it they certainly did…Oh I’ve literally died and gone to heaven…vintage tech heaven to be exact.
Thank you to the bride & groom and their photographer Adam of Viva Wedding Photography for sharing these today.
The Gallery
Supporting Cast:
Photography Credit: Viva Wedding Photography
Dome Marquee: The Dome Company set up in bride’s Father’s garden
Bride’s Dress: Heirloom Couture
Bride’s Shoes: Chie Mihara
Bride’s Headpiece: Vintage
Groom’s Outfit: Pokit
DJ: Friends & Project Audio
Lighting: iADWM
Celebrant: Leigh Chambers
I spat my tea at my mac screen – tables of my dreams! Tron! Star Wars! Casettes! Ack! If I was getting married in the UK that would have been my dream! Lovely wedding!
such a great couple and such a joy to shoot. thanks so much for featuring it Kat.
I saw the first pic and then read the description, and then looked at the first pic and wondered if I had made a mistake (screen wasnt totally maximized), and then I scrolled down and started to drool. What a great idea – mixing the wildflowers with the everyday vintage – love the vibe.
one word AWESOME!
Those are pretty freakin’ awesome centerpieces
This is the wedding my husband would have planned…if I’d let him! Ha, wicked stuff Adam. What a cool couple.
I love the centerpiece idea, but did you have a problem with guests taking parts of them, as sometimes centerpieces are given to guests…
OMG a star wars centre piece…..so jelous!! fantastic wedding!
Wow! There is much to love about this but my favourites are the really very cool table plan – what a brilliant idea! – and the dance dome. Love (capital L). x
They seriously NAILED IT with the decor! They wanted the day to be personalized, and that’s exactly what they got! Love it!
Amazing! I think my other half is having ideas…
wow they definitely added a unique and personal touch to their wedding. Love all the details and the random centerpieces with the flowers surrounding them. Great job putting this together.