Plan Your Quirky Steampunk Wedding

This post is going to be all about hats, parasols, googles and gears! Yes you got it right! Steampunk it is!

What is steampunk you say?

Steampunk is the mixture of everything vintage mechanical, romantic, Victorian , it takes you back in time, some people love it for its Victorian element, while others are attracted towards its take on technology, some love the creativity in its fashion range and the ideas you can experiment.

In general a steampunk theme wedding will require you to be creative .

How and where to start? Well the first step would be to choose a period of 19^th century that attracts you most!

Some inspirations are

• Industrial revolution
• British Regency, Victorian era
• Belle Époque

cialis canadian generic greyandgrey.com This risk further increases with increased severity of COPD and is highest among people hospitalized for COPD. Pomegranate Juice: It is viagra shop usa purchasing this acknowledged due to its anti-oxidant properties and it is also one of the effective herbal remedies for weak erection. This trend is being adopted everywhere and has given some browse around these guys now viagra sale peace of mind to everyone hunting for a parking space and given a break to those towing vans ready to tow vehicles. Last year, Atlanta Motor Speedway moved its race from Sunday to Tuesday levitra 20mg uk afternoon after a forecast of severe weather for Monday.
You can choose either one and plan your wedding round it completely or incorporate these three together,

Industrial revolution will give you a wide room to add some gears, clockworks and mechanics,

Victorian era will give you corsets, laces, hats and carriages, Victorian Era collides with the third

Belle Époque (French for “Beautiful Era”), which relates to fashion, beauty, art, music, in short a beautiful golden age of happiness and success and inventions and progress.

 

Once you decide on a period it would give you an idea of what your wedding will look like or how you want it to be, remember it does not have to be costly or expensive, one advantage of this theme is you can get a lot of vintage materials at thrift shops for less, you can even use a vintage wedding gown…

Such a wide range of ideas for steampunk wedding, I will try to help you out with a few here. I hope you enjoy it!

So are you ready to be quirky ? ;)

Let’s start with wedding invitations (as ususal ;) )

We came across this beautiful steampunk wedding invitation set and were totally blown away!

Steampunk Wedding Dresses

You can find a gown as costly as above $2000 to something as affordable as under $200 , it basically depends upon your budget what you choose, it does not have to be too extravagant, make sure ti is something you feel comfortable in, in the end it is “your” wedding day!

I just love this $199 wedding gown I came across

it’s simple, classy and looks comfortable!

for aorund $600 you can get this beauty! I absolutely love this dress, it says they have 200 shades of dupioni silk, wow!

 

for around 2K, this dress is all elegance!!

 

around $1000 you can get this beautiful gown

Steampunk for the bride

This is too beautiful!!!

an adorable steampunk wedding garter I cam across, it has tiny corset lace.

A nice steampunk touch for the bride.

Steampunk wedding shoes

This is a DIY steampunk wedding bouquet, click on the image and it will take  you to tutorial, they have step by step instructions of it with pictures, really cute.

Pretty Steampunk flowers

Steampunk for the groom

This place Gentleman’s Emporium , I came across, has a story to tell for every outfit! how fun it is!

for instance this outfit belongs to J. T. Farnsworth, Banking Tycoon.

They have all authentic 19th century men fashion and furnishings.

Steampunk Accessories

how quirky are these cufflinks

this steampunk boutonniere from industrial age.

Steampunk Boots for groom

Let’s hop on too steampunk wedding cake , steampunk wedding decor and steampunk wedding favor ideas…

Mostly people choose industrial age for steampunk wedding cakes, lots of gears clocks and mechanical works will make a fascinating wedding cake!.

I was just blown away by amazing cake artistry, I am sharing a few

Steampunk Wedding cakes

this cake is from industrial age steampunk

 

this next cake is swoon worthy steampunk cake, a blend of industrial and victorian age

this third cake, I feel is a blend of all three ages, it is feminine, yet mechanical and pretty with lace and gears and fashion elements, so far my favorite, which is your favorite?

I seriously thought the third one was going to be the last one for this post but I seem to be carried away by these extremely unique quirky cakes! wow , one more please!

Steampunk wedding favors

this cute key bottle opener makes an adorable wedding favor for a steampunk wedding, you can get it around $2 per piece. You can tie a handwritten note to it to add a personal touch.

This metallic compass would make a beautiful memorable keepsake favor for around $4 each

Steampunk wedding decor ideas

how beautiful are these 2 in one luminaries!

acts as table numbers and make beautiful centerpieces too

These hanging hat lights are just perfect!

and to end the post with this beautiful steampunk wedding shot by Braedon Photography

you can view this beautiful real steampunk wedding by clicking the photo below

I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I did compiling it and I was able to give you a few ideas and inspirations for your steampunk wedding.

Do you have any ideas to share? please do let us know in comments below. We would love to hear from you.

Are you a wedding photographer? Would you like to have your wedding featured?  Use the Contact Form, we would love to feature you!

The owner and brain behind Wed Me Pretty. Author Maria G is an award winning  wedding stationery designer, her designs are unique and stylish and cater to almost every wedding theme and color, if not, she will gladly help you with a  custom design and work with you till you are totally satisfied.

 

Categories: Groom's Fashion, Home, Non Traditional Weddings, Plan Your Theme Wedding, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Decoration, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Favors, Wedding Invitations, Wedding Jewelery, Wedding Planning, Wedding Tips, Wedding Trends

Tagged: gears and clockworks, industrial age weddings, mechanical wedding ideas, non traditional weddings, offbeat weddings, quirky steampunk wedding.quirky weddings, quirky wedding ideas, steampunk wedding ideas, steampunk weddings, unique weddings, vintage 19th century wedding ideas, wedmepretty.com

Date: May 10, 2014

No comments