Like many prospective brides, perusing www.theknot.com has become something of a pastime for me.  As my friends and family know, I used to take a rather strange, technologically backwards kind of pride is my disdain for social networking sites, and so my devotion to “the facebook for brides” was a bit of an aberration for me.  I tried to resist its siren’s call, but its powers are far too potent to withstand.  Yesterday, while I was browsing, I noticed a request by a young bride for advice on how to plan a “tasteful” wedding.  I didn’t have much of an opinion on the matter until a fellow “knottie” advised the young bride in question that having a “theme” for her wedding would be an indication of immaturity.  I beg to differ.  I think it’s possible to do a themed wedding in a tasteful manner.  In fact, I’ve chosen a vintage theme for my own wedding.  So, this brings me to my latest musings:  What, exactly, do I mean by a “vintage” wedding?  Just for fun, I’ve decided to compose a little synopsis of my vintage-inspired “vision!”

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I’ve never had any sort of bridal fantasy and wasn’t the kind of girl who daydreamed about her wedding day or anything like that; once Rich and I decided to have a wedding, however, the one thing I did grow excited about immediately was choosing a wedding gown!  As anyone who knows me even superficially knows, I do love to shop (often to my own detriment).  I tackled this critical matter very quickly, putzing around on theknot.com and jlmcouture.com and browsing the dress gallery on Kleinfeld’s site whenever I had a few idle moments.  In no time, I had established an elaborate list of contenders, narrowing my focus primarily to several Jim Hjelm gowns that struck my fancy.  My ideal sillhouette was set in stone (a trumpet or mermaid gown), but otherwise I had a pretty open mind — silk, satin, lace … whatever! — and I figured that I would choose my gown ultimately based on my own visceral reaction to “the one.”  If that’s a sufficiently scientific basis for choosing a fiance, it should work just as well for a dress, right?    continue reading »