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The Whimsical Wedding

Retro and Kitsch Themes

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For the creative bride and groom, make your wedding day a spectacular that celebrates your love for a particular TV show, book, era, collectible or kitschy theme. This is a wedding that will tell your guests to have fun and to laugh and will surely be a memorable day. There are so many variations on this theme that I can’t possibly list them all, but you should remove all reins from your imagination. The general rule with this kind of wedding is the further you go with the theme, the better. Take a few hints from this couple who let their love for a certain kids' TV cartoon drive their wedding planning.

Get married in Las Vegas, or Graceland. If you don’t want to have a destination wedding, hire an Elvis impersonator as your officiant.

Have singing waiters or have your reception at a cabaret style restaurant.

Hire a photo booth.

Drive away in a 1963 Corvette.

Your dress- think short and fun! You’ll want to dance in it.

Hire a fifties band in costumes.

Consider having a carhop wedding, complete with metal carhop trays!

If you're in love with a particular television show, era, or country, go all out by getting a costumier to make great costumes for the wedding party. Don't forget to ask your guests to dress similarly on the invitation, eg Dress: Parisian Inspired.

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