THE theme

As long as my venture as a wedding planner & decorator, I stressed to my customer the importance of a Wedding Theme. It helps enormously to guide both the couple and vendors to have a clearer direction towards the wedding and deliver a cohesive wedding image.

Way before my engagement, I've been pondering on my wedding theme. I do not want the very common Oriental theme, although to an extend I believe a "Shanghai's 30s" can be a very good wedding theme and the impact will be strong. Imagine, red fabrics, red round lantern, cheongsam, peonies prints... And, for sure, it will be a big hit among the elders (whereby 65% of our guests will be elders).

However, I always wanted a bespoke, understated yet romantic, whimsical, loving and warmth wedding. So one day when I was browsing the internet, it just suddenly hit me, the English Vintage!

Among the tons and tons of images I've collected over time, I pulled them together into the followings inspiration boards:

Lace details, eyelets, chandeliers, vintage typewritter, fluffy peonies, calligraphy... I am so head over heels with all these. It also more or less outlined my theme colour, dark brown, broze, champagne, ivory, and a slight touch of peach.

In order to devote my passion towards baking and love towards my cupcakes, I'd definietly want some cupcakes at my wedding (but who's gonna bake for me?). I especially love the middle picture on the top row, it's a printed traditional vows on a canvas. As we are not going to exchange vows during the dinner, I'd want something similar to honour the wedding vows.

Candles are able to create the heartwarming and magical atmosphere at any occasion, something which the Mr really like and stressed on. Everyone around me will know that I am a coffee addict and if I am allowed to do so, yeah... I like to have some coffee beans somewhere in the reception. Oh ya.. I adore adore adore the flower balls made of white daisy, maybe something for the flower girls to carry?

I do not have a extra clear image of how I am going to incorporate all the things I love into one single reception which lasted for 3 hours. But, let's see.

I hope that I'll stick to this wedding theme :p though I seen something that made my heart stopped for 3 seconds recently. The Marie Antoinette wedding....