part 3: a bloomin' vintage circus wedding

Yes, it might be the longest post ever! But you can never get too much of Shayna Bloomer's Vintage Circus Wedding. It's featured in Wedluxe magazine - go pick up a copy! {All pics by the fabulous Ikonica}

part 2: a bloomin' vintage circus wedding

{as featured in Wedluxe Magazine; all photos by Ikonica}

{event design and decor by inBloom Event Design}

another circus freak?

Well I guess its more carnival then circus but still...can you believe another person out there took their wedding to a vintage carnival?! And can you believe the similarity in invitation design?! I'd sure like to meet this couple...I bet we'd have a whole lotta good stuff to talk about! Wowza...they even rented a ferris wheel! Weeeeeee!

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bowtie-licious

Ok so, it's not exactly a booty, but it's a bowtie, and I do think it would be perfect for Shayna Bloomer's vintage circus wedding! I'm trying to get the "brother-in-laws" (Craig and Pete) to wear them because I find them so divinely cute...ylicious...ok, now I've gone too far! Craig says they will only consider it if it's an extremely large one! Here are some of my favs so far from Xoelle on Etsy. The first yellow one would be perfect for the vintage wedding, since the colours are yellow and blue. And Craig, here's a large one for you to consider (from Me and Matilda on Etsy):

vintage circus bridesmaid dress

So I finally found my outfit for Shayna's vintage circus wedding, and I'm so excited! I found this 1930s flapper dress at The Cat's Meow Couture , which is the most amazing vintage couture shop down at Avenue and Davenport, right by my favourite flower shops. I got it for $39 - what a steal! My grandma fixed up some of the beading that had fallen off, and now I've chosen my accessories and hair...what do you think so far?

And my hair like this:

And my super talented bloomin' cousin, Julia, who owns Frankly Fig, is going to make me a hairpiece like this, instead of a flower:

Also, Shayna just bought us a beautiful bracelet to match her own, which is also blue, and now just gotta find some shoes and a funky blue ribbon to tie around my waist!!

vintage circus wedding flowers

So, Shayna Bloomer's almost got all the details of her pretty vintage circus wedding figured out: high top cruiser tables, mismatched antique wood tables, our mom's vintage doily table runners, a doily "chuppah" between trees, and it LOOKS like she may have even found her big top tent (looks like a place in Stouffville is the only place that carries it - can you believe it? That's where our property is located!). And now, she's given ME the go-ahead to do whatever I want for her flowers. Oh, the ideas! I can't help but wonder if the craziest and quirkiest way to go is as simple as possible. It was Joelle Bloomer's idea to use craspedia (or billy buttons), as they seem to embody the notion of circus just in the way they look! Here are my thoughts:

What about just plain and simple billy button stems for some of the wood tables in mason jars or these simple white vases? {pic from Husmusen - it's in Swedish too, what's with Swedish sites lately?!}, juxtaposed with some wonky Queen Anne's Lace on the linened cruiser tables, looking all spindly like in this picture from Domino:

I think we have some Queen Anne's Lace in our garden even!

I adore this bouquet by Sweetwater, with billy buttons and celosia cristata. Now THIS looks circus-y, my friends. Maybe instead of pink, I could do some blues to match her wedding colours, although celosia doesn't come in blue... {posted on Style Me Pretty}

I'd like to make a bouttoniere like this for her fiance, Dan. It's cute and matches the quirkiness, but still not too over the top.{can't remember where I got this pic from}