Uniquely you

Mr Ruby Slippers and I love movies - I'd go so far as to use the term "Movie geeks". Seriously, I first started fancying him after I saw what movies he had in his dvd collection. So when it came to our wedding, it was easy to decide what theme would be running through the day. Originally we were going to use movie titles as the table names, but we couldn't agree on anything clever or interesting enough, so then we decided, because of the Old Hollywood feel I wanted to bring to the day, to put an emphasis on the classics. I cleverly got Mr RS to think he'd thought of the idea of using our favourite classic stars as table names, so on each table there'll be a framed photo of them with their name on a clapper board next to the photo - because, heck, few people are going to be able to recognise what table they're at just by the photo! (And because we already bought the clapper boards so we'd better darn well use them!)


We are having eight tables, possibly nine, so we each got to pick four actors or actresses. Funnily enough, I picked the girls and Mr RS picked the guys! (With one spare in case of that ninth table). Here they are in one pic - a virtual bouquet to anyone who can namethem all! Go on, I dare you. ;-)


Aren't they just too cool? Man, I love those oldie guys (and gals).

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the Oscars. They always choose the wrong winner (No Country for Old Men? Seriously, WTF?) but I can't help it, I love 'em anyway. I have oodles of Oscar statistics in my head. It's a great party trick. Anyway, our favours are going to be little chocolate Oscars that I'm making, painted gold - hopefully - with a little card saying "And The Oscar Goes To...MARY" which will double as the guest's placecard.

If only mine could be made by celebrity chef Wolfgang Petersen...

We don't want to go too overboard with the movie stuff, because then it could easily descend into themed kiddies birthday party territory, which is NOT what we're going for!

Old Hollywood Inspiration

Well, at the rate I am chopping and changing with this wedding theme & decor stuff, I will probably change my mind the night before. My latest inspiration is Old Hollywood Glamour. I adore old classic films - give me Bette, Judy, Katharine, Cary, Fred and Ginger and I’m in heaven. (That’s Davis, Garland, Hepburn, Grant, Astaire and Rogers for the uninitiated).


Anyway, I luuurve the look and feel of this theme. I’ve also recently discovered inspiration boards on some wedding blogs (as if I wasn’t spending enough time on wedding websites). So I thought I’d try my hand at my own “Old Hollywood” inspiration board! This is what I came up with:

To be honest, I’m not sure where I got all those pics from. I never thought, when I started collecting ideas and inpirations, that I might need a record of where I found them! Line 2 pic 2 is a still from the film “Swing Time”, and the last pics on lines 3 and 4 are from a real wedding you can see here.

I'm loving the idea of feathers in my bouquet, as in the last pic on line 2. How vintage and romantic! Just scrumptious. Look at these other beautiful ones I found:

(Photo by Jennifer Skog)

Another suggestion I've heard is to have a classic romance playing on a big screen (silently, one assumes!) during the reception. While I like the idea in theory, in practical terms it would be too much of a hassle to set up and play, too much of an unnecessary expense, and too much of a distraction for the guests, who will probably sit and stare blankly at it instead of enjoying the damn party I'm throwing for them! So.... no classic movie in the background, much as I love the idea of sharing my obsession with everyone!