Vintage Style Wedding Dresses Are Elegant Wedding Dresses!

Vintage wedding dresses can create a unique and stunning look for one of the most important days of your life. If you are lucky enough to have been handed down the wedding dress your grandmother wore, all that is going to be needed are a few alterations. It may need to be taken in or let out a bit here and there, but this vintage dress will create a sophisticated and stylish look for your wedding.

Different Eras Influence the Style

Many of these dresses were made from satin or organza. One of the types is from the 1920s. The ‘flapper design' wedding gown features more of a loose cut than the fitted gowns. The shift style often featured a handkerchief hemline and high fashion gowns had hand sewn beading. The handkerchief hemline was made from several layers of a sheer fabric. Some of these vintage wedding gowns were shorter with a long veil or long dresses with a short veil.

Another type of wedding gown is from the 1940s and 1950s. This is a princess style made of an ivory taffeta. The back laces up and the skirt is made intentionally large with several pick-ups throughout. Eyelets add to the detail and a boned bodice allows for maximum support. This is a gorgeous choice for a vintage style wedding dresses.

Edwardian vintage style wedding dresses made from brocade can be a gown that may be just what you are seeking. Features of this gown are the high neckline and large yoke made from lace. Going almost from one shoulder to the next, the front is low cut and forms a ‘V' on the back of the dress.

The sleeves are of the style called leg-of-mutton and are quite full until they reach the elbow where they are tapered to fit from there to the wrist. The sleeves have a number of buttons used to close them. Ending in a point below the waistline, the bodice is fitted to that point.

The skirt is flared and features the Edwardian style by being gathered in the back. With many buttons to close the gown in the back, this is a great look among vintage wedding dresses. If this is the choice you make for your big day you will be sure to feel just like a princess.

For more of an informal wedding, one from the 1920s is a country style gown, which uses a combination of lace and cotton. The square neckline is enhanced by the wide lace shawl collar. Because the dress is sleeveless, the shawl adds some coverage for the upper arms. A vertical panel is the feature of the dress that continues through the skirt. The upper section has ribbons and floral accents and the skirt is very full.

The choice of vintage style wedding dresses will include many from the 1800s through the 1970s. If you want a period wedding gown and do not have one that has been in your family for several years, there are several places to look for this type of gown.

Many times, thrift stores have wedding gowns donated to them. Browsing through these dresses might allow you to find one that is quite old for a very good price.

There is nothing lovelier than the bride coming down the aisle in a vintage wedding gown on the arm of her father. This is the day she will remember for the rest of her life. Choosing from vintage wedding dresses will allow her wedding day to be all that she envisioned and more.

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