:: WEDDINGS :: Vintage Love

As you may well know by now, I read a lot of blogs.  I actually cut the new posts on my Google Reader in half today - success!  But one of my favorite types of blogs to read are the wedding blogs.  I'm an event planner at heart so I'm always impressed with all the little details that go into some of the amazing weddings that I read about.  Not to mention the fact that weddings combine all of my most favorite things: fashion, food, decor, design, and music.  I guess most types of events do that, but with weddings you get to  take all those things to the limit, within tasteful reason, of course.  But I seriously read so many wedding blogs that when I decided to start my blog and share my favorites with you, I couldn't decide which ones to go with...  Eureka!  Today I discovered a wedding on La Belle Bride that I immediately knew I had to share.  This is quite possibly my favorite wedding...

New Yorkers, Hannah & Brady, tied the knot in Chicago but didn't forget to bring their hometown style with them.  They wanted their wedding to imbue a sense of classic Americana, circa 1940.  And so with simple, hand-made touches and vintage details, an amazing wedding was created.  And kudos to the couple for using local goods and services as well as eco-friendly vendors.  I mean really, could they be any cooler?

I think I've even developed a bit of a girl-crush on this bride.  Her style is impeccable -- the dress, the hair, the veil -- impeccable!  And it's clear she is having the time of her life, as she should.  I can only hope to look this stunning on my wedding day.

The party began before the ceremony at a local pub.  What a fun idea!  It takes all the pressure off of the "big day" and makes it more like just a super fun party, but still a fabulous one.  And yet the day is not robbed of that very special moment when the groom sees the bride for the first time in all her splendor.  How great is that look on Brady's face as he greets Hannah at the pub (above)?

Um hello, fabulous.  First off, I'm loving full-length glimpse at the back of her dress.  And the groom's suit is so simply classic -- spot on!  Second, I'm not a fan of fur (for ethical reasons) but I'm going to pretend that her wrap is vintage and, thus, not a newly created fur product (and it may very well be, but I don't know for sure).  You can't blame her for recycling a perfectly good, incredibly stylish, vintage wrap.  And she pulls is off flawlessly.

I love this wedding so much I would blog about it everyday if I could.  ... Maybe that's pushing it.  But this wedding is so vintage chic and it just screams fabulous.  

This last picture says it all.

{All photos by Jeremy Lawson via La Belle Bride}