The most beautiful vintage wedding dresses from the early 1900s
Planning a wedding with a classic old-fashioned feel? Check out this collection of beautiful vintage wedding dresses from the first decade of the 1900s!
Vintage wedding dresses for stylish brides from 1914
Vintage wedding dresses for brides of 1914 often had a court train and a high neck, while long gloves covered the arms. The decollete was so demure that there is nothing to shock the conventional.
The life & times of a newspaper’s society reporter (1898)
A society reporter is expected to see 'spacious apartments,' 'profusions of stately cut flowers,' and 'rich family plate' - where in reality, a lilliputian parlor and dining room contain a few vases of flowers, and some highly respectable but unmistakably modern silver.
Ladybird Johnson’s famous lemon pound cake recipe (1966)
Lady Bird Johnson's Lemon Cake is truly American, luxuriously Texan, with its eight egg yolks and all that butter - and it was said to be President Lyndon Johnson's favorite dessert.
17 wedding flower arrangements & bouquets (1916)
When it comes to weddings, there is an irresistible charm, a fascination about it, in which the flowers play a leading role.
50 drinks & toasts (1968)
Toast your friends with these easy recipes for famous drinks made with all the popular basic liquors: Bourbon, Scotch, gin, vodka, rum, Southern Comfort.
29 old-fashioned wedding superstitions (1921)
Marriage, being an ancient institution which vitally affects lives of men and women, it is not surprising that practically everything connected therew... Click to read more...
Vintage wedding cake customs (1909)
The wedding cake, luscious and delicate of taste, with its wonderful exterior covering of ornamental sugar icing, wrought in various devices, is an institution honored by long patronage and full appreciation.
Vintage wedding etiquette: What guests needed to know (1914)
What to expect before, during and after a wedding
From the best man to the most remote acquaintance of the affianced couple, a wedding invitation bri... Click to read more...
Wedding etiquette: An old-fashioned bridal procession (1893)
Get details of an old-fashioned Victorian bridal procession here! At the start, the wedding party, with the exception of the groom and his best man, assemble in the waiting rooms at the entrance to the church where the procession is formed.
Johnny Cash & June Carter get married (1968)
June Carter & Johnny Cash are married
Johnny Cash and Miss June Carter, country and Western music singers who teamed up on a Grammy-winning rec... Click to read more...
40 old wedding myths, superstitions and signs of good luck
Ancient and old wedding myths, superstitions and signs of good luck
1. Sprinkling the bride with wheat is a lucky sign. It takes the place of rice ... Click to read more...
Marriage advice for young brides (1903)
Just as pretty and as neat as you can, dears, but do dress sensibly and comfortably.
How you can reinvent yourself after your wedding (1939)
So you're going to be married soon, and go with your husband to a new town? It's rather exciting to think that you have a chance to be whatever you would like to be. You can reinvent yourself!
Two sweet old-fashioned bridal shower ideas (1913)
Shower for the traveling bride
Here is a clever suggestion for the hostess to the bride-to-be, whose honeymoon will include a trip abroad.
A pre... Click to read more...
Wedding cake recipe (1911)
How to make a wedding cake
Ingredients
1 pound of brown sugar
1 pound of butter
1-1/2 pounds of pastry flour
12 eggs
1 pound currants, picked ... Click to read more...
A pretty trousseau tea party for bride-to-be (1920)
'Oh, Madge, you are going to show me your linens and trousseau before you are married, aren't you?' is the persistent question familiar to all brides-to-be.
Getting ready for the wedding: Bridal lingerie (1920)
Brides' lingerie either tailored or very fancy
Many girls this season are confining their trousseau lingerie more strictly to wash materials than hav... Click to read more...
Wedding bells at San Francisco’s Presidio (1896)
Exactly a year after his first wife died, Dr Morton Grinnell announced his engagement to heiress Jennie Catherwood. At the time of their wedding three... Click to read more...
Jewelry in fashion: Colored gemstone engagement rings are popular (1899)
The fad for color has affected even the engagement ring, and while the diamond solitaire remains always fashionable, there are also the brighter hues of rubies, emeralds, sapphires and turquoises.
Getting ready for a Victorian wedding: Church decor & flowers (1893)
The very latest fashions and follies in vogue
"Happy is the bride that the sun shines on!" But those brides that have chosen these spring days, and... Click to read more...
Decorating for an Easter wedding (1906)
An Easter wedding
The week following Easter has always been a favorite time for weddings. Here are a few suggestions for the girls who may be prepa... Click to read more...
A new way to display wedding gifts (1902)
The wedding gift display
by Marie Eulalie Moran
A recent bride chose an artistic method of displaying her wedding gifts.
There was a small room... Click to read more...
Two fashionable antique wedding gowns from 1906
by Mrs Osborn, creator of fashions for the fashionable women of America
A) Wedding dress with Valenciennes lace & embroidered roses
A weddin... Click to read more...
A new dress from a heirloom wedding dress (1950)
The heirloom wedding dress
Grandmother's treasure becomes fashionable, ankle-length gown for today's bride
Photos: 1900 - Mrs Wray A Bentley, th... Click to read more...
Dame Fashion’s wedding rules (1899)
Dame Fashion's wedding rules
Prospective brides ought to be thankful
Latest prescribed method of being married in style
No more elaborate trousse... Click to read more...
A military wedding (1943)
Here are two photos from the wedding of Captain Paulter and Libby on November 2, 1943. Unfortunately, we don't know exactly who these people are, but ... Click to read more...
Do-it-yourself wedding buffets (1921)
Wedding breakfasts & buffet refreshments
Entrees, beverages, salads, ices and cakes suitable for noon or evening weddings
by Virginia Carter... Click to read more...
Elvis & Priscilla become Mr & Mrs Presley (1967)
Elvis marries longtime friend
Las Vegas, Nevada - Elvis Presley, the Memphis boy who popularized rock 'n' roll music and became a millionaire in ... Click to read more...
Victorian bridal hairstyles (1870)
Bride's veil -- new coiffure
by Emily H May
We give here and engraving of a bride's veil (front and back views) and below, two new styles for dres... Click to read more...
Bridal gowns & wedding attire (1857)
Ball dress of white tulle, over a slip of white glacé; Dress of velvet, of a beautiful hue of brown at present very fashionable in Paris; Bridal costu... Click to read more...
Use mold pans for cakes, cookies & more (1908)
Be your own caterer
Every one remembers the gingerbread novelties of the days of his youth. There was a fascination about the gingerbread animals... Click to read more...
