My Grandmother Legett's Wedding Gown

 Ever since I was a small girl, people have occasionally spoken about this
particular dress at family reunions. It has been remarkably preserved and shows
little to no wear. My Aunt Carol tried it on in her youth and many lovely
pictures of her were taken while she modeled it.

My parents visited with Aunt Carol in 2006 and asked to take pictures of the gown.
It was, as you can see, a combination of gold and brown satin. I have often
wished that my Grandmother Nina's wedding dress had been preserved
as well. It was a grey and rose flapper dress that she had sewn by hand.
She told me that it was lost in a fire along with her wedding gifts. This gown
belonging to Grandmother Mary Elizabeth is a real family treasure.

Rosy Romance Frames

      These frames may be used on personal wedding pages, for individual couples wedding announcements or in personal scrapbooks or as graphic elements in personal wedding video. Do not use them for profits, resale or to draw traffic to wedding pages/blogs that are designed to profit from third party ads. They're colorized and restored by me, Kathy Grimm. Frames come in red, blue and grey. Frame a photo or letter in your wedding scrapbook.

An antique rose color palette suggestion.

       This color combination is not only classic vintage for a spring wedding, but also perfect for the bride who loves pale pinks and salmon colored roses or peony. I've also added a dusty greyish green to this palette for subtle contrast. Make sure greens used together with these blushing pinks do not overpower them. Your florist should know how to exclude harsh combinations. Add a few striking red roses to the bride's bouquet only, in order to set it apart from the flowers carried by her brides maids. Other blossoms in a variety of whites should flatter these shades of pink as well. 

      Stationary in classic white trimmed with gold embossing and grey text would look very elegant in announcements and invitations for this color scheme, nothing too fussy, just keep it simple.

      Groomsmen might wear pale grey suits for a wedding using these spring colors. Add just a touch of the dusty greyish green to their ties, or, perhaps a very pale buff pink shirt to wear beneath their suits would suffice. 

Print this palette out and take it with you when you visit your cake designer.

Sugar Peony Flowers or Roses for Your Wedding Cake:

• How to Create a Flower Paste Peony Spray: These would be lovely at the bride and grooms wedding reception 
• Gumpaste Peony - Cake Decorating Tutorial
• Gum Paste Rose Cupcakes for your wedding party 

Makeup Tutorials for Weddings in Antique Rose:

• Romantic Soft Pink Makeup Tutorial
• Beauty on a budget - buff eyeshadow palette
• Romantic Pink Makeup Look
• Bridesmaid/Wedding Guest Makeup Tutorial

More Pink Bridal Gowns:

• The Bride Wore Pink

"How to pick perfect pink wedding gowns"

"The Way You Look Tonight" sung by Sinatra

       "The Way You Look Tonight" is a song from the film Swing Time, originally performed by Fred Astaire. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. In 2004 the Astaire version finished at #43 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

       The song was sung to Ginger Rogers as Penelope "Penny" Carroll by Astaire in character as John "Lucky" Garnett, while Penny was busy washing her hair in an adjacent room. The song was written by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and has become a standard. Fields later remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." Read more...

"The Way You Look Tonight" by Sinatra

Fancy Floral Frames

      These frames may be used on personal wedding pages, for individual couples wedding announcements or in personal scrapbooks or as graphic elements in personal wedding video. Do not use them for profits, resale or to draw traffic to wedding pages/blogs that are designed to profit from third party ads. They're colorized and restored by me, Kathy Grimm. Frames come in grey, gold and teal blue.