Tart Deco™ is a blog that journals vintage and retro culture from 1920-50, including info on fashion, music, sewing techniques and vintage weddings.
I've just added some fun Halloween themed hair flowers to my etsy shop. They are a quick and easy way to add rockabilly flair to your costume or just to get in the spirit.
In a docu-comedy romp through 1950's American pop-culture, the reclusive "Dark Angel," Bettie Page, chronicles the behind-the-scenes story of her rise as a cult icon and for the first time fully reveals the story of her mysterious appearance at the height of her career in 1957. Unseen for more than 50 years and known to the public only by her iconic photographs, an unparalleled mystique has built up around Bettie Page. Here. she reveals the real woman behind the iconic image. Pin-up photographers Bunny Yeager and Paula Klaw, as well as camera club/3-D photographer, Art Amsie, and stripper, Tempest Storm, provide personal stories and insight into the life and career of Bettie Page. Some of Bettie's close friends in her later years give insight into Bettie, the person behind the iconic image – Steve Brewster, founder of Bettie Scouts of America, Carlo Shahumian, neighbor and friend during the last eight years of her life and Devin Devasquez, former Playmate and a confidant to Bettie.
If you haven't read my profile yet, I sing in a red-hot rockabilly band called Sidecar Steph & the 7-10 Split. We got a last minute gig that is super exciting for next Tuesday night, so if you are in the area please stop by and see us:
The next step is to go back and listen to those songs again. You may want to do this in a separate sitting from the first step if you had to listen to a ton of music or you may be too tired to stay unbiased. This time I pay more attention to the lyrics and see if I feel an emotional connection. I found that if it makes me cry, I am on the right track. At this point you should try to get the choices narrowed down enough to fit on a cd so you can burn it.
After this it really comes down to what fits each element of the ceremony best. Most people want to have something introspective for the processional but upbeat for the recessional. Most songs have a natural flow to them and some are easier to chop down into sections if you need to. If you or someone you kow is handy with sound editing you can modify some songs to fit what you need exactly. I used the Elvis song Can't Help Falling in Love as my bridal processional and took out half of the intro, the second verse and part of the ending to it felt complete to me, instead of just fading it out. It was 1 and a half minutes that way and was a perfect length and the verses included said exactly what I was feeling.
photos courtesy of myvintagevogue.com
The containers were mostly bought at thrift and vintage stores, with the majority purchased at the Waukesha Antique Mall and Fox Riverwalk Antique Mall. I got 4 vases and some candy-striped mini loaf papers for table favors at the dollar store. I also used candy-striped wrapping paper as a runner over white plastic table cloths (an idea taken from Martha Stewart Weddings).
I created labels in Printshop using Fontdinerdotcom Sparkly font and printed out on regular paper. I used the leftover card stock from our invites and cut the same size as the labels. I then cut red organza ribbon pieces about 4-5 inches and "sealed" the ends using a lighter so they wouldn't fray. I sandwiched the ribbon between the paper label and card stock and glued together with rubber cement (makes it easy to reposition if needed). One of my bridesmaids, Annie, helped me by taping the labels to the matching container and repacking them so anyone helping the day of the wedding knew exactly what to put the food in, in case I couldn't help (which of course ended up happening!).
The trays that the cupcakes are on are 4 vintage tin T.V. trays that my husband I found at a rummage sale for $5. I hot-glued cake pillars I bought at Michael's to each corner and put a heavy book on them to help set the glue in place. A few pillars did come off in transport to the bowling alley, but I hot-glued them back on and they were fine for the wedding. A piece of candy-striped material behind the cupcakes helped to cover up the microwave and coffee maker behind them.
I bought vintage cake toppers on e-bay for a few bucks each and we put them in various places on the table, as well as one on the extra cake my mother made for us to freeze. She used 2 heart shaped pans we bought at Michael's for $7 (which was less with the 40% coupons you can print from the internet). I also got the candy scoops there for $6 for a box of 2.
In the end, its hard to tell that this is a regular corner in a bowling alley. During the ceremony we put a room divider in front of the food to make it less obvious and more special when we "unveiled" it after the ceremony. This was my favorite part of the wedding and cost about $240 to pull off.