hippie themed wedding - need help/ideas

Your wedding sounds like a lot of fun. My suggestion is to carry your theme from your invitations all the way through the reception. Check out a hippie themed invitation at http://www.mygatsby.com/product.jsp?ProductID=413232.

A vintage wedding dress would look very classic and beautiful if that's your style. Your bridal party can wear short dresses with headbands that match their attire for a "hippie" look. Since your having an outside wedding, small bouquets can do the trick tied with some ribbon to bring the entire look together.

Be creative with your wedding cake. Something funky and unexpected would be a VW Punch Buggy.

http://www.julesbakery.com/images/ckvolkswgn.jpg

Consider the car as a groom's cake and do a traditional wedding cake covered with flowers, peace and love signs if you opt for a more traditional cake.

Have fun planning your wedding. I hope the suggestions above will help kick start your planning process.

Vanessa Alce

www.alceevents.com

Http:www/orientaltrading.com has a bunch of Hippie items that might help you add to decor and might find some favors there that can fit into your budget. Your wedding sounds like a great theme. Please let me know how it works out and what ideas are given to you.

If I'm not mistaken, in the movie "Runaway Bride" with Julia Roberts, one of her weddings is a hippie wedding. I think a dress like that would be perfect!

How fun! I am a brand new vendor and I cater to indiviuality. The heart shaped dog tags are not shown on my website, but definitely something I can help you with. We can discuss any other ideas that you have too. Please email me - *********@********************.***. As you can imagine, it is nearly impossible to include all the different things that people can think of. My motto is if you can dream it we can make it.

How about sunflowers?! from centerpeices to your bouquet that would be beautiful

If you want to really get into the hippie thing they have HEMP wedding dresses you can buy or design yourself at

www.threadheadcreations.com

there's lots more places out there but require a bit more looking and I love your idea for a hippie wedding (my parents are still hippies themselves) Good luck with everything!!

Thanks for all the ideas! I like the idea of the 'flower child/hippie' theme! If anyone knows of websites specifically please let me know! I checked out orientaltrading.com and it is wonderful! Keep the ideas coming!

You'll want to have lots of bright colors, flowers, and flowing fabrics. And it is a good idea to carry your theme all through out the wedding.

Here is a site that may offer inspiration and insight to the era:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s

I suggest asking your guests to leave cell phones in the car, ask them to bring guitars, put out some bongos and conga drums, other instruments to encourage creative music and dance sessions.

You might pull quotes (for your table tops) from the various great minds of the time that speak to peace and love - remind everyone what your people your age were doing and thinking back then during the Vietnam War. Being a Hippy was much more than a fashion statement.

Oh you would go crazy for the Hippieesque items we have! LOL

Take a look at the summer solstice wedding we did that will be featured in Florist Review magazine in March. It won for BEST ceremony setting in their Picture Perfect Weddings competition for all of last year!

www.suzannemsmithdesigns.com

our signature ribbon poles and daisy tops are hippie with an elegant twist!

We also have amazing peace symbol favors on our FAVORS link,contact me by e-mail and I will send you a Coupon code for 10% off!

As an Old Hippie myself, LOL. I think its all about the natural elements, lots of festive ribbons, flowers, tie dye and Pops of flowers, Gebera and Daisy Mums are a perfect option with their flower power punch.

Halos of flowers to wear in your hair, or a hat with flowers is authentic.

These postage stamps are really cute for your invites.

http://www.zazzle.com/krw_hippie_bride_groom_custom_wedding_stamp_postage-172226766240444614

1. Tie-dyed tablecloths made from white flat sheets. Try looking in a thrift store or asking friends for old ones...Really easy to do!

2. hire abbey rodeo (they are ALL original hippies LOL) http://www.abbeyrodeo.com/

3. wine of choice for hippies in the 60's ...Blue Nun and

Lambrusco.http://italianfood.about.com/od/aboutwine/a/aa032797.htm

4. beads, beads, and more beads!

5. Encourage invitees to wear tie-dye.

6. Wear sandals

7. Flowers in your hair.

8. Bellbottoms

9. Peace sign on invitations

10. Arrive in a VW bug or VW bus

11. head scarfs and headbands

12. Granola for snacking

Inexpensive site for dogtags

http://www.wholesale-carabiners.com/custom-engraved-dog-tag.html

I hope that give you some more ideas!

Wendy Lyon

A Wedding in the Country

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