Vintage Bridesmaid Dresses
I recently stumbled upon the beautiful photography of Meg Kroeker while perusing ffffound one day a couple weeks ago and immediately sent her an email asking if I could share more of her work on Once Wed. I was of course absolutely thrilled when I received an email back with a link of images from the wedding of Steph and Emery below. How can you resist any wedding where the bridesmaids where vintage prom dresses?
Photography by Meg Kroeker
Rebecca writes
Absolutely love this!
Lynda writes
I love this and I want it for my wedding!! =P
stephanie writes
i LOVE those dresses! and the bride is so beautiful. i wish i could get my hair to do that.
Jennifer writes
It all looks so magical, you know? Coolness. I’m inspired, for sure.
Shannon writes
Does anyone know where she got her bridesmaid dresses? they are beautiflu
Hanna writes
I absolutely LOVE it. Great idea!
Blake Elin Kritzberg writes
So inspiring. She must have some secret sources, though, because I see a lot of vintage clothes and I don’t run across a lot of dresses like that. Beautiful.
bailey writes
i have been looking for a small hair piece for my bridesmaids…..just like these girls have! Where did she get those? Or did she make them?
ashley writes
one of my favorites!
The Rookie Wife writes
I love this!!! Just beautiful.
Happy Nappy Bride writes
Wow…they look like a band or something. Awesome!
Nicole writes
Oh my gosh can this get any cuter?
Josie writes
The colours remind me of the Mari Antoinette film and the whole wedding has a very cool vintage vibe.
Alison writes
Wow, wow, WOW! I’m getting married in July and I really wish I thought of vintage bridesmaid dresses. So cool!
Carissa writes
I have scoured the internet (and stores) looking for vintage BM dresses like that! I love those, they are perfect and beautiful.
I wish I knew where she got them!!
ajb writes
this is so rad. i am loving it!
Hannah L. writes
the men and women look dreamy. this almost exactly what i would want for my wedding.
Kelly @ Notable Inspiration writes
WOW!! I love mismatched bridesmaid dresses, and vintage too?? What could be better?? I especially LOVE the blue one! Gorgeous pics!
rachel writes
you can just tell this was such a fun wedding. adorable :)
Lola writes
Amazing pictures, lovely colors, look really cool!
Arielle writes
Man, I want to know where those guys got their fabulous outfits and vests!
amber kane writes
This wedding looks like so much fun! I love these photos
Harmony writes
Where is the peachy/salmony colored bridesmaid dress from?! I’m in love with it!
Stefanie Hiebert writes
I was so shocked (& flattered!) when some of my friend’s stumbled upon my wedding photos on this blog! That is so awesome, I am glad you all share my appreciation for vintage! Thank you thank you!
Lots of questions about the bridesmaids’ dresses.. let me tell you, that was the trickiest part! I wanted the wedding to have an eccentric vintage feel (think: Marie Antoinette) So, my bridesmaids’ dress criteria consisted of: dresses in different pastel colors (peach and baby blue were our wedding colors!), similar styles & fabrics (lots of tuelle!), and all from the same era (about 1950’s-1960’s or so!) This proved to be the trickiest part.. but so worth all the efforts we put into finding them!
The blue one was actually found at a small town thrift store for less than ten dollars, what a find! The peach one I had found months earlier, (and originally purchased for myself!) at a local vintage store. The purple one was also a second hand store find! After we found all the dresses my mother-in-law did some minor alterations on them, such as hemming them all to just below the knee, so that they were all the same length.
My advice for those of you looking for unique one-of-a-kind vintage dresses: be persistent with checking your local Goodwill or second hand stores! All of these dresses were easily under $100.. I think even under $70! It’s fun to break from the tradition of having all matching dresses in matching colors!
We are so pleased with everything! The photos turned out amazing! We wouldn’t change a thing.
Good luck with your planning!
-Stefanie Hiebert (bride)
xo
Kent Wedding Photographer writes
This is very inspirational indeed. It’s a style I don’t think I’ve ever seen adopted over here in the UK. The mix of vintage and punchy color images (instead of B&W) make this work in my opinion.
Cecelia writes
The bridesmaids colors are so pretty- they remind me of the fairies in Sleeping Beauty!
Carlie Jean writes
This is the most beautiful wedding ever! I am so inspired by this. My fiance and I are getting married in a theatre and we are going for the vintage look. We want the same suits for the men! And the bridesmaid dresses are so incredible! Stunning! The bride beautiful. Breathtaking. Incredible!
DUG-son of the bride(not really) writes
It was a magical wedding.
Anna writes
I love the mens suits! any idea where they are from??
leigh writes
look at that chutzpah! fun to shoot for sure.
and man, that bride’s hair is super-pretty. haha.
Nik writes
Does anyone have the contact information for Meg Kroeker (the photographer). I checked on Flickr but can’t figure out how to get in touch with her. Thanks!
Elizabeth writes
I love this, absolutely gorgeous!