Lord Thompson Manor

Generally, every Bridesmaid has an opinion on which color, fabric and style of dress would look best on her personally, and what compromises she would be willing to make to match her fellow attendants.  Meanwhile, Wedding Party men often give the impression of ambivalence: “Put me in anything.”  However, the Bridesmaids can prove helpful by voicing their attitudes, while their typically stoic counterparts can prove difficult to dress.  With our years of experience in planning weddings, the Lord Thompson Manor has picked up some techniques for dressing the dapper Groomsmen.  Color coordination is the first key to a cohesive Wedding Party.  If the Groomsmen are sporting vests and ties that are similar in color to the Bridesmaids’ dresses, but not quite the same, the difference may be hard to tell when they stand apart and glaringly obvious when they are closer together.  Bringing a swatch of the fabric used in the Bridesmaids’ dresses, or even a complete dress itself, when picking out the Groomsmen’s garb can help match colors completely, or at least find aesthetically pleasing complementary shades.  Another important element to the perfect Groomsmen look is texture.  If a man wears a three-piece suit in solid colors, he may look good, but the ensemble will give the overall effect of missing something.  This gap can be filled by visually texturing the suit’s vest.  Many of the Groomsmen at the Lord Thompson Manor sport vests the same color as the Bridesmaids’ dresses, but they balance out the Wedding Party with a masculine pattern.   

Author Deanna Cassidy

Lord Thompson Manor

At first glance, one might think that the Bride and her Bridesmaids are difficult to dress, where as the Groom and his Groomsmen are easy.  After all, each Bridesmaid has an opinion on what color, fabric and style of dress would look best on her personally, and what compromises she would be willing to make to match her fellow attendants.  Meanwhile, Wedding Party men often give the impression of ambivalence: “Put me in anything.”  However, the Bridesmaids can prove helpful by voicing their attitudes, while their typically stoic counterparts can prove difficult to dress. 

Author Deanna Cassidy

Lord Thompson Manor

Lord Thompson Manor stays abreast of all the latest Wedding fashions and trends, but no matter how much can be said for living in “the now,” it can be fun and creative to look into the past for Wedding inspiration.  Some Brides and Grooms are delighted by the bold, jazzy, rebellious 1920s, and want to incorporate the fun of the era into their Weddings.

Wedding Attire can be a great way to incorporate the Roaring 20s into a Wedding.  A Bride can go all out for a vintage Wedding Gown from the era, or she could just take a cue from the fashion of the time and choose a dress with a dropped waistline.  The Bridesmaids could sport fun and flashy flapper dresses.  The Groom and his Groomsmen could wear pinstripes, or really commit to the theme with zoot suits.

Naturally, a Lord Thompson Manor 1920s themed Wedding would not be complete without period accessories.  The women could wear feather boas and long pearl necklaces, or carry ostrich feather fans.  The men could have fedora hats, top hats or even zoot suit hats.  Mens accessories could also include ascot ties and even walking sticks.

Jazz and ragtime were by far the most popular kinds of music in the 1920s.  Brides and Grooms looking for a 1920s theme for their Wedding can discuss with their band or DJ the works of Ella Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, and Duke Ellington, to name a few.  The Lord Thompson Manor has a black Baby Grand Piano in the Drawing Room, and can recommend a jazz pianist to interested Brides and Grooms.

Lord Thompson Manor Brides and Grooms who adore the 1920s can look for inspiration for their Weddings in the famous celebrities of the time.  The silver screen featured such faces as Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo and Humphrey Bogart.  Harry Houdini’s thrilling escape artistry was famous in the 1920’s.  People wore Coco Chanel, drove Henry Ford, read F. Scott Fitzgerald, and marveled at Babe Ruth’s home runs.

Brides and Grooms at the Lord Thompson Manor can utilize the venue’s timeless and versatile elegance for any number of themes.  Some couples are intrigued and enchanted by the Art Deco beauty and Hollywood glamour of the 1930’s, and there are plenty of ways for them to incorporate the era into their Weddings.

The 1930’s provide a rich fashion history to inspire Wedding Attire.  Wedding Gowns of the time tended to hug a Bride’s body and show off her curves, especially her waist.  Bridesmaid’s dresses could follow a popular trend of the 1930’s with knee-length hemlines, especially if the back of the hem falls lower than the front.  The Groom and his Groomsmen could sport double-breasted jackets, particularly with vertical or horizontal stripes.

The Art Deco movement is a great source of Wedding ideas.  In Art Deco, intense colors capture and celebrate life; a Wedding can reflect this with lively reds and vibrant blues.  Invitations and other Wedding stationery can feature geometric shapes and simple patterns.  The works of such artists as Paul Manship, Grant Wood and Tamara de Lempicka are good starting points.

Celebrities from the 1930’s can also provide inspiration for a Wedding.  Clark Gable, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire were extremely popular faces from the booming entertainment industry.  Amelia Earhart was famous for her aviation, Noel Coward for his plays and music, Jesse Owens for his track and field gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, and Shirley Temple for warming the hearts of countless moviegoers through the Great Depression.