Retro Antique Store Wedding: Lydia & Klem

For their April wedding, Lydia and Klem wanted a day that would be unforgettable for their guests. They chose a unique venue, Big Daddy’s Antique’s in San Francisco for their reception. However their ceremony took place two weeks prior and was a small, intimate affair.

"We really enjoyed having our small ceremony completely separate from our reception", Lydia wrote. "It was simple and sweet. But our vision for our big reception was to have the most fun and memorable cocktail party our guests had ever experienced.

The only ‘wedding-y’ things we incorporated were a first dance and the cake cutting… oh! And of course we got to wear our fancy wedding duds for a second time. BONUS!"

"I produced many of the signs and favors myself, and we made the invitations. But the only real DIY piece was my show stopper of a jewel bouquet which a close friend created for me.

I had put a post out on Facebook asking for any misfit earrings, buttons, brooches or baubles that my friends and family were willing to donate. The end result was absolutely breathtaking and filled with so much love. It is a masterpiece!"

"The best thing about our wedding was how it really reflected our quirky personalities and offbeat sense of humor. The part we enjoyed the most, however, was seeing all of our family and friends from different aspects of our lives (and different parts of the world) in one room, smiling and genuinely enjoying themselves.

Not to mention making our grand entrance down a spiral staircase to Metallica’s ‘Am I Evil’ with fog and lasers. That was also a highlight."

"Almost everything we did was DIY, unique and local", she continued. "Aside from a few amazing vendors like our day-of coordinator, Ashley Packett, who was amazing and seamlessly took my vision and DIY projects and made it come together! We did not want a cookie cutter wedding. I am far too crafty to have let someone else create our wedding day. From our wedding ceremony in front of our DIY circus tent, to our reception under the stars and string lights, to our bartender serving drinks and locally brewed beer from a canoe cooler, to our guests playing shuffleboard, our wedding was far from the norm."

Tamara’s dress was from David’s Bridal, her sparkly red shoes were Toms and her headpiece was from Etsy. "We bought so many unique things from Etsy", she said, "and did plenty of DIY. Our projects included the ceremony circus tent with pinwheel top, the flowergirls’ mini top hats and headpieces, the stationery, the signs and all the centerpieces. I gold spray painted plastic elephants and mason jars, and we picked up candle holders from Goodwill. I created the table numbers and we added fresh red roses to complete the look. I cut and sewed our striped table runners."

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