Vintage Cottage Wedding with Romantic Details and Soft Colors

Bride and groom share a moment in the forest on wedding day

This next wedding will add a little prep to your step and a whole lot of love in you heart. With vintage details and soft colors, the bride was inspired by her families 117 year old cottage for the overall look and feel of their big day.

Stylish? Check. Romantic? Double check, and we're just getting started! Be sure to swing by the full gallery for more lovely images from Chelsea Brown Photography.

Rustic wedding stationery with monogram PR and postage stamps Hand-drawn wedding weekend itinerary with schedule Charming lakeside house with beach chairs and green trees

Preppy and whimsy

I really wanted to encapsulate and portray the feeling and look of our family cottage, which is a 3-story Victorian house built in 1899. It has been a summer destination of my family’s for the past five generations. I was going for a feeling of old-timey, natural, classic, a little preppy, whimsical, romantic, personal, and cozy. The reception was held at The Clubhouse, which was originally a hotel. I did not think it needed much “decorating” as the details in the architecture, wood, and interior design are beautiful as is.

Bride in wedding dress in the woods holding flowers Bride holding wedding bouquet and blue rosary beads

Bridal bouquet: Peach and ivory roses, elegant blooms

Bride and bridesmaids in navy dresses smiling outdoors Bridesmaid holds pretty wedding bouquet of roses dahlias

Bride and bridesmaids pose in navy dresses outdoors

Groom and groomsmen laughing outdoors on wedding day Man in light blue suit with navy polka dot bow tie and boutonniere

Adorable flower girl and ring bearer smiling outdoors

Cute little girl with flower crown smiles outdoors

Catholic church wedding ceremony with bride and groom Joyful bride and groom exit church after wedding ceremony Cheerful newlyweds exit wedding showered with leaves

Happy bride and groom touching foreheads on wedding day Bride and groom portrait on their wedding day outdoors

Elegant white horse drawn carriage on a seaside lawn Laughing bride and groom at outdoor wedding ceremony

Personal details

There aren’t many vendors around the Port Austin area as it is pretty secluded, so we used the chairs and place settings that the venue already had. I did want to make the tables a bit more personal for the wedding, so I rented the dusty blue linens and my mom and I went to numerous antique malls to find vintage milk glass vases for the flowers and depression era glass candlesticks to dress up the tables a bit. The flowers were the finishing touch to enhance the cottagey feel.

Elegant pink peach floral centerpiece with candles

Elegant event dining room with blue white floral decor Elegant wedding table setting with flowers and candles

Rustic floral wedding cake celebration table setting Rustic wedding cake with wooden bride and groom topper

Laughing bride and groom at Mr and Mrs Smith wedding Joyful wedding reception toast for Mr and Mrs Smith

Bridal advice

So my advice to other brides would be anything you can possibly do prior to the week before your wedding, do it! This will allow the bride to relax a little the week before and get ready for the amazing, yet exhausting, wedding weekend whirlwind. Also, use your bridesmaids and family! It's a lot to put a wedding together, but you don't have to do it alone.

Here are a few options for the alt tag:

Option 1: Romantic couple embrace by seaside trees
Option 2: Wedding couple in forest by the sea
Option 3: Seaside wedding portrait under trees

Option 1 is the most expressive and within the character limit

**Chosen alt tag:** Romantic couple embrace by seaside trees Blissful wedding couple sea view embrace Romantic wedding couple on scenic lake cliff at sunset