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Cloud 9 Wedding at Venue 221

1950s Mid Mod Wedding Shoot at Venue 221

Our 1950s Mid Mod wedding shoot at Venue 221 was such a blast! One of Denver’s newer event venues, Venue 221, is an artisan event center in Cherry Creek that showcases it’s original 1950’s architecture, clean finishes and fantastic lighting. We found our inspiration from an advertisement for commercial colors from 1956. We choose for bright, rich floral palette in pinks, fuchsia and oranges. To anchor these colors, we built a foundation on whites, ivories, mints and mixed metals to compliment the interior woods and decor of the venue.

1950s color palette - Anson Sofa via Happy Interior Blog. In pink please! I love this and want it!!

Starting with the ceremony we wanted to design a backdrop of just lighting. Starburst patterns and silhouettes were huge in the 50’s and we wanted to create a multilevel repetitive pattern that gave off an ethereal light. The bride wore a gorgeous lace gown, lattice booties and a fab birdcage veil from The Little White Dress. The groom wore a dapper ivory coat with satin lapels from The Black Tux.

To further establish the vintage look, we incorporated gold pineapples (sign of hospitality and wildly popular in the 50’s), authentic starburst cordials, Bakelite cake plateaus and silver starburst china. We love a layered table look so we mixed up different patterns of china, metals, and topped it off with a fantastic menu by Sweet Zion Paperie.

Our vendor team was absolutely amazing in helping us realize this vision! We so appreciate your handwork and collaboration. Venue: Venue 221 | Planner and Stylist: Cloud 9 | Photographer: Emily Sacco | Florals: Swank Stems | Lighting and Furniture: Design Works | Linens: Chair Covers & Linens | Dress & Shoes: Little White Dress | Cake: Intricate Icings | Invite: Sweet Zion Paperie | Table Ware: Event Rents | Chargers: House of Yonder | Ring: Kristin Coffin Jewelry | Tux: The Black Tux | Earrings & Bracelet: Kendra Scott | Makeup: Carissa Beauty | Hair: Hair by Devonmid mod wedding invitation kristin coffin diamond ring vintage boots bright bouquet lace dress the little white dress vintage wedding Denver wedding planner Kendra Scott earrings 1950s wedding 1950 vintage wedding by Denver wedding planner vintage escort cards fuchsia wedding centerpiece mid century modern wedding gold pineapple vintage decor geometric wedding cake Denver wedding planner design works vintage gold clock venue 221 cherry creek venue denver venue