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? Saundra Ros Altman’s: Past Patterns <www.pastpatterns.com>: Saundra Ros Altman’s Web site offers historically accurate clothing patterns, including wedding-gown patterns from a variety of eras.
? A Vintage Wedding: Fashion Reference
<www.avintagewedding.com/reference.html>: Learn the history of fashion by decade, from the 1900s to the 1990s, by following this site’s links.
? Vintage Wedding
<www.vintagewedding.com>: Browse this catalog of vintage gowns, veils, handkerchiefs and patterns.
? WhiteWedding.com
<www.whitewedding.com>: Locate bridal shops and services in your area.
Destinations
? Rosecliff
The Preservation Society of Newport County, 424 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI 02840, (401) 847-1000 <www.newportmansions.org/gildedage/rosecliff.html>: Representative of the Gilded Age, this 1902 mansion was commissioned by Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs and modeled after a garden retreat favored by French kings.
Invitations & Scrapbooking
? Vintage Wedding
<www.annagriffin.com>: This company offers invitations and scrapbook supplies.
? Crane & Co. 30 South St. Dalton, MA 01226 (800) 268-2281 <www.crane.com>: Visit the Web site?s Wedding Design Center.
? K & Co. <www.kandcompany.com>: Look to this site for scrapbook products, templates and tips,
Music
? Past Perfect
<www.pastperfect.com>: Find music from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s at this online store.
? Rhino
<www.rhino.com>: This is the place to find pop-culture oldies but goodies.
? Vintage Music & Dance Society
<www.vintagedancing.com/vintagemusic.htm>: If you?re looking for music from 1860 to 1920, browse this discography.
Planning Help
? Gothic Martha Stewart Weddings
<www.toreadors.com/martha/weddings/resources/vict1940s.html>: These articles and links will help you plan a theme wedding.
? Retroactive
<www.retroactive.com>: Nancy Eaton, author of Your Vintage Wedding, offers planning advice and tips.
Books
? A Bride’s Book of Wedding Traditions by Arlene Hamilton Stewart (Hearst)
? To Love & To Cherish: Brides Remembered by Linda Otto Lipsett (Quilt Digest Press)
? Vintage Wedding: Simple Ideas for Creating a Romantic Vintage Wedding by Daniela Turudich (Streamline Press)
? Wedded Bliss: A Victorian Bride’s Handbook by Molly Dolan Blayney (Abbeville Press)
? Wedding Fashions 1862-1912: 380 Costume Designs from “La Mode Illustrée” edited by JoAnne Olian (Dover Publications)
? Wedding Idea Book: Scrapbooking Ideas, Tips and Techniques from the editors of Memory Makers Books (Memory Makers Books)
? Wedding Traditions: Here Comes the Bride by Joanne Dubbs Ball and Caroline Torem-Craig (Antique Trader Books)
? Weddings: Dating & Love Customs of Cultures Worldwide, Including Royalty by Carolyn Mordecai (Nittany Publishing)
? Your Vintage Wedding: Unique Ideas and Inspiration for Today’s Bride by Nancy Eaton (HarperCollins)
From the June 2009 Family Tree Magazine
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