January 6, 2014

Vintage Amusement Park Wedding at The Bumper Car Pavilion

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Carrie and Jon had the most adorable wedding at Glen Echo Park, a retro amusement park in Cabin John, Maryland. Carrie really took the vintage amusement vibe to heart. Her stationery, designed by her best friend and matron of honor, reminded guests of admission tickets. Carrie wore a modern but short dress and a birdcage veil. She has two shoe changes – white heels for the ceremony and first dance, pink boots for her dance with her dad, and red dancing shoes for the bulk of the reception.

Vintage inspired wedding invitation suite to look like carnival ticket and poster. bride looking in the mirror, wearing a bird cage veil Bride's 3 wedding day shoes: white pep toes, red dancing shoes and pink cowboy boots

Carrie’s matron of honor not only created all of the stationery items, she also made the ribbon boutonnieres for Jon and his best man, and the paper flower bouquets that she and Carrie carried.

Bride holding her clutch purse Groom's boutonierre made from teal ribbon Red bouquet made of paper flowers Wedding ceremony program with some gumballs

Jon and Carrie had a quaint morning ceremony at a small local church before guests went over to Glen Echo Park for the BBQ lunch reception.

Bride and groom's first kiss at the end of the ceremony Bride & groom exit the church after their wedding ceremony Bride and Groom in front of the old green trolley at Glen Echo Park Bride and groom in front of City Light Pool

While Carrie and Jon took portraits with Stephanie Ascari around Glen Echo Park, the guests relaxed in the Bumper Car Pavilion and enjoyed classic amusement park fare like popcorn, peanuts and cotton candy. We used colorful Jones sodas in clear buckets as table centerpieces and as a supplement to the sweet tea bar. We also used vintage candies as decor on the cocktail tables.

Cart with peanuts, popcorn and cotton candy Blue cotton candy with a red label featuring cartoon renderings of the bride & groom Colorful Jones sodas in clear ice buckerts served as the table centerpieces Old Fashioned candies - sugar daddies, squirrel nut zippers and mary janes bride and groom's first dance Bride (in pink cowboy boots) and her father doing the polka

Carrie and Jon could not imagine their vintage amusement park-inspired wedding reception without carnival games. We brought in three classic games from Talk of the Town Events and placed them inside the Bumper Car Pavilion.

Three carnival games at the wedding reception Bride and Groom playing peach basket toss game at their wedding reception Bride and groom playing carnival game at their wedding reception