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Steampunk Style: Fabulous Functions Creates a Steampunk Wedding
Special Events Staff Oct 01, 2015

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Steampunk invitation

The steampunk theme is introduced to guests via the design of a local paper artisan.

The custom invitation proclaims the February 22nd wedding with a stylized heart shape background composed of gears in hues of yellows, oranges, and blues, printed on an antiqued paper.

The theme is further illustrated by incorporating faded stamps of a pocket watch and dainty lace day boots watermarked with a vintage clock. Tucked inside the hand­stamped mailing is the response card, "ticket," and boarding pass for the wedding festivities

Floral with metallic accents

Floral features metallic accents.

Rich colors

Rich colors add to the Victorian vibe.

Bridal bouquet

The bride carried a natural, hand­-tied bouquet of white hydrangea, scabiosa pods, fiddlehead ferns, tan Sahara roses, gold-painted succulents, black agonis, folded leaves, eucalyptus, purple dahlias, ranunculus, and black-centered white anemone with a handle treatment of wrapped ivory satin ribbon with wire and gears throughout.

Groom's floral

The groom’s boutonnière features a black- centered white anemone, a peacock feather, fiddlehead fern, and gold eucalyptus wrapped with ivory satin ribbon and featuring a wire overlay accented with gears.

For the groomsmen, boutonnières are a stylish collection of spotted birds of prey feathers and gold-sparkled succulents with the same metal coil, each featuring its own signature flower that correlated with the bridesmaid they escorted down the aisle.

Clockwork cufflinks

With gears a classic steampunk motif, the wedding party wears custom clockwork cufflinks.

Dapper vests

The dapper men, who wear vests from a theatrical costume rental house.

Handsome men

The handsome men.

Pocket watch gift

Each groomsman received a pocket watch as a gift.

Women in hats

Many guests sported hats and fascinators.

Lowertown Event Center

The reception took place at downtown Saint Paul’s Lowertown Event Center, built in 1889.

The historic Romanesque style five-­story brick building has been re-imagined as an event center in the 21st century and features many whimsical touches, with its brick and limestone walls, exposed wood beam ceilings, and steel columns. The landmark has been brought back to life with rich carpeting, vintage chairs and davenport settings throughout, making it ideal for the steampunk sub­genre of "Industrialization meets Victorian" romance.

Rich color palette accented with metallics

A view of the reception. 

The color palette consists of metallurgical elements in antique golds, coppers and aged steel grays, along with peacock colors of deep purples, plum and teal.

Steampunk escort cards

Steampunk escort cards.

Gear gobo

A clockwork gear gobo silhouette is projected onto the rescued-wood plank wall overlooking the dance floor.

Steampunk table setting

Table cards play host to the same heart­-shaped compilation of gears and vintage images seen on the invitations.

Table numbers are displayed in framed parchment hosting blueprint-style sketches of various vintage icons, such as a flying dirigible and a phonograph.

Metallic, oversize clockwork cut-outs are embedded in the floral arrangement with sprigs of curly willow, local fauna, peacock feathers and plum-­colored florals.

Another table

Another table.

Steampunk color palette

Dinner tables host a myriad of hurricane globes, mercury glass vases, and gold-sparkled glass milk bottles filled with lit candles to cast a romantic glow in the rustic room.

Pops of dramatic color are repeated in the linen, with eggplant colored napkins, each delicately bound with coiled gold wiring that spun out like the wiry leftover of sprung clock gears.

Gold, indigo, and cobalt blue up­lighting set the tone in the midst of the urban chic retreat.

Table floral

Table floral.

Roses in a bottle

Roses in a bottle.

Head table

The head table.

Bride's place

For the bride.

Floral in metallic vessel

Floral in metallic vessel.

Photo booth

The photo booth invites guests to dress up with feathers, parasols and masks.

Steampunk wedding cake

The wedding cake is frosted in smooth buttercream, adorned with a climbing tower of Isomalt clockwork gears and metallic finishes.

The cake is displayed in its own picturesque private nook with a chandelier sparkling above and an oversized brass accented mirror behind to highlight the gear design that encircles the cake.

Steampunk wedding cake

A closer view.

Steampunk cake pops

Guests are treated to cake pops bearing steampunk motifs.

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