A rock style wedding is a great idea for all rock music fans. With its help, you can display the tastes and hobbies of the heroes of the occasion, as well as demonstrate all the features of the style to the guests.
A rolling style celebration is a themed party of true freedom, irrepressible fun, and energetic music. And if close relatives are ready for such an experiment, then originality, entertainment, richness and sound of high-quality music are guaranteed. The main thing is not to miss anything and think through all the main moments of the celebration.
Specifics of organizing a rock wedding
The basis for modern rock culture was the rock and roll style, which absorbed various elements of cheerful and incendiary trends and was popular in the 40-50s. This direction called people to personal and creative freedom, and gave a reason for fun and dancing in any situation. Rock appeared in the modern sense after a 20-year branch of development of the rock and roll genre and the first songs were recorded on famous vinyl records. After 5 years of development, rock has undergone various changes and has become the basis for many musical trends of modern youth. Today, rock includes several dozen genres, for example, heavy or jazz. Which genre is best to choose is up to each couple to decide individually, but the overall style of the atmosphere of the wedding identity will depend on this.
Wedding concept
From the organizers: The idea of the wedding was born instantly, it lay on the surface. Nikita is a member of a rock band. His passion is playing the guitar and drums, and together the guys often attend various music festivals. At the very first meeting, the guys said: “We need drums on the site.” Almost from the first meeting, we had the perfect picture of the holiday and the mood of the wedding, which we called “Rock my Wedding.”
The bride had said from the beginning that she wanted greens and natural tones, but on the day the decorators presented the concept, the bride wanted “some color that reflects fun.” After some thought, the girls suggested complementing the concept with bright berry shades. This is reflected in the decorative elements, floristry, and also in the image of the bride.
Choosing a wedding location
If the wedding is held in the summer, then the actual option would be identity in natural conditions. Fresh air and a natural setting will help put guests in the appropriate festive mood. You can rent a summer dance floor by the lake or an open-plan cafe that offers plenty of space for dancing and fun.
In the winter season, you can pay attention to the club wedding option. The place must be equipped with a stage and dance floor. For a change, you can organize a wedding in a biker club or in a music bar.
How to have a rock style wedding
To maintain the chosen style, you need to think through the scenario well. It is advisable to consult with professionals so that the wedding is interesting not only for rock lovers.
You should pay attention to such points.
- When buying a bride, you can organize a musical competition between the bride's friends and the groom's friends. All kinds of musical riddles for the groom and witness would be appropriate.
- Such a wedding would not be complete without a toastmaster, because guests should not be bored during the wedding.
- A wedding dance is always a dance to rock music.
- One of the interesting competitions is throwing darts at a poster with photographs of famous pop singers.
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- The final moment of the wedding can be a magnificent fireworks display.
Design of invitation cards
Well-designed postcards can help guests get an idea of the upcoming celebration. They should reflect the main theme of the wedding celebration. You can design invitation cards in the form of rectangular cards with images of guitars, drums or a famous singer/band from the rock genre. You can also arrange invitations in the form of records or electric guitars, send guests gift floppy disks on which the theme and date of the wedding, as well as the main nuances of the celebration, will be written in marker.
An interesting move would be to invite a courier who, for an additional fee, will dress in a rock costume and play some thematic composition for them before handing over the invitation to the guests. When planning a thematic dress code, be sure to indicate this in the invitation. They should be sent out a couple of months in advance so that the bulk of the guests have time to prepare for the holiday.
Tips for creating a dress code
It is advisable to think in advance about the dress code for guests, witnesses and the newlyweds themselves. It is worth remembering that many guests will have difficulty choosing the appropriate clothing style. The difficulties will affect children and the older generation to a greater extent. You can choose a bandana with the image of skulls for your grandfather, and give your father a high-quality leather jacket. Mom can be given the freedom to express herself by wearing a leather bracelet and a matching mini dress. For more conservative-minded guests, we can recommend denim looks.
Menu creation
There are no strict recommendations for creating a menu for a rock wedding. It is worth starting from the direction of the music of the country that the couple likes to listen to. For example, for Russian rock, national cuisine is suitable, and for fans of American bands, you can turn to the traditional cuisine of the overseas continent. You can combine a menu of simpler cuisine with more sophisticated and expensive options for greater variety and creative freedom.
The wedding cake must be impeccably designed in the style of a rock wedding. If the cake is planned to be multi-tiered, you can decorate it with thematic elements. And it’s best to make it according to the type of culture, for example, in the form of an electric guitar.
If possible, you should use alcohol from the bar or restaurant where the celebration is planned. As a rule, such establishments have a rich list of alcoholic drinks, so the choice for newlyweds will be quite extensive. The more drinks there are at the wedding, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, the better it will be for the style of the celebration.
Order a photographer's service
No rock wedding is complete without the services of a professional photographer who is well versed in cultural topics. The unusual style of the wedding event already creates a strong argument in favor of having a professional at the wedding. By saving on a photographer, you may end up with low-quality photographs and the memory of the evening will be somewhat overshadowed. Do not forget that a stingy person usually pays twice. If you have the desire and financial capabilities, you can invite a cameraman who, after the wedding, will help edit a high-quality video. Which will then become a great memory for future anniversaries.
Wedding dresses of the bride and groom
Well-chosen images of the newlyweds will complement the wedding style. The couple will have to show their imagination, because most of the attention will be focused on them. You can dilute the rock with traditional costumes and dresses. And if the couple is relaxed enough, you can create a complete image of a rock bride in a daring performance. The groom can opt for a denim suit with a biker jacket. And the combination of a classic suit with a rock style bandana will look unusual and in the rebellious spirit of this trend.
In the image of a bride, you can play up such character traits as femininity and a penchant for rebellion and freedom of expression. There is another option for a complete rock transformation, which can be paired with a short mini-dress made of genuine leather, a themed bandana and a high bouffant hairstyle. The bride's style should suit the girl emotionally, otherwise there will be stiffness and awkwardness instead of a liberated nature.
If the bride has doubts until the last moment, you can choose an original transformable dress. At the wedding ceremony it will be long and tender. And during the banquet, the skirt will fall off, leaving the style short and playful, just in the spirit of the rebellious nature of the rock representative.
Rock - bride
If you decide to have a rock wedding, this does not mean that the bride should wear leather or latex. It will be enough to slightly emphasize the chosen image. The bride should choose a simple dress. It can be either long or slightly cover the knees. You can complement the look with a black belt or gloves. You can also wear a black leather jacket.
For footwear, you can choose high-heeled shoes with spikes or chains. If you don't like heels, you can wear chunky lace-up boots.
The hairstyle should correspond to the rock style, so romantic ringlets and curls should be abandoned. You can leave your hair down or put it in a high ponytail. If you wish, you can backcomb it.
The bride's makeup should be bright. Emphasize your eyes with black shadows or pencil, tint your eyelashes. Focus on the lips. To do this, choose bright red or scarlet lipstick.
Decoration of a wedding celebration
After clarifying the main details, you can move on to decorating the venue for the rock celebration. You can combine black as a base with other shades, or even move away from traditional options altogether. After all, in the rock direction there are many other color solutions and sometimes it’s really worth taking a break from the classics. An interesting combination would be fuchsia with burgundy, blue with turquoise, and so on. If the design requires a more delicate color, you can take a white shade as a basis and combine it with your favorite tone at your discretion.
The room should be decorated in the style of the preferred direction of rock. For example, in glam rock a large amount of shine is welcome, in hard rock an abundance of black shades is appropriate. Universal details for decorating a room of any rock style include:
- electric guitars with the ability to hang them on walls;
- posters with your favorite and popular rock bands and performers of the chosen genre;
- paintings with graffiti effect.
When planning the seating of guests at separate tables, you can give each place a name, according to a popular rock festival. In this case, before entering the banquet hall, you can hang a list with popular rock festivals and representatives. Guests will act as representatives and will understand which table they should sit at according to the name of the festival.
Another original idea for a rock wedding would be the placement of posters with pop performers, who are often disliked by representatives of rock culture. At the entrance, you can give guests darts and the opportunity to shoot them at an unloved person from the heart.
When decorating a rock style wedding, you can experiment and combine the incongruous. But even in this direction, which loves freedom of spirit, it is important and necessary to know when to stop. For proper design, you can involve several people in the process who are well acquainted with a given culture and who can help give a fresh, outside look at certain details of the celebration.
Rock wedding scenario
Each couple decides individually whether to do a bride price or not. If this tradition seems hackneyed, you can safely skip it. The ransom can be formalized in the form of a battle between representatives of two giant rock trends in the role of the bride and groom. After performing songs and competitions of favorite rock performers, the groom manages to get to the bride. Then the newlyweds go either to the registry office or to an off-site registration ceremony.
After the ceremony, a commemorative photo session of the couple with invited guests takes place. If the photographer is a professional, he will take several memorable photographs using traditional props accepted in rock culture, as well as a couple of staged scenes. After these ceremonies are completed, the spouses go to the banquet in a pre-arranged unusual motorcade.
The couple will have to choose a toastmaster who can organize a celebration in rock style in a competent manner. A professional host will brighten up the atmosphere and prevent particularly shy guests from getting bored throughout the event. The highlight of the evening can be the original dance of the newlyweds to their favorite song by a rock artist or band. The end of the gala evening can be a loud fireworks display, which guests can admire as they go outside together.
Wedding day
In the morning, the weather seriously made us nervous: if during the photo shoot before the guests arrived it was hot and sunny, then an hour before the departure registration began, a real storm began! The rain poured down all around, and the wind overturned the glass table on the veranda.
But our wedding planner, Natalia Dronnikova, foresaw all possible troubles - snow-white blankets and umbrellas were prepared for the guests. Moreover, by a happy coincidence, the bad weather ended a few minutes before the ceremony.
We tried to introduce as few competitions and as much interaction as possible into the wedding so that the guests would be comfortable and interested. For example, while serving hot dishes, one of the waiters pushed another and he dropped the plate: the guests immediately began to fuss, but the guys began to dance energetically. Another surprise was the fire show, which tickled the nerves of many guests.
Music selection:
In the midst of the holiday, the vocalist of the band’s cover band, Vanya Dalmatov, approached the groom and said: “I won’t perform for now.” Stepan was shocked, and at that very moment I came on stage and, together with the musicians, performed the song The Subways - Rock & Roll Queen.
Selection of musical accompaniment for a rock wedding
There is no need to skimp on wedding music. You can invite both a famous group or singer, and ordinary musicians. Their task will be to perform songs of the chosen genre and artists. It is also worth taking care of the older generation and asking the musicians to perform a couple of songs from their time, so that they too can feel nostalgic and remember their youth.
If there are good but little-known rock musicians in the city, it is worth inviting them, giving the guys a chance to prove themselves and diversifying the atmosphere of the evening with new original songs in their favorite genre. Such young groups charge inexpensive sums, but give their all at the evenings, both to build their own reputation and to really entertain the audience. These guys love and know their job. The music should suit the individual preferences of the couple and appeal to the majority of invited guests.
A rock style wedding is a bright, energetic, emotional event that charges the newlyweds and guests with inexhaustible energy for a long time.
Rock musicians' weddings
John Cale and Betsey Johnson
One of the founders of the Velvet Underground, John Cale, and fashion designer Betsey Johnson appeared at their wedding in an unusual “underground” style for 1968. Betsy opted for a bright red outfit.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
The wedding of the Beatle and the artist took place on March 20, 1969 in Gibraltar. John Lennon was wearing jeans, a sweater and a jacket, Yoko Ono was wearing sneakers, knee socks, a hat and a short dress. First, they registered their marriage at the British embassy, and after that the newlyweds flew to Paris, and from there to Amsterdam, where they held their lying-in demonstration for peace.
A photograph from their wedding graced the cover of the joint experimental album “The Wedding Album”.
Paul and Linda McCartney
The wedding of Paul and Linda McCartney can be considered the perfect example of bohemian wedding bliss. They had a very modest wedding in 1969 in the English countryside.
Mick and Bianca Jagger
The wedding outfit of the former actress Bianca, who was 4 months pregnant, clearly cannot be called modest: the bride wore a white tuxedo over her naked body. The newlyweds managed to be late for their own wedding, which is why the city mayor threatened to cancel the ceremony, and the paparazzi were not allowed to pass. It's no surprise that the couple doesn't look very happy in their wedding photo.
David Bowie and Iman
“We met, ridiculously enough, at our hairdresser’s birthday!” - David recalls. We immediately started dating. I just couldn’t believe that this was possible, that relationships could develop so easily and right away. There were no difficulties at all...”
On June 6, 1992, the wedding of Iman and David took place in Florence, who decided to get married two years after they met. The ceremony took place in St. James Church, built in the 18th century. Iman and David decided that their wedding would take place according to Christian canons, despite the fact that Iman comes from a Muslim country.
Stevie Nicks and Robin Anderson
Stevie Nicks married widower Robin Anderson, the husband of her best friend, who died of leukemia and left behind a young son. Stevie didn't want the baby to grow up without a mother, so she took the plunge and accepted a marriage proposal from Robin Anderson. The marriage lasted only three months.
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne
On July 4, 1982, a modest wedding ceremony between Ozzy and Sharon took place in Hawaii, on the way to a performance in Japan. Ozzy spent his wedding night in the hotel hallway, passed out after drinking an impressive amount of alcohol.
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
The wedding of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love took place in Hawaii in a narrow family circle, without the press, so there is little information about it. Kurt wore green flannel pajamas, while Courtney wore actress Frances Farmer's wedding dress. Friends of the newlyweds said that Cobain cried with happiness, but Courtney Love did not shed a tear.
Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese
Marilyn Manson and Dita von Teese got married in the Irish castle of their friend and artist Gottfried Helwein. Director Alejandro Jodorowsky suggested dressing the bride and groom in the style of the heroes of his film “The Holy Mountain”: Manson with the usual makeup and a black velvet suit, and Dita Von Teese in a fluffy dress from Vivienne Westwood. Guests were entertained by archery and hunting, and were mainly treated to Bloody Mary cocktails.
