Marie Antoinette (that is, the movie) has been working through the warp and weft of culture for three solid years now. So it’s not going to shock anyone to that some people are solidly sick of it.
The style, as kicked off by Sophia Coppola in particular, is especially vulnerable to criticism given where we stand in the economic cycle. And it conflicts with one of the most important trends in weddings right now, the elegant, DIY-infused backyard affair where personal details rule the day, not grandiosity. The moral vote, the green vote, doesn’t have a hard time figuring out which side to hang with.
And yet …
And yet, I could happily make board after board of Antoinette inspiration. (Someone, please, make me stop!) Because for just about forever, opulence and weddings have been passionate sweethearts, of the same mind, the same heart. Yes, Antoinette over-the-topness is almost offensive. And it’s also awfully, terribly seductive.
(In fact, the movie even offered a tantalizing glimpse of what life might be like if our wedding day lasted not just four hours … but for decades.)
Everywhere I go on the web, the things I see of utmost beauty beg to be juxtaposed with other ‘Antoinesque’ inspirations. The most elaborate, theatrical, unparalleled artisans speak fluent Marie. So maybe it’s time to stop fighting and dive head-first into this pink, fluffy, cotton candy Rococo fantasy if you still hear it calling to you. I know I do.
Credits: Vera Wang Spring 2010 gown, Louboutin Antoinette shoe, Cake bust, shoe portraits, pink “French Lace Doily” cake, peonies bouquet + pink Loubies, cornflower-accent “B” cake & mini cakes, cake shoe & toile pillow, Giulilano Bekor photo shoot, Antoinette cake via Wedding Bee Pro, Bergdorf’s display, Marie Antoinette invitations, bridesmaids and fans, silk flower necklace.
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