If the Rockettes were a mood board…
This Thanksgiving Eve has me thinking about my favorite tradition for this holiday.
Each year I drive with my family over to my parents place in central Oregon. We usually arrive at my parents house on Wednesday, so we can wake up there Thanksgiving morning.This year there’s a bit of a delay in our departure (thanks a lot norovirus), so we’ll actually miss the parade.
Usually though, on Thanksgiving morning, we all stay in our pjs and watch the Macy’s Day Parade. We eat a delicious breakfast that includes monkey bread (recipe here and no I don’t put nuts or raisins in it, that would be gross) and talk about all the costumes, the terrible lip-syncing, who has the best winter coat, and all the random celebrities we don’t recognize.
My favorite part of the parade? Watching the Rockettes perform. Why? Well, New York City is my favorite, I love Christmas, I love costume design, and I love the 1920s which is when the original Rockettes came to be (1925). Another reason and fun random fact about me is I used to want to be a Rockette. When I was younger the height limits were 5’6”-5’10 ½ inches, I was never tall enough to qualify (not to mention I am without the years and years of technical dance experience these women have). Originally the height limit was 5’2”-5’6 ½ inches, which would’ve been perfect for me. As it stands today, they now allow 5’5” to 5’10 ½ inches…so I could have just made the cut off but alas, it’s probably too late for me now.
Now I dream of spending a holiday season in New York City to watch them perform and on my real wild dream days, I imagine I’m Sarah Jessica Parker’s character in that movie New Year’s Eve. She plays a costume designer for the Rockettes - helllooooooo dream job!!!
If you haven’t seen it, give it a try. My husband and I watch this movie every year on New Year’s Eve. Anyways…back to the Rockettes.
I love the whole Rockeette vibe. The sparkle, the glam, the red lip, the hair pieces, and the whole 1920-esqueue look. I love it so much, I made a mood board for it. If the Rockettes were a mood board…
If I were to redo our wedding now, I would 100% go for a roaring 20s cocktail hour glam vibe and I think I could get my spouse on board, he likes the hats from that time period.
Want to try your hand at making a mood board? Get my free guide here.
Imagine the birdcage veil, the ostrich feather gown or suit detail potential, the patterns, the luxe fabrics, the gold chargers - I can’t even!!! If you’re not sure if the vintage glam look is right for your wedding, no worries! Check out this wedding style quiz to find the perfect style for your big day!
To help you imagine more of this Rockette vibe wedding look, I was able to create some looks to help you dream with me.
For perfect wedding guest look with a glamorous vintage vibe.
Vintage Glam Wedding Guest Attire
You can recreate the look above here:
And now for the reception. Imagine a gallery in a high rise or an industrial space with exposed brick walls and velvet couch rentals. Candles everywhere and tall centerpieces with ostrich feather plums.
Vintage Place Setting - get the gold charger here*
I hope you are feeling all the glamorous vintage vibes now so tomorrow you can truly appreciate the Macy’s Day Parade and shout from the couch “The Rockettes are on! The Rockettes are on!” as soon as they appear on screen like I do.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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