Welcome to my new blog! As the name suggests, this is indeed a wedding blog. And not a normal one, as my husband-to-be and I are getting married with a totally cool theme: Steampunk!
What is steampunk?
" Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction and sometimes fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.[1][2] Although its literary origins are sometimes associated with the cyberpunk genre, steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic
future during which steam power has maintained mainstream usage, or in a
fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Steampunk may,
therefore, be described as neo-Victorian. Steampunk perhaps most recognisably features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic
inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them,
and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture,
architectural style, and art. Such technology may include fictional
machines like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or the modern authors Philip Pullman, Scott Westerfeld, Stephen Hunt and China Miéville. Other examples of steampunk contain alternative history-style presentations of such technology as lighter-than-air airships, analogue computers, or such digital mechanical computers as Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
Steampunk may also incorporate additional elements from the genres of fantasy, horror, historical fiction, alternate history, or other branches of speculative fiction, making it often a hybrid genre. The term steampunk's
first known appearance was in 1987, though it now retroactively refers
to many works of fiction created even as far back as the 1950s or 1960s.
Steampunk also refers to any of the artistic styles, clothing fashions, or subcultures, that have developed from the aesthetics of steampunk fiction, Victorian-era fiction, art nouveau design, and films from the mid-20th century.[3] Various modern utilitarian objects have been modded
by individual artisans into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical "steampunk"
style, and a number of visual and musical artists have been described as
steampunk."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk
Why we chose steampunk as a theme for our wedding?
We both have been in love with the style for years. We both like it and find it cool, and as a theme or a style is not too common in Finland. Therefore it makes out wedding a bit more unique.
How the theme is going to show?
Our outfits and venue decorations are going to be steampunk styled. There's going to be a photobooth for the guest with themed props and accessories. The interior of our venue is very 1800's.
Any other things to mention about our theme?
Yes! I'm also going to blend in some geeky stuff. We both love console and tabletop gaming and it's going to show in few small things.
I will be doing some more posts about the wedding itself, photos about decos, how I've crafted some stuff for the wedding etc. later. Naturally I'm not going to tell you everything as some things I'd like to keep as a secret before our great day!
Thanks for reading! ^.^
- Mea
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