A Typical German Wedding
This royal German wedding was filled with turtle neck turquoise dresses and orange floral crowns.
This was definitely the signature look back then, especially in Europe.
The Destination Wedding
Weddings broke out of the chapels and churches and ventured into more distant and exotic locations. The destination wedding was a huge hit by the mid-70s and couples were jetting to all kinds of weird and wonderful beaches.
Travel packages became super popular and couples were excited to explore the next frontier.
Wedding Playlists
In 1975 the average wedding music mix would have consisted of Steve Wonder, the Jackson 5, Elton John, and the Beatles.
Disco was also gaining popularity then and guests would soon be boogying to hits by bands like the BeeGees or ABBA.
The Age of Floppy Hats
This trademark wedding style was somehow super popular then. It was all about pastel colors and large hats.
This is a still from the 1978 classic film A Wedding.
Hi-Tech
This was the decade of some serious inventions that would change how weddings were planned and remembered.
Things like VCRs, the arrival of email in 1971, and printers totally revolutionized the way we experience weddings.