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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
Aren't these really just nautical-themed weddings?
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I don't think of nautical and preppy as the same thing at all. Preppy, especially New England preppy may incorporate nautical elements, but there is a difference.
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Originally Posted by Drolefille
See that's where I'm getting hung up, leaving out the stereotype of the "redneck wedding," destination weddings, and quiet courthouse affairs, most weddings are pretty similar. Dress, veil, suits or tuxes, bridesmaid dresses, flowers that match the theme.
But I think this thread has established that I have no eye for this sort of thing.
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No, I think part of the problem is that, as has been noted, preppy can mean what I'll call "true preppy" -- as in prep school and those for whom prep school is the norm -- and it can also mean what designers label a "preppy style", like what you see in lots of the pictures posted in this thread. That preppy style has taken on a life of its own, and like I've said, often that style doesn't reflect what I've called true preppy.
True preppy is marked by a conservatism, a we've-always-done-it-this-way-because-this-is-how-it's-done attitude. I'll give you an example:
Google turned up these on preppy wedding invitations:
The use of the colors and the style of script reflect a preppy style, but no true, old-school preppy would ever
dream of sending either of those invitations. There's no reason for the invitation to look any different from mama's or grandmama's, and there's certainly no reason for color.
Okay, I exaggerate a little -- a concession to modernity might appear in the form of a grosgrain ribbon tying everything together, but the ribbon would not be apple green or pink.
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