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Chicago Gangster Wedding: Mafia themed wedding decor. Unusual wedding scenario in the style of gangsters in Russia

Chicago 20s 30s opens up the romance of the gangster era from a new perspective. Scenario gangster wedding was written in 2007 for a wedding that was one of the very first gangster themed. The groom's friends will enjoy the fun of dashing gangsters in hats, the spirit of the mafia underground party. The older generation will approve of retro music and surely all relatives will enjoy playing the role of honorable representatives of the mafia families.

Unusual retro wedding scenario Chicago 20s-30s reopens the romance of the gangster era. The script for a gangster wedding was written in 2007 for a wedding that was one of the very first gangster-themed. The groom's friends will enjoy the fun of dashing gangsters in hats, the spirit of the mafia underground party. The older generation will approve of retro music and surely all relatives will enjoy playing the role of honorable representatives of the mafia families.

gangster wedding invitations.The invitation describes the program of the holiday and printed a map of Tyumen, along which all guests will move that day. All movements are marked on the map. On the cover of the invitation, you can use text from pasted letters from different magazines, as was the case in anonymous letters of the last century - everything is done in a single copy by hand, then scanned and multiplied.

Gangster bride outfit:
Traditional, but in the bride's purse is a small pistol, which will be under the bride's garter before throwing the garter. Only a hairstyle can correspond to the era of the 20s.

Groom's attire as a gangster:
Classic suit, white gangster hat, pistol, cigar. Hats can be bought at the theater costume shop, for example,

Dress code for 1920s Chicago guests:
Any outfit can be given the spirit of the 20s. This requires children's pistols (with which guests are happy to give out salutatory volleys during the celebration), hats (you can collect from friends, almost everyone has felt hats and hats), boas, pearl beads, cigars. Props can be given out at the celebration.

Gangster wedding. Hall decoration:
For a wedding, it is better to choose a room in a retro style, then the design of the hall can be very simple. Black and white photographs 15x20 are placed on clothespins on a rope around the hall so that guests can feel the spirit of the era (in the photo, both simple elements of gangsters and the 20s, and photos of relatives and friends inserted there, aging effects are applied to photos). On the eve of the wedding, you can specially photograph some friends in gangster hats. Or change the invitation (upon delivery) to a photo of the guest. It will be an excellent decoration of the hall and a gift for many guests. Guests have the opportunity to see everything, feel the spirit of the Prohibition era, choose a photo for themselves as a keepsake of this celebration.

You can make 2 posters with photos of the bride and groom, stylized as 20s. On the poster with the photo of the groom: Beware! Married! Reward: Alexandra beautiful (name of the bride). On the poster with the photo of the bride: Beware! Married! Reward: Don Maximo (groom's name).

If it is possible to show videos on a large screen at a banquet, you can offer guests to watch entertaining videos when there are “smoking breaks”. The topics of the videos can be different: the story of the acquaintance of the newlyweds in the form of a series of photographs, shots with gangsters from films and cartoons.

The entire color scheme of the wedding should be kept in black and white. Alcoholic drinks with special wedding retro labels "smuggling" are on the tables.

Music at a gangster wedding.
You can mix different compositions from jazz to modern melodies. A good option is to invite live jazz, but this is not for everyone ...

Music ideas: Group "Secret" songs like "Major rock and roll", "I love boogie-woogie", "My love on the 5th floor"; Syutkin "Orange tie", etc.; Group "Accident"; Louis Armstrong ;Billy'sBend"Let's rock out in St. Petersburg", etc.;Soundtracks from Tarantino films;AstorPiazzola, Duke Elington, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller;Andriano Celentano;Elvis Presley;Music from cartoons: The Bremen Town Musicians, for example. Or “We are a bandito, a gangster…” from Treasure Island; From modern pop: Seryoga "Boomer", soundtrack from the movie "Boomer" /

Gangster wedding. Banquet.
The bride and groom "delay" for 10 minutes so that the guests get ready for the meeting
(10 minutes to prepare and instruct guests).

Guests who come to the wedding are met by animators - the hosts of the evening, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Wesson, with shots in the air from blank weapons (for children). The hosts ask the guests for the password of the party and which cartel (family) they belong to. Password: Love is immortal! (a parody of "the mafia is immortal"; the password must be specified in the invitation).

Leading briefing on the meeting of the young.


To meet young people it is necessary:

1) Rose petals (for shedding young ones);

2) Money is a trifle (for throwing at the feet of young people).

Loaf in Chicago.
The newlyweds are greeted by guests, sprinkled with rose petals, and coins are thrown at their feet. The bride and groom approach their parents who are holding a loaf in the shape of a heart, pistols are molded on it, or 2 pistols are simply attached and stuck (ladies' for the bride and the second colt for the groom). The dads hold champagne and mugs, because during Prohibition they drank alcohol from mugs.

Hosts Mr Smith and Mrs Wesson (dressed in the style of the 20s):

    Vivat young! Vivat! (the choir of guests supports the greeting).

    Honorable Don Maximo (groom's name)! Dear Signora Alexandra (name of the bride)! Accept these pistols (loaf) and a handful of gunpowder (salt) as a tribute to peace and the union of our two clans! And let your life be frisky, like these two Colts and bright, like a flame from this vigorous gunpowder of the 20s !!!

Break off a piece, but flavor it tightly (salt)! Now feed each other - annoy each other for the last time!

Let volleys sound in your honor!

All the guests fire from toy pistols, Don, the father of the bride, shoots from a bottle of champagne.

Break those mugs for happiness! (it is better to choose mugs that are easy to break).

And you, bride, cover up the evidence so that our underground party is not revealed! And we'll see what kind of mistress Don Maximo (groom's name) got!

The bride sweeps the evidence with a broom into a scoop and hides it in a cotton bag with the inscription "evidence". Guests cheer her up with exclamations and whistles.

Now show us all proof of the legal reunification of the clans!

The marriage certificate must be presented by the groom. Further, the young presenters are tied with 3 ribbons, clasping the bride and groom around the neck. 3 ribbons 2 meters long: white, silver, gold are held by the groom's mother.

    And now we will connect you with a white ribbon so that your life is long and happy! Answer, young people, how do you affectionately call each other now? (a white ribbon is tied) Young Don, what do you call your beautiful Signora? Alexandra, what do you call your beloved Don?

    25 years will pass, the silver wedding will come, Don Maximo, what will you call your beautiful Signora? And you, Alexandra, what will you call your beloved Don in 25 years? (a silver ribbon is tied)

    50 years will pass, the golden wedding will come, Don Maximo, what will you call your beautiful Signora? And you, Donya, what will you call your beloved Don in 50 years? (tied in gold)

It's funny when young people portray themselves as old men at the moment of tying a golden ribbon.

We welcome two equally respected families to our gangster party today and invite everyone to the table. Signora Alexandra (bride) on the left, Don Maximo (groom) on the right - at the head of the table (if you look at the table from the side of the hall), faithful advisers are nearby: the witness should sit on the side of Don Maximo, the witness on the side of Signora Alexandra, because the young Don should devote all his attention at the wedding to the young wife, and not to his adviser. And the adviser must protect Signora! The clan of Don Maximo, led by his venerable parents from the side of Don Maximo (groom), the clan of the young Signora, led by her venerable parents from the side of Alexandra (bride).

When everyone is seated, everyone is invited to taste the treats and pour them into glasses. And at this time, the rules of the underground party are read out.

Underground gangster party rules:

It is not allowed to forget throughout the festivities: for what reason are we all We are at this underground gangster party.

Today we are against prohibition, so all guests should be cheerful and resourceful, that is, find a drink when everything is already drunk.

Dishes to beat only for happiness.

Before you stand, look under the table so as not to step on your neighbor's hands.

If you can't hit a piece of meat with a fork, don't be discouraged and take it with your hands.

Remind yourself often by shouting "bitterly" and volleys of your gangster pistols.

It is forbidden to pronounce the words: "Where do you get so much into you?", "Don't drink!", "Don't yell!", "Let's go home ...".

It is allowed to say: "Bitter!", "I love you!", "I respect you!", "Pour!", "Let's go and fight!".

Be cheerful, appreciate humor, away from resentment, sing and joke, remember - you are at a wedding!

Today two respected clans are uniting, let's wish them happiness!

Let's raise the first toast to the young and give a salute of salvos of pistols in their honor.

To take part in the unbridled fun of the gangster party, let's refresh ourselves, and in the meantime:

(option 1) we will read the dossier on Don Maximo (groom) and Signora Alexandra (bride);

(option 2) we will give Don Maximo and Signora Alexandra a document certifying that they have been awarded the proud title of husband and wife!

During the evening, the breaks, when the guests are left alone and given food, can be presented in the form of a mafia-style dossier of the rest of the audience. The dossier is compiled on friends and parents, you can read it out before the floor is given for congratulations, if someone does not have a dossier, you can say something universal. Or use this material to produce a wedding newspaper, which is distributed to all guests as a keepsake.

The postman is a young boy in a cap, wide trousers with straps, i.e. dressed in the style of the boys of the 20s. Newspaper in A4 or A3 format in black and white, printed on very thin paper to be as close as possible to the newspaper version. As a photo, old black-and-white photographs are used, in which the faces of the guests are “inscribed”.

Dossier.

Max (fiancé)

Young, yes, early, frisky don, charming and true to his word, authority in the circle of friends, had the experience of being a commander at the head of a military unit "platoon", has the character of a pioneer and romantic, has iron restraint, controls the peaceful business in the field of office, has weaknesses : a young lady Alexander and computer wars.

Sasha (bride)

The young lady, educated at the Institute of Noble Maidens, prefers home comfort to secular parties, seeks to help increase the family's well-being through the development of a peaceful business, holds a significant position in one of the largest cosmetic syndicates, is cheerful, modest, has weaknesses: Young Don Max and travel.

Denis (witness)

Consigliore (adviser), incorrigible bachelor, sponsor of some sports (thanks to his ardent support, Zenit breaks into the champions of Russia), has a cheerful disposition, is hot, works closely with a peaceful business in the field of cosmetics, is seen in smuggling - regularly imports alcoholic beverages to the country from foreign countries, has weaknesses: German car brands, like BMW, beautiful women.

Olga (witness)

Source of optimism for the young Signora Alexandra, controls a peaceful business in the field of workwear, an extra-class master in car racing in a metropolis, is distinguished by equanimity, strong character and endurance, has weaknesses: children and cars.

Peter (friend)

Consigliore (adviser), conqueror of women's hearts, extra-class master of car racing in the metropolis, fashionista, prone to diplomatic negotiations in solving problems, distinguished by equanimity, strong character and endurance, has weaknesses: playing billiards and exotic cuisine.

The bride's parents: The head of the Krylov clan, Alexei Ivanovich, has been an unchanging respected representative of the family for half a century and his beautiful Signora Olga Anatolyevna, mother of two children. A family that has earned authority in the circles of the intelligentsia and the railway industry. Supporters of a conservative way of life and conflict resolution through negotiations, the family has common weaknesses: books, their own hacienda and the upbringing of grandchildren.

Vladimir (brother of the bride)

the heir of the Krylov clan and his beautiful Signora Marina represent the relatives of the bride's close-knit family, whose family tree grows from distant ancestors, blacksmiths and farmers. The family clan unites more than a hundred noble gentlemen, their ladies and children (listing the next of kin).

The groom's parents: The head of the Veselovsky clan, Vyacheslav Valentinovich, has been an unchanging respected representative of the family for half a century and his beautiful Signora Tatyana Andreevna, mother of two children. A family that has earned authority in the railway and construction business, supporters of a conservative lifestyle, the hearth of their family always burns for friends and relatives, they stand up for the environmental friendliness of life - they always ennoble and put in order their territory, a reliable support for relatives in difficult times, the family has common weaknesses: creation in the field of cooking and caring for children.

Today, at the gangster party in honor of the merger of the two clans, among the guests of honor are representatives of one large family of the Veselovsky clan, which originates from the owners of rural estates (listing the next of kin).

The family, as you can see, is large and friendly, because the real Mafia could never exist without mutual responsibility or the law of Omerta.

Don diploma.

wedding date

and certifies that he is done with his gangster bachelor life.

In the case, he showed himself from the best side, namely:

He does not immediately drink alcohol - first he sniffs;

He does not write love letters;

He does not take girls prisoner - he surrenders himself;

Ready for the beginning of a non-underground, family life;

Morally strong...

But! In 2011, he could not resist his love for Alexandra and, for insufficient stamina and endurance towards the female sex, is subject to exclusion from the Society of Bachelor Gangsters.

Based on the above, he is awarded the title:

Responsible for the new cartel, villa, smuggling, potato peeling, garbage disposal and raising little bottoms.

The head of the wedding syndicate, Don Corvalio-Potseluitto

Right hand of Don Smotrivoba-Yatedam

Senior Diploma.

wedding date

This diploma is issued by ________________________________,

and certifies that she has left the ranks of independent gangster women.

In underground activities, she is strong and showed herself from the best side, namely:

Knows how to throw bottles of alcohol;

Perfectly prepares the dish "Fiery Chicago";

Able to hold power at the gunpoint of the Colt.

But! The insidious Don, called a certain Maximo (the name of the groom), seduced the fighter for women's freedom Alexandra (the name of the bride).

Based on the above, she is awarded the title:

The manager of the cartel and its income, the means of subsistence of the spouse and small donuts.

To help the former women's freedom fighter, the following commandments are offered:

In financial matters, observe the old division of labor: give Don the honorable right to earn money, the thankless but important task of spending it, take it upon yourself.

Avoid the presence of Don Maximo when buying clothes - young Don should not know the true value of things. This will save his nervous system from unnecessary shocks.

Do not let young Don go a single step away from you, so that he does not stray from the path of the righteous.

Head of the Syndicate of Independent Women Signora Holostenta

First dance.
This is always a very exciting moment, many couples would like their first wedding dance to be special. You can prepare a surprise for your guests in the form of an absolutely unexpected dance, the humor of which certainly no one will forget. The beginning of the dance is classical, waltz, and then completely unexpected music and movements that can be in the style of the 20s!

A dance can become unusual and exciting if you make a mix of different musical compositions, under which a young couple will demonstrate their ability to dance in a pair of dances of different styles. You can include recognizable melodies and movements from films, cartoons, or, for example, a Michael Jackson song.

Or you can take 3-5 lessons and put your dance to your favorite music.

Even if the bride or groom does not dance at all, you can learn simple movements in 3 hours of classes. All your work will pay off with interest, the guests will be pleasantly surprised, and you will remember this moment for a long time.

Gangster wedding contests.

Newlyweds calendar.

Today, two respected clans have united into one big and friendly family. And today we are witnessing the birth of a new cartel. The first year is the most difficult. And the real Mafia could never exist without mutual responsibility or the law of Omerta.

Let's help the young, let's contribute to building a happy sweet life in the first, most difficult year.

This hat contains 12 notes that contain instructions, by completing which we can help the young people make their first year cloudless.

(the month is indicated in the note and the instruction is described, the name of the guest who pulled out the note is also entered there; you can do everything in the form of calendar sheets from which you can make a calendar; you can use ordinary playing cards on which to make inscriptions)

January - to instill a love for a healthy lifestyle, take the young to the skating rink;

February - after intensive exercises in the winter air, warm the young in the bath;

March - to make the life of the young brighter - wash the windows;

April - add romance - arrange a romantic dinner;

May - to restore the strength of the young barbecue;

June - donate a package of baby diapers;

July - to expand life prospects, ride a ferris wheel;

August - arrange fireworks in honor of the wedding anniversary;

September - after the honeymoon, fix the matrimonial bed;

October - wash the family limousine;

November - protect from everyday problems: do a general cleaning;

December - add fire and celebration to relationships - dress up a Christmas tree in the house of young people with burning garlands.

Gangster dance competition.

(option 1) Dance competition "Dancing with the Stars".

Today, here and now, the famous dance competition with the stars will take place. John Travolta and Uma Thurman were supposed to come to us, who would perform their famous gangster dance. But they were detained at customs for smuggling. Let's choose their deputies - those who will dance the best gangster dance! The winners will be determined by the applause of the guests.

Choose a few couples handing out some gangster accessories: hats, black glasses, pistols, cigars, Uma Thurman's black wig; couples compete to the music from the movie "Pulp Fiction"; if there is a screen, then you can show an excerpt from this film. Before the dance, one of the friends acts as a comic teacher (in the form of Charlie Chaplin) to gangster dances. Couples are shown movements to repeat.

(option 2) Dance competition "Chicago dance".- Today here and now the famous dance competition "Chicago dance" will take place. We ask 5 young people to come on stage. Like many stars, and you will certainly become one, let's come up with pseudonyms for you. Each is represented by some name: barmaley, karabas-barabas, etc.

Now everyone will have their own tune, and you have to show us all your dancing talents! And the guests will show with their applause who is worthy of the award!

Music excerpts are included, the hosts comment on the dances with humor:

Russian traditional

Indian dance with popokrut movements

Lezginka

Rock'n'roll

2 winners of the semi-finals are selected and the final is arranged: a dance under the swan lake.

The winner is rewarded with a disc with the music of an underground party, on the cover of which the newlyweds are depicted.

Competition - "Chicago Shot".

The purpose of our competition is to bring all the representatives of the clans together. The guests stand in a circle in the order "gangster - gangster" and begin to pass a kiss in a circle to the music. The music stops. On whom the music stops, he is eliminated from the circle. The goal of the players is to last as long as possible in this unstoppable fight of Chicago passion.

The winner is rewarded with a disc with the music of an underground party, on the cover of which the newlyweds are depicted.

Bets.
Bets are accepted on replenishment in the clan of the young: a boy or a girl. The witness takes bets on the boy, the witness on the girl. After the announcement of the closing of the acceptance of bets, it is announced who has bet the most.

Album with wishes in gangster style.
At the banquet, guests can be offered a special album in the style of the 20s (aged yellowish or just rough paper, a cover with a picture or photo), guests in this album can write their wishes to the bride and groom (then it is very funny to read). In the album, you can imagine the story of the acquaintance of the bride and groom in pictures from childhood (for example, in childhood my favorite name was Maxim and I married Maxim, this can be beaten in funny children's photos with comments).

Guests can write wishes on one large white plate (decorative, wall). You can write with a special black marker, which is used to sign CDs. disks. In the center of the plate there may be a photo or the names of the bride and groom. Then this plate can be hung on the wall as a keepsake. Or wishes can be written on a photo frame with very large margins.

1920s Chicago Costume Contest
Depending on how much the guests will be dressed in the style of the 20s. First, questions: what did the gangsters and their ladies wear. Then we choose a gangster and his lady for this evening. The mission is entrusted to the chosen ones: the first dear guests who will be received in the house of the new clan.

Photo session. All guests really like to be photographed using elements of gangster clothing and the era of the 20s. You can arrange a photo session against the backdrop of an old car or its model.

Bartending show with Johnny Johnson.
Wanted: 20's music, backup dancers, and a professional bartender.Invited bartender Ivan Ivanov introduces himself as Johnny Johnson, who will show what real gangsters can do with underground whiskey.

2 numbers from the bartender:

First: the construction of a pyramid (a symbol of wealth and good luck) of glass and champagne (glasses of champagne), so that the young would be lucky, etc. Guests are invited to drink this champagne, make a circle and greet the first dance of the young.

The second number is bottle juggling, a show with the production of a special cocktail for the young, which will be drunk in honor of the parents. The bridesmaids dance to the music of the 20s at this time, creating an entourage.

Bride kidnapping. Noise, shooting, screams - the bride is kidnapped.

Some enemy syndicate made its way to us and kidnapped the bride. Only their own were invited to this underground party, but they made their way! Where are these defendants?

Representatives of one of the mafia families demand a ransom. Friends take out a suitcase of dollars to the groom (packs of cut paper, on top are banknotes of “family” dollars printed on the printer with the image of the bride and groom, with the symbols of the wedding).

But the kidnappers make a demand:

We do not need your marked banknotes, we accept gold, diamonds and rubles - a more durable currency.

The groom's friends exchange dollars with guests for jewelry and rubles. You can persuade some to jokingly “donate diamond jewelry” so that there is no simple collection of money in exchange for dollars with signatures and photos of the bride and groom. The banknotes that the guests will receive will remain with them as a keepsake.

Unification of clans (traditionally, this is a rite of ignition of the hearth).

Music from the movie "The Godfather". The whole action resembles a silent movie with voice acting behind the scenes. The main characters are the parents of the bride and groom. The groom's friends are voiced by reading the text. Dads just gesticulate.

Now you will see a silent movie of the 20s, which will show you how the Veselovsky and Krylov clans (bride and groom) united.

Fathers in hats, covered with blankets, are sitting on the stage, the mothers of the newlyweds are standing behind. Behind them are the groom's friends, who voice the plot.

Hello Don Krylov!

Hello Don Veselovsky!

Your Signora looks very good!

Your Signora is good too!

We haven't seen you for a long time!

Yes! But your plaid has not changed!

Your blanket is the same as many years ago in the old villa of Chelyabinho!

I heard you have a beautiful daughter!

Yes, and I heard the frisky Don is growing!

Maybe we can unite our clans into one friendly family and become the biggest and happiest clan!

They bring out a chair for the groom. He sits down and puts on his hat. The bride covers the groom with a blanket. Everyone shouts “Long live the new Don! New clan!

All 3 families receive a candle, the parents light the fire of the newlyweds' candles.

A word to parents and guests.

The presenters, passing the microphone to the guests for congratulations, say that the time has come to congratulate the new family and ask for speeches by real gangsters. And they give an example: “Let no contraband be transferred in your bins”!

Congratulations to parents from the bride and groom at a gangster wedding:

To our dear parents

We want to wish today

Good health, happiness,

Start each day with a sincere smile.

We are happy that our family path

You illuminate like the sun with kindness

We are building our destinies on your example -

And we know exactly what well-being is.

Let the world rush in an endless race

Let lives be burned for coins

We are like on an old black and white film

Without words we will understand all the good covenants -

After all, your life is the most important lesson for us,

We learned it with heart and soul:

Family is the main capital of happiness

In the well-being of loved ones, our secret is simple!

We are like a mafia: we are many, we are one

The bond of native hearts is unshakable -

And in our unity is our strength:

Our temple of love, our dream palace.

May our family circle become wider over the years,

And with each new day shines brighter!

We are happy that in our unstable world

For us, a saving beacon is the support of the elders!

A toast from the young in honor of the guests:
We are truly rich people, because today with us are those who care about our future, those who have always supported us. We are glad that on the most important and beautiful day for us, we are surrounded by a sunny circle of loved ones - relatives and friends.

Today, your kind words and sincere feelings made our holiday bright and joyful, and the rays of your wishes will illuminate the path to happiness and will not let us go astray. Thank you!

You are all very dear to us, and we would like each of you to feel today not just a guest, but an important part of one big friendly family!

We have prepared for you the photographs that you see in this hall as a memory of our gangster party - this is a modest gift for you that you can take with you.

(the black and white photographs in the style of the 20s, which decorate the hall, contain the faces of the guests, and there should be a large number of photographs of young people with the date of the wedding)

Throwing the bride's bouquet.
Happens traditionally. Whoever caught will soon get married.

Throwing the bride's garter.

Now we will find out who is getting married soon. We ask all single men to come out here.

Young Don Maximo, find the bride's garter.

Removing the garter is played as a search of the bride (at this time the garter is removed), because she is from a foreign clan. Suddenly a gun falls out.

Bride: It's not loaded.

Don Maximo, don't torment your friends, drop your garter!

The garter is thrown. Who caught, he will soon marry.

Movies you need to watch to see the style of clothes and hear the music:

"Godfather"

"Once upon time in America"

A wedding in the style of Chicago in the 20s and 30s is one of the options to organize a truly bright and memorable event. Why is demand for gangster wedding scripts so high? In most cases, such a wedding captivates men with the opportunity to feel like a real gangster, play a kind of “tough guy”, and girls with entourage and space to implement the most daring ideas.

So what should a gangster wedding look like?

Bride and groom style

The gangster theme of the wedding dictates the style of everything that happens, including the appearance of the participants. In order to convey the character of those times as accurately as possible, we recommend viewing the most vivid paintings on this topic. For example: "Scarface" (Scarface, 1932), "Bonnie and Clyde" (Bonnie and Clyde, 1967), "The Godfather" (The Godfather, 1972), etc. If you intend to organize a quality wedding event, then careful viewing these movies will tell you the right image. Movies often feature outfits that accurately characterize the characters from the Chicago era of the 20s.

In short, the image of the bride can be presented in two versions: a short silk dress or a long, tight-fitting white or pastel color. If you are a bold bride, then you can take a chance and buy a red or black wedding dress.

To convey the image of that era, give up lush, frilly outfits. The image should be stylish, but as discreet as possible! Mandatory attributes of a gangster's bride are:

  • gloves;
  • exotic feathers;
  • pearl;
  • fishnet stockings;
  • vintage gloves;
  • long mouthpiece (even as props);
  • flirty small hat (optional) or styling in waves;
  • and, of course, a lady's pistol that attaches to a garter!

The image of the groom is 100% the image of a gangster. It is he who should be the brightest character at the wedding event. The groom will set the tone for what is happening, invite to the game according to his own rules, and form the appropriate mood of that era among the guests.

What did the gangster look like? This is a formal suit, black shirt, tie, black and white shoes and a hat with a straight brim. Perfectly conveys the style of that era black suit with white vertical stripes.

The must-have attributes of a gangster include:

  • wide-brimmed hat;
  • a smoking cigar;
  • double whiskey glass;
  • suspender;
  • red socks look spectacular under a white suit;
  • holster with a revolver (invisible under a jacket);
  • and, of course, the inner feeling of being a tough guy.

It is important to form an internal state, to imagine yourself as that stylish, with great connections, dangerous for enemies, passionate and infinitely confident man, who was called a gangster. Guests will feel it and will play by your rules!

The image of the guests is formed in the same style. Men choose tuxedos, vests and butterflies, arm themselves with paraphernalia in the form of watches with a chain, cigars and wide-brimmed hats, do hairstyles with a parting, use foppish mustaches. Women come to a gangster wedding in lace, satin dresses (black and white polka dots look great) with a deep neckline, fur on the shoulders, decorate the images with pearls, fishnet stockings.

Gangster wedding decor

The main palette of a 1920s and 30s Chicago style wedding is the contrast of black and white. The premises for the wedding event are decorated in a retro style. A convenient and economical option would be to choose a restaurant that has the appropriate decor. In this case, you will have to enhance the atmosphere with bright attributes of a bygone era. So, how to decorate a gangster wedding?

Forming the right mood and a real gangster wedding atmosphere begins with an invitation. We offer three of the most original options for wedding invitation letters.

  • Anonymous writing is easy to do yourself with the help of the "yellow pages". Remember how the representatives of the Chicago mafia intimidated opponents? Anonymous messages made with cut-out letters from the press are a fun way to prepare your wedding guests for something out of the ordinary.
  • Secret invitation in a photo cartridge. To do this, you will need film cartridges that are no longer relevant for modern cameras. The film can be easily changed to a ribbon of paper with a printed secret message - an invitation to the most gangster wedding!
  • Stylish photo of the 20-30s. Such a message can be ordered from the designer. In this case, the wedding invitation is made on shabby paper, supplied with artificially aged photographs of the grooms and decorated with a red ribbon. You can enhance the effect with an appropriate seal or copper doves.

The interior of the room is done with a predominance of black and white tones, and a well-chosen room will help you greatly facilitate this task (see above). What wedding attributes and accessories will help convey the atmosphere of Chicago in the 20s?

  • First of all, these are posters of grooms hung on poles, stairwells, doors (in full face, profile, with prison numbers, etc.) in the style “Attention! Wanted!", "Bounty for heads!" and in this spirit.
  • It's great if the wedding party will have a corner with a bar or a basement diner, in which you can not only be a violator of the Chicago "dry" law, but also take part in various competitions and competitions.
  • A specially invited jazz band, live music in the style of that time, animators meeting guests, dance shows (cabaret, step) - all this is a definite plus in the treasury of a classic gangster wedding. Everything here is determined only by your budget.

P.S. The atmosphere of a real gangster party is incomparably conveyed in Michael Jackson's video for the song "Smooth Criminal".

Mandatory elements of a gangster wedding script

For a Chicago style wedding to be successful, make sure that the event includes the following minimum set:

  • every guest is armed;
  • casino, roulette, card games;
  • cabaret show, performance of illusionists, gang contests (shootouts, darts);
  • cockroach run.

When you think about Chicago, the first thing that comes to mind is expensive car chases, gunfights, seasoned mafiosi and daring gangsters. So. A Chicago-style wedding is gangster and romantic at the same time.

You also remember that this is the birthplace of Alcapone. Hollywood made heroes out of ordinary gangsters, showed how elegantly they knew how to risk their lives and look luxurious even when they were being chased, which could end in death.

Venue in the style of the 30s

In the summer, country cottages, villas, clean picturesque glades in the forest or near a pond are ideal places where a Chicago-style wedding can take place.

In winter, for this undertaking, you can choose a country restaurant, a hotel banquet hall or a basement, which is well suited for "dark" deeds. The main thing is that there is a lot of space. Real mafiosi did not skimp on the holidays and always walked in a big way. A Chicago wedding in the 30s is an occasion to show others what real chic is and who is in charge in this city.

The room should be decorated in the style of Chicago in the 20-30s: dark colors, the presence of rich red and massive curtains.

Hall decoration and menu planning

At a time when gangsterism flourished, America's restaurants were decorated in black, white and red colors. The combination of these colors resembles a deck of playing cards, behind which the mafiosi loved to pass the time.

Tables can be covered with black, dark blue or red tablecloths. A white version is also possible, but only if the chairs are dark in color or a lot of dark napkins are laid out on the table.

An interesting option for decorating a wedding room under a casino, which belongs to the mafia. Cover the windows with heavy curtains of dark colors. Burgundy will look good.

Interesting! The ransom can be held. It should fit well into the general atmosphere.

Walls can be decorated with posters with decks of cards, players, money. It's great if you manage to get dummies of machine guns and Colts. Posters are "wanted" one of the obligatory items in the design if a wedding is held in the style of Chicago. Photos with the image of the newlyweds will give the interior originality. Music at a Chicago-style wedding is only jazz.

Options for cakes for the celebration:

  • In the form of a roulette wheel
  • suitcase of american dollars
  • Retro car model
  • Edible casino building
  • Bride and groom with guns

Long pearl beads and fur beads, which are worn directly on bare shoulders, will add high cost and chic to the image. Do not forget to complement the image with elegant ones, on a head decorated with a feather or a brooch.

A typical hairstyle for women in the 30s in Chicago is loose hair styled in big waves. You can decorate with hairpins, small flowers, a large red rose or a veil.

Interesting! Makeup is the brightest part of the image of the bride. Red lips, expressive black arrows on the eyes, clearly defined cheekbones and blush of a rich dark color.

The image of the groom requires no less care when creating. All details of clothing should be perfectly ironed, and shoes should be polished to a shine. If the budget of your celebration allows, then it is best to order a tailoring of a wedding suit, then it will fit perfectly, like a real mafia of the 30s. Suspenders and a hat will be an interesting accessory.

The classic colors of such outfits are black and white, but you can experiment with it. A black suit with a narrow vertical stripe will emphasize the figure of the groom. An addition to the image of an American bandit can be a hat, expensive retro watches, cufflinks, or even a holster with a weapon on your belt.

If the length of the groom's hair allows, then they need to be combed back and well laid with gel. You can make a neat parting and create several large waves.

Scenario

Best of all, it will create the desired atmosphere when having a wedding in the style of Chicago in the 30s - live music. It can be jazz, blues and even rock hits of those times. At such a wedding, you must definitely dance, and not an ordinary waltz, but passionate dances like a tango or a twist. In addition, you can arrange a poker tournament, invite guests to play billiards, invite an illusionist or beautiful girls from the corps de ballet.

Don't forget to warn the host to look appropriate for your wedding theme.

We did not live at that time, did not see real gangster chases, did not talk to formidable mafiosi, but we fall in love at that time at first sight, looking at a Hollywood movie about that great bygone era.

Modern weddings are distinguished by their extraordinary organization. Newlyweds like it when a single style is observed on their holiday, they try to think through every detail that will create a thematic image of a wedding celebration. A vivid example of this is the gangster wedding, which is an interesting version of the conceptual organization of the holiday. Everything here corresponds to the chosen style: the outfits of guests and newlyweds, the cortege, accessories, decor and much more. It is interesting to learn more about how to organize such a wedding.

How to organize a gangster-style wedding

If you decide to have a gangster-style wedding, then in order to comply with a single concept to the end, you will need to think through every detail long before the announcement of such wonderful news to the guests. Divide the preparation process into several stages and follow each step in turn. To implement this recommendation, check out some smart tips that will help you not to forget anything while preparing for a gangster-style wedding:

First of all, decide on the budget that you are willing to allocate for hosting your own wedding.
After identifying the exact number of guests you will be inviting, send them gangster-themed invitations that indicate the need to adhere to a certain dress code.
Think carefully about what outfits the bride and groom will have. Plan ahead for gangster looks with matching accessories.
The decoration of the banquet hall should also match the style of the gangsters, so think about what decorations you choose.
Don't forget about the wedding cake, which will be made in the best traditions of real mafiosi.

Wedding dress for the bride

When choosing a wedding look for a future wife, corresponding to a gangster wedding, it is better not to consider options with a puffy dress in the style of "Princess" with a long train, or a dress in the style of "Fish" and the like. Here, a tight-fitting floor-length outfit, decorated with brilliant embroidery with lurex on the corset, or a silk dress in the Empire style will be relevant here.

If you are one of the bold extravagant brides, then a high slit on the dress to the hip will be very relevant and appropriate to emphasize your femininity, the strong-willed character of a gangster companion. For additional accessories, use fishnet stockings, white gloves, a long string of pearls around the neck, a hat with a veil, and high-heeled shoes.

The image of the groom in the gangster style

In the wedding image of the groom in the style of a gangster, a strict dark-colored men's suit, possibly with a striped pattern, would be appropriate. Under the jacket, put on a white shirt, over which the suspenders will be fastened. Tie or bow tie is better to exclude. Be careful with the choice of shoes: these can be classic style shoes in black and white patent leather. Remember to use the appropriate accessories:

chain pocket watch,
cuban cigar,
mens gangster hat,
black cane with a beautiful handle,
red socks.
A black mustache would be appropriate (you can stick artificial ones), and gently comb your hair back, generously smearing it with hair gel or bryolin, so that everything is like the heroes of the famous gangster movie sagas. The heroes of the famous movie "The Godfather" can become images that you should focus on in gangster behavior and manners.

Dress code for guests

Guests should also keep the gangster style at your themed wedding. Women can choose for themselves shiny floor-length evening dresses, short fur stoles on their shoulders, long lace or velvet gloves. Among the additional accessories, original hats, long cigarettes with a mouthpiece, beautiful pearl jewelry would be appropriate. Men should wear formal dark suits with accessories that match the gangster style: suspenders, large seals, pocket weapons, exclusive watches, formal hats, cigars.

Gangster Wedding Design Ideas

The era of gangster times was filled with gang warfare, extravagant gangster style of behavior of men and women, dancing to jazz music, harsh days of prohibition, beautiful retro cars, and cabarets or casinos were popular places of entertainment. But in fact, there are a lot of ideas for implementing a gangster-themed wedding, it all depends on your imagination and preferences. Check out below how best to decorate invitations for guests, a banquet hall and a wedding cake in an original way.

Guest invitations

Invitations for guests of honor are the first thing that begins the festive anticipation of the wedding. This attribute notifies your relatives and friends about a wonderful life event, and also conveys the atmosphere and mood of the upcoming celebration. Therefore, it is important to consider what design you choose for the Chicago-style invitation, so that guests immediately understand the theme of the wedding. A few interesting ideas for this:

Invitation with a secret message. It is worth recalling from famous gangster movies how gangsters liked to notify their opponent about this or that event: they cut out letters of different sizes from newspaper strips and pasted them on a sheet of paper, forming the necessary anonymous text. You can take this idea as a basis for making gangster invitations to guests at your own wedding.
Invitation card with film. Another version of the secret message that gangsters love so much. Take an ordinary film canister, open it and wrap a paper tape with an invitation text for each guest on a special inner part.
Retro invitation gangster style. Take a light wallpaper with a floral pattern, cut out a piece of the required size that will serve as a postcard. Dip it in tea and dry it in the sun. This will give you the perfect distressed paper on which to print your invitation text to your gangster wedding party. Attach to each postcard a joint photo with the newlyweds, also pre-aged (using Photoshop, for example).

Banquet room decor

In order for the wedding feast to be decorated in a gangster style, it is best to initially choose a restaurant with beautiful retro-themed decorations and furniture. Such details include the following interior items: black and white photographs of bandits of the 30s of the last century, huge crystal chandeliers, antiques, paintings, black and red upholstered furniture, etc.

However, such a wonderful opportunity does not always present itself, and you have to choose from the available options for local restaurants. In this case, you will have to experiment on your own and try to recreate the necessary atmosphere of the wedding with the help of the decor of the banquet hall. Check out a few jewelry tips below to help you achieve your gangster style:

Completely exclude the option of using balloons and other romantic elements as a decoration for a banquet hall.
Create an intimate atmosphere in the room with appropriate lighting (dim lights).
If possible, print out large-format black-and-white portraits of the bride and groom and hang them on the walls of the restaurant. It will be appropriate during the production of such photos to use the sepia effect. In addition to portraits of the newlyweds, you can use posters of old landscapes of the city of New York, popular stars of the 30s of the last century.
To create a cozy atmosphere in a restaurant, use a lot of different boas or feathers, antique candelabra with heavy curtains on the walls.

A wedding cake

To make a wedding cake on the eve of the wedding, meet with the pastry chef and discuss all the details that will need to be used in decorating the dessert in a gangster style. Modern culinary possibilities will allow you to decorate the cake in the necessary black and white colors using bright red flowers, such as roses. Let the top of the wedding dessert be crowned not by the traditional figurines of the newlyweds, but, for example, by an extravagant edible black men's hat or a revolver with cards.

Accessories for a gangster wedding

Wedding celebration accessories traditionally include seating cards for guests, small personalized souvenirs or bonbonnieres, table numbering cards. All this should also match the theme of the gangster wedding. Check out a few tips below to help you decorate the mentioned accessories in an original way to maintain a uniform style for the entire wedding celebration:

For souvenirs for guests, use themed boxes in the form of a dice. Inside, put a deck of cards with photographs of the newlyweds on the "shirt" and small sweets, shaped like gangster bullets, dummy dollar bills.
Also arrange cards for numbering tables in the form of playing cards of different suits. Vinyl records can serve as an alternative idea for maps.
On the plate of each gangster present at the wedding, put miniature bottles of whiskey, on which an inscription with his name will be glued. Such an original idea is designed to replace traditional seating cards for guests.
To encourage guests for participating in certain contests, prepare gangster prizes in advance. For example, lighters in the form of pistols, Cuban cigars, all the same decks of playing cards, pearl beads, mouthpieces, etc.

Video: holding a gangster-style wedding

A gangster wedding ceremony is a very beautifully decorated holiday, where each of those present plays an important role. This, one might say, is a kind of film that plunges everyone present in that era of reckless days. Check out this interesting video of a gangster-style wedding and you will see how amazing it really looks. Use the opportunity to be infected with this idea and to translate it into your own gangster interpretation.

Thematic wedding photo session

An extra point to keep in mind for your gangster themed wedding is the newlyweds photo session. Be sure to capture your gangster themed wedding so that you can create a wedding photo album and enjoy viewing it for the rest of your life together. Such an important event cannot be left without memorable moments in photographs, so look at the ready-made options for how it is possible to arrange a gangster photo shoot with beautiful shots.

Gangster weddings are all the rage right now. By choosing such a theme for your wedding, you can make a truly unforgettable and interesting holiday that will be unlike any other. There are a lot of ideas for a Chicago themed wedding. We will tell you in detail how to organize an interesting wedding party in a gangster style.

Chicago Wedding Ideas

A gangster wedding in the style of Chicago of the 20-30s is no longer surprising to anyone, but it still arouses great interest among both men and women. The beautiful half of humanity enjoys reincarnation, and men like to be in the role of daring and courageous bandits.

Attributes of a wedding in the style of gangsters

To make your wedding look like a gangster party, you need to carefully plan everything and pay attention to even the smallest details.

So, together we recall what we know about Chicago in the 20-30s? It was a time of lawlessness, a realm of passion, excitement and adventure. Jazz and blues, flashy costumes, fancy vintage cars, cigars, money, casinos, cabarets, guns, and a sense of victory and risk were all popular.

This is the kind of energy that a wedding celebration should be filled with. Using all of the above associations, you can bring to life the idea of ​​organizing a wedding in the style of the Chicago mafia. Where to start?

Chicago style wedding invitations

Wedding invitations for such a themed party can be made in the form of an old yellowed newspaper, on the front page of which there will be an image of the bride and groom with the date and time of the wedding.

A good idea is invitation cards in the form of a ticket to a cabaret or a casino with the presence of typical mafia paraphernalia - cards, guns, money. You can make invitations in the form of posters.

Decoration of the wedding hall.

Get creative when designing a Chicago-style banquet hall. The most suitable color scheme in which to decorate the hall is the colors of playing cards, namely the combination of red with black and white. In the 30s, restaurants in America were decorated in this color scheme.

You can hang garlands of balloons made in the form of a car, a gun or a hat.

How to arrange tables? The most appropriate thing is to cover the tables with red or black cloth like in a cabaret. Choose tablecloths with gold drapery.

On each table for guests, additionally place thematic attributes: floral arrangements, cards, a gun, casino chips, photographs of the bride and groom in retro frames, cigars, dice, fake dollars, peacock feathers - a fashionable attribute of beauties of the 30s.

In those days, it was not customary to sit guests at the same table. The guests were dispersed by 5-6 people at the table. Prepare stylized cards for each guest.

Wedding procession

If your wedding is in the style of gangsters, then stylish and solid retro cars are a must. A vintage convertible is the most suitable car for the bride and groom. Decorating cars for a 1930s Chicago wedding will not tolerate traditional ribbons and balloons.

An original solution is to decorate cars with bullet shots (buy special stickers) or hand witnesses and guests toy pistols and machine guns.

What to wear to a Chicago wedding?

groom's outfit

The groom's wedding suit for a gangster-style wedding should be as close as possible to the era of gangsters. The ideal option for clothing is a dark-colored suit with small stripes. Pants should be with suspenders, pointed vintage shoes, hat, cigar, boutonniere with a red flower.

To look more like a representative of the mafia under a jacket, you can put on a holster with a fake pistol. Hairstyle: The hair is neatly combed back and styled with hair gel.

bride's outfit

When choosing a wedding dress, the bride should pay attention to skinny dresses in white or. In principle, the dress can be of any simple style. The main accents here are set by accessories: feather boas, wide-brimmed hats, fur capes, a veil, long lace gloves and a mandatory attribute - stockings.

It is advisable to choose shoes for a Chicago themed wedding with a small heel. As for the hairstyle, you should pay attention to the “cold wave” hairstyle, it was very popular in the 20-30s. Makeup is preferably bright. Expressive eyes and bright lips were very popular in those years.

How should guests dress?

Be sure to notify all guests in advance in which theme you plan to hold a wedding. Of course, all guests will not be able to buy Chicago-style outfits, so it is advisable for girls to wear a simple cut evening dress or a black trouser suit with suspenders.

Thematic accessories will complement the image and create the image of a gangster's girlfriend. Useful: a mouthpiece, a feather boa on a dress, a hat for a suit, matching makeup and hairstyle, hair accessories with feathers and other details.

Men should opt for striped suits and complete the look with a hat, gun and cigar.

Chicago Style Wedding: Redemption

A gangster bride price can be organized according to the most common classical scheme, but using stylized paraphernalia and mafia slang.

The groom from the enemy clan comes to the bride, he is met by girlfriends dressed in the spirit of the 30s. They actively give tasks to the gangster groom, and during the ransom, the bride's clan accepts the groom into their family.

You can plan the kidnapping of the bride. For example, a groom from an opposing clan steals a girl on the eve of the wedding, and the bride's family will have to rescue her. The idea is daring, because in this case all the classic ceremonies of meeting the groom with the bride's family disappear, and everything turns upside down. But this is a very interesting redemption option.

You can hide the family jewels and the clan of the groom's family will try to steal them, and at the same time take the bride to the registry office.

Music.

At a gangster wedding party, any music can play throughout the evening, even modern. But at the very beginning of the event, blues, jazz, boogie-woogie and tango should be preferred. It would be nice to have live music.

wedding entertainment

Mafia bride kidnapping. A group of men and women rush into the hall shouting: “This is a kidnapping! If you want to stay alive, don't take any action!" At this time, gangsters can rob guests, but the main goal is to steal the bride. The hostage is led to the exit. At this time, the groom and his friends suddenly jump up and start shooting from toy guns (with pistons, suction cups and balls). Then the police enter the hall and the bride is returned to the groom, and the loot is given back to the guests or played forfeits in competitions.

Contests.

You can come up with many different thematic contests and games. They make a Chicago-style wedding even more fun. You can download contests and games, and.