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A Vintage Wedding in Edina, MN

Megan and Dan met before they were even old enough to drive. Dan and a friend were walking around their neighborhood when they stopped by a mutual fri

Megan and Dan met before they were even old enough to drive. Dan and a friend were walking around their neighborhood when they stopped by a mutual friend’s house to say “hi.” “I stared at his yearbook picture for the rest of the night. His big brown eyes and smile made me melt; they still do,” says Megan. A month later, she made her move, asking him to the Sadie Hawkins Dance. Ten years later, while Dan was away at training, he called Megan and told her he was going to propose and wanted to go to the courthouse when he came home to visit. The Bride Megan Scanlan, 25, a student The Groom Dan Krinhop, 26, enlisted in the United States Navy The Date October 24 So Megan and her friends and family scrambled to plan an intimate wedding before Dan “officially” proposed. A few days before the wedding, Dan came home and popped the question. “Maybe,” Megan teased. “So he asked again and I said, ‘yes.’” The bride’s aunt hosted the vintage-style wedding inside her beautiful home that opened up onto a large deck.

The bridesmaids carried white DIY mini-bouquets of roses, hydrangeas, and green carnations.
Guests sipped a signature cocktail of champagne and juice while music played in the background.
Megan carried an all-white bouquet of roses, spider mums, hydrangeas, and green carnations she purchased with her sister. “Making our own arrangements was easy and a great way to save money and spend time together before the big day,” says the bride.
The bride and groom cut into a simple and elegant ivory-colored cake wrapped in matching ribbon and topped with a vintage bride and groom they found on Etsy.com.
Handmade letters spelling out “Let Them Eat Cake” made from vintage pastel cardstock hung from satin ribbon and clothes pins.
For the centerpieces, Megan found some vintage tins at Goodwill and filled them with coral roses and hydrangeas. The bride’s aunt added a variety of gold candlesticks to the display.