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Southern Vintage Table Events – Love, Love, Boho Love

Southern Vintage Table Vintage China Rental — Photo collage by SVT

This may be the easiest blog post to write because we are going to point you to a beautiful blog post on Knotsvilla featuring a September photoshoot at the 1870 Farm in Chapel Hill, spearheaded by the talented Kelsea Merchant of HoneyBee Mine Events. The photos you’ll see were taken by Danielle Smith of DHS Photography and they are mesmerizing!

Before you head there, we first must share how much fun we had helping with this shoot! Collaborating with Kelsea, we explored several different looks before settling on the bold, retro place settings, bright hand-crafted runner, and table decor. After the table was set, those glorious flower bouquets by Art of Motion Events were placed and their vintage furniture arranged, the fab Boho cake from Artylicious Cakes positioned on our vintage suitcases, Sugar Euphoria‘s delicious macaroons stacked, the adorable Lil Photo Bus parked, and, with the models groomed in their smashing attire, everything was set for Rebecca and Danielle to capture the day. Needless to say, in spite of the rainy weather (or perhaps because of it!), we loved working with this team of professionals!

Planning and Design: HoneyBee Mine Events – Kelsea Merchant
Venue: 1870 Farm
Floral, Furniture: Art of Motion Events – Christie DeFrancesco, Leslie Ivey
Photography: Red Bridge Photography – Rebecca Faulk
Photography: DHS Photography – Danielle Smith
Place Settings, Small Decor: Southern Vintage Table – Shelly Heath
Photo Bus: Lil Photo Bus – Amber Robinson
Cake: Artylicious Cakes – Iriene Wangsawidjaja
Macaroons: Sugar Euphoria – Randi Gordon
Hair Stylist: Sola Salons Studio – Megan Mcintyre
Makeup: Makeup Addict NC – Ambria Camelle
Custom Vintage Jewelry: Good Girl Studio – Johanna Ely
Wedding Gowns: Marie Cordella
Suit Rental: Menguin
Flower Crown: Eclectically Southern – Brittany Blankenship
Stationery: Jenna Jordan Design – Jenna Jordan
Stemless Champagne Glasses: Naturally Chic Gifts – Tamara Riddick
Model: Sierra Browser – @sierra_lea
Model: Brendan Harrelson – @bharrelson25

Okay, we’ve kept you long enough – enjoy!

(PS – More photos will be coming from Rebecca of Red Bridge Photography and you know we will be sharing them with you!)

Knotsvilla – Vintage Bohemian Wedding Inspiration

Southern Vintage Table Events – Goblet Jewels on the Table

More wonderful wedding photos to share today! Courtesy of Gents & Belles photography, these are from Sara and Galen’s October backyard wedding in Apex. We love-love-love how our vintage colored goblets sparkle like jewels down these farmhouse tables on this splendid fall afternoon!

Best wishes to you, Sara and Galen! Your backyard wedding was magical, colorful, and joyful. We sincerely thank you for inviting us to help you celebrate on this beautiful day!

Two delightful perks of our business are meeting family members and visiting the venues. On this occasion we met Chuck and Michele, Sara’s parents, and we loved chatting with them about their downtown historic home, their lush backyard, Michele’s knitting business in Apex, appropriately named Downtown Knits, and their happiness about their daughter’s wedding. And, they submitted this fabulous review on Wedding Wire, which we are so pleased to share today.

5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0

Shelly was great to work with – what a pleasure! We had a backyard wedding for my daughter who wanted it to have very eclectic and colorful glassware and assorted table settings on farm tables. Shelly had exactly what we were looking for. The tables turned out beautiful! We will definitely come back to Shelly if and when another event occurs.

It was indeed our pleasure!

Southern Vintage Table Events – Two Weddings & A Tea Party

We have been busy, busy, busy this week getting ready for 3 events next weekend and, of course, we are excited about each one! One wedding embraces an elegant style; the other features our casual collection. And, a set of uniquely different tea sets will be gracing the tables at Sunday’s tea party.

This is what is so cool about vintage tableware – the styles, colors, patterns, composition, and textures can vary dramatically. Whether it’s retro, rustic, boho, casual, elegant, shabby chic, farmhouse, or eclectic, vintage is versatile and distinctive.

Next weekend we will be sharing the depth and breadth of vintage style and this definitely, without a doubt, makes us smile! (Oh my, I’m a poet …)

Southern Vintage Table Events – Rustic, Eclectic, & Oh-So Romantic

” Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss.”
~ John Keats via Brainy Quotes

Yay! We have more wedding photos to share today! Courtesy of Theo Milo Photography, today’s post features these exquisite photos from Melanie and Holden’s July wedding at Rigmor House in Chapel Hill. This rural rustic venue was a terrific match for our vintage ware and the couple’s whimsical, romantic theme.

As guests entered the reception area they were greeted with this fabulous display. Using the window frames as a backdrop for the dessert table was an ingenious design and we absolutely loved how it put the spotlight on their gorgeous wedding cake created by Irregardless Cafe. Don’t you agree that our vintage garden cart, filled with favors for the wedding guests, is just the perfect final touch?

Inside the venue the reception tables were set with a mixed medley of our vintage china patterns. We really enjoyed seeing them with our sparkling, vibrant goblets and Melanie’s colorful floral napkins. The rich blend of patterns, hues, and textures created a lovely, organic, and romantic vibe.

Melanie and Holden, it was our extreme pleasure helping you with this most important day. We loved working with you, and your graceful, beautiful spirit will long be remembered. Congratulations and wishing you love, joy, and endless bliss together.

Lastly, we are so appreciative of your kindness as expressed in this Wedding Wire review.

5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0

We had a wonderful experience with Shelly at Southern Vintage Table and we would HIGHLY recommend them for your event! Shelly was extremely kind, responsive and professional. She remained very flexible and patient with me (I changed my mind several times about what to order!). The vintage dishes and decor looked amazing at our reception! Everyone raved about how beautifully it all came together! They have a wide selection to choose from and the prices are very reasonable for the quality of service!

Vintage Feature – Let Us Help You with the Holidays!

Southern Vintage Table Holiday Special

Are you already in the holiday mood and thinking about family gatherings coming up? Whether it’s a Thanksgiving reunion, a family Christmas dinner, or a holiday meal with friends, we can provide you with all the tableware basics and more. We have open dates in November and December, and when you mention the ad above, we’ll provide a quote with a 10% discount. Give us a ring or send us an email!

(PS – We can also help with other celebrations – baby and bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, birthday dinners…)

Southern Vintage Table Thanksgiving Tables

Southern Vintage Table Holiday Tables

Southern Vintage Table Event – Donuts & Vintage China

Yummy, right? Writing today’s post is going to take willpower because there’s a lot of deliciousness in these photos! We are featuring Mabyn Ludke photos of Katie and Lee’s May wedding reception, styled by Amy Wurster, owner of Knots ‘N Such. We had the pleasure of providing the dessert table serving pieces and plates as well as the place settings for the sweetheart table. Take a look and see how pretty everything turned out!

Congratulations, Katie and Lee, and thank you for giving us the opportunity to help with this beautiful day. See details and more photographs from this wedding on Mabyn’s blog. Amy, we love working with you and look forward to our next collaboration with Knots ‘N Such!

PS – We are always so pleased and grateful when our clients give us a shoutout. Here’s our review from Katie on Wedding Wire!

Katie said…

5.0/5.0 Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0

Southern Vintage Table provided beautiful mismatched vintage plates for our dessert table and sweetheart table! Shelly has a gorgeous collection that went perfectly with my vintage-rustic-romantic wedding!

Southern Vintage Table Event – The Grace of a Vintage Teacup

Photos are coming in from this year’s wedding receptions and we are so pleased to share them with you! Today’s post features table settings from Sara and Brook’s April wedding at Fearrington Farms in Pittsboro, captured by Krsytal Kast Photography.

Sara and Brook choose a mix of our vintage blue & white plates along with a variety of floral patterns. The little gem on the tables were our vintage mixed and matched teacups. Don’t you love how these were gracefully styled at each place setting? We certainly do!

Thank you, Sara & Brook, for sharing these photos with us. It was our extreme pleasure to help with your wedding celebration!

Vintage Feature – Join Us On Instagram!

Southern Vintage Table Vintage China Rental NC “So, are you on Instagram?” she asked.
“No,” I replied, “but we’re on Facebook and Pinterest.”
“Oh, if you were on Instagram you could see how the tables turned out.”
“Dang,” I’m thinking. “Do we really want another social media account to manage?”
The answer turns out to be, “Yes, indeed we do!”

That was one year ago when a wedding planner explained that she would be posting photos of our vintage centerpieces on her Instagram account. We really, really wanted to see how they turned out so that night we did it – we opened up an account. It didn’t take long to understand why folks love this mobile social media app.

Instagram may be our favorite way to share our wares and see what others are doing. We still appreciate our connections through Facebook and Pinterest, but we absolutely love that Instagram is all about photos. For a visual business like ours, when we post our recent find or photos from an event, the post is fed to all of our followers. They get to see what we are doing and, in turn, we get to see what’s new with all the folks we are following. With the hashtag feature, users can search for photos on a topic or trend (like #vintageblueandwhite) and connect with us and others who have used this hashtag to describe their photo. It’s quick, uncluttered, and a visual treat. And, did we mention fun?

Blue and White Screen Shot

After one year, we are happily posting and sharing photos, making new connections, and visually exploring the world through others’ experiences. We would love to bring you along. Follow us on Instagram (@southernvintagetable2) and if you don’t yet have an account, consider joining the Instagram community.

We have to warn you up front – it’s addicting. No joke – you’ll find yourself checking for “likes” on your posts, looking through your feed, and searching hashtags for things you love – like #pugs or #succulents or #foodogs or even a place, like #ncmountains – and you’re hooked. A good thing, however, is if you are looking for an inspiration, waiting for an appointment, or drinking your first cup of coffee in the morning, you have Instagram to fill that time in such a delightful way!

Here are couple of things you should know before you sign up. Instagram is meant to be a mobile app which means you take photos from your phone and upload them from your phone. On a laptop you can create and view your account, edit your descriptions, “like” others posts, and do searches but you cannot upload photos. There probably are ways around all of that but the notion of “instant-ness” is its intent. Another cool feature is that you easily can share your IG posts to your Facebook so your FB friends don’t miss out on that cool thing you just did or saw.

Lastly, you can make your account private which means only folks you have invited can view your photos but you still can view accounts that are public. In other words, you can look through the Instagram window without opening your Instagram door!

For those who may not be ready to take the leap, we now have our Instagram feed coming in our home page and we also placed it below for you to get a quick look. Listen to Eleanor and jump in!

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt (verybestquotes.com)

(Please note that we are not @southernvintagetable as you might think. We stumbled at first and created this account but couldn’t figure out how to delete it so we became @southernvintagetable2. We are still working on how to get rid of the first one!)

Here’s our feed and an easy “Follow” button if you are already part of the IG craze!

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Vintage Feature – It’s August and We’re Back!

Our summer hiatus is over and we are back! Our weekly Sunday blog post picks up today and lots of things have happened in July. Truthfully, we can’t check off several things on our to-do list, but we are here today to celebrate two triumphs.

1. We hit 100!

Whoop, whoop! We now have 100 white dinner plates in our inventory. If you want a clean, crisp palette with unique touch, we have a mix of white and cream china/stoneware patterns that will add a cool factor to your tables.

2. We went for gold!

We finally did it – got the gold spray paint out and transformed a few pieces. We’re going to hold off sharing all of our make-overs, but here’s one that’s like, Wow. Feature this stunner on your table to reflect a beautiful bouquet or use it as a gleaming sign. Many possibilities!

Thanks for your visit. We thought this quote expressed our sentiments about why, alas, our to-do list is still a bit too long.

“Doing nothing is hard; you never know when you’re done.”
coolfunningquotes.com

Exactly.

Vintage Feature – This Week’s A-ha Moment

Savor your aha moment

Sometimes it just happens, sometimes it takes time, and sometimes you have to work at it. I’m talking about that magical a-ha moment. Maybe it’s as simple as remembering where you left your keys (haha, I experience this a-ha moment several times each week) or finally figuring out something that just takes time and mental energy. The latter happened this week as I was updating our website.

The exasperating thing I finally figured out was how to insert a table on a page and then add photos in the cells. I tried to make this work months ago and, after spending days on it, I finally gave up and figured out how to create slideshows. I knew I would try to tackle this again and this week, with fresh eyes, I looked at it once more. I tried a couple of plug-ins that didn’t work well, and then I returned to the toolbar’s table tab and fiddled with it. Voila, it came to me! And, the crazy thing was the solution was right there all along. Isn’t this how it oftentimes happens?

After finally registering that “yes, it did work,” I savored this long-awaited a-ha moment for just a moment longer and began to realize how much this was going to change the style of the website. I dug in and began revamping our inventory pages. This was my focus all week – setting up tables, finding and resizing images, taking more photos, redoing the header menu, and so forth. I still have more to do but I am really pleased with the progress.

As an example, here’s the table from the Vintage Collections page. I hope you’ll agree it is visually pleasing and easier to view our extensive vintage collections!

China	Glassware	Flatware
Serving Dishes	Linens	Silver-Plate

Hope you have a fabulous week and month ahead. We’ll be taking a break from our blogging schedule for the month of July. Look for a new post on Sunday, August 7th!