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Vintage Feature – 1 – 2 – 3 Reasons to Be Grateful this Week

This first week of February has been notable because we have
three reasons to celebrate!

~ ONE ~

We finished ONE inventory slide show under our Vintage Linens Collection!
Take a look at our wonderful collection of vintage doilies and runners.

~ TWO ~

Our Facebook page received TWO new “Likes” this week.
As a small business, every single “Like” is so very much appreciated!
(Update – we received one more yesterday – yippee!)

~ THREE ~

Southern Vintage Table Vintage China Rental NC We have THREE new clients for upcoming weddings
and our calendar is filling in for the 2016 wedding season!
Now, this really makes us smile!

So, these are 1 – 2 – 3 reasons we are grateful this week!

Southern Vintage Table Event – Kast Event’s Styled Shoot

This week we received more good news! Cheryl-Ann Kast’s beautifully styled shoot, An Ivy-Covered Natural Style Inspiration Shoot, was recently featured in Love Inc Magazine.

Set at the The Parlour at Manns Chapel, an “utterly unique” new venue in Chapel Hill, this natural themed shoot celebrates the equality of love. We were delighted to set the table with our mismatched white dinner plates and green goblets. Take a look – you’ll love seeing more! The collaborating vendors included:

Photography: Krystal Kast Photographers
Floral Design: Bowerbird Flowers
Event Design: Kast Events
Stationery: Ply
Venue: The Parlour at Manns Chapel
Catering: Goat Lady Dairy
Calligrapher: Hello Prickly Pear
Cake Designer: Sugar Euphoria
Tableware: Southern Vintage Table
Rentals: American Party and ThemeWorks
Linens: CE Rental

Vintage Feature – Progress on our 2016 Goals!

Here in North Carolina many of us love snow! This weekend, with a mixture of snow and sleet, our landscape is now bedecked in white. In between watching the endless snow reports on tv and cat-napping on the couch, we are pleased to share that progress has been made on our 2016 goals!

First, as displayed above, we created a wonderful photographic splash of some of our vintage stoneware patterns. We pulled these cool dinner plates for a couple as they plan their barn wedding coming up in the fall. More to be done – organize, count, and photograph – but it’s a start in our quest to showcase the sub-collections of our vintage dinnerware.

Our style for tackling tasks is to work on several projects at a time. So, we also unpacked our collection of vintage doilies for our Linen Inventory page. We now have stacks of petite, medium, large, and grand vintage doilies. Tablecloths, overlays, and placemats are next on the list. Here’s our stack of 50 petite vintage doilies!

Our biggest accomplishment is the recently pressed Vintage Planters Inventory page. We love these planters that come in all colors, materials, and shapes! With a gorgeous bouquet or small plant tucked inside, they will add drama and color to any table.

That’s our week! The snow will soon melt, which is why we love it in NC, and we’ll continue focusing on our goals in the upcoming weeks. Robert Collier perfectly captured this week’s progress with this quote…

~ Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out. ~

Southern Vintage Table Event – Styled Shoot Featured in StyleMePretty!

Get ready for some incredibly beautiful photographs from this breath-taking styled shoot recently featured in the prestigious StyleMePretty Wedding Blog. Equestrian Meets French Wedding Inspiration was designed by Kaitlin Holland, owner of The School of Styling, and photographed by Katelyn James.

Many different vendors contributed to this lovely undertaking and we provided the vintage white dinner plates, silver-plated flatware, napkins, and pink goblets. Aren’t they stunning on the table? We particularly love the table shots, as you can see, but there are so many more for you to enjoy – bouquets, invitations, bride & groom, decor – so, take a look and be inspired! You’ll certainly agree, c’est magnifique!!

Photography: Katelyn James Photography
Event Design & Styling: Kaitlin Holland (School Of Styling)
Floral Design: Amanda Veronee
Wedding Dress: Jim Hjelm Couture
Calligraphy: Lydia Robins Hendrix
Venue: Big Spring Farm
Furniture Rentals: Paisley And Jade
Model: Brittany Anderson
Photography – Assistance: Jillian Michelle Photography
Ribbon: Adorn
Vintage Tableware & Linen Rentals: Southern Vintage Table

Vintage Feature – One Down & Two to Go for 2016!

It’s the annual ritual most of us follow – setting goals at the start of the new year. To help motivate and keep us focused, we are officially, and in print, announcing Southern Vintage Table’s top 3 goals for 2016. Here they are!

√ Goal 1 – Participate in a bridal show.

ForeverBridal Show - 1870 Farm - Southern Vintage Table — Here’s a photo of 1870 Farm’s booth at the Forever Bridal show, courtesy of owner David.

Okay, we might have cheated on this one because it was this past weekend, but it was just inside the new year calendar! (When you see our second goal you’ll understand why we wanted to have one checked off – it’s a doozy.)

Several months ago, Lauren, the event coordinator for 1870 Farm, a lovely Chapel Hill family & wedding venue, asked if we would set the sweetheart table at their booth. It was for the annual Forever Bridal show in Raleigh, an event many newly engaged couples attend to plan for their upcoming wedding. We set the table with our vintage china, goblets, silverware, candle holders, and linens while Filled & Flooded Creative Solutions provided the Mr. & Mrs. signs on the chairs. With the wonderful photograph of the venue in the background (isn’t that red hen so sweet!), the booth looked terrific. We are grateful to David, the owner of 1870 Farm, and Lauren for inviting us to play a part!

Goal 2 – Continue creating inventory slideshows.

Now, as we hinted, this one takes grit, commitment, and persistence. We have made much progress but we still have many lovely treasures to show you – notably our linens and lace overlays, colorful ceramic planters, chic ice buckets, and sub collections of our dinner plates. Whew! This one will definitely keep us busy.

Goal 3 – Create a logo.

We have been playing around with this for a while and just haven’t experienced that ah-ha-we-love-it moment. The one above is our first draft but it still needs tweaking. We have found a couple of apps that may help us but our antennas are up and ready to receive that perfect message of inspiration. One thing is certain; we have a sincere appreciation for the creative talents of graphic designers!

So, that’s our list! Got one checked off (te-hee) and only two more to go.

Have a terrific week and year ahead!

PS – Thanks to all for the kind words and congratulations regarding our Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Award for 2016! We are both grateful and excited to be recognized! Now, that was the perfect start to our new year!

Vintage Feature – Happy New Year!

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Vintage Feature – Presenting our freshly pressed FAQ page!

Excitement is in the air for all the newly engaged couples and we are feeling it here at Southern Vintage Table. The upcoming weeks will be filled with planning the details of your wedding day and we’d love to help!

We are currently booking our vintage collections for 2016 and believe our new FAQ page (under the “More” menu item) will help with questions and details about our rental process. We look forward to hearing from you. Congratulations!

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Southern Vintage Table Event – Country Beauty at Ruby’s Place

Southern Vintage Table had another Thanksgiving table to set this season and though it’s not possible to trump this favored holiday, this dinner was pretty special – it was the first affair at Ruby’s Place, a newly renovated farmhouse in rural Orange County. Because Ruby’s Place has not officially opened its doors to folks who will want to rent this charming country retreat, we can only tease you with our lovely vintage tablescapes!

Our recipe for the Riley Thanksgiving dinner was simple – hues of greens, silver, and white. After draping the tables with our vintage tablecloths, we set the tables for the sixteen guests. The place settings included a mixed set of vintage white plates, dazzling green goblets, a wonderful assortment of silver-plated flatware patterns, and vintage napkins.

Southern Vintage Table Vintage China Rental NC

After gathering greenery around the premises, we created simple bouquets for the centerpieces and mantle. The medley of vintage green vases, petite stoneware pitchers, and votives beautifully complimented the place settings. With small pumpkins scattered, the tables were ready for the festive family dinner.

More coming soon about the formal debut of Ruby’s Place, owned and operated by the award-winning RSVP-Events team. This charming “home-away-from-home” may be absolutely perfect for your next affair! And, yep, that’s Ruby!

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Southern Vintage Table Event – Bass Family & Friends Thanksgiving Reunion

It was the perfect day for our annual Bass Family Reunion! This wonderful tradition began in the mid-60s by Wiley and Susie Mae’s children – Christine, Aline, Weldon, and Wiley Jr – as a time set aside each Thanksgiving for the extended Bass family to share a meal and reconnect. Every year since, we have continued this tradition, and although many dear family members are no longer with us, we remember and honor them by being together.

For this year’s gathering, Southern Vintage Table set the tables with our vintage blue & white china patterns and amber glassware collection. Our mix of creamy-white table linens were covered with burlap runners and adorned with petite arrangements of greenery, votives, and pumpkins. Large bouquets, created by Rowena, were placed at the entrance table and on the food tables. (Many thanks to the setup crew – Sandy, Amanda, Travis, Allie, and Rowena!)

With the 60+ family members and friends bringing their favorite dishes for the buffet line, we enjoyed an incredible feast. (Just for the record, some of those dishes are assigned to certain chefs in the family because, we all know, they make the BEST … turkey & dressing, baked ham, mashed potatoes, collards, sweet potato casserole, chicken-n-dumplings, deviled eggs, chocolate eclair cake, coconut cake, carrot cake, and many more …)

For the newcomers, we loved seeing you and hope you’ll come again. To the folks who were not able to make it, we missed you and hope to see you Thanksgiving 2016! As shared in our previous post from Thanksgiving 2013, “once again, the Bass Family came together on Thanksgiving. We hugged, we feasted, and we parted, feeling content and connected.”

PS – We must remember to get a group photo next year! Now, who will be in charge? (Insert smiley/winky face here…)

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Vintage Adventure – Thrift Store Serendipity

Vintage Girl Vase

Serendipity: Such a beautiful word describing the occurrence of events by chance.
I like to think it’s the energy you put out into the world returning your energy with love.
― Steven Aitchison

As part of our vintage china rental business, we routinely pop into the local thrift stores. We know, a pretty tough assignment and admittedly, something we do love! As our inventory is pretty well stocked, we’re mostly browsing for unique pieces that fill a niche in our offerings. Thrift store serendipity struck this week because we came across three very wonderful vintage items, all coincidentally connected. Two are related to last week’s post about our vintage girl vases and the other was linked to a casual conversation I recently had with my husband.

Well, the first find was a girl vase! I almost didn’t notice her because she is so much larger than the petite ones we have. Standing almost 10 inches tall with two openings for her flower bouquets, she is indeed very sweet!

Vintage Girl Vase

The other connection to last week’s post was the Erphila mark. In almost three years of regular thrift store shopping, we have seen this mark only once and that was on one of the girl vases featured last week. This week we found this pretty vase with the Erphila mark. As you see, this footed vase was made in Bavaria and, as shared last week, the Erphila mark refers to the owners of the import company with the E and R being the first initials of their names, and Phila referring to Philadelphia where their business was located. Can’t wait to see a beautiful bouquet in this one!

Vintage Vase

The final lucky find was a cup and saucer. We have a sincere appreciation for Blue Ridge Pottery because of its charming history, shared in a post last year. I was showing a plate to my husband this past week and mentioned that I haven’t come across any Blue Ridge cups and saucers. Yep, that changed – came across four cups and one saucer – at separate thrift stores, too!

Blue Ridge Cup & Saucer

Thank you, cosmos. We will share these vintage treasures with great appreciation and love.

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