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Southern Vintage Table Event – Beauteous Butterfly Styled Shoot at the Museum of Life & Science

Hillary of Sincerely Weddings Event Planning had a vision – she wanted to assemble a group of talented vendors for a styled shoot at the Butterfly House at the Museum of Life and Science. This nontraditional venue is ideal for couples who love science and nature, and want a memorable wedding experience for themselves and their guests. As you will see from the marvelous images captured by September Photos , a wedding here can be pretty spectacular!

To prepare for the styled shoot, Hillary came to our studio and selected the vintage tableware for the reception. The vintage blue and white dinnerware with vintage amber goblets always make a statement and her design was impeccable! The bride’s bouquet, styled by Sweets and Stems, as well as the floral touch on the gorgeous cake by Rachel Bailey Cake Artist, incorporated the blue, white, and amber theme. Even the speciality drink served by Barbox carried this theme so deliciously!

Thank you, Hillary, for gathering us together for this stunning styled shoot! We all loved the final results and so did the butterflies!

Venue: Museum of Life and Science
Photography: September Photos
Planning, Design, and Decor Florals: Sincerely Weddings Event Planning
Bouquet, Boutonnière, and Flower Crown: Sweets and Stems
Rentals: Southern Vintage Table
Cake: Rachel Bailey Cake Artist
Mobile Bar and Beer Garden: Barbox
Suit and Dress: NY Bride & Groom
Makeup: Theresa Burden
Hair: Styles by Renee Marie
Calligraphy: Leo Lettering
Model: Olivia Green

Vintage Feature – Showcasing Our Vintage Decor

Southern Vintage Table is all about vintage tableware – plates, goblets, flatware – but we also have a great collection of vintage decor. Today’s blog is all about the fun, eclectic, and unique pieces that help individualize your guest tables. We have selected photos of a few items that different clients have used to demonstrate the versatility of our vintage wares.

~ Vintage Scales ~

~ Vintage Enameled Pink Tub ~

~ Vintage Petite Art, Postcards, and Frames ~

~ Vintage Suitcases and Trunks ~

~ Vintage Clocks ~

~ Vintage Vases, Vessels, Floral Containers ~

Consider adding vintage decor to your next event! Use any of these ideas or create a unique look of your own. We’ll be happy to help!

Vintage Feature – Hip & Versatile Vintage Planters

Some sit flat and others have feet or a pedestal. They come in a variety of shapes, textures, and materials. Most are solid colored but some are tinged with an accent shade. And, they are perfect for low floral arrangements while adding a hip, cool zing to the table. We’re talking about vintage planters and we definitely have a “thing” for them!

Here’s a sampling of our vintage pottery collection!

See what we mean? Aren’t they wonderful? See more of our inventory and imagine arranging beautiful florals, holding dessert forks, or displaying pretty straws for your guests in these hip, vintage vessels!

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Southern Vintage Table Events – Vintage Milk Glass Centerpieces

We have some pretty photographs to share today from Brian and Heidi’s June wedding, courtesy of KM Photography. Filled with gorgeous flowers from Fernrock Farm, a local flower grower, a trio of our milk glass vases and compotes took center stage on each of their reception tables. How beautiful is this?

Thank you, Brian and Heidi, as well as KM Photography and Fernrock Farm. If you love milk glass as much as we do, take a look at two of our previous posts – Vintage Milk Glass is Perfect at a Wedding and The Beauty of Vintage Milk Glass. Enjoy the beautiful October weather this week!

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Albert Camus, BrainyQuote

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 …)

Vintage Feature – Coral Roses & Vintage Vases

Last week we revealed a peek at Katie and Ryan’s rustic, vintage wedding reception and had planned to show you more this week but a few gorgeous coral roses got in our way. You see, last Sunday I went to pick up the vintage decor elements used on the reception tables but I left with so much more – bouquets of coral roses, a few white tulips, and even one forgotten bridesmaid’s bouquet designed by Katie’s wonderful wedding planner and florist, Amy Wurster of Knots ‘n Such. What an unexpected treat! So, I took advantage of these lovelies and started making simple arrangements in some of our vintage vases just to see how much the container played a role in their presentation. I know what you’re thinking; that’s some hard work ahead!

First, the featured photo above is a vintage planter I simply love and couldn’t wait to make an arrangement in it. I cut a small piece floral mesh wire (thank you, Jami!), shaped it inside, and started plopping the roses in between the wire holes. Gosh, I adore this centerpiece! I then tried two more planters we have in our collection at Southern Vintage Table – a Tiffany-blue and a yellow with little feet. (Incidentally, we have a very nice collection of planters which help create low, lush centerpieces for any table. And, with the mesh wire tucked inside, it’s pretty easy!)

Next up, the traditional vase – the original milk glass vase with the forgotten bridesmaid bouquet and a table centerpiece with a few small vases. I couldn’t believe how perfectly the marble egg matched the color of the coral roses!

The next set of arrangements are in pots – two topless teapots and a metal pot with an attached lid. From delicate to rustic, a vintage pot makes a wonderful vase!

Vintage Picnic Basket with Doily and Flowers

The final trio of unexpected vintage vases – a perfectly tarnished brass goblet, a peach cookie jar (thanks, Priscilla!) and a colorful tin – create their own unique look. Don’t you love these? Admittedly, my favorite is the vintage tin. (Psst – the secret to using a tin is to tuck a cup inside to hold the water for the flowers – you’d never know unless I told you!)

Undeniably, these beautiful coral roses would look stunning in a paper cup, but the container adds another ingredient of beauty, interest, and whimsy – wouldn’t you agree? And, yes, playing with roses and preparing for this week’s post was a bit too much fun to be called work. 🙂

Now, back to Katie and Ryan’s post – I’ll share more of my photos next week but I can’t wait to see and share some of the professional shots when they come in. ‘Till then, have a terrific week!

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Southern Vintage Table Event – A Preview Katie and Ryan’s Wedding Day!

Sweet, romantic, and beautiful! With vintage vignettes down the tables and throughout the venue, the celebration of Katie and Ryan’s wedding was ready to begin. This week’s post features a quick peek of last night before the guests arrived – more coming next week!

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Vintage Feature – Amy’s Floral Inspiration!

I had a nice surprise this week! Amy of Knots’N’ Such Event Planning presented me with this gorgeous, fragrant arrangement in one of our vintage aluminum mugs used at a photo shoot last month at The Royal Banquet and Conference Center in Raleigh. Of course, I absolutely love the combination of flowers, colors, and greenery. As I was admiring the beautiful flowers, it came to me. This bouquet will be my inspiration for this week’s blog! I’ve been wanting to showcase more of our vintage vase ideas and these would be perfect! So after I enjoyed this arrangement for a day, I began experimenting.

First, I tried a deep purple vintage vase shared with me by a dear friend. The shape of the vase is a classic and Amy’s arrangement looks oh-so beautiful! I had to enjoy this for several hours before taking it apart to test out a few more looks.

For the next look I wanted see how the lovely flowers would look in an assortment of milk glass and vintage white egg cups. I think you’ll agree these petite arrangements are sweet against the white glass!

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The trailing plant gave me one more idea I wanted to try. Using a tall candle holder with a tea light glass insert, I created this look. It needs more of the trailing plant cascading around to hide the green floral foam but it is stunning, don’t you think?

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Thank you, Amy of Knots’N’ Such Event Planning, for the flower bouquet and for providing the inspiration for this week’s blog. We have more vases pinned on our Pinterest board and be sure to check out our vintage decor on our newly revamped website!

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Southern Vintage Table Event – Vintage Milk Glass is Perfect at a Wedding

Photo by Rebecca Ames

A wonderful setting for an outdoor wedding is a lush garden, filled with beautiful greenery and colorful flowers. The North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill has it all – the gardens, flowers and a upscale rustic reception room with a balcony overlooking the landscape. This is where Kate and Jeff were wed last weekend and it was beautiful!

Months ago Kate contacted Southern Vintage Table about renting some of our vintage milk glass for her wedding reception tables. She wanted a mix of vases and compotes, all sizes and shapes. Of course, the pristine white of the milk glass makes it a beautiful centerpiece for any table but for a wedding, well, it’s simply perfect.

Kate chose Fernrock Farm, a local flower farm, to provide the flowers for this special occasion. I delivered the vases and compotes to Carrie and she, along with helpers Gerri and Trudy, created stunning succulent arrangements and bouquets for these vintage pieces.

Photo by Rebecca Ames

Congratulations to Kate and Jeff! Wishing you endless joy and love. Thank you, Rebecca Ames, for sharing your photographs of this gorgeous wedding and be sure to see more photos on Rebecca’s blog. For a brief history on milk glass, check out our previous post, The Beauty of Vintage Milk Glass, and see more of our collection on our Pinterest Board. Celebrate any occasion with lovely, charming vintage milk glass!

Photo by Rebecca Ames

The folks who made this event possible:

North Carolina Botanical Garden
A Swanky Affair
Rebecca Ames Photography
The Happy Valley Pals
The Catering Company of Chapel Hill
Guglhupf
Get Lit
Joe Bunn DJ Company
American Party Rentals
Fernrock Farm
Robin Renteria, Officiant
Mina’s Studio
The Bridge Busz
Southern Vintage Table

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Vintage Milk Glass Vase with Dried Flowers

Vintage Feature – The Beauty of Vintage Milk Glass

I remember the first time I heard the term “milk glass.” My dear sister-in-law, Cathy, was packing up her house to move to the Outer Banks. She showed me a vase and explained it was hobnail milk glass. I recall thinking “what a cool name” and I think I even had her spell it since I had never heard “hobnail”, but it wasn’t love at first sight for me. Of course, I said something like, “hmmm, that’s interesting” but I didn’t quite understand why anyone would collect a knobby white vase. Like many twists in life, I never imagined I’d be building a collection of milk glass today for my business, Southern Vintage Table!

Since then I’ve educated myself a bit on this classic vintage glassware. I’ve learned that milk glass has been around since the 1500s but the term “milk glass” wasn’t coined until the twentieth century. Although “milk glass” was popularized by the white milk-like color, the word “milk” doesn’t necessarily mean white; it means the glass isn’t transparent, but translucent. Here’s a little bit of chemistry trivia – they use either tin oxide or bone ash (yep, ashes of real bones) to give the glass that milky white color!

“Opal glass.” as it was called, comes in white, brown and black as well as in hues of green, yellow, pink and blue. It was invented in Venice in the 16th century, spread to France and England and then to America. First considered collectables by the wealthy, many American companies began making less expensive milk glassware for the masses. One highly, collectable and popular variety is Jadeite, which has a beautiful light green color. Our collection is only white but I’m always on the lookout for the other colors.

Probably all of us have seen the many styles of milk glass vases. I’ve collected small bud to large bouquet vases, with wonderful designs and textures. Here are some from our collection!

I love the vintage compotes and serving dishes in the milky white color. Food just looks extra delicious against the pure white of the dish!

Vintage milk glass goblets and small compotes are also lovely and can be used as either vases, planters, or small serving dishes!

The purity of white vintage milk glass is a classic choice for so many special gatherings such as weddings, receptions, showers, anniversaries, and dinner parties. Invite Southern Vintage Table to help you set the table with this charming vintage accessory! More of our collection can be seen on our Pinterest Board.

For more about milk glass, check out these resources!
Milk Glass Kitchen
Wikipedia
About.com Antiques

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