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News – The Vintage Rental Process – We Are Here for You!
You are planning a wedding, dinner party, birthday celebration, cocktail party, or baby shower and looking for something unique, fun, and eco-friendly. You kinda know what you want but need to see how it will actually look. This is where we come in!
We love sharing our inventory and ideas but, more importantly, we totally dig the part where we help YOU create YOUR vintage look. It might be elegant or boho, blue & white or white, amber goblets or clear – whatever it is, it will be the design you love. Ready to know more?
It all begins with an email, a completed form from the contact page, a phone call, or an inquiry through Wedding Wire or The Knot. From there, we gather information regarding the date, guest size, and venue to make sure we are available for you. If everything is open, we can continue through email or setup an appointment at the studio. Of course, we love to have visitors at the studio! Here’s what you can expect to see…
When you open the front door, you’ll walk into the first door to Southern Vintage Table’s studio. Immediately you will be amazed by an unbelievable display of colorful vintage goblets, clear goblets, and glass dishes. One wall is filled with vintage dinner plates – white stoneware, blue & white, red & white, and elegant pink florals. Sometimes overlooked are the rows of vintage pitchers and decanters on the top shelves. Our vintage flatware – silver-plate, stainless, and gold – are in bins, including serving pieces such as tongs, salad servers, cake servers, and punch bowl ladles.
Our vintage retro, stoneware, and gold & white dinner plate collection is on shelves in the next room. You’ll also find blue & white, white, and floral salad/dessert plates along with an amazing display of teapots, teacups, and tiered stands. In the second photo you can see the shelves filled with blue & white pots, vases, candleholders, ginger jars, and umbrella stands. So much to see!
Connecting to this room are shelves of vintage serving dishes, cake stands, milk glass vases as well as silver-plated teapots, sugar & creamers. We also have wood serving pieces such as bowls, trays, and cake stands.
The back room is stocked with, well, everything else – vintage candleholders, brass planters, suitcases, cameras, clocks, silver-plate pieces, linens, and so much more. This space is filled with inspiration!
After a quick tour of the rooms, we’ll set the stage for your tablescape by covering either the round or rectangular table with linen color of your choice. The magic then begins! You select the vintage plates, goblets, flatware, whatever, and begin designing the table. If interested, you can add the vintage decor such as candleholders, votives, and vasesl. We even have faux flowers to fill the vases so you can see how the complete table will look!
Once your vision materializes and you are nothing but thrilled, we’ll make note of the pieces you’ve selected and discuss any other details pertinent to the event. Through email, we’ll email a rental proposal and contract for your approval. When everything is just as you wish, you’ll send a signed contract and a nonrefundable deposit to hold the pieces for your date. We even have 3 ways to pay – check, PenPal, and Venmo.
Closer to the date, the rental order is reviewed and revised as needed, the balance submitted, and then your vintage party package can either be delivered or picked up.
That’s it! Let the celebration begin…
Styled Shoot: A Quick See with More to Come
We had a great surprise in our email yesterday – the photo gallery from an Elope NC styled shoot that was only 2 days ago! Now that’s an amazing turnaround from Wendy Jade Photography!
The venue for the shoot was The Old Cotton Gin, a charming historic venue in Warrenton. The property includes three structures – The Old Cotton Gin, The Seed House, and The Franklin Street House. Be sure to check out this unique venue!
Organized by ElopeNC and planned by Meagan of Magnolia Collective, this styled shoot was fresh look on the classic red, white, and blue theme. Shown below are a few photos, with a focus on our vintage contributions, to give you a taste of what the day was like. We plan to followup on a few more next week!
Sponsor: ElopeNC (Stephanie)
Venue: The Old Cotton Gin (Scott and Samantha)
Planner: Magnolia Collective (Meagan)
Photographer: Wendy Jade Photography
Videographer: Bovara Studios (Annie)
Officiant: Rev Katherine Dupree
Tabletop Rentals: Southern Vintage Table (Shelly)
Stationery: Lauren Andrews Designs
Jewelry: Diamonds Direct
Makeup: Michelle Clark
Bridal Gowns: Uniquely Bridal
Models: Molly and Lindsey
News – Thanks for Visiting SVT!
Today’s post is not about pretty vintage dishes or goblets; it’s all about the fabulous folks who have visited our studio in search of their vintage jive. Whether planning a wedding reception, birthday party, bridal shower, dinner party, or styled shoot, there’s nothing quite like being amist rows of vintage goblets in almost every color, vintage plates from different decades, shelves filled with teacups, and a room full of decor.
Some folks come solo to concentrate on their own vision; others bring their mother, sister, best friend, planner, and even their florist with whom they share ideas. And, of course, the bride and groom often arrive together to plan their reception tablescape that’s uniquely theirs.
Thank you all again for coming over and chatting with us! We are always excited to share our inventory and witness how your creative tablescape emerges!
Southern Vintage Table Events – Large to Small, We Love to Do it All!
We love sharing our vintage tableware for anything and everything! From over 200 guests to 4, we will provide our rentals for any size gathering. Today’s post is about the smaller, more intimate affairs that are elevated with the beauty of vintage. Photos were sent to us by our clients and we are so pleased to show you!
This first set of photos are from a post-Covid family reunion. Our client, Betsy, organized the table settings from afar and visited the shop days before to select the goblets. With her gorgeous arrangements and our vintage goblets and flatware, the tables were inviting for her family.
Every birthday is special but your mother’s 80th is a humongous milestone! Yvette even went further when she planned the celebration for her mother – family members came in from out-of-state to surprise the guest of honor. So sweet!
The third set of photos is from our winner of the Tea Party To Go contest. The guests had two reasons to celebrate – a birthday for the winner, Robin, and the end of chemo treatment for one of her guests. Every day is a good day to have tea, and this one certainly was.
Three wonderful events, three celebrations, and three ways to beautifully incorporate vintage.
Time to Celebrate Spring (& Our Vaccinations) with a Giveaway!
Whoo hoo! Spring is here and vaccinations are happening! This means that folks are ready for a lingering, safe visit with family and friends. Southern Vintage Table wants to help you host this intimate, cheerful gathering with a Tea Party To Go Giveaway!
Here’s the deal – We are offering our basic package for 4 which includes vintage teacups and place settings for 4, a teapot, tiered stand, platter, and small tablecloth. And, there’s more! Also included are two add ons – tea party food and a trio of bud vases filled with local florals from Fernrock Farm. Entering the contest is easy -the hard part will be deciding on your guest list! Ready to get your name in the pot? Tee hee 🙂
Go to our Instagram page and find this post. To enter follow these easy steps:
- Follow us – @southernvintagetable2
- Like the post.
- Tag 2 or 3 friends who will be invited to your tea party! (If a friend is not on IG, share their first name).
- The winner must be able to pickup from our Hillsborough, NC studio the day before the party and return the day after.
- Party date is flexible but will need to be scheduled with us.
- Winner must sign a contract detailing rental policies before or upon pickup.
The end date for the giveaway is March 31 at noon. We’ll randomly choose one winner from all entries that follow the rules and announce their name on April 1, 2021 via Instagram.
This is not an April fool’s trick!
Good luck to everyone and thank you for entering!
News – At Home or at the Office, Host an Intimate Afternoon Tea with Our Vintage Tea Party To-Go Package!
“The daintiness and yet elegance of a china teacup focuses one to be gentle, to think warmly, and to feel close.”
Carol and Malcolm Cohen
Tea parties might seem stuffy, too girly, or too much trouble, but we want to convince you that they can be enjoyed by everyone and held anytime. You don’t have to wait for that special day to enjoy quality time with friends and colleagues.
Between lunch and dinner, most of us need a little snack and a break from the day’s work. Usually we grab a drink and a bite but keep on working. Don’t you wish sometimes you could take a refreshing, relaxing, and rejuvenating break with the company of friends and colleagues?
We have the answer. Plan an afternoon tea party for family and friends at your home or for your work friends at the office. Sounds like fun, huh? It will not only be enjoyable, but also easily pulled together with our new offering, Tea Party To-Go package. You will be provided with all of the beautiful, vintage tea party elements, packed up and ready for 4 guests.
Basic Package for 4 – $65
| Individual Pieces | Serving Pieces |
|---|---|
| 4 – Teacups and Saucers 4 – Small Plates 4 – Tea Napkins 4 – Silver-plated Teaspoons & Salad Forks | 1- Teapot (4-5 Servings) 1- Two Tiered Stand 1- Small Platter 1- Set of Sugar/Creamer/Spoon 1- Small Tablecloth |
Want a few more pieces, like colored goblets for water or another teapot? Consider the Premium Package.
Premium Package for 4 – $75
| Individual Pieces | Serving Pieces |
|---|---|
| 4 – Teacups and Saucers 4 – Small Plates 4 – Tea Napkins 4 – Silver-plated Tea Spoons & Forks 4 – Colored Goblets | 2 – Teapots (4-5 Servings) 1 – Two Tiered Stand 1 – Small Platter 1 – Set of Sugar/Creamer/Spoon 1- Small Tablecloth |
Are you ready to set the date? Go here to let us know what you’d like!
For additional guest settings or other elements, please indicate on the order form.
Southern Vintage Table Event – A Bridal Shower, Wedding Reception, & Tea Party
After a two-weddings’ weekend, this weekend’s events were a little-bit-of-this and a little-bit-of-that – a bridal shower, a wedding reception, and a tea party! As you might guess, it was busy, busy in the studio – washing the dishes from last weekend and then preparing for the three events and their pickups. Thankfully, Priscilla came over and helped get things organized and ready.
The stainless vintage flatware seen above was for Emma and Jonathan’s wedding reception. Don’t you love the variety and details? These went with our blue and white china, light blue goblets and a few milk glass accents. Looking forward to seeing these photos!
The second event was a dinner party/bridal shower. Susan chose our vintage elegant china dinner plates eclectically matched with salad plates, a mix of teal, amber, and pink goblets, and vintage silver-plate flatware. With an Italian feast on the menu, the guests are being treated to a grand party!
The third event is happening today – a mother-daughter tea party for almost 200 guests at the Mims House. With our vintage teapots, teacups, and tiered stands, this fundraiser affair is sure to be a crowd pleaser. The proceeds are going to help a group of talented dancers from the Holly Springs Ballet School participate in the Macy’s Christmas Parade. We hope they get closer to their goal after this weekend!
Sharing our vintage treasures is such a joy for us and we love seeing photos and hearing about all the details. Let us help you with your next party, dinner, reception, or gathering!
Southern Vintage Table Event – High Tea Celebration at UNC-G
This past week we were delighted to help with a very grand affair – a high tea celebration at the Alumni House on the beautiful UNC-Greensboro campus. The event was organized to thank JoAnne Safrit, an alumni and retired professor, for her gift of $1 million to the university. To honor her longtime partner, Catherine Ennis, these funds has been used to create the Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professorship in Kinesiology.
From bass violin music to vintage tiered stands and platters filled with traditional tea treats, every detail was carefully planned by the Alumni staff. Take note of the personalized tags on the bags of cookies, the dessert menus, and of course, the lovely table and room decor.
Over 125 distinguished friends and guests came to honor Dr. Safrit, including UNC-G Chancellor, Franklin Gilliam. As you can see from the fabulous photographs by Mike Micciche Photography, it was a grand success!
Dr. Safrit’s generous gift received numerous announcements from press outlets including the Greensboro Record, Winston-Salem Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, and UNCG ‘s website. Be sure to read more about her academic life and accomplishments.
Special thanks go to Event Coordinator, Wendy Tapia for giving us the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful event, and to Priscilla, for being my “helper” and friend.
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 
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