Vintage Wedding

Here's the amazing couple I got to work with this last week, Brad and Whitney...They are gorgeous and both have a fun vintage flare, so using trash for their wedding was the perfect theme. Here's the entrance to the backyard...To honor the past and present the Bride and Grooms mother's wedding dresses, as well as the Brides Grandmother's dress were displayed...Each dress had the original wedding photo and a card identifying the Bride and Groom...Here's the first table as you enter. There are actually three air conditioning units located here. The cleaver home owner discovered they could be hidden with tables.Here's table number 2...And finally the sign-in table The bride found this great vintage hanging lamp at an estate sale for just a few dollare- we were amazed that it was already painted her wedding color...Whitney and Brad made a customized sign-in book using all of their engagement and pre-wedding pictures.
Vignette number 1 features a chicken wire frame I made and more pictures...We used mini clothespins I picked up for .50 from a yard sale and then painted in the Tiffany blue, to attach the pictures. Here's a closer look...Pictures really added a personal touch to the space. The bench was another find by the Bride from craigslist...
The chalkboard is actually one I made over a year ago and use to list my current project status. Having the bride list all their firsts made it fun for guests to read while they waited in the reception line. Here's a little stool I picked up and painted in the Tiffany blue.This is the gift table. The bride picked up the vintage lamp and chippy table from estate sales, I purchased the trunk at a garage sale and the table is from craigslist.Here's my $10 garage sale buffet again. It made the perfect staging piece for more pictures and some of my vintage finds. Can you believe I found the tiffany blue suitcase the morning of the reception for just $2.00 at a yard sale? Vignette number 2. These are all my trashy finds painted up in the brides colors. I loved using the ladder to hold pictures and my book page lamp really fit in with the theme.The cupcake table needed a backdrop so I took an antique door I had laying around and hinged two bi-fold shutter doors to it. (these actually came off of the grooms family trailer and were headed to the dump!- So glad we were able to save them and paint them up) This table was sitting on the mother of the brides back porch- All it needed was a coat of paint and now the mother of the bride wants to bring it back in the house. One of my favorite things at the reception was the cake topper...The bride saw similar birds on etsy, but for $168 they were a little out of budget. Her mother was not only able to recreate them, she personalized them by matching the grooms tie and the headpiece of the bride. I created two centerpieces- one for the food table and one for the cupcake table- out of twigs from our trimmed peach tree and urns I picked up for $2 at a yard sale. We hung birds and small hearts from the branches- these were cut using my cricut machine.

Here's the candy table using my candy display window I made a few months ago...

The vintage dresser was picked up by the bride and the french doors were taken from a demolition house and put on stands. Here's a close up of some of the goodies...I made this "Love is sweet" banner, by replicating old flash cards and mounting them on plaid paper in the brides colors...One of the bride's sister-in-laws used to be a caterer and so she took on the food. We combined some of my vintage trash with her serving pieces to make a beautiful display.She served Costa Vita Salads- I think you can google the recipes- It was Yummy!
Water and lemonade to drink...

Here's the two centerpieces I didn't have a chance to photograph before the wedding...

"Walk with me through eternity" and
"The key to my heart" Here's a few others...

The reception was absolutely beautiful...

It was fun to work with these families. So many people pitched in to make it a night to remember for Brad & Whitney. The truly amazing part is that all of the decorations were down and packed away in less than 1 hour! I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to assist with this wedding as it has really helped prepare me for my own daughter's wedding next month. Let us know what you think of our vintage themed reception. Love, Kelly.