Real Wedding with Something Vintage: Suzanne and Michael

Check out Suzanne and Michael's beautiful barn wedding in Montgomery County, MD.  Besides being great planners to work with, DIYva Designs did a superb job of styling the event---I love the bright color combination and contrast!  Suzanne couldn't have been more sweet bride to work with.  And check out that dress, ow ow--Michael is one lucky groom!

Venue: Montgomery County Agricultural History Farm
Caterer: Rocklands (YUMMM!)
Planning + Design / Florals: DIYva Designs, LLC  (Fantastic!)
Photography: Katie Stoops
Lighting: Truly Yours Lighting and Decor 
DJ: John Bowen
Stationery: Family Friend
Vintage China Rentals, Mason Jars/Blue Vases, Blue Chairs: Something Vintage Rentals 

Statement Wedding Jewelry and Accessories

We are all about statement pieces for brides.  A bold necklace, a vintage hairpiece, or a cute birdcage veil will showcase your individual style and make your look on your wedding day unique. 

 

Beautiful statement necklaces work well with strapless gowns or deep plunging necklines.  I love the ones with color, it's definitely a bold choice that people will notice.

A birdcage or blusher veil is an elegant way to add a vintage vibe to your wedding attire.  That's my veil on the top left!

Crystals, beads, fabric and feathers - depending on the texture you want complimenting your hair and style - you'll have ample choices to pick from.

One tip, looking on eBay for necklaces, hair clips, or broaches is a great way to find unique, high quality statement pieces at often a fraction of the cost of high end retailers.  Trying searching "estate necklace" or "antique broach" to find some great scores.  It can be hard to find just the right piece, but once you do, all of your endless scouring will be worth it.

Photo credit:  Style Me Pretty

New Lounge Furniture @ Something Vintage--Fabulous Goldilocks Settee

Last Friday night, I drove all the way to Philly on Friday to pick up this lovely lady she was definitely worth it!  As with many great finds, I knew I had to act fast because a beauty like this would definitely be snatched up quickly.  I've named her Goldilocks because she is just the Victorian sofa for which I've been hunting.  The beautiful upholstery is a warm sand color with a subtle shine and the trim is gold painted wood.  I can see gorgeous photos of brides on this sofa.....or as lounge furniture at a reception...oooh the possibilities are endless.  Welcome to the fam, Goldilocks!

Chartreuse: Wedding Inspiration

It's no secret that avocado green (or it's brighter counterpart: chartreuse) is not every ones favorite color. Trying to throw an event with a color name foreign to some can be extremely challenging. Brides that dig this retro shade usually have a hard time getting friends, family, and vendors on board with their unique vision. 

We've put together a beautiful inspiration board above showing just how well this shade of green can work for your special day. While you know this (and we know this) now you need to convince the local baker to make you some "greenish, yellowish, darker than this, but lighter than that" fondant. 

Save yourself the headache and take this board (or link) with you to all your wedding related meetings!

Photos Sourced From:  Style Me Pretty

New @ Something Vintage: Ruffled Antique Lace Tablecloth

So those of you who know me,  know that I am an aspiring hoarder and can't throw anything old away.  Really, it just breaks my heart.  So I have this pile of vintage linens that I can't use because of holes, stains, etc.  So rather than pitching them (which I could never do!), I set out to repurpose them in a ruffled lace tablecloth.

The lovely Vanessa from Vanessa Grant Events on Etsy is a peach and agreed to repurpose up my antique linens to make this amazing lace ruffled tablecloth for a photoshoot that we are participating in next week.

I had to post a photo of it on the blog because I literally just received it i the mail and it is even more beautiful in person.  This is going to look stunning in photoshoot, I have no doubt.   Thank you, Vanessa!

After next week, the lovely tablecloth will be available to rent for tea parties, weddings, or other fabulous events.

How cool would this be one a dessert table?!!  No other rental company has anything like this :)

Our Reclaimed Barnwood Farm Tables

I mean, I could take a boring photo of our lovely reclaimed barnwood farm tables sitting in a field somewhere, but hey, I figured why not take a photo of everyone chowing down while seated at one?! This is a photo of my neighbors in DC enjoying some grub at the French country inspired baby shower we styled.  Mind you this is after we've all be eating for a while and enjoyed a mimosa or two, so the set up is a bit messy but you can definitely see our new tables.

When I received the tables, the surface was unfinished and hand-planed reclaimed pine barnwood.    I topped with with 100% pure tung oil to bring out the lovely old grain.  The beauty of old growth wood can't be matched with today's new wood, even if you scuff it up and distress it. The grain is just so gorgeous...I could go on and on.   Plus, the wood is reclaimed so we are sticking to our pledge of being as green and eco-friendly as possible. Seriously, how amazing is this table?!

More pictures of the tables to follow...perhaps a bit more professional looking :)

I spy chicken wire chargers made by Something Vintage.....

Sneak Peek: French Country Baby Shower

This weekend, we styled a lovely French country themed baby shower brunch (we called it "Brunch du Bebe") for Sandra and Jean Paul.  The adorable parents-to-be did not know the gender of the baby but had decorated their nursery with a mural of an orange bird in a tree, so we chose orange as an accent color.  Check out these cute details--we made chicken wire plate chargers (for a rustic, country feel) and mounted on framed chicken wire these little birds made from old French book pages.  We also built buffet table from old pallets and hung the lace ribbon curtain (made from antique lace linens) from old pieces of picket fencing.  Isn't this a lovely set up for a nice fall day?  I'll take two croissants, s'il vous plait---courtesy of the delicious French bakery Le Caprice.

The shower was held at Wangari Gardens, a community garden right by the couples' home in Washington DC.  This is a photo that I took, so please ignore my lack of photography skills. The shots from the real photographer Anne Robert (who is UBER talented) will be much better!  Promise.  Stay tuned for more...