You've got the most amazing Vintage style wedding dress and hair accessories all ordered ready for your big day, but how do you follow the theme through into your reception so you can create a truly memorable day for your guests to talk about for years to come. Here I have compiled together some simple yet very effective ideas that can be achieved whatever your budget and can be created either by a professional or even by your own fair hand, all according to how brave you are feeling!
Instead of giving the traditional wedding favours of sugared almonds to your guests, why not get creative. Boxed edible gifts like macaroons that have a nostalgic edge or even long lasting handmade gifts like these lovely scented hearts would be a fantastic surprise for your guests to find at their table settings.
Bunting is a vintage must have to decorate your reception. This can be made by yourself if you have the time and patience, but fear not because there are plenty of talented professional bunting makers out there happy to take the stress away from you. Use bunting to follow through your colour theme or even as in the image above, to spell out messages to your guests.
Cover your chairs with a soft fabric and delicate looking ribbon to create a more romantic old fashioned feel to the venue.
Get inventive with your flower displays. These teacups make great flower arrangements dotted throughout the tables. Also using mismatched vintage style crockery gives a lovely decadent feel to your reception. Don't worry, you do not need to spend every weekend rummaging through car boot sales or antique fairs, there are plenty of websites that specialise in hiring out vintage crockery.
Talking of crockery, why not add to the look by hiring some amazing cake stands. These can be used to hold traditional tea party treats like sandwiches and slices of Victoria sponge. You could even hold the reception in a church/village hall for a real vintage tea party atmosphere.
And if you really want to have fun, why not invite willing guests to to see if they can join you by dressing to match the vintage feel.
I hope that these ideas give you some inspiration for your vintage themed reception. But above all, on your big day, make sure that you have loads of fun.
Louise x
Thank you to Vintage & Cake Tea Party, Claire Sutton, Vintage Chic Wedding Fairs, Keith Bloomfield and High Tea For Alice for your fantastic images. x
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