Articles on A Vintage Celebration

Luxury, grace and good taste never go out of style, and with the incessant high trend for revitalizing the past, no matter what the occasion, the crowd, or the time of year, the only theme is vintage! A vintage celebration can truly make every occasion gleam with period glamour, shimmer with chic elegance, and sparkle with satisfied partygoers. So shower your big day in shabby chic style and retro summer love… and how about a delicious wedding breakfast of al fresco afternoon cream teas? Or indulge in an elegant 50’s themed twenty first birthday celebration of cupcake and cocktail making (and tasting!) before swing jiving the night away! Or perhaps there’s a vintage style retirement party waiting to be planned – relive those bygone days and old treasured memories. Above all, good taste has never been so eco-friendly… So be green and decorate your event with pre-loved authentic vintage pieces and budget friendly vintage inspired accessories! Make do and mend in this time of austerity, for once, fashionable has met affordable, so embrace the low budget! Think named brown paper parcel tags tied around wild flower stems instead of place setting cards; use old empty wine bottles as candle holders trickled with melted wax; and hire quirky mix and match vintage crockery for your guests to dine with old-fashioned grace. With hundreds of reasons to celebrate life, make it a vintage celebration and rediscover true timeless luxury.

Hassle free service… Of course we can fully understand that if like us, you have a passion for vintage, you may love the idea of scouting around vintage boutiques and antiques fairs in search of the very best vintage pieces; however the reality is that it is extremely time consuming (we spend our whole lives doing it!), expensive, and very stressful. Hiring means something less for you to worry about as we can guarantee all will run smoothly in the vintage crockery and accessory department; save yourself the hassle, and dedicate your full attention to all of the other party planning necessities! Styling service available… We have a great deal of styling experience and are more than happy to style your event by setting up the vintage crockery and/or props as required – again, something less for you to worry about doing! We’re always keeping up to date with high trend vintage styling, and have the very best vintage pieces available for hire to create the perfect look for your event, so leave us to transform your venue into a vintage wonderland while you focus of getting excited about the day ahead! The washing up service… Dishwasher’s have become our best friends of the 21st Century, but unfortunately that is not a mutual friendship shared by the vintage crockery and glassware! Imagine… The party is over, it’s late, you’re tired, and you have 100 tea cups, saucers, tea plates, dinner plates, cutlery sets, wine glasses, sundae dishes, etc, to wash up by hand! No thank you!! Nobody likes to wash up, so how about you just scrape the dregs away and pop it all back into the box and we’ll wash it all up for you later on? Sound like a better option? We thought so! Truly committed sourcing of the vintage items… You can guarantee that the vintage items are sourced with love, care, knowledge and a wealth of expertise, by individuals who are 100% dedicated to the cause with the utmost passion for their job.They undoubtedly understand the key vintage ingredients for fulfilling your party’s pretty potential! The convenience of delivery/collection… Right to/from the venue at the perfect time to suit you! If you were thinking of buying lots of delicate vintage items and transporting them without any breakages by yourself on the day of the event, on top of all of your other worries – you probably won’t start the day off with a smile! The convenience of delivery/collection means one less thing for you to have to panic over! So channel your efforts into the more fun chores of pampering and beautifying yourself on the big day, and let us take care of getting your crockery there on time! No need to seek storage after the event… So that was the party of the year…! But what does the future hold for all of the vintage tableware and props that you piled all of that time and effort into buying? Years of gathering dust in the garage? Weekend after weekend at car boot sales attempting to flog it all? Or maybe you’ll sell it all on Ebay and it can arrive on the lucky buyer’s doorstep smashed to pieces… None of these options sounding particularly appealing to you? One of the key perks of hiring is that we’ll take it all off your hands once you’re finished with it so you can begin treasuring the memories rather than becoming sick of the sight of it! Money saving… Some people think it’s just as cheap to buy your own vintage items from boot sales and such; and while we can’t deny that you may stumble upon the odd bargain here and there, hiring vintage items proves time after time to be the most economical method. Unfortunately you’re mistaken if you believe that sourcing lots of quality vintage pieces can be done at a cheap price; and a job lot of crockery from Ebay certainly isn’t the way to do it unless you’re happy with damaged, ugly, impersonal mismatches. No need to waste your time… Why spend that oh so precious time leading up to your big event trailing around charity shop after charity shop, boot sale after boot sale, wasting hour after hour picking up the odd tea spoon or chipped saucer…?! We have already done all of the hard work for you at a greater standard, using our expertise to ensure that only high quality vintage treasures will be present at your event; so you can spend your limited time focusing on all of the other bits and bobs that you need to do during the big party lead up!

It’s the morning of your wedding day… and as you awake with butterflies in your tummy, but a smile from ear to ear, you take a moment to admire your stunning 1940’s style silk wedding dress draped gracefully over a glamorousvintage style French rose mannequin by the window. You bounce up out of bed and walk towards the window to further indulge in the beauty of your dress, and to check if the sun is going to grace you with its presence for your big day. As you eagerly open up the blind, the room becomes filled with glorious sunshine, making your antique crystal tiara and vintage bridal jewellery glisten and gleam on the mantelpiece. As you glance back at the window, you’re greeted with the vision of an exquisite 1930’s Rolls Royce Phantom and a 60’s Silver Cloud MK2 arriving outside your house, decorated with crisp white ribbons which gently sway in the breeze as your butterflies begin to flutter even more! Your vintage-inspired wedding day is finally here; the day you’ve been dreaming off since you were a little girl flicking through your mum and dad’s cherished wedding album! As the long awaited day’s proceedings get underway, the atmosphere and your mood sparkle with warmth and romance. The outdoor wedding venue is inducing guests with nostalgic memories from bygone days, and love is in the air as you walk down the aisle to the sounds of birdsong and the soft organ playing. With vintage bird cages hanging from tree branches by rustic ribbons, and a vintage hay cart being generously filled with wedding gifts by the entrance;tea light lanterns, shabby chic bunting, and flower girls scattered pretty petals from their heart shaped baskets completing the look, today couldn’t represent paradise any more! And then it’s time for the delicious wedding breakfast – you enter the hall which has been transformed into a fabulously elegant English vintage afternoon tea party… taking everyone’s breath away as they speechlessly admire the beautiful mismatching vintage tea cups and saucers, cupcakes arranged on vintage tiered cake stands, jugs of vibrant flowers as table centre pieces, and wedding favours of homemade jam decorated with country chic lids and ribbons. As you cut and serve your wedding cake using a vintage knife and slice which have experienced many tea parties throughout history, you eagerly anticipate an exciting evening of 50’s swing and jive, and fun and frolics a plenty! What a delightful vintage celebration! The perfect theme for the perfect day to remember.