Caitlin and Hunter’s Wedding

Caitlin and Hunter had a beautiful wedding at the Library Ballroom in Macon, Georgia. Caitlin did most the decorations herself. Her palatte was  ivory/neutrals, gold, and various shades of green. She created a warm and natural vintage wedding theme. The table centerpieces had DIY tissue paper flowers in milk glass vases,  vintage books,  burlap and lace.  She had large sprays of eucalyptus around the room that looked and smelled lovely.

They used quite a few of our vintage treasures to help create the warm vintage ambience. Artist  Wyatt Ramsey drew a chalk wedding sign on our vintage large chalk board that was amazing! They used our vintage furniture for a lounge area next to the dance floor, a vintage trunk to house the dancing props, and wood crates on the dessert tables.

We wish Caitlin and Hunter a life of happiness and love!

1960s-1970s Mod Wedding Inspiration

Create a unique wedding style using 1960′s-1970′s mod design as your inspiration. Bright colors and clean lines create a vintage style that will be  pretty and different.

Start by finding  60′s or 70′s inspired wedding dresses and attire…

Use love, peace and happiness wall art  as accent pieces for reception…

http://www.etsy.com/listing/92733632/mod-70s-love-wall-clock

http://www.etsy.com/listing/93281654/1970s-mushroom-wall-hanging

Flower power, greens and yellows to set the table….

http://www.etsy.com/listing/92884811/mid-century-cera-stone-snack-plates-set

http://southernvintagegeorgia.com/item/colony-whitehall-iced-tea-glasses/

http://www.etsy.com/listing/93281654/1970s-mushroom-wall-hanging

Add mod furniture around the reception site, like these two teal chairs….

http://southernvintagegeorgia.com/item/mod-1960s-fiberglass-chairs/

Daisies and cornflowers are the perfect flowers for a mod wedding...

http://cakeexpectations.ca/blog/?p=287

http://www.bhg.com/gardening/flowers/perennials/new-perennials/

Have fun creating your mod wedding!

Vintage Treasures for your Bridal Pictures or Boudoir Session

A touch of vintage in your bridal or boudoir photos will help create a pretty background to the shots without taking the focus off the beautiful bride!

Here are some ideas of vintage items that would look lovely in the photos.

Vintage silver plate vanity set…

Vintage perfume bottles and mirror…

Vintage jewelry boxes and buttons….

Show off your wedding rings or grandmother’s cameo in vintage jewelry box photos…

If you are interested in renting these vintage treasures from Southern Vintage for your photo session contact us at southernvintage.ga@gmail.com!

New Vintage Treasures for our Brides to Rent

We are so excited about the treasures we have found in the past 2 days!  We found so many things that will be perfect to rent for a wedding photo session, ceremony or reception.  We can’t wait to clean them up and post them online for you all to rent.

Here are some of the treasures we found yesterday and today:

We almost didn’t pick this old candy tin with a box of tins we purchased because it looked to good to be vintage. What our research shows so far is that McAfee Candy Company was in Macon Georgia 1930-1950s. I found one picture online  of a glass jar for this particular candy “Pilot Kisses”  and someone commented that her dad brought them to her during WW2.

If you know anything about these “Pilot Kisses” candy or McAfee Candy Co, please share your information with us, Thanks!

Beautiful colors seemed the be the theme for our finds this week…

We found some amazing suitcases. We thought we had enough but these were in colors we couldn’t resist. Vintage Suitcases make great card holders, plate holders, escort card displays, and many other wedding uses!

This little white iron chair with yellow cushions is perfect for pictures of the bride getting ready for the wedding.  Think how cute a pair of teal shoes would look on that vintage yellow chair..

Bright yellow rotary phone….

Teal vintage electric fan…

Navy blue chippy paint wood tool box…

and an amazing green chippy paint table and chairs set!! 

Vintage Baby Shower

We have collected some beautiful and fun vintage and retro baby treasures.  Instead of using paper decorations, rent truly unique and old baby treasures to make your vintage baby shower one of a kind.

If a pretty soft shabby chic style is what you are after, we have lace and knit baby shirts,  bonnets, booties, and bibs.

     

   This 1960′s Hobby Horse is a great accent piece for a retro baby shower. 

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Vintage Milk Glass Christmas Decorations

We have been collecting milk glass for the past year for Southern Vintage. Milk glass is so versatile and looks beautiful with any style: formal, casual, classic, retro, whimsical, vintage. We incorporated some of the milk glass pieces available for rent  into our Christmas decorations this year.

We have been collecting pine cone and birch bark Christmas decorations for several years but just added  the milk glass this year and love it. Take a peak….

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I love the white ornaments on the milk glass cake stand….

I love the pine cones in the milk glass compote……

 I love the birch bark in the milk glass vase…..

I love the sleigh bells in the milk glass vase…

and red ornaments in the precious milk glass sleigh.

Baby’s Breath Wedding Flowers

I am in love with baby’s breath for  vintage inspired weddings. Baby’s breath is a simple and lovely flower. It has the same charming, airy feel as vintage decor which, to me,  says come in, relax and enjoy!  I first fell in love with baby’s breath wreaths then  found so many great ideas.  Baby’s breath (Gypsophilia) is not only pretty but also easy to work with and economical. I can’t wait to make some wreaths.

Here are some of my favorite finds and their links.

Baby’s breath wreath to welcome guests…..

Emmaline Bride

to hang in your tent…

Cecilia Fox Out of the Woods

 to decorate your table (love it with milk glass)….

Southern Vintage

 as bouquets for bride or bride’s maids..

Real Simple

as you walk down the aisle….

The Bride’s Cafe

with your escort cards…..

Emmaline Bride

for  your flower girls  (too cute)….

Heavenly Blooms

It’s simply lovely!