Wedding Reception... vintage style!

I was lucky enough to have a son (that used to say

he's never going to have that old stuff!) and   

daughter-in-law that likes vintage!

They had a destination wedding and 

then we had a party!

The reception was very casual... which I loved.

I'm not a fancy dress kind of girl! 

Stenciled signs guided guests to the reception

site in the country.

On each side of the entrance hung two banners 

made from burlap & stenciled read

All we need is love

Love is all we need

An old turquoise wheelbarrow filled with greens and

a hanging ball jar welcomed guests at the door.

A friend from the Whistle Stop did our flowers 

for us. Thanks Linda! They were just perfect!

Their guest book was a hand drawn tree.

Every guest stamped a thumb print and signed their name. 

Got Wisdom?

Friends & family were encouraged to share advise.

The tags were then dropped in the vintage birdcage.

Little old drawers held the tags.
The birdcage came from Simply Bungalow
in Lincoln, NE. 

Two love birds topped the birch frosting cake.

I found them on ETSY after the kids got engaged.

The forks were stamped with Mr. & Mrs. 

from Jill Ruth & Co. 

This vintage three tier table was repurposed

for a dessert stand. We made 125 mini peach

and apple pies!

Old porch posts were repurposed by the "Mr." 

for a clothesline to hold a time line of pictures.

A friend of the bride wood burned tree 

branch rounds that read

happy together

The food table was up on stage. To keep anyone

from falling off we used an old chicken feeder 

filled with ferns, daisies, ribbons and hanging

ball jars with floating candles. 

The old flash cards read...

she said yes

Another old drawer held hand stamped bags

filled with cookies!

The galvanized bucket was stenciled with birds

to hold ice cream cups.

Was tubs held pop, water & spirits!

We had games out on the lawn for everyone to play.

One of my favorite little people. 

An antique chalkboard for the kids

to draw. 

Guests received blue & green rock 

candies as a favor.  The sign read

You "rock" for sharing in our day!