Vintage Crockery Hire

Setting up the venue for your special day can be very time consuming and stressful. Sometimes even if the venue has a team of people on hand you may not fully trust that they will deliver, or understand what you really want.

What ever the reason, if you feel you could really do with some help and support, I can be there to lend a helping hand.

I can be there for you as much or as little help as you feel you need.

My priority is making your dream come true and for not as much as you may think.

To give you an idea of cost I have included an example of a recent set up and dress down with photos below. I hope this gives you a good idea, and if you would like to discuss your needs with no obligation you are more than welcome.

I arrived at the venue the day before the wedding. I had met with the bride at the venue previously to go over exactly what she needed.

This is the finished dressing up….What a difference!

I dressed the tables with my vintage table cloths, china tea cups, saucers and side plates.

My home made jam and chutney favours had been made and decorated to the brides requirements. Each vintage cup and saucer had a hand tied name tag.

The cake table was set up and decorated with more vintage china.

Bunting and other decorations were hung around the room including a home made “just married” sign made by the bride.

My vintage bike, the milk churns and enamel jugs were put in place and all filled with beautiful flowers. The Vintage Post Box and picture frames, which displayed the table plan, looked wonderful. They were hired through All Of Our Yesterdays  for the bride at the last moment (the day before!) Lilyinthelookingglass@gmail.com did a wonderful job at short notice.

Finally I needed to dress the straw bales. Which were already in place outside, but I decided that I would come back and dress with throws and cushions on the Saturday morning, as the weather had been cold and wet all month and also I could make sure that everything was in place for the guests when they arrived.

Exquisite Chair Covers did a wonderful job, and the covers and raffia ties finished off the country vintage look the bride and groom had dreamt off. I was so pleased by the weather on the day, the straw bales added a fun place to sit outdoors and for the children to play. I could now go home safe in the knowledge that everything had been done and was looking the way the bride wanted it too.

Dressing down on the Sunday

I met with the new Mr & Mrs Gibson for breakfast before packing away everything to be washed back home. They and their guests were so thrilled and amazed by the room and all  had a wonderful time.

All this for £150

My china visited Birmingham in April for a pre wedding vintage tea party hosted by Lois for her daughter Briar who is getting married at the end of June.

The china looked particularly stunning in the beautiful setting of Lois’s home.

The guests were welcomed with champagne and expressed how much they had been looking forward to celebrating with a vintage afternoon tea party.

I was on hand to set out my china and to help serve champagne and afternoon tea to the guests.

There was a wonderful atmosphere and the sun shone even though rain threatened.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their afternoon tea, especially the wonderful homemade cakes and sandwiches made by Lois’s friend Jan.

For me personally one of the most enjoyable parts of running All Of Our Yesterdays is being a part of the celebrations. I can see first-hand how much joy a tea party with my vintage china brings to people, and I feel really privileged that I have been a part of making that happen.

I was recently asked to source a couple of milk churns for a country styled wedding.

It didn’t take me long to find them and after consulting with the bride and groom I had two powder coated ivory.  I think they are going to look stunning either side of the entrance to their reception.

I had one filled with beautiful cottage garden flowers by Designer Daisies of Syston so that I could show you how wonderful they can look.

Perfectly fitting for any country celebration

Available to hire for £10 each.

2 Ivory and 2  aluminium

Simply gorgeous my new vintage chair for hire. It was painted with black gloss paint when I first saw it, but now completely transformed it is stunning.

also known as a peacock, throne or hour glass chair.

First made popular back in the late 19th century (featured in “My Fair Lady”) became popular again in the 60′s and 70′s

how amazing would this look as a decoration at any vintage celebration or to have in your wedding photographs.

These Lovely drink dispensers will add something new exciting and different to your celebration.

This seasons latest must have.

The U.S and Australia have had them for some time but only a few (not very nice ones) have graced our shores.

Be one of the first to add this new trend to your Bar-B-Q, garden party, vintage tea party.

Can be filled with any cold beverage from lemonade to cocktails! A great addition that your guests will love helping themselves too.

Each one holds 8L, vintage glasses and ice bucket can be added to complete the look.

With Mothers day is just around the corner.

I thought I would put together some great vintage tea packages to help you treat mum or someone special to a very vintage afternoon tea party.

they provide everything you need and include:

Vintage teacups saucers & side plates

Vintage tea pot, Sugar bowl and milk jug (2 for bookings of 8 and 12)

Vintage 2 tier cake stand (2 for bookings of 6 and more)

A pretty embroidered table cloth.

Free delivery within 10 miles.

Prices start from £15 for 4 people, £20 for 6, £30 for 8 £35 for 12

This Sunday Im off to the One Stop wedding Show in Queniborough Leicestershire.

I’m sure its going to be bigger and even better than last year.

I will be taking along my vintage bike with its basket full of beautiful flowers to show everyone how it can be hired . I am also offering it free to hire, for a limited period on orders over £50.

I am hoping that Lauren will be joining my display on the day. She has just started making bespoke table plans, name tags and table cards. She is also about to start hiring beautiful vintage picture frames as well as a lovely post box.

This is the table I have in my studio.

It helps my clients visualise how the vintage china can look on the day. We can have a play with different styling and they get to see my china up close.

I like to offer a free service to my clients to give them the chance to come and see my china and to discuss their ideas and plans for their special day.

I love receiving wedding photos from my brides and grooms.

I love seeing how happy they are and I feel that in a small way “All Of Our Yesterdays” played a part in that happiness. That’s why I love what I do.

Its usually a long time from helping my clients choose and plan their special day to the actual big day itself and I don’t always get to see in person the tables set with all the vintage china and obviously im not on the guest list!

unless I am asked to do a table dress down on the day. So its a real treat to receive photos and I really appreciate my clients taking the time to send them to me. Also I can share them with you so you can see how pretty vintage china is and how it works perfectly for a vintage or any style of wedding or celebration.

I had the greatest of pleasure recently in supplying vintage china hire services, as well as dressing the tables for Lauren and Liam’s wedding at Kelmarsh Hall Northamptonshire.

This wedding venue is a wonderful red brick stately hall dating back to the 18^th century.

The rooms and grounds are beautifully presented and is the perfect setting for a vintage tea party.

The tables for the wedding breakfast were set with pretty embroidered table cloths, vintage tea cups and saucers and on each table a tea pot full of flowers. Along with Laurens wonderful imagination and ideas, she created an Alice in wonderland theme for her wedding guests to enjoy. I thought the tables looked stunning and would certainly give her guests plenty to talk about. I hope you enjoy the photographs I took before the flowers for the tea pots had arrived. Lauren and Liam have promised to send me some photos of their special  day, so  I hope to be adding more photos to share with you all soon.