5 Fun And Unexpected Ways to Use Vintage Crockery At Your Creative Wedding

Planning a creative vintage wedding? Vintage crockery is a key piece of décor that instantly brining character, personality and a touch of whimsy to your wedding venue. Authentic vintage china can be found in a huge array of colours and patterns and comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes so why limit it's use to the dinner table or the buffet? Get creative with the use of vintage crockery, have fun with it! Vintage crockery can be used to really carry that vintage tea party theme through your venue decor. All the small details and quirky finishing touches make such a difference to the overal look and feel of your day. Are you looking for a bit of inspiration? If so check out my 5 tips for using vintage crockery in fun and unexpected ways below.

1. Serving Welcome Drinks.
   Welcome your guests by serving up delicious cocktails or even bubbles in cute little vintage teacups. Your guests will love the novelty of sipping away from dainty teacups! You could even set up a little vingtage tea party bar by creating a table of beautiful vintage teapots that are labelled with the different cocktails they contain. Your guests can pour them out for thenselves into vintage teacups.

2.  Table Numbers and Seating Plans.
   Decorate pretty little vintage tea plates with numbers and display then on your tables to guide your guests. You could even write your guests names on large vintage dinner plates or platters, using one per table. These can displayed on a vintage dresser together with fresh flowers to create a tea party inspired seating plan. Not having a sit down meal? Why not choose to write a quote from your favourite song on to tea plates for fun tea party inspired signage.

3.  Wedding Favours.
   Feeling crafty and looking for a fun little wedding DIY project? Why not trawl those charity shops and car boot sales for vintage teacups or small vingtage bowls. Fill your vintage crockery finds with coloured or scented wax to make the cutest tea party candle favours that your guests will love!

4.  Centrepieces.
   Vintage china is often so beautiful on its own with its colourful floral designs and golden gilding, filling it with fresh flowers really make for show stopping centerpieces. Cram vintage teapots, coffee pots and milk jugs full to the brim with seasonal blooms and foliage. A teacup and saucer can be filled with flowers on its own or displayed in groups, styled on top of stacks of old books that help create interest and height.

5.  Serving food.
   Serve food in fun and unexpected ways by using vintage teacups rather than the usual plates or bowls. Having Soup for a starter or panna cotta for your pud? Your guests will have fun eating it from cute little vintage teacups! If you are planning a dessert table or sweetie buffet why not ditch the glass jars and fill vintage teacups and vintage platters with macaroons, chocolates and other sweet treats.

I hope you find these ideas useful. If you have any questions about how hiring vintage crockery from me works or If you are looking for a vintage wedding stylist and want to chat through your plans don't hesitate to get in touch I'd love to hear from you!

Images of my vintage crockery filled with flowers by The Enchanted Flower captured by Sarah Williams Photography

Images of Teacups in grid found on Pinterest.