Time to think about decorations

So I went over to Stirk House in the Easter holidays 2011. We were meeting up with the chair cover lady, Linda of Le Chic Chair covers, Huddersfield. She was amazing, she came up with so many ideas for us, and helped us come up with ideas. With Linda's help I could actually see what my reception would look like, I could see what the church would look like, how my tables were going to be laid out and how the wedding was coming together.

Linda set up the Chair covers, and we used the table layout that the reception had for another wedding to help with the inspiration. Linda sent me some samples of colours, and  I loved the brown, but was complete unsure of the other, but when she put them together, it was beautiful. Excitement built in me, I couldn't believe how good the colours looked together, let alone how lovely they were with the hearts I made for the chair backs. She then showed me how the table runners would look, this made it even more exciting, as I could really see the tables coming together with the chairs.

Chair covers and sashes and hearts-

Chair covers, sashes and hearts close up-

Top table style-

The table runners-

Chair covers and table runners together-

So while I was at Stirk House with Linda, she suggested so many ideas I got super excited. So the search started for Teacups, Saucers and Side plates began! I needed 120 in total. I scan carboots, ebay, charity shops and little boutiques. I had people all across the country searching, from Birmingham, Cheshire, Skipton, Cambridge, Aberystwyth, Bristol, London and Kent. We started collecting in April and completed the collection in September!!! We were good at collecting.

Just some of the teacups- 

Just some of my favourites-

So now that all my teacups were brought the next thing to do was to complete the marathon task of the bunting. I looked up how much it would of costed to by and refused to pay £10 for 5 metres when I know I could make more for less... So I went to the local haberdashery in Skipton and to the Market stall in St Albans and brought all the material I needed to make my bunting. I cut out loads of triangles and brought some white bias binding (60 metres in total). I started the process of sewing the hem, Unfortunately, this took so long it started to drive me made, and I dreaded doing it, I borrowed one of the Art department sewing machines but that broke down during making some, so the art technician took a load off me and sewed some. Then we had a visit to my mum, who whipped through them in no time! 

So about a year after starting the bunting it was done, lots of blood, sweat and tears went into it, but they were done, FINALLY!!! As soon as we got home, the following day, I got hanging it in my living room as the excitement of having it all made was to much. 

I've still got to think about where I'm going to put it all. I hate swags on top tables, I think this is down to me just thinking they are dust collectors in houses, so I know I'm going to put some on the top table. I also think it will be put around the sweets table and cake table. I'm going to have to speak to the reception to see what we can do with the bunting for elsewhere in the reception. 

So two mammoth tasks for decorating the reception was done. Just the finer details to go....