Does Anyone Know Where We Can Find The Following....???

1. Vintage sitting mailbox (that you can put on a table for guests to access easily) or antique mail slots. See this page for what we're after or the mailbox on this page.
2. A table as awesome as this one.
   
3. Spray paint that makes things look rusty and old.
   
4. Cool rustic looking baskets. We need two with handles so that they can hang from shepherd's hooks--one for programs, one for grass seed puches--and we need one without a handle that can hold 70-80 4-inch pie boxes (preferably round so that we can display them on a plant stand.
5. House numbers that we could use as table stands (table cards). See this page for what we're after.
   
6. Doily, scalloped edged paper in expresso color for making this kind of sign.
7. A good deal on grass seed.
8. These kinds of natural or kraft hang tags for pie boxes.
9. Virginia wines that you love!! We'd love your recommendations.
   

Rustic Inspiration

Pretty LIghts

This effect of single, fabric-lined votives would be beautiful lining the Carriage House rail. This weekend, we ordered a case of 6 dozen votives for an amazing price, as well as more lace!

Dessert Bar, Sweet Love

We'd need to measure, but having a dessert bar and a "Sweet Love" sign along the wall of our Carriage House dining room would be AMAZING! The sign seems somewhat easy to make, though we'd need to get the right paper and suspend with twine or ribbon--per Katherine's permission, of course. As for extra pies, we could either display the favor boxes there, or perhaps whole pies made by Mom's Apple Pie Bakery. On testing day, we'll measure accordingly.

Vintage Mail Boxes: Guests Write Letters!

I think I love this idea even MORE than the typewriter!! Here are my thoughts: display fun vintage mailbox or rustic mail slots, set out ivory envelopes and/or left over ivory envelopes from our stationary (already stamped), parchment paper, stamps, pens, and maybe our typewriter (room permitted). Guests can write or type us letters, brief notes, slip them in an envelope or not, and deposit it in our mailbox/mail slots. I love it. Other ideas: making our own love note stationary.

Supplies required:

• Mailbox or rustic mail slots
• Stationary
• Stamps
• Paper
• Card instructing guests (perhaps one of our leftover invitation stock)
• Rubber stamp with something cute!

Other Escort Card Ideas...