Foot Washing Ceremony

Here are the pictures from the bride that did the foot washing ceremony with one of the vintage linens from my Etsy Shop.  I also had it emboridered for her.  You can read about that by clicking here.

The ceremony turned out beautiful… and you can see that you have a very happy bride.

Tea Cups and Vintage Items For Sale!

These would be so handy for collectors, or for someone throwing a wedding or party with a vintage theme.  

We placed the teacups and saucers around different tables, mingling them between flowers and center pieces and such.  It was charming.

There are 13 of them.  This entire set is $25.

We did the same with these vintage accessories.  So sweet!

There are 15 pieces to the set.  This cost $30.

The pink vase is an antique marked Lyndale China still on it, which is worth $10-15 alone.

And the tea cups without saucers were used as parting gifts with these hot cocoa baggies and the wedding couple thank you tags tied on each one.  You could put anything in them: poupourrie, apple cider mix, candy, etc. 

There are a total of 38 tea cups, some patterns are the same, but there are quite a few different patterns.

This costs $40.  

If you want all 3 of these, I will give a 10% discount.

Leave a comment if you are interested.  Or find me on Craigs List and contact me through the listing (will be posted on Monday).

Beautiful Gold Vintage Cake Stand Buffet

• To purchase on my Etsy Shop: Click Here
• To see more cake stand photos and other great products like jewelry, visit my Facebook Page: Here
• For Gold Cake Stand Eye Candy and Ideas, keep reading!

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A wonderful way to make a dessert bar is to take an eclectic mix of different cake stands that have the same theme (scroll down for those photos).  

Below the first 7 photos, you'll find photos of gold cake stands that I have sold.  While I don't make them out of glass any more, it can give you some ideas if you search for your own plates to make a cake stand.  

If you like wooden cake stands, I do make custom cake stands that can be painted gold.  Here are some beautiful updated photos of what I currently sell.  In the photo below, I love the gold cake stand and the way it pops with the gold chairs.  

Here are some more of the wooden ones I paint gold that I sell in my Etsy shop (click here to go my Etsy Shop

This one was used by a baker in Barbados.

This is in my own studio, but made for a baker in Oklahoma.

The glass ones I used to make

The cake plate on top of the little one with the gold fringe can be duplicated to fit any pedestal.

 This is from line of custom cake stand line.  Pictured are The Jessie (8 in tall), the Lucy (6 in tall) and the Audrey (4 in tall).  They can be ordered in any color.  The photos at the top of this post do a much better job of capturing the exact shade of gold which is a lot easier to do with a better camera and the right light :o).

You can pretty much do anything... just pick a plate and a pedestal.  You can put gold with gold, or gold with crystal.  If you can't find a real medal gold, just find a cool looking pedestal that you think would hold up a plate well and paint it gold.

We Love

Happy Valentine's Day!  In honor of Valentine's, I thought this was the perfect time to post something very sweet about love.  It isn't just any love, it is God's love, and the love between a husband and a wife, and a love that is selfless.

I recently came across a bride who asked for a special order.  I was so impressed by her beautiful idea and the symbolism behind it.

First, she purchased this lovely antique hand towel/table runner from me.  

Then, she asked if I could have it embroidered for her with the following scripture:

As part of her wedding ceremony, she and her husband are going to wash eachother's feet with it.  What a beautiful gesture to bring God into their marriage from the very beginning and to show there humble and selfless commitment to eachother.  

One of the really wonderful things about this is what a treasure and momento this towel will be for years to come.  They can decorate with it, or put it in a special place as not to forget the sacred promises they have made to eachother and to God.

The root of our love comes from God first, but all the drops of love throughout our life have brought us to where we are now.  Perhaps some of us don't always feel love, or weren't loved or treated as we should, but God's love can fill us up where we are not whole, and we can create a new life.

I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's day…. and remember, that we love, because we were first loved.  So spread the love, and allow someone else to first be loved by you, and I am sure the love will come back to you as you give selflessly to others.

Tea Cup Party Favors

Here is an awesome idea for a parting gift at a wedding, reception, tea party, bridal shower-- any kind of party!

Take a tea cup.

Put hot chocolate into a baggie.  Tie the top with lace.  This particular lace is actually vintage lace which made it even more charming.

For this couple, I also put tags on it with directions and a sweet saying on it: "A little something warm from our home to yours."

I absolutely love these and they looked beautiful all set out on a table.  The guests were delighted with the treat and had fun picking out their tea cup.

I have 25 of these adorable tea cups filled with hot chocolate left from a recent wedding.  I also have a gigantic bag of hot chocolate that I will throw in with it.  I think the bag would fill maybe about 100 cups.  Each tea cup cost about $3-4 to make, depending on how cheap you can find the tea cup.  I am charging $50 for 25 cups and the bag of hot chocolate.  What a bargain!

Email or leave a comment with your contact info if you are interested and we can arrange a pick-up.  Twin Cities area only unless you want to pay an arm and a leg for shipping ;o)

info@ritamarieweddings.com

Vintage Dessert Bar

Here are my practice pictures from the dessert bar I decorated at a recent wedding at International Market Square.   It was so fun to use a dozen of the cake stands I've made from beautiful vintage and antique dishes.  They topped each stand with desserts.  Then we set fresh and silk flowers, as well as little vintage dishes and tea pots and such, interspersed throughout the table.  It turned out charming and breath taking.

I am still waiting for pictures from the professional photagrapher, but here are a few from when I was practicing to make sure the color scheme matched.

If you are interested in having me decorate tables or a dessert bar, or want to use these cake stands, just leave a comment or e-mail me at jlplatesandplatters@gmail.com.  All of the floral arrangement and table cloths (not pictured) are available for rent as well- if you need tables and dessert bars decorated, you've found the right place!