From the Desk of A.J. - BHLDN

When I got married, scratch that, when I got engaged, one of the very first things I started dreaming about was the “theme” I wanted to take down the aisle.

Yes…I admit, I got little nuts (no not Bridezilla at all…just detail oriented-honest) when it came down to my “dream” wedding.

My first thought was…I wanted to get married in the middle of an Anthropologie. Seriously, it’s what I thought. I lurve that store like a big bowl of ice cream and the thought of a sort of bohemian, romantic vintag-ie, wedding was all I could dream about when I started to plan that year long plan of one day nuptials.

I wanted the perfect terra cotta pots to be distressed and cracked just enough. I wanted my seating chart to look like a family tree (yep…the first of many family trees I have weaved into my life), my guest book to look like an old photo album that had been found in an attic somewhere…or in AnthropologieJ

Behold. Anthro has launched BHLDN (uhm…that’s beholden, I felt like I was trying to read the back of a license plate), their venture into the wedding biz. Dresses (amazing dresses!), bridesmaids (soooo sweet!), and little odds and ends. Launched on Valentine’s day…awwww

This screams Pinky Swear…we loves us a good wedding online catalog to drool and plan our renewal vows…if we can’t get the Hubsters on board, we may have to vow to each other to just throw a big celebration…in a bohemian, romantic, vintage-ie sort of way;)

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From the Desk of A.J. - Found Vintage Rentals

Da, da, da ,daaaaa,

That’s the wedding march, in case you didn’t recognize the tune.

Yep…hosting, yet another, shower…this time for 2 brides.

A double wedding you ask? Nope. Two lovely ladies, who happen to be getting hitched to each other a la Portia and Ellen. One of them happens to be my beautiful cousin and the other her beautiful bride. Our families are beyond excited, ‘cause these two have known each other forev-ah and are a perfect match. Love is love in all shapes and sizes and this is a beautiful thing

So, on to the shower! Stumbled upon an amazing website looking for old vintage glass jars (I know…too many out there…and I just had to torture myself in having to find the perfect ones for the centerpieces). My heart went pitter pat when I found, well, found-vintage rentals.

Immediately, I had a flashback to my engagement pics, wedding, baby showers, past parties, past showers I’ve hosted, past weddings I gave any of my 2, 3, 4 cents worth to and I stopped and awwwwwwed for, like, an hour, over this site.

The founder (ha…pun intended) Jeni, is a super styling, cool gal who wanted to find a way to use her vintage, flea market hungry, styling obsession in a way to A. preserve all vintage time pieces and B. help those who loooove all the things she does incorporate them into their weddings, pictures, parties, etc… You can rent couches, old luggage pieces, doors, chairs, tables, uhm CHURCH PEWS! The list goes on.

The website is gorgeous, so is the blog ( great decorating ideas for seasonal, year round, & parties!), also her Hubs is an amazing photographer that uses her styling for his clients…check out the couple on the rail road tracks…I just want to go and have a absinthe cocktail with them.

Yet another blog/site I will be frequenting often…love that someone else out there wants to save the “old” and make it new again…So glad we found you found (and again insert pun)

*All images from Found Vintage Rentals inventory

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