Beautiful Bunting

Splendid Days have been busily buying armfuls of stunning vintage fabrics over the last six months and the sewing machines are being dusted down ready for a frenzy of bunting production! We will be creating various fabulous colourways to fit in with our vintage crockery  collection -The first colourway will be stunning blues which will work fantastically with our fabulous vintage blue crockery collection .To go with this we will also be making fabulous blue linen napkins .

The next collection will be a lovely mixed colourway in tones that will fit in with our gorgeous china teasets for that fabulously British afternoon tea look! Think vintage Colefax and Fowler and Sanderson Fabrics! We will also have some napkins in these mixed colourways to match which will create a fantastic vintage finishing touch.

If you have any particular colours or patterns you think would be lovely for your wedding or party do leave a comment as we would love to hear.

Check back soon for photos of our efforts !  Sally x

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Splendid Days are pleased to announce that we now have a Facebook page in addition to our website and our Blog. We will posting lots of our excellent special offers here, adding photos of our latest vintage goodies for hire and keeping everyone up to date with our news and events. So if you are a fan of Facebook do make friends with us and feel free to add any comments or ideas -we would love to hear what you`ve got to say!

The Question Time Tea Party

David Dimbleby and his wife Belinda recently asked Splendid Days to provide a vintage tea party for the BBC Question Time Team. The event was styled by the Splendid Days team using vintage items in the beautiful downland setting of David and Belinda`s Sussex home . 


Delicious smoked salmon sandwiches,meringues and cream,scones ,fruity cupcakes and lemon drizzle cake were some of the scrumptious items on the tea party menu provided by Splendid Days .Speciality teas from Fortnum and Mason were also enjoyed and were served in beautiful antique teapots. Each guest had fun choosing their own vintage teacup and saucer, which came in a harmonious mix of patterns .

The table linen was hand embroidered and the centre piece was a white bird cage containing an iced lemon drizzle cake sandwiched together with lemon curd ,blueberries and buttercream cake on a silver cake stand . 

Floristry was also by Splendid Days and we used cut glass vases and silver epigines to display a delicious smelling mix of roses, lavenders and other scented summer favourites .

Croquet on the lawn ,striped deckchairs and sunshine completed the scene .

Splendid News

Splendid Days are very pleased to have been booked by David Dimbleby to provide a Victorian tea party for him and his  Question Time team this July .

A delicious spread will be lavishly prepared by the Splendid Days team with treats including scones with clotted cream and wild strawberry jam and fresh fruit jellies served in vintage teacups.

The event will be styled by the Splendid Days team in the wonderful setting of David and his wife Belinda`s stunning garden at the foot of the South Downs .

A hand painted three tiered cake with antique pink roses

Splendid Days has been busy making cakes to hopefully turn heads !

This is a three tiered cake which has a different flavour for each tier to please everbody .The pattern was inspired by vintage Victorian designs and was carefully hand painted freehand using natural colourings .The roses are a lovely antique pink colour and the ribbon is a gentle old gold colour . The cake stands on one of our vintage silver trays.

If you are looking for something a bit different from the traditional sugar flower form of decoration why not go for a handpainted cake and set the trend !

Vintage silverware meets 21st century modernity

At an event this weekend Splendid Days vintage silverware and a flamboyant pink floral arrangement were combined with 21st century modernity in the form of a glass bar that could be lit from below and looked fabulous at night .The whole event was a successful and stunning mix of old and new .

If you love the classic country house look an alternative could be an oak bar. Dress with silver canldesticks and vintage flower jugs with informal ,wild looking floral arrangements and place nibbles for your guests in vintage patterned bowls .The silver punch bowls would also fit very well with this theme .

It`s always worth spending time planning the look of the bar area as this is so often the focus of attention and it needs to fit in with the overall look of the event . There are many fantastic ways of usng vintage items at your event so keep following the blog for more examples that will be coming soon .

Summer Events

This weekend Splendid Days were out and about providing vintage tableware to events in the Southeast . Our vintage flower containers were sent off to the florists Kiki and Cole in Hurstpierpoint to be filled with the most gorgeous flowers to grace the champagne bar at a wonderful event at a beautiful old manor house in Sussex . As you can see they certainly made a wonderful job of the flowers although that was to be expected as they regularly supply flowers to Ralph Lauren ,Paul Smith ,Wimbledon and the BBC to name a few .

Sussex Marquees  www.sussexmarquees.co.uk  made their usual fantastic job of the marquee at this event and their wonderful new limewashed chairs completed the picture.

As well as all the vintage flower containers we also supplied our very beautiful blue and white vintage dinner plates -so Ralph Lauren ! Our silver embossed trays and vintage platters and antique bowls were the glamorous finishing touches .

A vintage Tea Party

The summer events season is well under way here at Splendid Days and the team are looking forward to getting out and about this summer ,providing clients with delicious tea and cakes and vintage tableware . If you are looking to throw a unique party and want to spoil your guests without spending a fortune ,why not consider a vintage tea party?

At Splendid Days we can cater for up to 200 guests and the collection of stunning vintage crockery is rapidly growing .Do visit www.splendiddays.co.uk for more details and give us a call to find out about our latest summer offers!

Jam sponge and roses

An iced jam and buttercream sponge adorned with roses -what more could you want ?

This natural beauty was displayed on a large vintage silver tray and adorned with fresh flowers picked from the clients garden.Using fresh flowers in this way is a nice way to personalise your cake and enables you to keep the cakes ingredients very wholesome and delicious .

Vintage Glass Vases

At Splendid Days a very popular hire item is a vintage cut glass vase .As you can see from this picture they are very beautiful and really let the flowers do the talking . They can be grouped informally with an array of country flowers such as sweet williams,sweet peas,tea roses or even simple hedgerow finds such as cow parsley.This can look fantastic at an event in a countryside setting to echo the surroundings .

Creating a total overall look at your event is important and shows you have put heart and soul into the proceedings . If you are having a country wedding or party one thing I often suggest is raiding the garden to see what you can find ! If you are going back to your home town to get married and perhaps are having a marquee in your parents garden then why not make a few or all your arrangements from the flowers in the garden .Maybe there is a rose growing in the garden that was planted when you were a child that reminds you of your childhood that would make a lovely personal way of styling your wedding that won`t break the bank.

Flowers from the garden or hedgerow are also fantastic to use on your wedding cake and can look amazing and different from the usual sugar flowers. Cut glass vases also look equally amazing and luxurious with a more formal arrangement such as lilies and orchids for a more stylised look.