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OK. I admit it. I am in love with Martha Stewart. I’m pretty sure “tablescape” is a made-up word, and that designing one can make brides and housewives around the world jump with excitement. And I’m pretty sure that designing a beautiful tablescape would make Martha proud.

But, what does it mean? Well, I couldn’t find the official Webster’s definition of tablescape, but I did find the Urban Dictionary defintion here:

Designing a dining table (for a dinner party) with useless, cheap and tacky knicknacks, usually with some kind of lame-assed theme. And usually they are nowhere as inexpensive as she likes to claim. Allegedly created by Food Network hack Sandra “Semi-Homemade” Lee.

Well, our tablescapes hopefully won’t include useless or tacky knicknacks, but hopefully they will include some cheap ones! As I told you all in a previous post, we booked the amazing Lougheed House, and one of the reasons we loved it so much…is because there won’t be a huge need for decorations. We won’t need to have amazing tablescapes because the ornate design of the house won’t need it. I mean, did you see the ceilings?! I want those ceilings in my apartment.

But…we do want a “lame-assed theme.” That is precisely why we booked Lougheed (the fact that Chiavari chairs are included may have persuaded me…just a little)! We wanted the ever-so-popular vintage-themed wedding. More specifically, I was picturing our “theme” to look like this:

Image via Ruffled Blog / Photography by She Wanders / Design by Jennifer Nesovic

Image via Fiori by Lynne

Image via Wed Luxe / Photography by Ikonica / Decor by Simply Beautiful

I knew our tablescapes would have to be fairly simple to not compete with the decor of the house…but, I wanted our tablescapes to be able to stand on their own and be visually interesting. I wasn’t really too set on having any particular kind of flower, as long as they were really fresh flowers and I could buy in bulk. I wasn’t really set on any colours either. My indecision wasn’t apathy—I just didn’t really know what would look “good” or “tablescape-y.”

The one thing I did know that I wanted was something in addition to flowers. It could be something to hold the flowers, but it had to be something “extra” that you wouldn’t normally see at a wedding. I wasn’t sure what sort of additional items we would include, but I stumbled upon some great ideas that I have a feeling Martha would approve of!

Vintage Books

Image via Kinser Event Company / Photography by Leila Brewster Photography

Image via Elizabeth Anne Designs / Photography by Rebekah J Murray Photography

Teapots and China

Image via Set Design Thinking / Photo by Kate Sears for Every Day with Rachael Ray

Image via The Tea Room / Image credit: Southern Accents

Did you have fun creating your tablescape? Were you like me and looking to create more of a “feel” (or in Urban Dictionary’s words: a “lame-assed-theme”), or did you have the perfect idea and know exactly what you wanted to create?