Weddingbee PRO
Junkin' is one of my favorite pastimes. I head out to resale shops once a week looking for vintage treasures. And now that garage sale season is heating up - look out!
I love the idea of giving used items a second life. Besides, I‘m the sentimental type and I love finding things that bring me back to my childhood. Over the years I've collected children's books, toys (just the other day I got my hands on the original Fashion Plates for $3!), games, linens and cookware - all for nostalgia's sake.
Resale shops and garage sales are also great places to shop for your wedding - especially if you are going for the shabby chic look. Online stores like Etsy and Ebay are also great sources of previously loved items.
And if you are looking for vintage or used wedding dresses and bridesmaids gowns - there are sites like Vintageous.
Let's take a look at some of the wonderful ways you can have a green wedding with recycled items.
Katie, from A Backyard Wedding, used a variety of vintage bed sheets to create napkins for her wedding. And no sewing was involved! She simply cut them to size with pinking shears. This would be perfect for a shabby chic garden wedding. One of my readers also pointed out that she is using vintage bed sheets to create the linens for the reception. (Photos: A Backyard Wedding)
Katie also bought all of the dishes, glassware, flatware - and even teacups second hand. The couple also used Freecycle.com to get some of the dishes for free. (Photo: A Backyard Wedding)
You can create centerpiece vases for your wedding from recycled bottles. Go to $2,000 Wedding to see how. You can also purchases vases and containers second-hand for your centerpieces. (Photo: $2,000 Wedding)
This vintage wedding dress is currently listed on Vintageous for $180. But hurry - they go fast!
I'd love to hear from you. Are you planning to use any vintage or second-hand items in your wedding?
| Share this post: 
Thanks for this! I can’t sew so those napkins are perfect for me!!!!
I bought a used gown, and a vintage cake topper from Etsy, and I just checked out vintageous and I am in love! (I might just be a “reception dress” bride now) Thank you for the tips 
I am definitely going to check out flea markets and yard sales for centerpiece elements now.
Just an fyi, it’s actually freecycle.org
I love the napkin idea too! so nifty!
| Visit our sister sites | Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
Fertile Thoughts Infertility Support |
Christina Friedrichsen, Winsor, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: Wedding Writer
Website: Intimate Weddings
About Me: Christina Friedrichsen is the author of Intimate Weddings: Planning a Small Wedding that Fits Your Budget and Style and owner of IntimateWeddings.com. She wrote Intimate Weddings after planning her own 50-guest wedding. She wants other brides to feel confident in their decision to have an intimate wedding – even if their ideas buck convention. She wants couples to feel a sense of validation and to hear about all the wonderful things a small wedding can offer them. IntimateWeddings.com provides brides with a slew of planning articles, as well as a place to find small wedding venues. The Intimate Weddings Blog is chock full of fresh ideas for planning a small wedding, as well as real weddings and a slew of creative DIY wedding ideas that cut costs without sacrificing quality.
What great ideas! I think the wedding napkins idea is so neat. I’m gonna give that a try with some leftover fabrics I have for a party.