Love and Lobster Coastal New England Weddings

We have been following Brooklyn graphic designer and handmade talent Jen Pepper as she settles into life in Maine and plans her coastal New England wedding.

Now that we have managed to piece together the big pieces in our wedding day puzzle, it’s time to move on to the fun stuff. Oh heck yes! We get to think about the details!

Because our reception venue is a raw space, we are responsible for all of the rentals that turn the room into a functional space. There are plenty of traditional rental companies in the area who can provide the banquet tables, bamboo chairs, colored linens and white platters, but we wanted something a little more “us.” So we did a little googling for “farm table rentals,” and came across New England Country Rentals.

Browsing through their website their tables looked amazing, so we sent off an email to see if it was possible to check them out in person. Kelly sent us back a quick reply and a few weeks later (because we were super busy) we jumped in the car and headed down to Scituate, MA to see these tables for ourselves.

When we met up with Kelly at their homey showroom It was like being a kid in a candy shop. Not only were the tables everything I had hoped for, they also had some new small tables (perfect for the cake and guest book) long tall tops (the right size for cocktail hour) and they even had mason jars to rent. The mason jars really were the icing on the cake for us, we really wanted them, but had no idea what we would do with them after the wedding was over; maybe take up pickling?

I also brought with us a rather large candle centerpiece that we had already bought before we saw the tables. I was so happy to see that it fit with the decor perfectly. I highly recommend bringing anything you are trying to match, or to get a sense of scale when you go shopping for your tables and other rentals. It’s always good to know something works, or doesn’t, while there is still time to change it.

We also took pictures of the tables so we could look at them again when we got home, and to be able to show to florists as well as the caterer so they can get a sense of what will be there on the day of.

I have to say picking out the china somehow made everything feel a little more real. Maybe it was just being out of the house planing our wedding together. Or maybe it was the smell of sea air as the showroom overlooks the bay. Something that day made everything come alive and I am so excited for what’s next.

Previous posts in this series:

I’m engaged. Now what?

Decisions, decisions

How to find a wedding venue without leaving the couch

Finding a wedding venue that won’t break the bank

The wedding guest list

Let’s get organized

Wedding weight loss

Finding what’s right for you