Somewhere at the cusp of the century, something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue transformed into the never ending pursuit of something harder, better, faster, stronger. There are passionate devotees in both camps time tested simplicity and modern extravagance going head to toe, shaking fists and calling names. But who said you need to choose? Id like to think that everything new turns out to be a well-forgotten past. We know all too well, its an overwhelming world out there especially where wedding planning is concerned, but were here to give you glimpses of hope and sunshine. Today it comes as Lisa Marie Hart, an artist whose original tea stands appeal equally to the vintage aficionados and contemporary fashionistas.

A successful writer and editor, Lisa Marie started designing tea stands part time. She likes to say: Sometime passion finds you when youre not looking. Her initial hobby turned into a specialized shop with a fun name of High Tea for Alice. Why Alice, you ask? Its another inspiration of Lisa Maries work. Poor girl, she told me, She never got to enjoy her tea party amidst the craziness of Wonderland. I like to picture her sitting down to a table filled with our stands piled high with treats and finally enjoying her tea.

I had never heard of tea stands before, so I asked Lisa Marie to start with the basics. She explained that the concept of a tiered stand is nothing new. But many of themmade with white china with a few flowers on themtend to be boring and old-ladyish. I wanted mine to be anything but! My whole goal was to created stands so beautiful that it would keep people up at night dreaming about them I wanted to use rich gold and bright colors and make them really exciting, even to people who never would have dreamed of owning one. Materials used in the final product come from all over the world. Lisa Marie hand picks china specifically for each individual piece. A perfectionist, she makes sure every stand is one of the most beautiful tea and cake stands in the world to someone who is going to love and use it for many years.

Lisa Marie confessed that she absolutely loves weddings When two people are truly, madly in love, it shows in the details, even without trying too hard. Having run a wedding website, she prefers not pay attention to the trends in the industry. It is easy to lose the reason behind the wedding and get completely overwhelmed with details. The best weddings are those where the couple is so in love, the details hardly matter, she told me. I really applaud couples who find ways to incorporate touches into the wedding that will be used later in various facets of their new life together. This can take time, but I believe its well spent.

Lisa Marie brings back the sense of wonder and whimsy. In the world where everything supposed to be better, faster, and stronger, Id like to think that we also could fall down the rabbits hole into the Wonderland and take time to pick out something old, something blue, something that years from now would allow us to take a moment and enjoy.




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