Vintage Christmas Brunch

Christmas Brunch Ideas

Event planners Mary Alice Sublett and Amber Housley create personalized weddings and events that are anything but cookie-cutter. This Christmas brunch has a lively flair with its crisp red-and-blue color scheme and a subtle peppermint theme.

"We incorporated vintage ideas with a modern twist," says Mary Alice. Thoughtful details such as a custom welcome sign and locally produced party favors make their Christmas brunch a merry and memorable one.

Retro Invitations

A nod to the crisp winter weather, a snowflake motif was carried throughout the invitations and paper goods.

Set a Colorful Table

Antique-style white wooden chargers and beaded-edge dinner plates play up the party's vintage look. They're topped with vibrant bird salad plates and blue paper boxes, which serve as both place cards and party favors.

• More Holiday Table Settings

Stagger Flowers on the Table

As a casual alternative to a formal centerpiece, Mary Alice and Amber arranged multiple bouquets of red tulips, roses, and ranunculus in vintage milk-glass vessels for a monochromatic look with lots of texture.

• Showstopping Christmas Centerpieces

Package Premade Desserts

Served in glass jars with latch lids and embellished with snowflake trimmings, these ice-cream desserts can be scooped ahead of time and stored in the freezer.

Elevate Store-Bought Candies

Even simple candies seem special with thoughtful presentation. Friend and Nashville-based scrapbook maven Jenni Bowlin made homespun, typed identifiers for the "sweet treats" bar.

Serve Simple Cocktails

In keeping with the peppermint theme, they made minty Candy Cane Gimlets using peppermint Schnapps and Sprite. For a fun touch, peppermint candy stir sticks garnish the recipe.

• Recipe: Candy Cane Gimlet

Wrap Up Local Treats

Mary Alice and Amber boxed up tasty chocolate-dipped peppermint sticks from Nashville chocolatier The Cocoa Tree as sweet parting gifts. "A good budget for favors is about $5 to $7 per guest," says Mary Alice.

More Christmas Party Ideas

Find more ideas for your Christmas party:

• "Naughty or Nice" Cocktail Party
• Elegant Christmas Dinner Party
• Open House Cocktail Party