Wedding décor and more: buy antiques, help local shelter animals

Adirondack Weddings — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:29:14 +0000

As our regular readers know, we are huge animal lovers here at Adirondack Weddings. (Perhaps you could tell by our wildlife issue, or our “Tails on the Trails” story in the current edition!) We also love to shop. We especially love shopping when the proceeds go toward helping local shelter animals. Our office in historic downtown Plattsburgh is moments away from not one but three(!) antique/thrift shops run by local shelters: Rescued Treasures Thrift Store at 37 Clinton Street (Elmore SPCA), Cause for Paws Thrift Store at 89 Bridge Street (Adirondack Humane Society), and Not Necessarily New at 90 Bridge Street (also run by the Adirondack Humane Society). We love these stores and have even found props to use in our photo shoots, such as the Fourth of July feature.

That’s why we wanted to make sure to share this event with our readers. The North Country SPCA is hosting their annual sale, and once again, we wanted to help spread the word.

Hope to see you there!

Vintage Treasures for a Cause

Adirondack Weddings — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:16:36 +0000

If you’re anything like us, when you’re planning your Adirondack wedding, you probably want to find at least a few special items to add to your decor. Things that are unique, unlike anything your guests have seen at a wedding before. Perhaps an antique typewriter, or a stack of old books, or an apple crate filled with flowers. Here at Adirondack Weddings, we adore antique stores and sales, and we especially love when the money we spend goes to a good cause. Enter this sale that we just had to share with you!

Proceeds from this second-annual sale will go toward funding the NCSPCA’s new shelter, located on a wooded 18-acre property on Route 9 east of Elizabethtown. The facility, which just broke ground on August 15 after two years of fundraising, will replace the organization’s overcrowded shelter in Westport. It will feature modern amenities such as walking trails, a large fenced-in play yard, “get acquainted” rooms, space for obedience training, and more. The Frances Miller Shelter, as it will be known, is expected to open its doors in February 2013.

The shelter still needs to fund final construction costs, so checking out the sale is a great way to help. We attended last year and found several lovely pieces that we plan to use in our photo shoots. Feel free to spread the word, and if you attend, let us know what you found!

What: An antique and tag sale to benefit shelter animals
Who: Hosted by the North Country SPCA (NCSPCA), the only animal shelter in Essex County
When: Saturday, August 25th from 9 to 5 p.m. (There is an Early Bird entrance fee of $20 between 9 and 10 a.m.; after that, it’s free!)
Where: Whallonsburg Grange. The Grange is located about five miles away from Essex, NY, on the corner of Route 22 and Whallons Bay Road.
For more information: http://www.ncspca.org

See you there!

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Wedding décor and more: buy antiques, help local shelter animals

Vintage Treasures for a Cause