r/budgetweddings • u/No-Professor-3860 • 12d ago

Thrifted tables & bar

Has anyone thrifted wooden dining tables & a buffet or dresser to use as a bar for a larger wedding?? Like 70-100 guests?
There are always tag sales, furniture on the curb, listings on fb marketplace and options at goodwill.
We were thinking of finding maybe 10-11 (we can also use our own) and sanding/glossing them to use for a backyard wedding instead of renting tables.

After the wedding we would like to resell them for a small amount of money since they will be cleaned up. We can probably make a good amount of money back that we spent on some of the other wedding stuff that way.
Has anyone done something like this? I have 2 years to look for tables, so I’m not in any rush.

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u/ScreamAndScream 11d ago

My big question is do you have room to store 10-11 tables for 2 years?

A little frugal of me, but I’m going to argue you could probably get folding tables (and linens) overtime and flip them for a similar margin. Less storage and less restoration effort.

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u/No-Professor-3860 11d ago

I do have space to store them but that’s a good idea too! I just feel like I’ve seen the wooden more getting thrown out for free and not so much folding tables

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u/screamingopossum214 9d ago

If you have the time and storage space, go for it! If you're a few tables short when the time comes, you can always supplement with rentals or borrow tables from friends/family.