Floor #19 (Classic)

The Vintage Rental Co. (203.517.7442, thevintagerentalco.com) Available in: New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island Inventory includes: China dinner plates and teacups, Depression glasses, and table linens, as well as vintage furniture and props Cost: $150 minimum for 36-hour rental China service for: as many as 300 guests Also offers: styling and set-up service

Vintage Table Graces (585.705.5301, vintagetablegraces.com) Available in: Upstate New York Inventory includes: China and glass dinner plates, crystal stemware, serving pieces, as well as vintage props China service for: as many as 300 guests Also offers: custom searches

New England Vintage (413.464.6064, newenglandvintage.com) Available in: New England and New York CityInventory includes: China dinner, salad, and dessert plates, bowls, teacups, and saucersChina service for: as many as 350Cost: plates range from $1.30 to $1.50 eachAlso offers: styling and set-up service; custom searches

Dinner Party (dinnerpartyshop.com)Available in: ChicagoInventory includes: China dinner plates, cocktail glasses, table linens, cake stands, and serving piecesCost: from $1 per item China service for: as many as 250 guests

The Vintage Table Company (310.210.9298, thevintagetableco.com)Available in: Southern CaliforniaInventory includes: dinner plates, glassware, and flatwareCost: from $1 per item China service for: as many as 200 in each of three collections (vintage, rustic, and retro) Also offers: styling and set-up service; custom searches

At "Couture and Crumpets," an afternoon tea service and Royal Wedding viewing party at the Four Seasons Chicago last April, a monogrammed chocolate tart, scones with Devonshire cream, and tiers of foie gras sandwiches—allegedly one of Kate Middleton's favorite snacks—lent a British vibe. Tea selections included Earl Grey, mint, and citrus-chamomile.

Several hundred shoppers were treated to a free cup of tea when Visit London kicked off its "Only in London" campaign with a complimentary tea party inside New York's Time Warner Center in 2010. Staffing vendor Eye5 provided the models, clad in traditional butler uniforms, to preside over the tea service.

At Barbra Streisand's fund-raiser for the Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center in Malibu, colorful floral arrangements in wooden vases played off the outdoor setting.

LoLo Event Design offers hand-painted handkerchiefs that can serve as table numbers at a garden event. Geraniums in a terra cotta pot have a more casual feel than an elaborate formal centerpiece.