Where have I been all week? Well planning for my soon-to-be sister-in-law’s bridal Garden Tea Party of course! We had a lovely time. My sister and I hosted at our parents home. Countless hours of planning, cooking, arranging, borrowing, and putting together, but it was all worth it…
My sister purchased several antique tea tins and I chose and arranged the flowers.
Cucumber and dill butter, smoked salmon with capers, and curried egg salad sandwiches
White bean and tomato salad
Rosemary and cheddar ice box crackers
Just to name a few…
And of course, dessert!
My dearest friend was in town for a visit and helped me make the homemade chocolate dipped marshmallows.
One of the most charming elements of the party was that we all wore hats! One of my mom’s dearest and oldest friend’s (and my “adopted” aunt!) has an amazing hat collection and she generously outfitted those of us who might otherwise be hatless. It was so much fun I kept changing mine.
(Me, my future sister-in-law, my sissy, and my sister-in-law)
(one of my sweet nieces)
And the end of the party…
I was sad to say good bye to all the lovely hats!
So… I was allowed to keep just a few for future hatted excursions.
Ladies we should all start wearing hats again!
We definitely should! This tea party sounds like a great idea!
Greetings,
poet
i concur!
yes, yes, yes. So wish I could be there this week.
You are all gorgeous!
How cute are you? I feel like this is a brilliant idea that I’m going to use for my dear friend that is getting married soon!
Yes Reyna, I highly recommend it! Let me know if you want any recipes! ;-)
There was a really cute virtual Alice in Wonderland themed tea party happening in the blogoshpere a while back for artists and I’m wondering if I should start a tea hat party with the same idea… Hmmmm….
what a wonderful idea, dont you all look so elegant, i should love an occasion to wear a hat!