The best days in life are those spent enjoying a bright and breezy chat with our family and friends.
Tea parties are perfect during these moments.
With a few great tea party ideas, you can make these gatherings even more special! Detailing is the key if you are to be successful in hosting parties like these.
Likewise, having unique tea party ideas such as using scented votives or placing mini flower pots in the party site are also very essential once you already know what kind of tea party to hold.
All of these generally require the same preparation yet different variations as regards the invitation, food, ambience and decor, among others.
For the right decor, you need more creativity rather than money.
This is not too difficult if you happen to be imaginative yourself.
However, for those who are not inherently endowed with extraordinary artistic faculties, do not worry.
It need not be complicated.
Here are some guidelines: - Before anything else, you need to make up your mind about the theme.
This is the most important one among your tea party ideas.
If you opt for one without themes or simply, the traditional one, you may settle for at least a color or two to complement your other decorations.
- You may have a customized banner welcoming guests to the event in big bold fonts.
- The lighting you will use will depend much on the feel that you want the event to have.
Use candles and switch off the lights for that warm and cozy feel.
You may open the lights, windows and doors for air circulation.
- The centrepiece can be the center of attraction in the table.
Throw in some real daisies, mini roses, or some convincing silk flowers.
Tea party ideas for centrepieces also include placing a birdcage with a pair of doves, or glass jars filled with jelly beans.
- Check out local vintage shops or the Salvation Army for affordable sets of teacups, cutlery, silverware and candlesticks that fits your theme.
Clean and arrange the nicely.
- There are countless other accessories like floating scented candles, adorable mini flower pots and card holders.
Make sure that it goes in sync with the pattern you set for the entire tea party.
Preparing for the menu is a different story and yet, it still can be easy if you choose and decide in advance about this.
Aside from the tea - either one or two with similar flavouring - that is to be carefully selected, you have to also know what food to offer.
So it would be helpful to classify tea party menus to give us a picture of the right combination of tea and foods for a certain tea party, as follows: - Cream tea.
This menu is best for spring garden tea parties and casual parties.
It is the simplest among the four.
For both Devon and Cornish ways, scones, cream, jam and, of course, tea is prepared.
- Light afternoon tea.
It is called coffee break or mid-afternoon snack in the United States.
A pot of tea, some tea cakes, scones and tea breads comprise this menu that you have to serve.
- Low tea.
Savories (e.
g.
tea sandwich, appetizers, etc.
), scones and sweets/pastries like tea cakes and biscuits are served in this strict order and are still considered snacks even though it is like a heavy meal already.
- High tea.
High tea is an evening meal which has a menu that includes four to five courses such as soup, meat, finish, eggs, cheese, bread and butter, scones and a sweet cake.
Once you've fully satisfied your guests with great tea and fun conversations, give your guests a little token such as mini flower pots with a Thank You card.
The note in the card can have some sense of wit and humor, perhaps saying, "It was lovely to have spent the afternoon with you.
You're truly my cup of tea!"