It's traditional, it's old fashioned and it's lots of fun! So mind your manners and wear your hat and gloves, becasue a tea party bridal shower is a 'civilized way' to celebrate!
You have all sorts of options as to where you host your bridal shower - a conservatory, a museum, a tea shop or your home decked out in doilies and frills. Make sure your bridal shower invitations are traditional and pretty.
My cousin and I held a bridal shower at the local greenhouse once. It's a lovely 19th century building with all sorts of exotic plants and wonderful colors. We didn't even need to do much decorating since they had tables and benches all over and were happy to move them into place for us. Everything was perfect, but we forgot one little detail.
It's a greenhouse, and plants need water. So, at 4 p.m., a fine mist started to sprinkle the plants in the room where we were chatting and by five minutes later, it was a torrent. Luckily, the food and gift tables were set up in another room, so after the deluge, we dried off the chairs and got on with the tea party. It really was a shower!
Ask the bridesmaids hostesses to dress up in long skirts, poofy blouses and romantic, Victorian hats. Make sure they're prepared to serve the tea and mingle with the guests. Provide the bride with a Victorian hat as well.
Set up the gift area as a little bower with flowers and an easy chair where the bride can sit and be the center of attention when she opens her gifts. A nicely decorated corner where she can be seen by everyone is optimal.
Have all your centerpieces arranged in tea pots that can go home as door prizes. Give each guest a china cup and saucer as their party favor along with a tea strainer. Have some exotic loose teas wrapped in cellophane at the door for the guests to have as well.
As for games, something sedentary such as bridal shower bingo is always fun.
Bridal shower decorations can include parasols to carry out the theme. You know, parasols, (umbrellas) showers? You get the picture.
You should also use your laciest cloth (or your grandmother's - I inherited two of them) and fancy napkins. Use doilies as coasters and play soft classical music in the background. If you have silver flatware, use the forks and spoons to dress up the china cups and plates you are using on each table.
My mother had a silver tea set, with serving tray, coffee and tea pots and sugar and creamer dishes. If you can get your hands on a couple, use them so that they are circulated around the room for refills by the bridesmaids in costume!
Serve coffee, hot tea, iced tea, lemon slices, pitchers of cream, scones, finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off or cut into shapes with cookie cutters, petits fours, meringues, tea cookies, and of course, bridal shower cake. You can either have a buffet style table or set up each table with a tiered tray to hold the different courses.
It is fun and it is formal, and the bride will appreciate your efforts.
You have all sorts of options as to where you host your bridal shower - a conservatory, a museum, a tea shop or your home decked out in doilies and frills. Make sure your bridal shower invitations are traditional and pretty.
My cousin and I held a bridal shower at the local greenhouse once. It's a lovely 19th century building with all sorts of exotic plants and wonderful colors. We didn't even need to do much decorating since they had tables and benches all over and were happy to move them into place for us. Everything was perfect, but we forgot one little detail.
It's a greenhouse, and plants need water. So, at 4 p.m., a fine mist started to sprinkle the plants in the room where we were chatting and by five minutes later, it was a torrent. Luckily, the food and gift tables were set up in another room, so after the deluge, we dried off the chairs and got on with the tea party. It really was a shower!
Ask the bridesmaids hostesses to dress up in long skirts, poofy blouses and romantic, Victorian hats. Make sure they're prepared to serve the tea and mingle with the guests. Provide the bride with a Victorian hat as well.
Set up the gift area as a little bower with flowers and an easy chair where the bride can sit and be the center of attention when she opens her gifts. A nicely decorated corner where she can be seen by everyone is optimal.
Have all your centerpieces arranged in tea pots that can go home as door prizes. Give each guest a china cup and saucer as their party favor along with a tea strainer. Have some exotic loose teas wrapped in cellophane at the door for the guests to have as well.
As for games, something sedentary such as bridal shower bingo is always fun.
Bridal shower decorations can include parasols to carry out the theme. You know, parasols, (umbrellas) showers? You get the picture.
You should also use your laciest cloth (or your grandmother's - I inherited two of them) and fancy napkins. Use doilies as coasters and play soft classical music in the background. If you have silver flatware, use the forks and spoons to dress up the china cups and plates you are using on each table.
My mother had a silver tea set, with serving tray, coffee and tea pots and sugar and creamer dishes. If you can get your hands on a couple, use them so that they are circulated around the room for refills by the bridesmaids in costume!
Serve coffee, hot tea, iced tea, lemon slices, pitchers of cream, scones, finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off or cut into shapes with cookie cutters, petits fours, meringues, tea cookies, and of course, bridal shower cake. You can either have a buffet style table or set up each table with a tiered tray to hold the different courses.
It is fun and it is formal, and the bride will appreciate your efforts.
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