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- May 12, 2010
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June is the month for weddings. So thought an idea for a Bridal Shower would be the Bridal Shower Tea Party. When planning for a wedding it can be so hectic. A tea shower would be calming and fun. It would be an hour or two of sweet calm for the bride.
The gift theme would be items to outfit the bride for her own tea parties. Gifts could include: sugar tongs, Victorian style strainers, tea balls in several sizes, unusual teas, dainty napkins, teapots, both plain and fancy, and of course cup and saucer sets. Each guest could have fun going to secondhand or antique shops to pick out these items. The bride would have an instant collection of the necessities for a tea party.
The menu should include a pretty cake with fresh cut flowers around the cake plate. These could be edible flowers which include: nasturtiums, pansies, calendulas, roses, carnations, and herbs such as chives, lavender, borage and bergamot.
Of course you need an assortment of tea sandwiches to include Chicken Tarragon, Ham and Apricot, Cucumber and Watercress.
We need other assorted desserts or sweets beside the cake. One of the favorites is Maids of Honor. These are almond tarts which date back to the court of Henry VIII and are named for the queen's ladies in waiting. They would be served in honor of the bride's attendants.
You need both iced and hot teas in different flavors for all to enjoy. They would be served from fancy teapots or pitcher (iced tea) and served in an assortment of cups and sauces and pretty tea glasses for the iced tea.
For the bride one needs to make a Tussy-Mussy This is a pretty nosegay that has one flat side so it will lie on the table or on the bride's plate as a place marker. Cut your flowers and herbs in the morning and after making the tussy-mussy mist with water and store in refrigerate in plastic bag until the tea shower.
Also make a bouquet of rosemary for each guest and place it at place for them with a placecard, with the guest's name and the message "Here's rosemary for remembrance!".
This shower would be a special one for the bride to remember always.
The gift theme would be items to outfit the bride for her own tea parties. Gifts could include: sugar tongs, Victorian style strainers, tea balls in several sizes, unusual teas, dainty napkins, teapots, both plain and fancy, and of course cup and saucer sets. Each guest could have fun going to secondhand or antique shops to pick out these items. The bride would have an instant collection of the necessities for a tea party.
The menu should include a pretty cake with fresh cut flowers around the cake plate. These could be edible flowers which include: nasturtiums, pansies, calendulas, roses, carnations, and herbs such as chives, lavender, borage and bergamot.
Of course you need an assortment of tea sandwiches to include Chicken Tarragon, Ham and Apricot, Cucumber and Watercress.
We need other assorted desserts or sweets beside the cake. One of the favorites is Maids of Honor. These are almond tarts which date back to the court of Henry VIII and are named for the queen's ladies in waiting. They would be served in honor of the bride's attendants.
You need both iced and hot teas in different flavors for all to enjoy. They would be served from fancy teapots or pitcher (iced tea) and served in an assortment of cups and sauces and pretty tea glasses for the iced tea.
For the bride one needs to make a Tussy-Mussy This is a pretty nosegay that has one flat side so it will lie on the table or on the bride's plate as a place marker. Cut your flowers and herbs in the morning and after making the tussy-mussy mist with water and store in refrigerate in plastic bag until the tea shower.
Also make a bouquet of rosemary for each guest and place it at place for them with a placecard, with the guest's name and the message "Here's rosemary for remembrance!".
This shower would be a special one for the bride to remember always.
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