I was ECSTATIC when they asked little ol' me to do the decorating for the annual MOTHER-DAUGHTER BANQUET at church this year...the theme..."TEA PARTY"...I just love tea parties...don't you?...but once the enthusiasm of being the chosen decorater wore off (well that never happened because I absolutely LOVE to decorate for parties)...I PANICKED...as I have never hosted or decorated for a tea party (I know, I know...for shame)...not to mention...I had very little to use in the way of decorating for a such a party...OR so I thought...but after shopping the house, I actually found quite a few things to use...
...and what I didn't have at home, I thrifted...or borrowed...this is what I came up with...
(I do warn you that our church basement is not a beautiful banquet hall...it's not very well lit and is usually used for holding children's church on Wednesday nights...so my pictures are not the best of quality)...but everything turned out fabulous...
...starting with the DINING tables...each table had a DIFFERENT floral centerpiece...the "vase" for each floral was a TEAPOT...
...well, except for this one...it was a ceramic purse...but still fitting for a tea party...
...yes, I know a diverse bunch of centerpieces but each one was beautiful...and to me, the variety made everything that much more beautiful....now for a few dining room shots...
I used pretty tea cups and saucers at either end of the tables as tealight candle holders...they were adorable...
...each guest received a small glass teacup filled with "scripture" tea packets...and each tied with a coordinating bow as a favor...
...now for the serving tables...(I did not get any shots of the tasty little sandwiches, hors'douvres or the drinks and desserts but lets just say we had plenty of everything delicious!)
...this is the buffet table
I just LOVE the sweet little rose
bedsheets tablecloths and sheer
draperies panels...they worked perfectly as linens for these tables...and
...now the drink table...
...everyone needs a hat to wear...now, onto our sweet little dessert table...
It is a tradition at our annual Mother-Daughter Banquets that we have a special place set up to take pictures of the mothers with their daughters....just so they each have a little keepsake of the event...this year I commissioned one of the men of the church to build me a faux fireplace mantel...which I had intended to use with a small table and chairs set with tea for two...however, I couldn't get the mantel to stand flush against the wall so I came up with an alternative setting using a few of my outdoor pieces...which I thought worked out well...
...(I know AN UGLY FICUS TREE...I really didn't want to use the tree but it was a good fill-in and hid the corner well)...
...the little white cakeplate you see here was made by gluing a pretty white plate on top of a glass candleholder...I paid $1.25 for both pieces and simply glued them together...it turned out so pretty...
...well, I felt so bad for not using the cute little mantel that I had asked to be made especially for this occasion...that in impromptu fashion I set up another little area using the mantel and a few extra things I had on hand...everything turned out so cute....in fact everyone wanted their picture taken here too...
....and for the CUTEST pictures of all........
...and the little maitre'd...
Thank you for stopping by my little "TEA PARTY"...I am sharing this week at these parties...
Show And Tell Friday @
My Romantic Home
I'm also joining the Mother's Day Blog Party @
A Holiday Haven
and Liz @ Rose Vingettes for
Fresh Cut Fridays
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
