Bonjour mes amis
I hope you are all enjoying your Easter break but not eating too much chocolate!
I kicked my long weekend off yesterday with an Alice in Wonderland themed Tea Party and if I may say so myself it was just gorgeous and of course very timely with the release of Tim Burton’s interpretation of the classic tale.
As with every event, it started with the invitations…all the necessary information positioned carefully in the hidden garden of dancing flowers as well as a request that all guests bring their favourite tea cup and saucer. Of course the invitation wouldn’t be complete without delightful phrases from the story like “RSVP by 29 March…or…OFF with your head!” dotted tastefully throughout the invitation.
The location was Brisbane city’s Botanical Garden’s Camellia Lawn, a great spot with an abundance of trees for shade. Picnic rugs in a variety of colours & fabrics were placed for some ground cover & then came the fun part, dressing it up!
Beautiful floral arrangements consisting of carnations, roses, lisianthus and snapdragons were bound with vintage inspired fabrics & secured with baby blue ribbon. Cake stands held blissful cupcakes in Lemon Delicious & Ferrero Rocher flavours. White porcelain & wrought iron, tiered stands were the home of mixed sandwiches and mini quiches while small silver buckets played host to musk sticks topped with fairy floss. Finally, to quench the thirst of the guests, a refreshing guava punch was served with chopped strawberries & mint!
It has however, always been & will always be about the little touches & this occasion was no exception. The napkins were white and pale pink striped, the heirloom china tea cups filled with flower heads, while “eat me” and “drink me” cards were dotted on the food stands & tea cups.
Despite a couple of drops (and I seriously mean one or two!) the tea party came to an end with the presentation of baby blue goody bags, tied with “Thank you for following me down the rabbit hole” cards to each guest…a huge success!
Here’s a sample of the images from the event…more will be available on our website in the coming weeks!
I hope you are all enjoying your Easter break but not eating too much chocolate!
I kicked my long weekend off yesterday with an Alice in Wonderland themed Tea Party and if I may say so myself it was just gorgeous and of course very timely with the release of Tim Burton’s interpretation of the classic tale.
As with every event, it started with the invitations…all the necessary information positioned carefully in the hidden garden of dancing flowers as well as a request that all guests bring their favourite tea cup and saucer. Of course the invitation wouldn’t be complete without delightful phrases from the story like “RSVP by 29 March…or…OFF with your head!” dotted tastefully throughout the invitation.
The location was Brisbane city’s Botanical Garden’s Camellia Lawn, a great spot with an abundance of trees for shade. Picnic rugs in a variety of colours & fabrics were placed for some ground cover & then came the fun part, dressing it up!
Beautiful floral arrangements consisting of carnations, roses, lisianthus and snapdragons were bound with vintage inspired fabrics & secured with baby blue ribbon. Cake stands held blissful cupcakes in Lemon Delicious & Ferrero Rocher flavours. White porcelain & wrought iron, tiered stands were the home of mixed sandwiches and mini quiches while small silver buckets played host to musk sticks topped with fairy floss. Finally, to quench the thirst of the guests, a refreshing guava punch was served with chopped strawberries & mint!
It has however, always been & will always be about the little touches & this occasion was no exception. The napkins were white and pale pink striped, the heirloom china tea cups filled with flower heads, while “eat me” and “drink me” cards were dotted on the food stands & tea cups.
Despite a couple of drops (and I seriously mean one or two!) the tea party came to an end with the presentation of baby blue goody bags, tied with “Thank you for following me down the rabbit hole” cards to each guest…a huge success!
Here’s a sample of the images from the event…more will be available on our website in the coming weeks!
Have a great Easter break.
Victoria x
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