Are you planning a bridal shower but want to make it a bit different than the usual shower, consider incorporating an afternoon tea theme into your plans, the event doesnt need to be a serious high tea with straight faces all around, make it fun for the bride and the guests by going all out and helping everyone to get involved, if you want your guests to arrive prepared, make sure their invitation states that they are invited for an afternoon tea party, hint that they bring items to help lighten the mood, such as fancy gloves, hankies or hats that they can use all through the shower, getting the guests involved before the shower means fewer surprises during the shower and gives them a heads up as to what they can expect, there will often be some guests who wont feel comfortable participating, so dont let them get you down. Its also a thoughtful idea to have some extra costume pieces for guests who dont have anything at home that they can bring, the best way to get the ambiance of an afternoon tea is to serve tea in fancy tea pots, borrow these from friends and family if you dont have them yourself, just be careful with them to make sure they dont break, you will also want fancy tea cups and saucers and lure everyone to drink with their pinkie fingers in the air, make it light hearted and turn it into a shower game. You can also use tea pots as vases and fill them with fresh flowers, these would make wonderful centerpieces, sitting on a handkerchief or embroidered cloth, along with the tea, serve small sandwiches filled with cream cheese and cucumber slices, scones with homemade preserves and thick cream are also suitable for this theme, small cookies and squares will acquaint some variation to your party menu, an afternoon tea bridal shower isnt complete without, of course, the tea but dont feel restrained to only this beverage, you can serve iced tea, coffee, or punch as well, but keep in the spirit by serving all of the drinks in tea cups, dont let your guests leave without bringing their bridal tea party favors.
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