Bridal Shower Tea Party

Hosting the perfect Tea Party Bridal Shower is the best way to celebrate the new bride to be. Your favorite tea party foods along with pretty flowers and of course tea, are all you need as well as a few guests!

I am a party giver and I especially love hosting a bridal shower.  I love celebrating the bride to be and sharing in all the excitement of the upcoming wedding.  One of my favorite ways to host a bridal shower is with a tea party bridal shower.  I think it must be all my English blood or the fact that I watch a lot of British TV that has me craving scones, Victoria Sponge (thank you Father Brown!) and a cup of tea.

I have given a lot of showers over the years and I’ve learned a few tricks and tips along the way.  My top tip is to combine homemade goodies along with store bought goodies.  It saves on time and stress in the party preparation.

In planning the menu for this afternoon tea bridal shower I just drew on my British TV watching experience and knew that the menu needed to have Victoria Sponge, scones, lemon curd, Devonshire cream, cucumber sandwiches and store bought shortbread cookies!

A pretty tea cup filled with your favorite tea and a piece of shortbread or two are the perfect way to celebrate the new bride or just the end of the day!

Tea Party Bridal Shower Menu

• Victoria Sponge is similar to pound cake and is filled with a buttercream frosting and raspberry jam. It’s delicious and always a conversation piece  because many Americans have never had it.

• Scones. You can’t have a tea party without scones!  I love these Orange Scones that are made with fresh orange juice, zest and some white chocolate chips.  You can’t have scones without lemon curd or Devonshire cream. I also like to serve some homemade strawberry jam with my scones.

• Finger Sandwiches  No tea party is complete without a plate of cucumber sandwiches. Thinly sliced cucumbers on a bed of cream cheese, parsley and green onion are delicious!

• Fruit: An assortment berries or some chocolate dipped strawberries are a festive touch. This is one of my favorite ways to serve fruit.
• Store bought cookies or biscuits as the British would call them.: I added some delicious store bought shortbread cookies which helped with the preparation and were a fun, easy addition to the menu.
• Tea: Provide an assortment of teas for your guests to choose from along with some sugar cubes honey and cream. You can brew up several pots of tea or have an assortment of tea bags and hot water in a kettle for them. I like to use an assortment of herbal teas, green teas and black teas. Some favorites include chamomile, earl grey, English breakfast tea.

Tea Party Bridal Shower Decor

I decorated the table with an assortment of tea cups, saucers, tea pots and cake stands.  None of them matched which is what I love most about them.  My vintage table cloth came from a yard sale. Add a personal touch like the wedding pictures of the bride’s parents, grandparents and other relatives and family members.

Of course no table or party is complete without fresh flowers.  They add lots of extra color to the table.

Tea Party Bridal Shower Party Favor

Hosting a Tea Party Bridal Shower is the perfect way to celebrate and shower the bride to be with love, friendship and yummy food!  I sent each guest home with a little tea party to go.  A bag filled with chocolate dipped shortbread and a tea bag.  They will have everything they need to end or start their day!

Don’t wait for a holiday to celebrate, host a tea party for your friends just because.  If the British can enjoy tea every afternoon why can’t we?  I think it’s a jolly good idea!

Here are some other fun ideas for you:

• Waffle Bar
• Crepe Bar Bridal Shower
• Tea Sandwiches
• Bridal Shower Ideas and Games
• Lemon Scones

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