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Celebrate With A Tea Party

By Fiona Harker

Tea parties are becoming a more popular way to entertain and socialize with co-workers, family, neighbors and friends. A tea party can be a wonderful way to celebrate special occasions with a bit of a twist that harkens back to earlier times, and can make your next celebration, like a birthday, a baby shower or a wedding shower, or a graduation, something a little extra special.

By tradition, tea parties were held in the afternoons, but today they are appropriate for just about any time, and in fact, can make for a nice morning get together if a light menu is offered.

One of the things that is making tea parties popular is that they are so flexible. They can be adaptable to children, or adults, or both and can encompass the range from very formal "high teas" to casual garden parties, all the way to super laid-back picnic tea parties. It all comes down to the kind of atmosphere and experience you want to create for your guests drink tea an relax.

A tea party brings up a feeling of something rather quaint and old-fashioned, but it doesn’t mean that it has gone "out of fashion" just that it awakens good memories of more leisurely times.

Hot Tea & Iced Tea

Tea parties evoke notions of sunny days, gardens full of roses in full bloom, dainty finger sandwiches, beautiful floral prints and gauzy dresses, and not to forget, the flavorful pot of tea and cup of tea in hand. For the party, hot tea or iced tea, of course, should be offered, but it is also fine to also serve optional beverages such as coffee, herbal tea, sparkling water or juice, punch and even wine if desired.

While the beverages are an important element of tea parties, so are the food choice and tea sandwiches, cookies, fruit salad, muffins, scones, and pasta salad are all great options.

Tea Sandwiches

Tea sandwiches are traditionally thin pieces of lightly toasted bread with garden vegetables and cream cheese as toppings, but they can be anything from simple cucumber sandwiches, egg salad, pimento cheese or chicken salad, to fancier selections such as tomatoes with ricotta cheese and basil, or ham with apricot jam and Dijon mustard.

Also, canapes and any type of food that can be picked up and eaten with toothpicks are great for tea parties as are deserts of miniature pastries such as eclairs lairs, petits fours, and cream puffs.

Tea Parties In A Garden Setting

Tea parties that are held in garden settings are a nice choice because they don’t require too much work in the way of decorations and centerpieces. Whenever possible, especially if you want to involve children, they are best held in a grassy area on picnic blankets. However, if you will be having older guests in attendance it would be suitable to have a picnic table or bistro table and chairs available for them.

Tea parties can seem like magical occasions, with just a bit of advance planning and an eye on the details. However, keep in mind that your tea party doesn’t have to be perfect to be a wonderful and memorable event that your guests will enjoy.

While having all the details perfectly arranged is nice, what you friends will remember and reminisce about is the fun and relaxing environment they enjoyed while sipping their cup of tea and sharing quiet moments.

About the Author:
Fiona Harker has written a number of articles on tea and food including Tea Bags, Green Tea, White Tea, Tea Maker, Tea Kettle, Tea Cup.
Keep a lookout for more articles on this website.

Did You Know?

What is the purpose of a tea maker?
A tea maker is similar to a coffee maker and is designed to make it easier and more convenient to enjoy tea, either warm tea or iced tea, on a regular basis without the hassles of traditional tea making and brewing.

Tea makers vary in size and style and in the type of tea making they are meant for, as some are better suited for brewing tea from loose tea leaves while others are set up to make tea from tea bags, and some models are able to accommodate either style of brewing.

One key advantage is that they make it simple to have a cup of tea at any time of the day, lending to the overall sense of relaxation associated with a good cup of tea.

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