a vintage tea party bridal shower

vintage tea party bridal shower dessert table 

Last Saturday I co-hosted a bridal shower for my friend Karla in Santa Clarita, California. I was in charge of the dessert table and with the help of her other amazing bridesmaids we executed the sweetest tea party on the planet.

Let me begin giving details of the party by starting with my duty, the dessert table.

I used my favorite wood crates to hold plates and the cake. I found the cupcake stands in an antique store (though they did not look too antique-ish)...the pale pink worked great and didn't make the cupcake area look too busy. The tea set is part of the 50 person tea set we rented from Rent A Tea Party. The other accents are things I had in storage, other than the little tea pot sign I found at Michael´s for less than $5. 

vintage tea party bridal shower dessert table details

I made the bunting with 12x12 paper (cut into 5, 4¨ wide triangles per sheet) , twine and a hot glue gun. I used left over bunting paper to make small 1.5¨ wide bunting for the cake stand bottom crate. 

vintage tea party bridal shower dessert table bunting

vintage tea party bridal shower dessert table bunting

vintage tea party bridal shower dessert table bunting

My fellow bridesmaid had the cake done by a woman she has used before. It was fondant on the outside and vanilla cream inside.

vintage tea party bridal shower dessert table fondant cake

vintage tea party bridal shower dessert table fondant cake

As you can see behind the cake above, I wanted to add something special to the bunting, so I printed photos of the bride-to-be with her bridesmaids...old photos, new photos and ones that she never thought would be shown at a party...I had to have a little fun with it. She really loved the personal touch and so did the guests. 

I had the photos printed in antique to stay in sync with the vintage feel of the dessert table. I used small clothes pins to pin them along side the bunting.

I found the little blue jewelry box at The Goodwill for $4.99, I had to make sure this made it to the dessert table.

vintage tea party bridal shower dessert table accents

vintage tea party bridal shower dessert table accents

Here are photos of the party. P.S. All floral arrangements were made by the groom to be! Guys, this will land you a great wife...not fantasy football.