How to Throw an Afternoon Tea Party

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Who doesn’t love an afternoon tea?

What better way to welcome summer than by throwing a gorgeous afternoon tea party? It’s the perfect way to spend some quality time with friends and family. From elegant tea party decorations to gorgeous floral pattern tableware, it’s never been easier to throw a classy afternoon tea with very little time or money spent. Keep reading to find out our must-haves for throwing a tea party, with a few handy tips along the way.

Afternoon Tea Tableware

Nothing says afternoon tea like the adorable table decorations. For a colourful theme, we love thismulticoloured speckle tablecloth, however for a more rustic look - keep the table bare.

Add these sweetfloral paper platesorpastel paper platesfor your guests to use and add some colour.

Napkins are a must to keep clean while eating delicious cakes and scones. We love to match our napkins to the plates with thesepink watercolour napkinsorfloral napkins.

Drinks are an obvious addition to an afternoon tea but have you considered the presentation of these? If you're hosting a regular afternoon tea, thrifting tea cups from a charity shop is a great way to add a sweet touch to your party, not only this but tea cups are a great gift for your guests to keep as a reminder of the celebration. For a boozy, or bottomless afternoon tea, adding adrinks standis a great way to get your guests up and chatting. We also love compining the drinks stand with the food and using thisgrazing board and drinks stand combination.

For soft drinks, paper cups are an easy way to tie into your theme and also saves on washing up! These sweetspotty paper cupsare a perfect match for a floral theme and thesepastel watercolour cupstie into a colourful theme easily. For a fun novelty addition, thesetea cup style paper cupsare perfect!

Afternoon Tea Food

One of the best parts of a tea party, actually who are we kidding THE best part of a tea party is the delicious food and sweet treats that come with it. Another bonus of hosting your own afternoon tea party is that you can choose from your favourite foods and get as creative as you want with it. Apart from the compulsory cream tea with scones and jam, the rest is up to you. Choose from tasty sandwiches, quiches, sausage rolls, and other delicious finger foods washed down with an irresistible sweets table with cupcakes, scones and any desserts you fancy. Our favorites include mini macaroons or a classic lemon drizzle which always goes down well.

Top your treats with our adorable littlecupcake toppersto complete your tea party spread.

Decorations

Next on our must-haves for a tea party are the decorations. Decorate your home or the party venue of your choice with these simple yet stylish party decorations. Choose from oursweet floral buntingfor a subtle look or ourcoloured honeycombsare ideal to bring a pop of colour.

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