Why was the Royal Wedding of William and Kate such a big deal? As Frankie on ABC's The Middle said "it's the Superbowl times a thousand....with crowns"! My English granny would have been proud of my Royal Tea Party on Friday. And yes, I did wake up at 4am to watch the festivities live. We invited my mom as well as Syd's best friend Reilly and her mom Jen for an evening viewing at a more civilized hour.
I prepared a variety of tea, homemade scones with jam and cream cheeses, and finger sandwiches (including heart-shaped PB&J for the girls) and Jen brought the delicious shortbread and Pinot Grigio. I must admit I consumed more wine than tea but granny would have appreciated that too. The food looked lovely on my mom's antique gold china, which I was excited to use for the first time ever.
I couldn't resist hand-making
fascinators for each guest - a trip to the dollar store and a hot glue gun was all it took. For those of you who haven't been royal obsessed,
fascinators are the feathery/flowery headpieces recently made popular by Kate Middleton. For extra fun I hung a William and Kate poster and put out flowers in tea pots. Each guest received a Ring Pop so we'd all have rings like the new princess.
Here are a few pictures from the party:
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| our royal treats and tea |
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| the girls watching Kate and her father (you'll have to take my word for it) |
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| Jen and my mom under the Will and Kate poster. Don't they look awesome in their fascinators and dresses? |
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Reilly posing with my fascinator on, wearing her new dress
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