I threw this tea party over the weekend to celebrate my friend Serra's engagement (to my brother, of all people). After throwing a couple unusually themed parties, I couldn't wait to plan a classic feminine bash like this!
All the mismatched china, silver pieces, and lace tablecloths were found during an incredibly successful vintage shopping expedition to Michigan. I don't even drink tea, so I had a long list of tea accessories to hunt down!
During three insane days in the kitchen, I made four different tea sandwiches, currant scones, clotted cream, a four-layer cake, berry tarts, chocolate tarts, lemon meringue tarts, profiteroles, chocolate macarons, and raspberry macarons.
A chalkboard described the variety of loose leaf teas, which I certainly knew nothing about.
I despise cutting the cake! All that hard work, ruined in one quick second. I butcher it every time. At least this one had a surprise inside...
