Oh my! What a delightful party.
I teamed up with fabulous folks at THE STORY OF US to create this editorial spread of my dream kitchen tea party in the lead up to my wedding day.
I am officially at the “6 months to go!” mark and boy am I excited. The heat is on and this shoot acted as a gentle reminder that it’s high time I got a wriggle on and started locking down plans for my big day… Eeeep! (insert stressed out emoji here).
Now some of you might be scratching your head wondering “what the heck is a kitchen tea party?”.
Don’t worry, I was in the same boat as you not so long ago.
I have since learned that a kitchen tea is a party held before a wedding to which female guests drink tea, bring items of kitchenware as gifts and share home made recipes.
Hmmmm sounds like a twee la-di-dah sensible old fashioned version of a hens party to me. So we decided to funk up this tradition with some fizzy pop pink party decoration fabulousness!
And whilst I won’t be having an actual kitchen tea with my girlfriends (I am all about a HENS PARTY PEOPLE!), I was delighted to think pink, get my girlie-self on, drink some fizz and throw myself into this Kitchen Tea theme with a twist!
I hope you enjoy my collaboration creation and please do share your experience (or even lack of experience) of the good ole kitchen tea with me in the comments section below.
I’d love to know… Is it an event you would host in the lead up to your wedding? Should I reconsider?
Love Peanut xo
p.s The cake was “out of control good” buttery vanilla and yes it was as delicious as it was pretty!
What I’m wearing…
Skirt + Top | STUDIO NICHE
Necklace | NICOLE FENDEL
Bangles | KATE SPADE
Rings | SAMANTHA WILLS
Fresh Flowers Crown | LOLA’S TEACUP
Heels | ZARA
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Set Styling + Photography: THE STORY OF US | Cake: ALL THINGS SWEET BY CARISSA | Flowers: LOLA’S TEACUP | Make up: JAZZ DIAZ | Hair: EMMA MAY DUNN
Back in my mum’s day when most women in Stoke worked in the pottery industry, the Kitchen Tea included taking a piece of pottery made specifically for the bride. My mum still has a teapot with “E&M (Edna and Malcolm) 1960” hand painted on the base.
That is so so beautiful. I love that tradition!
Thanks for sharing!
x
The collection of recipes is actually a great idea. I have attended a large amount of bridal showers where a blank recipe card was mailed with the invitation for the guest to return to the bride at her shower containing one of their favorite recipes. This is great way to collect old traditional family recipes and to learn new ones. I managed to snag a family favorite cake recipe at mine where I grew up watching grown male family members fight over the last piece (in a friendly manner). I have also seen the guests who can not cook make the recipe cards humorous by providing a phone list of local pizza delivery restaurants or even directions on opening a bag of chips and jar of salsa or how to make PB&J. I am in the midst of planning my soon to be sister-in-laws shower and plan to ask for a collection of recipes for her to help her out as she is currently learning how to cook.
Oh I love everything about this!
What a great idea to send a black recipe card with the invitation.
I am on a bit of a cooking journey myself at the moment. I have never cooked until this year.
I’m Stil very much a beginner but I will get there in time!
Thanks for the hot tip!
xo
To be honest, I’ve never seen such a thing in my life but looks like a brilliant idea. Since its your big day coming up, you should make the most of it putting those ideas into action because weddings happen only once in a lifetime. So from me, go for it because you may never get to do this again.
I think you may be right! I think I go into overwhelm mode with all the planning. The wedding itself feels like such a big event that any additional events take the back seat. But I do love any excuse to get the girls’ together.
There’s still time! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Gem x