How cute is this. My girl friends Lilly and Jill planned a Tea Party for me for my (early) birthday. I think its a really cute and inexpensive idea (depending on where you go) for a birthday party with your girls. We even had a theme for the party which was Vintage, pearls and lace, Classic tea party attire.. It was so much fun. All of the girls wore little hats and pearls and we dressed up in cute little dresses.We decided to have ours at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, but you can google any hotel and see if they have a "High Tea" or Afternoon Tea there. Or search on Yelp as shown below.
We all met at 2:30pm and left at about 5pm. After about 30 min they brought out strawberries and whip cream. Some of us ordered champagne as well. Then shortly after they brought out everyones tea. On the tea menu each person can select a tea which comes with an entire tray of bite size treats. To save money we only ordered 3 FULL teas that comes with the tray of treats. Everyone else just ordered individual tea instead of all of us getting the fully monte and not finishing it. So for 7 girls we had 3 trays of treats- it was the perfect amount.
I included the menu from the Peninsula tea so you can see what Im talking about. We ordered 3 of the Imperial teas.
We decided that for each girls birthday, which happens to be 1 every month for the next few months, we would come back and do a Tea Party but with a different theme. Just a cute idea and experience I wanted to share with you because it was so fun and fab but really inexpensive once everyone chipped in and split the bill.
I hope you enjoy my pictures and it gives you great ideas for your own parties <3 My birthday btw is on the 17th of Feb :) Happy 27th birthday to me <3
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| Beautiful flowers in an antique tea pot from my lovely friend Sarah |
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| Im clearly not used to this move LOL |
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| Our treats. See how much comes per each Full Tea you order. Thats why we only ordered 3 |
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Thanks again for checking out my blog. Happy Tea Party <3
xoxo
Jennifer
I loveee this idea, thanks for sharing :) Any place in nyc you'd recommend to have this type of tea party at? Also, where is your dress from? Very cute xo
ReplyDeleteThanks os much steph.. Theres TONS of amazing hotels in NYC that offer HIgh Tea. I would try yelp and see and then check out the menu or call :) My dress is from Intermix and is by DVF <3
DeleteWhat a charming way to hang with the girls. What happened to the Tea though? The emphasis was the snacks. Loose leaf premium tea is so delicious I have over 40 kinds and I make tea a part of my life everyday.
ReplyDeleteWe all ordered different kinds of teas. When I said we order 3 full teas that just meant with all the snacks. Each girl chose her own tea. Its was so yummy. I drink tea with ever meal I have. <3 Thanks so much for reading xx
DeleteI LOVE your tiara! Every girl needs a tiara on her birthday! Your dress is so so cute too. I love high tea and I always do high tea in every city that I visit. My fav so far has been the Peninsula in Bangkok - I think all of the Peninsulas must be tea time experts =). They had a Japanese themed tea when I was there and all of the little desserts were soooo delicious. Your ombre looks really nice too you can really see it in the sunlight! xo Sofie
ReplyDeletehahah Thanks Sofie. My girl friends got it for me. We are going to pass the tiara for every birthday that comes up :) Make like a cute little tradition out of it. OMG Bangkok sounds amazing. I would love to visit there. Thanks for sharing girl xx
DeleteThat is so sweet! Pass the tiara - love girly traditions like that. I remembered I blogged about the tea in Bangkok a while ago if you want to see pics (high tea is near the bottom of the post). Peninsula was soo pretty there.
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xoxo
I love love love your blog and really I hope you had the greatest time at your party but, I 100% sure that the cost of that party could buy a home for my family. Being stuck with your mother at 27 with two kids.......not a day goes by I don't feel lost and filled with the feeling of no way out.
ReplyDeleteThe tea party was maybe $40 per person once everyone split it. I think its a less expensive way to have an actual "birthday party" without having to spend a ton and it was much more intimate. Girl, why don't you start an online business? Or find really amazing goods in thrift stores and then sell them on ebay?
DeleteBetween school, kids household responsibilities, it is not possible. It is not as easy as it sounds trust me. But something will work out......
DeleteYou looked beautiful as always! Where is your lace dress from?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Vanessa. The dress is from Intermix by DVF. Maybe you can search google.
DeleteI just search ivory lace dress dvf and this came up!
http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/diane-von-furstenberg-zarita-lace-dress?ID=556138&cm_mmc=Froogle_pla_pe-_-adtype-pla-_-target-34094350144-_-kw-&gclid=CIr_5PCojK4CFWQ0Qgodth3j4A
Check ebay too :)
This idea is really nice and lovely. The tea place looks so amazing :)
ReplyDeleteIt was so much fun. thank you so much for checking out my blog xx
DeleteYou could not be any cuter ! Wish you all of the best and more, hope this will be your best year ever ! And it is your first birthday as a married woman, right ? Doesn't it feel great ? You and all of your friends looked picture perfect :)
ReplyDeletehahah HEY GIRLLLL!!!!! OMG - yes I didn't even think about it like that but yes. I love being a wife. I started cooking more and I love how it feels!! Lets share recipes LOL.. ttyl xx
DeleteI love the tea party idea. It's much more different than the usual night out partying for bday, and looks like it was alot of fun. I can't wait to do something like that fo rmy bday & my freinds! And I l love the idea of creating a theme for it too, thanks for sharing!! And the tiara was super cute! xoxo
ReplyDeleteYou're such a princess! I love it. You are such a girls girl and so am I. You've helped me in so many ways such as fashion and make-up and I must say I've become a HUGE fan of yours. I hope you always blog even w/ your status becoming more and more popular. I live through you so please keep posting. Xo and happy Birthday! Xo
ReplyDeleteLOVE this idea! We did the same thing at the Four Seasons in Santa Barbara but I didnt even think to dress up to fit the theme. Love it. Happy birthday! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your hair now!!!! I always check your blog :) I have a beech wedding coming up in a couple weeks can you post some dress ideas ?? I love your style and have no clue what to wear that weekend!!! Thanks xoxo -Addy
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ReplyDeleteHey girl just a question, hopefully not taken as an inappropriate one. Since you obviously have more money then most of ur friends and you like to go to nice places to eat, if the friend cant afford it do you ever take care of the bill? just curious cause if i was ur friend i know i wouldnt be able to keep up with ur wonderful life style. You look gorgeous in all ur pics as always <3
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely and cute idea.Both you and your girls looked very pretty and stylish.This has to be one my favorite blogs to read because you are such a sweet and genuine girl:) By the way your doberman is sooo cute:)
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ReplyDeleteLove your ombre, I have one as well, well my stylist attempted to give me one. I found that the "ombre" pieces of my hair are super dry, and doesnt feel as healthy as my hair felt when it was all chocolate brown. Did you have the same issue? Any tips to make my hair feel healthier?
omg so cute! so glad you had a lovely time :) happy early birthday! do you know the brand of your friend's orange bag?! it's so bright for summer! loving neon!
ReplyDeleteI've read every single one of your blog posts so I'll feel really stupid if you already mentioned this before, but what's the name of the hot pink bag you're carrying? I must have it! lol
ReplyDeletecute dress! i'm planning to celebrate my birthday (feb 20) just with girlfriends & have high tea together too! (: I don't want any drama or embarrassing moments lol!
ReplyDeletehappy birthday! I'm so happy that you are doing more blog posts, i always love reading them.
ReplyDeleteyou and your friends look gorgeous!!!! XOXO
I love this!! I collect tea cups and love tea parties soooo much!! My friends threw me a tea party for my 21st! I wore a tiara as well :D My 23rd on the 19th!!!! Sooo excited :D I hope you have a lovely birthday!! x
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer let me start off by saying I think you are beautiful and so sweet, classy and stylish! But I have to say something... I read your plastic surgery journey and I saw where you got a tip refinement! However, I don't feel your plastic surgeon did your beautiful face justice and I don't think that is fair to you, it is defiantly more delicate now but it almost looks "done" and in some angles "odd" and characterish... I saw where you said you weren't completely satisfied with it. I feel like with plastic surgery it is such a gamble and that's the risk we take and sometimes it takes several procedures to be satisfied, I'm sure you know since you had your breast redone. Have you consider having a consultation with a different doctor since your not 100% satisfied? I know it's none of my business but I feel that plastic surgery is an art and since your such a beautiful and sweet girl you deserve to be 100% satisfied with your own outer beauty! :) thanks for always being honest, your more beautiful than any celebrity in Hollywood and I really enjoy reading your blog
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jennifer!!! Your birthday tea looked so much fun! They have tea at the Windsor Court here in Nola! I haven't been in a while...need to do that soon with my Mom and sisters! Loved your dress too! xoxo Kristi
ReplyDeletehappy birthday Jenn! You look amazing and you have very beautiffull friends !
ReplyDeletelove your dress!! and your bag dior i have the same but mine is red xoxo :)
ReplyDeleteAwe this looks so fun :) My birthday is Feb 15, n I am totally doing this next year!! Thanks for the idea!! <3
ReplyDeleteLove your dress! You look gorgeous! Do you mind if I ask what size it is as I'd love to purchase one and I think we're a similar size. x
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