Last week the rascals and I attended a belated Valentine's Day tea at a friend's house. My friend, R-, emptied her entire first floor of all furniture and then packed it all away in a rented U-haul truck that she left parked somewhere in her neighborhood. She replaced every stitch of furniture in the family room with craft tables and chairs for making Valentines, and in the formal living room, she brought in a long banquet table and formal chairs sized just right for small children. Her husband and little boy weren't home which made me wonder if they too were packed away in the U-haul -- this after all was a ladies only event. The home was completely decked out, even down to the red, pink and white ribbon drapes that hung in a window in the formal living room. The house screamed Valentine's Day.
R- even hired a photographer to take pictures during the event so she would be free to mingle and prepare a formal tea party spread without missing a single moment. And even though the photographer was busily snapping away, I couldn't help but take pictures of my own using my mobile phone. Toward the end of the party, the photographer took individual pictures of us with our child(ren) -- a lovely, and decadent party gift from the hostess.
The food was delicious: scones, finger sandwiches, fruit, cupcakes, tea cookies, petits fours, and teas from
Queen Mary Tea Room. While the children ate like princesses at the long banquet table, we moms gathered around in the kitchen where we nibbled treats, sipped tea and chatted. Here are a few images from that day:
You mean there's some guy out there who emptied out his whole main floor for a tea party? Guy sounds like a saint. Looks like it was a nice party, however, so all the funiture moving must have been worth it.
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