As expressed in an earlier post, my mum and I love throwing a soiree or two and this year we've managed three already and we were super impressed with both the results and the compliments we received! Each event has been incredibly different and priced around £200, basically cost effective sophistication and so I wanted to document all of them via pictures and with a little "How to...." vibe to them. By no means are either of us the next Martha Stewart but we sure as hell gave it a try! There were too many pictures to document in just one blog post, so I have seperated them into their three respective categories. Part one was "How to throw a Sex and the City themed Cocktail Party", so if you haven't checked it out yet, you can do so here! Part two is a little more season specific and would be fairly impossible to re-create in England any time soon due to our British Summer time ending back in early August. So without further ado here's Part two....
We donned our summer dresses for a tres chic Garden Party........
My Godfather's 60th Birthday was fast approaching and being that they had attended my Grandfathers Garden Party organised by us five years back, my Godmother decided she wanted us to throw a surprise one for him. This was subject to many lies due to the fact they were staying with us at the time. Therefore the sheer concept that we managed to pull this off as a success along with keeping it a secret was pure genius, even if I do say so myself!
Tables were dotted around the garden with miss matching shabby chic tablecloths and a jar of sweet peas from the local country shop decorating them. Canapes were served upon arrival teamed with a glass of Champagne.
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| This was my favourite table |
My mother and I have been collecting shells from random canapes we've been purchasing over the months from Marks and Spencers. We used these then to fill them half with smoked salmon and half with prawn cocktail, to be eaten with a mini fork. We also served tartines which are chunks of dried baked ciabatta topped with something of your choice. We chose parma ham, cherry tomatoes and basil.
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| The Ice Bowl |
My mothers Ice Bowl! Fill a largish bowl with water and place in sliced lemons, juniper berries, basil, flowers or any other decoration of your choice and then place a smaller bowl in the middle. Place in the freezer to set and then fill with prawns or another ice cold delicasy.
My Magnolia Bakery cupcakes graced this partys presence also, although this time they were Charlton Football Club themed for my Godfather, unforutnately the red dye ended up being hot pink, which was slightly dissapointing.
We finished the day off with afternoon tea, which included homemade millionaire shortbread, birthday cake and the themed cupcakes.
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| Truly Scrumptious Cardboard Cake Stand £11 John Lewis |
How fun! :) Hope your week is going well!
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