{"id":13572,"date":"2011-06-04T19:00:19","date_gmt":"2011-06-04T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=13572"},"modified":"2012-05-07T23:21:37","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T03:21:37","slug":"merediths-unforgettable-5th-birthday-tea-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/merediths-unforgettable-5th-birthday-tea-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Client Event: Meredith’s Unforgettable 5th Birthday Tea Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

I never cease to be amazed at the talent and inspiration my clients bring me!\u00a0 This party is definitely no exception!\u00a0 One of my dear clients, Andrea Edgar, designed this G<\/strong>orgeous<\/strong><\/em> (with a capitol G<\/em>!) tea party for her daughter’s 5th birthday.<\/p>\n

Always my inspiration for an event, is to somehow transport the guest to another dream-like world.\u00a0 Andrea did just that.\u00a0One look at these charming photos and you know these sweet little girls were in\u00a0a world of their own! \u00a0Take a look at her daughter’s\u00a0perfectly poised tea party event!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Miss Meredith<\/em>\"\"<\/p>\n

In her email to me, Andrea said, “The invitations were definitely an inspiration for me – vintage but not too sophisticated.\u00a0 This was a birthday for a five year old, after all!\u00a0\u00a0 I embellished them with glitter<\/em>.”\u00a0 I think we all can agree this is a little too generous of a compliment!\u00a0 Inspiration for a beautiful party like this only comes from the inside! \u00a0I love<\/em> how she embellished them with glitter.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Since her purchase, I have redesigned this invitation a bit.\u00a0 You can find it here<\/a>.\u00a0 Now I wish I had added glitter myself!\u00a0 Adorable.<\/em> \"\"<\/p>\n

Andrea had each adorable little guest wear\u00a0a vintage hat from her oldest daughter’s collection.\u00a0 Precious.\"\"<\/em>Andrea had he guests were asked to bring their favorite doll or teddy.\u00a0 They took photos, colored, made paper fans, played pass the present (unwrapping one layer at a time) and ‘Find Your Dolly’.\"\"<\/p>\n

Andrea: “The girls had so much fun being little ladies – they really got into their roles!\u00a0 This theme really reflected the transition of my preschooler moving into being a little girl, too.)”<\/em><\/p>\n

Loralee’s comment: <\/em>In a world full of over-the-top parties, I\u00a0am a believer that parties should be age appropriate. <\/em>You shouldn’t just throw a\u00a0beautiful big party just to throw a beautifulbig \u00a0party.\u00a0\u00a0Your event\u00a0should reflect the guest of honor and who they are at the time! <\/em>I have tried to do this with all my events. I love <\/strong><\/em>how Andrea really thought deeply about what would fit her little Meredith’s personality and age!\"\"<\/p>\n

Andrea: “For tea, everything was homemade: cranberry scones with devonshire cream and raspberry preserves, egg salad and heart-shaped PB & J sandwiches, carrots and snap peas, oreo truffles, jam thumbprint cookies, lemon bars, white chocolate-dipped strawberries, and vanilla cupcakes with raspberry buttercream.\u00a0 The girls also drank LOTS of tea (actually, mostly milk with a little tea:)\u00a0 The tiered tray was topped with the letter ‘M’ for our daughter, Meredith.” <\/em><\/p>\n

Loralee’s comment: <\/em>Of course it was all homemade! <\/em>I love this woman!\u00a0 Just fabulous.\"\"<\/p>\n

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Andrea: “Altogether I used 5 fabrics, 2 from Jo-Ann (a pink solid and cream with blue polka dot), a blue polka dot organza I’ve used for many other parties, and two florals from tablecloths I found at Homesense that reminded me of Cath Kidston prints.\u00a0 I promptly cut them up to make 3 table runners with ruffled edges, a bunting with pom-pom trim, a photobooth backdrop and handmade flowers. I sewed flowers of three different styles and of multiple sizes to adorn the chandelier, as well as to form a ‘bouquet’ in the teapot for the centerpiece.\u00a0 I used some of my grandmother’s brooches to serve as the center of select flowers.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Loralee’s comment: <\/em>I have found that whenever a\u00a0person adds personal\u00a0intimate touches (no matter how seemingly insignificant), it\u00a0brings a warmness to\u00a0the event.\u00a0\u00a0The fact that\u00a0Andrea added\u00a0brooches from her grandmother’s jewelry box and\u00a0vintage hats from her eldest daughter’s collection –\u00a0beautifies Meredith’s\u00a0little tea party. \u00a0I am definitely going to try and do that more with my own events!<\/p>\n

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Is she just not more special than Christmas?!\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

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Below is the perfect tea-party planner herself!\u00a0 What a cute family!?!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A special thank you to Andrea for letting me be a part of Meredith’s tea party! And an extra-big thank you for letting me share it with my readers!<\/p>\n

Blog to you soon,
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