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Mr. GT thinks I’m planning an excessive amount of food for MOH-Ho’s shower, and dared me to do a post asking your opinion. I ain’t scurred! While I’m at it, I’m gonna show you the setup of it all, too.
Here is the main buffet table that will feature 10 desserts:
I’m reusing my wedding cake stands here. The 2 pies will be placed at the front corners of the table. I wanted to keep them low (my excuse for being too cheap to buy pie plates), and I know I’ve got issues but I just looove those little tongs!
Those extra little tags from the invite suite will label the desserts:
Then there’s the cotton candy and chocolate fountain station, which will be manned by MOH-Ho’s homeboy:
Chocolate fountain dip items include:
and y’all know how much I dig that chocolate fountain!
Third table will serve 5 drinks (Thermos is a photo stand-in for a carafe):
I did special labels for each drink (again, matching the invites):
There will be around 25 (plus or minus a couple) people at this shower. As a huge boofay fan, I really wanted to provide a good variety of desserts. I’ll also be providing to-go bags for guests to take food home. One highlight of a recent convo between Mr. GT and I on this topic went down like this:
Mr. GT: AND 2 pies?! No pies! You don’t need the pies! Plus no one eat pies without ice cream!
Me: Ooo! I should do an ice cream station too then, with a toppings buffet!
Mr. GT: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
(for the sake of my marriage, I’m forgoing the ice cream station)
I have quite a bit of detail to be added to this basic set up. But before we get to that post, will you be our judge and tell us if you think I’m overdoing things and should be beaten by the starving children in China; OR if I’m simply doing the word buffet justice? (Or if you think I’m underestimating it all and must add the ice cream station, I’d like to hear that too.)
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hahah. You guys are so cute. I think that if this is “all” the food you’re going to provide then no it’s not too much.
I think all the set up is sooo cute! So sweet of you to be doing all this!
Is other food going to be served? or just dessert?
You have tons of detail- very gorgeous! But really, for 25 avg thats a lot
oh my goodness, that sounds amazing! I want to come! It looks like it is going to be the perfect shower! Tell Mr. GT that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about… girls love sweets!
My first inclination is that you’re going a TAD overboard, but I guess it depends on what time of day the shower will be. I just did a baby shower at 3 p.m., and everyone seemed happy with just cake, cookies, punch, fruit salad and a nut mix.
That said, I totally want to come to this shower. You rock, Green Tea.
Do it! And while ur at it, send me an invite, the food sounds delicious! 
It’s all so girly and fun!! Your creativity rocks my socks off!
You did SUCH a fantastic job with this stuff. I love the cake stands, too.
P.S. Please send me some of the delicious goodies. Now. Kthx. 
I. Am. Hungry.
Sounds lovely - but I would nix the pies - everything else is bitesize and goes together so well - people can use cookies for the chocolate station, etc. But the pie is random and doesn’t flow well with the rest of the desserts… and is definitely not necessary.
You can never go wrong with ice cream
Honestly though I think it sounds delish! And you are supplying goody bags so I think you have a good amount!
Can I come to this party? I think I too have the gift of excessive provision. And I think that’s how parties SHOULD be done - where there is MORE than enough for everyone! So awesome.
I vote for the ice cream station but I also refuse to believe that it’s possible to have too much food at something like this :-p
What Mr. Green Tea doesn’t understand is that since it seems you’ll only be serving dessert, you need to fill up your guest’s normal stomach AND their betsubara(a Japanese word for the 2nd stomach that women have especially for dessert).
Everything sounds delicious. I do think lara bee makes a point that everything is bite sized besides the pies. Maybe you can do little pies, like at Mrs. Cherry Pie’s wedding. But I would eat pie no matter what size…big or small. Just an idea.
I just threw a party in the early to mid afternoon to avoid having starving guests and they still ate me out of house and home. I was super grateful that I had planned what I thought was too much food. I would definitely say you’re right on. You always want to veer on the side of excess when it comes to food at a party. Plus, people like different things….variety is the spice of life….I definitely don’t think it’s too much! (and if you want to make pie’s bite size, bake them in muffin tins-works like a charm and still pretty easy). My only suggestion is that you have one or two things that aren’t as sweet. Is anyone diabetic? Even if they’re not diabetic, some people react differently to sugar. Maybe a bowl of nuts?
We had a party last weekend, and up until about 9 PM, the Mr. kept insisting that we had too much food. Suddenly though, there was very little food left, and the Mr. was well into his drinks, and everything turned out perfect.
The moral of the story? Don’t worry about having too much food. You’ll be fine. And people love to take home leftovers.
I’m also in the camp of thinking “if there’s too much food, then I did my job!” I never want people to feel like they can’t take some of whatever’s being offered. Food = love to me, for sure.
It looks great, though!
That sounds amazing!! And I definitely don’t think you’re going to have too much food, especially if you’re going to let people bring it all home with them.
You can never have too many desserts! I think it sounds and looks freakn awesome. To go bags are perfect just incase it is too much. Can you throw me a shower next??
I do not understand the concept of “too many dessert options” or “too much dessert”. Your Mr is spouting crazy talk.
it’s better to have more food than run out! doesn’t he know that? lol.
i agree with the pies. unless you make mini pies! everything else looks like it’ll be bite size or at least portable. a slice of pie, not so much. i just saw on bakerella the other week how she made pumpkin pie bites. you can try that!
According to my Polish father - the spoon should never clank in the bowl, because that means that someone went home hungry! My father was adamant that my mother provide huge amounts of food at the dinner parties - it’s a Polish insult to not have enough. That said - I think what you’re planning is great. It’s just dessert, and if it’s too much, I’m sure some guests will be more than happy to help you take care of the leftovers!
That all looks fabulous! Going overboard isn’t always a bad thing
I love your cake stand, and I don’t think there is such a thing as too much dessert, especially if you are encouraging people to take it home!
Haha, maybe a little much, but not in a complaint sort of way. More like a “I’m very jealous this isn’t my shower” kind of way! Great job!
Soooo doing the word buffet justice! Don’t listen to your silly hubby, this is going to be an awesome shower! Please share some photos after and even if you wouldn’t mind a budget breakdown because I would so borrow your ideas for a shower I have to throw in a couple months.
@margielaf: this is a dessert shower
@Miss Sunbeam: i can totally picture a sunbeam theme shower, that’d be soo cool!
@lara bee: @brighteyes6608: href=”#comment-835316″>Jen: @tea: i thought about doing mini pies and cheesecakes, but i can’t find them available for purchase anywhere! i wish i could make the food, but i’m working out of town and will be rushing just to get there on time with the purchased food and to set up! love the idea tho, great minds think alike
@Jen: i am including a couple of sugar free options for diabetic guests, plus a few of the selections offered are on the lighter side of sweet.
@Lillindy: i’ll have no one on camera-duty, but i’ll try to snap a couple shots just for ya. dunno about a budget breakdown tho, i haven’t really kept close track on the itemized spending, but feel free to PM me if i can answer any specific questions.
thx all, i wish i could invite all of you!
You don’t want to run out of food, duh! Men just don’t get it sometimes! I think you’ve got a great variety of items, and for approx 25 people, it’s plenty to snack on during a shower! Great ideas, and I really love the idea of a dessert shower. Can I ask what time the festivities are? I’m having a hard time thinking if this is best for an early afternoon shindig since obviously morning is out?
25 women with a room full of dessert?! I’m pretty sure you wont have many leftovers, especially if you are providing to-go bags. I actually think its a perfect spread of choices. I also like the fact that you have something for the sugar-free crowd too (even though I would never touch that stuff.)
I would def have a slice of pie, a cupcake, and snack throughout the party on the brownie bites (heaven), raspberry truffles, and choc fountain. mmmm. I want to have a dessert party!!!
@pvaulter718: the dessert shower will be held at 2pm, i figure it’d be dessert after lunch. i hope the timing is okay for the guests!
Not overboard AT ALL. You don’t want to run out of food - and um don’t you want to have left overs to possibly enjoy (isn’t that the wonderful thing of possibly having too much)? Personally, I eat pie without icecream … but if you’re definitely having pie … and MR GT is insistent that you can’t have pie without icecream - than an icecream bar might be necessary …
I don’t think it’s too much at all! I’d forgo the ice cream, though. I love pie without ice cream! And I vote for cherry–even though I lurve pumpkin, it seems like the cherrry pie “goes” with everything better.
Totally not overboard! People always say “just a bite” at showers, but we all know that “just a bite” means “Just a bite now… and later… and another one a few minutes after that…”
@emagnus10: costco, 2 years ago, for only like 25 bucks or something and very reusable!
[...] details. You’ve already seen my ’Sugar Spice Nice’ shower invites and I’ve also shown you the food and drinks dessert set up. Now I must confess that beyond the leftover labels and the special drink signs, there is more. [...]
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Mrs. Green Tea, Sacramento
Age and Occupation: 30, Tea Analyst
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Coffee Critic
Engagement Date: November 17, 2006
Wedding Date: August 23, 2008
Blogging Since: June 10, 2008
Venue: Vineyard on the Delta
About Me: I'm just your average obsessive compulsive, arts & crafts loving, funky-on-the-inside/boring-on-the-outside girl, who dares to say 'Hey! I can make that!' Nerdy professional by day, goofy won-ton by night. The won-ton sometimes comes out during the day when I'm fed the dollar breakfast at Ikea. Since our engagement, wedding planning has put me on high alert for bargains and I've been pushing my nimble fingers through callous building experiments!
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