Weddingbee Blog

Yes, I said “drankin’.” It was an, um, Southern England party.

I thought I’d let you in on some of the thinkin’ behind throwing a British shower. You know, in case you have a Britophile freak for a friend and need to throw a shower in this style. In this case, the theme was chosen because the bride, Pumpkin, loves England! The idea for a British tea was passed around, but that was a bit too stuffy for our group of gals, so we stuck with the British theme but made it more fun.

The food and drinks were a bit of a challenge because, as you may have heard, British food is not all that delish. (Sorry, British bees…maybe we just aren’t cultured enough to appreciate it!) Plus, BM Pumpkin is a vegetarian, so having “bangers and mash” was out.

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In the end, we decided to do half semi-authentic British food, and half regular party food with made up British names. We kept it vegetarian because we are so freakin’ thoughtful. (Although having chicken wings did cross my mind, I’m not gonna lie. We could have called them, um, “Big Ben’s Chick-en.” Haha, I’m so [not] clever.)

For the drinks we had Liverpool Punch and Pimm’s Cup, which is the official drink of Wimbeldon.

Left: Pimm’s Cup prepared by Bridesmaid Bunny. She used Pimm’s liquor, Sprite, strawberries, cucumbers, and lemons; Right: Liverpool Punch (sherbert punch) made by Matron of Honor M

Next, we had cheese and crackers…but not just any crackers! Recently I was in Ireland, and my hotel was within walking distance of a Tesco. I was chatting with BM Pumpkin and asked, under the pretense of being hungry, what I should get from Tesco. She immediately responded with “Jacob’s Cream Crackers and Cadbury Double Decker candy bars.” I know, she’s crazy. I lied to her and told her I never made it to the Tesco, but in my luggage I brought back two packages of Jacob’s Cream Crackers (below) and 25 Double Decker candy bars. (You’ll see those later.)

We had cucumber sandwiches, which we deemed…

And brie in puff pastry (not shown), as well as assorted nuts…

Veggie pinwheels named…

Veggies and Prince Robert’s Hummus because Robert, the groom, is addicted to hummus!

We also had Spice Girls Chips and Salsa, Guac Wellington, and Fergie’s Fruit. But the piece de resistance was…

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Ab Fab Cake (Matron of Honor M got this lovely cake! So delicious!)

It was all totally delicious and was eaten right up! Did you really get into the theme via food and beverages at a party you hosted?