This past weekend I was spoiled by my bridal party as they threw me a kitchen tea. It wasn’t just any bridal shower, oh no: they decided it would be a ‘frocks & hats’ high tea theme, which I’ve been excited about ever since I received the invitation.
Despite there being a few morning showers (before the shower, how fitting!) the day turned out to be lovely – and the set up was just fabulous. Mama Jaguar and my three wonderful bridesmaids had spent the morning setting up, had baked for the past few days, and had planned all sorts of lovely surprises. Nearly everyone followed the instructions and turned up wearing some form of hairpiece. I think we all looked fantastic, I have to say!
Miss & Mama Jaguar – we love selfies!
First things first, the decor. My mum had borrowed a marquee from a friend, and set it up with ivy, tables & chairs, as well as flowers in vases. The girls had set up separate tables for fancy teas, for mismatched vintage tea-cups, and for food – plates and plates of sandwiches, mini quiches, scones and sweeties. Yum!
But best of all? Mum’s friend is a cake maker – and her design was THE hit of the day!
If you’re wondering if you’ve seen this cake somewhere before, check out its doppelganger featured on the Buzzworthy blog post last week. That whole design? Is basically what we had. Talk about creative, right?
And then there were the games! As the guests arrived, everyone was given a peg to clip to their outfit—if you said the “W” word (WEDDING!) and someone heard you, you got to steal their peg and whoever had the most pegs at the end of the day won a special prize.
There was also Bridal Registry Bingo, followed by Pass the Parcel—each layer was done in recycled paper, and in every layer there was a quote about ‘love’ that that person had to read out.
There was also the traditional game of ‘creating a wedding gown’ but since it was drizzly, the toilet paper was replaced with garbage bags. These were the top three designs, with the gorgeous Nanna Jaguar in the middle. (The gown on the left won.)
And, best of all, there was a cupcake decorating station! Fresh cupcakes were baked, decorations were bought, and all of the guests had to make their own design, with lucky me getting to choose the winner. I had to have a turn too, although I’ll admit, mine came out rather terribly. I fail at piping. There were some pretty awesome ones made, though.
And what is a good bridal shower without…MOUSTACHE STRAWS? These were the brainchild of my MOH-extraordinaire, Miss K, modelled by fellow bridesmaid Miss H & I. They went down a treat!
The day was so much fun—I ran around like a crazy person trying to catch everyone and make sure I spent some time with them, but I still feel like I missed out on a few things. If this is any indication of what the wedding’s going to be like, I’m slightly daunted. But, I was spoiled by my loved ones and thoroughly impressed at how much planning and detail went into the event—I’m one lucky Jaguar.
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