Afternoon Tea Party Ideas
For a great and successful tea party occasion, the perfect time to
place it should be in the afternoon. This is majorly because many
individuals are believed to attend because they are off duty or are
already through with their days’ work. For an afternoon tea party to be
successful, some important key aspects should at all the time be put in
place. This involves its initial planning to its success at the end of
the day.
Preparations
When planning for an afternoon tea party, you should always prepare
everything on time. For instance, you should always ensure that you
invite your guest all in time so as to avoid last minute rushing. The
invitation cards should be presented early enough.
You should also consider the number of guest that you are inviting to
your tea party. As a matter of fact, they should not exceed your
capability. This means, they should be the number that you can easily
cope with.
Work on your time planning as well. The event should kick off at the
stipulated time in the invitation card. All the foodstuffs and drinks
should be ready by then waiting for serving. Ensure that you have more
than enough quality serving plates, teapots, cutlery, and sits together
with some additional stock.
Menu
You can always prepare some bite-size sandwiches, cakes pastries, and
doughnuts. These are great snacks that go handy with afternoon tea.
Etiquette
More often than not, the afternoon tea is normally served between 3pm
and 6pm. The event normally lasts for utmost two hours although some
people may extend it a bit. It is an all casual event where casual
dressing takes the centre stage of everything. People of all works of
life meet to share ideas and exchange views concerning some things.
While having your tea, remember to take small sips at a time. Blowing
your tea at the top to cool it shows some indecency in you and therefore
it is not advisable. Take your time and enjoy your tea little by little.
Remember to thank your guests for having taken their time and share the
afternoon tea party with you. To some extend you can even send each one
of them a thank you note to appreciate them for having left whatever
they were doing and join you.
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