Tea parties aren’t just for little girls anymore. Just recently Miranda Kerr confessed to her addiction to meticulously crafted tea cups, even creating her own line of gold rimmed and butterfly painted tea sets. The classic Tea Party is the quintessential girls-only event, where daring to invite the opposite sex seems almost sinful. These events, catered to wannabe Brits, create an environment where sipping tea with your little pinky wiggling in the air is not scoffed at, but instead required. Just like an all-girls boarding school, tea parties come with a strict dress code; therefore, if you arrive in jeans and a tee shirt, even if they are Rag & Bone, expect to be the topic of the whisper-gossip.
We here at Maniac Magazine are well trained in the art Tea Party Planning. We hereby present to you our top-secret Tea Party Rule Book.
Rule No.1: A tea party cannot be called a tea party without oversized bushels of flowers, preferably plucked directly from the hostesses’ garden.
Rule No.2: Tea parties don’t necessarily need to include tea. If you run with the right crowd of girls, it just may be more fun to spike some lemonade and pretend its tea. Alice did fall down the rabbit hole, after all.
Rule No.3: The setting MUST be enchanting. Thread twinkly lights throughout your garden and trees and just when it gets dark turn them on. It will look like you are submerged within a galaxy of twinkling stars.
Rule No.4: ‘Cute’ language is NOT cute. If you really want to be classy, please don’t speak in the wrong tense. It may cause catastrophic consequences, like an acquaintance choking on her tea.
Rule No.5: Food is also imperative for a party. Therefore, stock up on tons of macarons, cucumber tea sandwiches and scones that your guests just won’t be able to resist.
Rule No. 6: Fashion is on full display so grab your over-sized hat and pastel dress and pass that kettle over.
