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"Tea Party" in the evening?

belleindigobelleindigo member
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My wedding is in July, and I'm not sure how best to describe the theme I'm going for. It's somewhere in between elegant and fairytale, but not overly formal.

We're having a tea bar, and I was thinking of having a fruit/veggie bar along with a finger sandwich and soup display. It's in the summer, so it didn't really strike me as a bad idea. What do you think? Even with the dessert, is this too light for an evening in the summer?
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Re: "Tea Party" in the evening?

  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    what time is the wedding?

    Anything  between 4-8 should have enough food to be considered a meal. 






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  • levioosalevioosa member
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    I love tea.  Love it.  I go to formal tea all the time.  That being said, if your wedding is during a meal time, you need to provide a full meal, not just finger sandwiches.  Finger sandwiches say cocktail hour apps to me.  If you are having an afternoon wedding in between meal times (which it doesn't sound like you are doing), then tea time is perfectly fine.  Otherwise, you need a real meal.  


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  • Lauderdale PinkLauderdale Pink member
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    It depends on what you are calling "finger sandwiches".  I was at a very fun wedding that had finger sandwiches made on egg rolls from a carving station with a choice of freshly carved ham, roast beef or turkey.  You could absolutely do those meats without a carving station and they would be very filling.  Also, instead of a veggie platter, take a look at an antipasto salad.  Those have a good amount of sliced meats and cheeses, which are very filling as well.  As for the tea, I think it adds an elegant and romantic touch.  I have not seen that at a wedding but know I would enjoy it.  
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  • atlastmrsgatlastmrsg member
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    I love tea.  But if only dainties were available at dinner, I'd stay for ceremony, snack on a few, then leave to go eat a real dinner pretty fast.

    I need food for dinner--not mini cold sandwiches etc. and mini treats.  So I'd find this odd for your dinner spread.

    This could be a great rehearsal luncheon, bridal luncheon, shower theme if you don't want to add the substance to make it enough for dinner.  Or perhaps a nice cocktail hour theme, especially if you're doing an alcohol-free wedding.  I went to tea at the Peninsula in Chicago as part of my Bachelorette weekend--was fab.

    Or, consider moving your ceremony time.  You could get a better deal on a daytime event, and if this was in the afternoon, it would be completely acceptable as your spread.
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  • STARMOON44STARMOON44 member
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    If you want a tea theme have your wedding at tea time. Loosely, 2-5ish range. That's not enough good for evening. It's just not appropriate to the time of day and I don't think it will go over well.
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  • lovegood90lovegood90 member
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    This would be appropriate for earlier in the day, ie in between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dinner, but if you're having your wedding over dinnertime you need more food to constitute a meal.

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