A Harvest Moon Afternoon Tea Party is a great way to welcome the change of seasons. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to start your own lifelong tradition and make memories with your friends.
Fall parties have long been a tradition as a way to bring friends together to share time, renew and strengthen friendships, and enjoy the bounties of the harvest before winter sets in. It was a time to celebrate the fruits of the growing season’s labor.
Planning your own Harvest Moon Afternoon Tea Party will give you a chance to celebrate and renew friendships. It will also give you the opportunity to get creative and have fun planning a party.
Once you’ve identified colors and ideas for decorations, it’s time to think about invitations. If you want to build excitement and anticipation, consider a different format for your invitation. Pumpkins and gourds, or even colorful fall leaves can be written on in indelible black ink. Write your invitation and personally deliver these unique invitations. Your guests will be impressed with this unique invitation.
Don’t forget to let your guests know what they should wear. Heading for a casual hay bale tea and informal gathering? Maybe your idea is to have a fancier event and you want everyone to wear their prettiest dress. There is no right or wrong way to plan a girl’s tea party. It is what suits you and your personality. After all, it’s all about having fun and sharing a special moment in time with friends.
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A girl’s tea party creates memories for a lifetime. You’ve sent out the invitations, now it’s time to think about the decorations. A Harvest Moon theme has so many possibilities. Nature is at its peak, and you can have the tea party indoors or outdoors. Bringing nature indoors is so easy this time of year. Many of the different flowers, fruits, vegetables, pineapples, and fall foliage are abundant and full of warm, beautiful colors.
Pumpkins and gourds can be hollowed out and used as serving bowls. Pinecones, colorful leaves, acorns, and colorful chrysanthemums can adorn a table as an eye-catching centerpiece. You may want to add candles for an extra touch.
Autumn smells are wonderful. Many find the scents of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves comforting. Others love the smell of burning wood and the fire in the fireplace. Who doesn’t love to bake pumpkin pie, put some pumpkin spice in some water and simmer on the stove to fill the air with the smells of fall.
The menu is just as important as the decorations and should reflect your personality and be in keeping with your Harvest Moon theme. Fall brings thoughts of blueberries, apples, pumpkins, and comfort foods.
Pumpkin and Cranberry Orange Scones served with Orange Butter, Roasted Chestnuts, Glazed Mixed Nuts, or Peanut Brittle are great additions to any menu. Afternoon tea is a light meal, which means tea sandwiches can be included as part of the menu. Feel free to get creative and serve snacks such as dim sum, tapas or empanadas as part of your afternoon snack.
Offering a variety of miniature cakes, mini muffins, or tea cakes makes a good presentation. Consider serving an impressive-looking dessert. A trifle made in a clear glass platter will let everyone see the beauty of fruit topped with cake and flavored cream or pudding.
to do the tea party complete, send your guests home with a thoughtful party favor. You may consider making your own tea blend from various loose leaf teas and spices. Put them in a special tin to take home, or make homemade potpourri and put it in a small bag to take home.