Hello, friends! Two reasons why I enjoy this time of year is because there is still a crisp cool air to cozy up with a hot cup of tea and spring is just around the corner where we can get excited about bringing out those vibrant spring hues into our homes. YES, bring on the pastel colors! Have you noticed the Easter decor on display at all the home stores?! Lots of inspiration to banish the winter blues! While we are still four weeks away until spring officially begins, we can still celebrate a little early. I put together an inspirational ‘Tea for Two’ table – I love hosting casual get-togethers!
Haven’t seen a friend in a while and want to catch-up? This a great alternative to dining out in a noisy restaurant! You can surely expand to more guests and this theme is perfect to also celebrate Easter too! If you plan to do this, add a few holiday touches with a couple of bunny decor and some decorated mini easter cookies (like these or these Easter Macarons). I kept it casual with just tea and some delightful mini lavender tea cakes to enjoy with your mom, sister, and/or bestie! For a full-menu tea party, check out this post I created on ‘How to Host an At-Home Tea Gathering’!
Making an appearance on this Tea for Two table are vintage tea cups and saucers, pretty floral plates, a festive polka dot two-tier dessert tray with a matching tea pot, a sugar bowl, and two small bouquet of roses. The color palette I used where whites, light pinks, and a pastel blue. I’ll get into the details of the tea essentials you may want for your tea gathering, further down in this post.
These floral, gold-rimmed plates are so pretty and feminine. They resemble vintage plates used in years past and are perfect to use for this occasion! If you own some of your grandmother’s dishes, this would be the time to bring them out and display them on your tea table.
To bring out the colors of the floral details on the plate, I laid a light pink dinner napkin on top. I secured a small bunch of Baby’s-breath by tying a color coordinated ribbon around it and nestled it, in the fold of the napkin. You can personalize by tucking in a handwritten place card of each guest name into the fold of napkin.
I have grown to have a love for antiquing. A few years ago, I found these white with gold-rimmed tea cups and saucers. It’s a classic design that will always be in style and can easily be incorporated to a more modern and formal looking table! If you’re on the hunt – Etsy has a great selection of vintage tea cups.
There are two ways you can serve tea to your guests. The first way is to already have an already prepared flavored tea pot simmering, ready to serve and pour. The second way is to offer your guests flavored tea options. While tea bags are a great for larger parties, I also like to have fresh loose tea available in different flavors for a smaller gathering. If you are serving loose tea options, these long handle loose leaf snap tea infuser spoons are great!
These teaspoon infusers steeps a fresh, more distinct and flavorful cup of loose leaf tea with the same ease and convenience of tea bags.
No one likes cold or lukewarm water for their tea – which can happen when a teapot sits for too long on the table, so another tea essential to have on hand is this Tea Warmer with tea light candle. It will keep your guests happy and avoid you having to run to the kitchen to heat up more boiling water – which will make you happy too!
Lots of people have their own preference on how strong or light they like their tea to taste. This Perfect Tea Timer is well….perfect (pundt intended!)
Rather than setting out a bowl of regular granulated sugar, step it up with sugar cubes or pastel colored sugar balls!
Delight any palette with these delicious lavender mini tea cakes. To make these, I used my Williams-Sonoma Tea Cake Plaque baking pan to create these cute decoratively shaped cakes. A recipe for their vanilla tea cakes were included in the baking pan packaging but I opted to substitute the vanilla flavor for a floral lavender flavor, perfect for introducing spring. I’m sharing the recipe at the bottom of this post!
How fun is this reserved calligraphy wood sign? I purchased it late last year from Laura Hooper Calligraphy. I bought it on sale and doesn’t appear she has anymore but I found some alternative options, if you are interested. Check out this one Gold Calligraphy Reserved Table Sign or this mirrored Reserved Table Sign. You can reuse this sign for perhaps a ‘romantic dinner for two’ with you and your significant other!
I’ve already noticed flies buzzing around outside and I’m looking forward to the change of season. I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s post and have been inspired to create your own Tea for Two table gathering! Celebrate all of life’s joys!!
- 1⅓ cups flour
- ¾ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1½ tsp. lavender extract
- ⅓ cup milk
- Hae all the ingredients at room temperature. Position a rack in the lower third of an oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Grease wells of the Mini Tea Cake Pan and dust with flour; tap out excess flour.
- To make the cakes, over a sheet of waxed paper, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy and smooth, about 30 seconds. Add the granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes, stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lavender, about 1 minute.
- Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the milk and beginning and ending with the flour. Beat each addition just until incorporated, stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Spoon 2 tsp. of the batter into each well of the prepared pan. Tap the pan on the countertop to eliminate any air bubbles.
- Bake just until the cakes are no longer sticky on top, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the cakes cool in the pan for 1 to 2 minutes. Invert the pan onto the rack and lift off the pan. Let the cakes cool completely, about 30 minutes.
-Photos & Table Styling by Rose Angel Lopez
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