Woah! Seeing as how it's October 10th, and my last post was the middle of JULY! to say that I have a lot to catch up on is an understatement, haha. However, to honor my Mama, I'll start with one of our most recent family events...Zari Torijan's (soon-to-be Hunter;) ) Bridal Shower!
Rewind to about mid-March for a brief catch-up on how Eric met Zari...While on a mission trip with VMI cadets in NYC, Eric heard Zari give her testimony at Brooklyn Tabernacle. Enthralled by her beauty (inside and out;) ), he couldn't leave without trying to get in touch with her somehow...needless to say, she got his message and 4 months or so later they're engaged:) God works in incredible ways, doesn't he? There is so much more to the story that I'm leaving out, but this is a post about the Tea Party:) You can find out more about them at their website http://www.zohraanderic.ourwedding.com/.
With very little family of her own in the area, or even in the states for that matter, it was absolutely our pleasure to "shower" the Bride-to-be with love and gifts for their new life together. Mom had her hands pretty full with the wedding itself, so I assembled the Dream Team to make some magic happen for this special day. It consisted of my Aunt Gaynell, Emily and myself:D So fun to stay so connected for a month or so.
After we decided on it being a "Tea Party", I did a little searching around on Pinterest for some creative ideas and the rest of the fun just began to flow! We found an idea for a "Biscuit Bar". Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures after we put the biscuits out, but I've got some of the accessories for the table:)
We had honey, applebutter, honey butter, and
Mom even made little heart-shaped butter pads! Adorable:)
The Sweets table was delectable with delicious Lemon Squares
that I could have eaten every single one of (yum, Sissy!)...
Petite quiche and fresh fruits for pops of rich color and flavor! Wedding photos of family from us to great-grandparents really added a fun element to the bridal decor.
Mom and Zari posing by the Tea Table. I found the elegant silken sachets
of Strawberry Vanilla Green Tea and Lavender Grey Tea at Tuesday Morning,
and what is a "Tea" without sugar cubes!
We had an eclectic feel with the china settings, some care of my Mama, my Granny Lenise and others from Denise our Mary Kay Director (awesome past Star Consultant Prize;) )
The beautiful Torijan sisters, Zari and Deborah.
Ok, so this is one of my very favorite parts...since no one at the shower really knew Zari very well (most had actually never even met her), it was silly to play a "who knows the bride the best" kind of game, but I felt like this would be the best, most intimate occasion for all of us to get to know her better. So! We played a game fondly named "Zari or Sorry!", haha. I had Zari give me answers to a bunch of Zari-Trivia questions, then I twisted some putting each one on an individual card. For the game, each guest read aloud the "fact" on the card, then guessed whether or not they thought it was true of Zari or if "Sorry" it was indeed false:)
I think everyone enjoyed it!
As a parting gift, I found some "Green Tea" hard candies at Tuesday Morning, and put them in cute little treat cones I made from coffee filters. I made handles by stringing ribbon (and yarn, when I ran out of ribbon) through with a little tag I printed on some gorgeous pearly paper (used in their wedding invitations) saying "Thank You! Romans 8:28". The cupcake tree was the perfect little display on the way out the door, too!
And here are a couple of cuties awaiting the arrival of our guests:)
Sweet cousins!
