The Harris Sisters: March 2023

With winter coming to an end, now is the perfect time to plan a spring Tea Party. Whether you're celebrating a birthday, Mother's Day, Easter, baby or wedding showers, or just enjoying brunch with girlfriends, you can't go wrong with a tea party theme.

Spring Tea Party Invitations

Start with an invitation that matches your spring tea party aesthetic. If you'd like for your guest to come dressed for the party, add "tea party attire requested" to the invitations.

What to Wear to a Spring Tea Party

A tea party invitation can be the perfect time to break out your fancy dresses. Since you're not actually going to meet the royal family, the rules for your tea party outfit can be a bit flexible. Find a fun dress in a bright color, and pair it with some accessories like:

a hat
a fascinator
gloves
vintage jewelry
a parasol
a special purse

Spring Tea Party Decorations

Part of the fun of decorating for a spring tea party will be the decorations. Now's your chance to bring out your vintage china, jadeite, pink Depression glass, and milk glass to set a stunning table. Mix in bouquets of colorful flowers and set them all on a vintage tablecloth.

Mix and match your vintage china, tea cups, saucers, and tea pots to create unique spring tea party table settings. We chose to use tea pots for both vases and to serve tea. And make sure to use cake stands and pedestals to add height to your table.

Gather teacups and luncheon sized plates for guests. You can create beautiful place settings by mixing and matching pieces. If you don’t own tea cups, ask each guest to bring a tea cup with them to the party. At the beginning of the tea party, you can have each guest tell where they got their tea cup and why it is special to them as an icebreaker.

In the photo below, the tea cup and saucer are a matching set, but they are layered with a pink Depression glass salad plate and then another vintage gold-rimmed china salad plate.

The Perfect Spring Tea Party Menu

For your spring tea party menu, you want to serve simple finger foods and appetizers. Serve a mix of both savory and sweet foods. And don't forget to include a variety of beverages in case you have guests who don't actually enjoy drinking tea. If you're holding your party outside (like we did), you might also want to consider serving cold beverages too. Here's a list of our spring tea party food ideas: