An 'Alice in Wonderland' Inspired Wedding Breakfast

thevintageteaservi
May 20
2 min read

The Mad Hatter said, "It's time for tea!".

The Vintage Tea Service says, "It most certainly is!!" One caveate, if the tea isn't served in a fine English bone china teacup, it's a crime against tea!!

If you haven't already guessed it, the clients wedding breakfast was an 'Alice in Wonderland themed and hosted at the beautiful xxx.

When I arrived at the venue, the wedding cake l was already out and quite frankly it left me speechless!! What an incredible and beautiful design, that encapsulates everything about Alice in Wonderland and a Mad Hatters Tea Party.

With a cornucopia of colour, the clients wanted each of their guests to have a different teacup, saucer and tea plate to really enhance the 'Alice' theme. I worked on a palette of true Wonderland colours, the beautiful pinks, blues, gold and ppale tones, plus with a few cheeky add-ins.

These add-ins came about during the latter planning stage, I was lucky enough to find these amazing polka dot trios; fun, bright and perfect for this wedding. Plus I had other fun and pretty teacups that worked with the theme and I wanted to include, so a cheeky splash of green sneaked into the palette.

You can see the bride enjoying a cup of tea.

What Designs did I go for?

With seventy-five guests, I decided to opt for about twenty four designs. I didn't want to use the more formal teacups, but tried to go for more 'fun' designs, tying into the concept and palette.

My top 9 designs were the following.

My absolute favourites were the polka dot trios and the middle row of this gallery. The far left just screamed Alice in Wonderland to me.

The 3 tier cake stands I kept quite plain. The emphasis needed to be on the teacups, saucers and tea plates. The clients wanted a different mix on each table, so again I opted for multiples.

With each cake stand come vintage glass or crystal dishes for clotted cream and jam. Traditional a dessert dish I use them because they are a perfect size. The serving spoons are fruit spoons. If you're as old as me your Granny or Nanny would have had a set. I love them and they're very nostalgic.