Help Wanted: Tea Party Ideas

I am in the process of trying to plan a tea party! I did not realize how overwhelming it could be! There are so many ideas out there and food and pastry and desserts! But I did find a hat!I was at my local thrift store this weekend and found a cute straw hat with a turned up brim and a blue daisy on the front! I want everyone to wear a hat! Why don't people like hats? OI love hats! I wish I could afford the beautiful Kentucky Derby Hats I see on line! Ah...

I have a menu planned. I am going to make little cucumber sandwiches and ham and chicken salad. I am going to go mini on everything! I have a Paula Deen cook book and I also have a book on how to plan a tea party. Any idea's anyone would like to toss my way would be greatly appreciated!

I have a friend who left a high stress corporate job several years ago to go back to school and become a chef! I think I better call her up because that girl can whip up a three layer cake like no one else! I am sure she can give me some insight!

So give a friend a helping hand! I am all ears!

Pink sounds nice. Lot's of pretty pastels!

Some lovely petit fours!

Scones! I know a gentleman named Don who can whip up the most delicious, light and tasty scones! He bakes them daily fresh out of his oven and sells them at a coffee cart he and his wife Marietta run at a local hospital. He has cranberry,blueberry and pecan! I can taste their delicious flavors blending with my steamy hot mug of tasty tea! Ah...

I have some beautiful Princess House tea  pots.

I have tea cups and mugs and pretty plates .

I am on my way! I just have to decide on a budget and then taste test all the fabulous bakery items. That will be the fun part!

Come join me and help me come up with a beautiful bash for my three girls!