Princess Tea Party

It’s a little girl’s dream come true! This princess tea party is magical, fun, and oh so sweet. From the décor to the cake, we’re sharing all the details of this party fit for royalty.

If you have been following our blog for a while, you know that we love a good party, especially children’s birthday parties. Combining her daughter’s two favorite things, princesses and tea parties, my dear friend pulled out all the stops on this beautiful princess tea party!

If you are planning your own princess tea party, we’ll go through all the elements that made her party stand out. We’ll also include a few more options that you can use for your upcoming event including invitations, princess décor and activities, and tea party food.

For the featured party, the invitation requested that the invitees come dressed as their favorite princess. If any of the little princesses had forgotten their gowns or crowns, no worries here. To the right of the foyer was a dress-up station filled with a variety of Disney princess dresses and tiaras. Not only does this ensure that no one feels left out, but also doubles as décor.

Rather than stating for the girls to be dressed up upon arrival, another fun option would be to have “dressing up” as a party activity. This also gives the girls something to do while waiting for the tea party to begin.

When creating a dress up area, a dress up rack, wardrobe, or armoire is handy to hang up the dresses. A basket or table nearby works well to display any accessories. If you have a child who enjoys dressing up, a dress up rack can serve double duty as décor during the party and afterwards as a beautiful addition to a bedroom or playroom. A trunk would work as well, if you already have one on hand.

Dressing up as a princess isn’t complete without the necessary accessories. Princess role play accessories make wonderful party favors too! This set includes everything you need for the ultimate princess dress-up including crowns, wands, necklaces, clip-on rings, earrings, and rings. Each set comes with enough for twelve girls.

The tea party table is definitely the center of attraction at a princess tea party. For our featured party, a long table was set for 10 special guests with a white tablecloth, blue table runner, white lace paper doilies, pink and purple scalloped plates, a monogrammed napkin, and monogrammed teacup.

Ten small white Chiavari chairs were placed at each place setting with a blue sash tied to the back. The centerpiece included two purple candelabras on each side with pink roses in the center.

Each place setting also included a monogrammed tea-cup with a monogrammed napkin and let’s not forget the sparkly wand. Two monogrammed tea pots were displayed on each side of the table with sugar cubes available for the taking. It certainly was a table fit for a princess.

To emulate the place setting in the picture, a lace paper doily is an easy and inexpensive first layer.

And don’t forget the napkins!

The Party Darling on Etsy also carries a lovely assortment of vintage floral paper goods that are ideal for a tea party.

If you prefer a ceramic set, this children’s ceramic tea set includes 4 tea cups, 4 saucers, a teapot, creamer container, and sugar bowl. It comes in 4 color options including floral, pink with polka dots, turquoise with polka dots, or pastel (shown below).

Depending on the age of the tea party guests, it is probably wise to have something other than tea (if you even have tea at all) to drink. Pink lemonade or punch is a good alternative for younger guests.

A simple tea party menu may include tea sandwiches, crackers and dips, fresh fruit, and scones or cookies. Another easy option would be peanut butter and jelly sandwiches cut out in fun shapes like princess crowns or butterflies.

These specialty tea party sugar cookies by Just 4 You Treats would be adorable as a special treat or party favor to go!

Along with the princess tea-table, perhaps one of the most stunning areas of this party was the cake and candy buffet. Once you make the initial purchase of containers for a candy buffet, it is extremely easy to incorporate it into any party that you are throwing. The different sized candy jars were filled with pastel-colored candies and tied with bows.

The pastel table skirting was lovingly made by my friend’s aunt (who is an absolutely amazing seamstress). The princess birthday cake was made to match the skirting and topped with a princess crown. Another princess dress banner was hung above the table with HAPPY BIRTHDAY spelled out (here’s the link for the banner). To tie it all together, a white linen backdrop was hung with pink sheer fabric gracefully draped with a blue bow to top it all off.

There is no doubt that it takes a lot of time, work, and resources to pull off a successful party – big or small, but these little girls sure had a grand time!