Tea Party Invitation

Choose or make a tea party invitation that reflects the simple elegance of this traditional party theme.

Send invites to everyone for your tea party.

Many tea party invites have an elegant look to them. You can host a casual tea party, but most have an air of sophistication. Consider the following designs for your invitations:

• Shaped: Purchase a shaped invite cut to look like a teapot or teacup and saucer, or use a template and cut your own from cardstock at home.
• Photo: Use a stock photo or one you have taken yourself of a teapot, cup and saucer or even a full tea party table setting and use is as a graphic on the front of your invitation. If you are adept at digital image editing, consider making the photo black and white or sepia toned, with a pop of color (such as pink flowers on the teapot).
• Artistic: Purchase an artistic looking invitation that includes a sketch of a teapot and cup or a table setting. Some may resemble pencil sketches, while others might have the look of a watercolor painting.
• Victorian: Tea parties often remind people of the Victorian era, so capitalize on that aspect of the tea party for the invitation design. Incorporate lace and other elements popular to the time.
• Crafty: Crafty hosts and hostesses can make their own invitations using stamps, scrapbooking embellishments and even origami. In fact, you can make origami note cards that incorporate actual empty tea bags in the design.

Come up with ideas for the tea party invitations based on the decorations, color scheme or even location of the party. For example, if you plan to use pastel yellow table linens, incorporate yellow into the invitation. If you are hosting a garden tea party, have flowers and outdoor scenes on the front of your invite.

Skip the online invitations in favor of personal, mailed tea party invites. Tea parties are frequently considered a more refined party, and a mailed invitation reflects this. While etiquette regarding invitations is changing in today's society, people will still love receiving a mailed invitation.

The wording for a tea party should include all of the typical information. Make a special note of the tea party location, especially if it is at a tearoom or other formal dining restaurant in an area guests may not be acquainted with or know well. Include a small, separate card with directions if the location is especially hard to find.

Something else to be sure to convey in the invitation is the reason for hosting a tea party. Tea parties are held for many occasions, including birthdays, Mother's Day and bridal showers. You want to let your guests know if the occasion is special, or if the tea party is being held just for fun.

Finally, consider writing a formal invitation letter as your invitation, especially if the tea party is more traditional. To make wording your invitation simple, copy the language style used in formal wedding invitations, minus the parts that refer to the wedding. Instead, substitute wording that reflects the reason for hosting the tea party. If you know calligraphy, this is a good time to break out your pens and show off your skills. Otherwise, find a scripted font to use for the wording itself.

Add a little something extra to your tea party invitation. Personalize purchased ones by including several of your (or the guest's) favorite tea flavors, like chamomile or earl gray.

Write out a little recipe for making your favorite brew of homemade tea. Print it off onto a recipe card, using a calligraphy or scripted font for the writing. Glue it to the back of the invite or inside the top of a folded card.

If you are hosting a child's tea party, pick up some scrapbooking stickers with teapots, cups and saucers. Cut the stickers into small sheets and put them inside the invitation as a pre-party favor to get the kids excited about the upcoming party.

Remember to send the party invitations several weeks before the event so everyone has a chance to arrange their schedule to attend the tea party.

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