All White Tea-Inspired Bridal Shower

We all know the Brits love their tea, so what better time to share this stunning tea-inspired Bridal Shower than in the lead up to the Royal Wedding? This Bridal Shower was styled and created by Bo Peep Productions and is so stunningly sophisticated it makes our hearts skip a beat! It makes us here at Portobello Bride so excited to see such amazing events now being created here in Australia. It seems Bo Peep Productions is a vendor after our own heart!

The white on white colour scheme gives such a crisp, yet whimsical atmosphere!

The stunning cakes were created by the incomparable Hello Naomi.

Not only did the guest enjoy sipping tea, but they were asked to bring a Tea Trio [Cup, Saucer and Cake Plate] as a gift for the Bride-to-be. What a sweet gift idea!

The tea theme continued with the take home favours. Guests were encouraged to mix their own combination of provided ingredients to make bath tea to take home and pamper themselves with. Some of the ingredients provided were: oatmeal, lavender, rose petals, goats milk powder, lemon verbena, orange peel, epsom salts and jugs of various essential oils.

Photos by Natalie Hunfalvay via 100 Layer Cake
Event Styling by Bo Peep Productions
Cakes by Hello Naomi

A Vintage Affair Stepford Wives Kitchen Tea Party

Portobello Bride Member A Vintage Affair is a wonderful resource for Brides, and Brides-to-be, offering gorgeous vintage crockery for hire! One of their clients recently held a Stepford Wives Kitchen Tea Party for which they hired some beautiful A Vintage Affair pieces!

What a fun idea for a kitchen tea, hens day or bridal shower!

To view the gorgeous range of crockery for hire visit the A Vintage Affair website or come along to the Boutique Wedding Market at St Kilda Town Hall this weekend and visit them in person! Buy your Tickets here.

The perfect bridal shower setting

We are very lucky to be able to share with you a very sweet occasion organised by the very talented and beautiful Emily Vawser of White Room Events . Emily arranged this lovely pink 'do' in honour of 'A girls night in', an annual breast cancer fundraising initiative.

I think this is absolutely perfect for a pre-wedding celebration. What bride wouldn't love a pretty afternoon tea like this arranged for her, and all for a good cause.

My favourite details of this delightful spread, the white wicker basket for the cake stand, the choice of flowers, the amount of pom pom's used, and Emily's pink frock, love it!.

Images taken by Jennifer Sando Photography

Emily is amazingly talented, and we are so excited to have her as part of our ever growing Boutique Wedding Guide, you can find White Room Events under Wedding Stylists. Our directory will be undergoing some renovations in the coming weeks, all to make it easier for you to find our fabulous members, stay tuned! 

Oh and if you haven't already, subscribe to our newsletter to be in the running to win a sweet stationery suite by Dizzy Wizzy Design. 

Sweet! Treats Competition

Portobello Bride Member Sweet Cupcakes and Treats has just launched Sweet! Boutique, where people can get a taste of the sweet life without having to spend hundreds of dollars. Sweet! Boutique will offer a range of tabletop items, as well as other pretty things owner Juli Stertern-Gill encounters in her travels, like cupcake cases and more, as well as a range of exclusive decorated cookies. Doesn't it sound divine?!


To celebrate Sweet Cupcakes and Treats is holding a competition for our lovely readers, in which you can win a pack of gorgeous entertaining products including a cake stand, food flags and cake plates valued at over $65!


To enter all you need to do is leave a comment below and describe how you would stage an afternoon tea using these beautiful products! Please also include an easy way for us to contact you if you win {eg email}.



The winner will be drawn using random.org on Monday October 18, 2010 and announced here at the Portobello Bride Blog.


This competition is open to Australian residents only.


Good Luck!

a Beauty Full reason for a tea party!

The Lovely ladies from Details, details! have launched a really special limited edition stationery collection. With the generous support of nine of Australia's most lovely designers the Beauty Full collection {Invitations for Ava} is now available until August 31st.

The collection is inspired by Ava's Tea Party, an occasion in honour of a beauty full child taken too soon. Ava Florence-Beth Rosemeyer never got to have her tea party she dreamed of with her mummy, so every year in August we can hold our very own tea party in her memory. 

So choose you favourite invitation from the Beauty Full Collection and invite your girlfriends for an afternoon tea in August. 100% of the sales will go to Paradise Kids-Supporting families suffering from illness and loss.

If you are planning a bridal shower or special occasion for later this year or next, get organised early and purchase any of the Beauty Full collection {Invitations for Ava} in Ava's memory.

I think a garden party is the perfect way to celebrate a bridal shower or bridesmaid lunch. 
Imprintables - A Garden Tea Party invitation which are part of the Beauty Full Collection {Invitations for Ava} are our pick for such an occasion..

Of course you can not go wrong with holding a parisian affair, afternoon tea with macaroons, pastries and champagne. How lovely are these designs by Poppies for Grace and the fabulous new designer P for Printables for The Beauty Full Collection. 

I hope you enjoy planning your tea party, and when you are pouring your tea from your grandmas china tea pot or French bubbly into your crystal glasses, remember Ava, and smile. 

For more information on Ava's Tea Party visit:

The official Ava’s Tea Party website here

Read Ava's mum, Sheye Rosemeyer’s inspiring blog here

Light a candle at Ava’s memorial site here

To read more about Paradise Kids go here

Check out Details, details! blog for lots of Tea Party inspiration during the month of August