Elevenses Tea party

My very talented sister-in-law designed this lovely Tea party baby shower, called Elevenses (pronounced: Eleven-zees)
Urban Dictionary defines Elevenses as

	The name for a traditional English requirement for a hot beverage, usually tea or coffee and a light, sweet snack to go with it, usually biscuits. The urge arrives around 11am, hence the name, and is used to fill the gap between breakfast and lunch. "I'm starting to feel a little peckish, is it time for elevenses yet?"

 Beautiful buffet with tea sandwiches, scones, and salad.  Cupcakes for dessert.  How elegant is that?!

 Backyard set with three tables surrounding one giant rented umbrella.  We ended up with less sun than we hoped for, so the pictures are a little overcast.

 

Sachet with teabag-like tag, "Baby Dunn is Brewing"

 I was happy to partner my Pope-Gosser Rose Point with my sister-in-law's beautiful unpainted Limoges plates.

 All the teacups were in different patterns.

  Coffee pots served as vases.

Teapots awaiting the tea

Once they have stickily munched their elevenses, Pooh says that he had better be off

Elevenses is a traditional little mid-morning snack, complete with tea and often something sweet like a biscuit (translation: cookie), iced bun or slice of cake. Just a little something to get you over the hump until lunchtime. It’s a little respite that the Brits take seriously. Apparently, Winnie the Pooh enjoyed some honey on bread and condensed milk for elevenses and Hobbits eat elevenses to break up the time between their second breakfast and lunch. I highly recommend Elevenses as a great baby shower theme!