Tea Party for 14 young ladies!!

I love personalized parties, so when my niece turned 12, I wanted to give her something special, sort of a "out with the pre-teens and into the teens" party. What would be better than a tea party! As little girls, we loved to play tea party with our stuffed animals, and even as adults, we love to go back to our roots and get together as women and have tea! So I got her and a few of her friends ready for the new world of becoming a teenager! To attend, they were required to wear dresses and big summertime/tea hats. They were all so beautiful. To see young girls, not trying to immulate videos and street life, but rather immulating beautiful, classy young ladies, was a breath of fresh air! With jazz music playing in the background, the young ladies talked about school, friendships and life, all while enjoying each other's company over tea, finger sandwiches, fresh fruit tarts and mini petit fors. It was a great day for them all. And to end the day, they all left the party with their own personalized gift bags, which included a real tea set, multi flavored teas, chocolates and other surprises. I loved hosting it and to this day, the girls still talk about it.