Tea-time Table

I hope everyone enjoyed their Valentine's day celebrations.  I have never been one to plan anything ahead to celebrate Valentine's day but this year I decided to prepare an afternoon tea for my husband (it actually ended up being an evening tea).  Would you like to see the table setting?  Take a look.

When I initially set the table we had a bit of sunshine (so welcomed after so many grey, snowy days) I really liked the crystal candle holders on the table for the way the light reflected off of them.  Around 3:30 p.m. the clouds began to take over and so I replaced the crystal with the antique bronze and rose candlesticks.  I love the colour of the bronze against the ecru lace.  Last year I made pink votives and I'd stored them away until I had just the right setting (almost forgot where I hid put them) they made their debut here.  It took a little searching but I'm glad I found them, they're such a nice soft shade of pink.  I have four more that I'm now planning to use when I host my springtime tea.  I made sure that I stored them in an obvious location this time.

My husband enjoyed his special tea so much that we're going to try our best to do this more often; a mini version of this, a chance to take a break from schedules and the normal day to day "to do" lists.  The only thing I'll have to adjust is making sure there's a tea mug for him...He was ok with the pretty china teacups for this time but I think I'll need some alternatives for him in the future :-)

Have a great day today and an even better tomorrow.