My teenage daughter's Supper Club has become something I look forward to each time that we host it! Each one has a different theme and different menu, but the friendships and fun grow every time! For this Supper Club, the theme was "Best Buds" and we went with a flower theme. We hosted it on the Thursday before Easter- which was the night before a school holiday began. Many of the girls were already traveling for Easter break, and so we had a smaller group than we usually do- but it was not small on chatter and laughter and all of the things that make each one so much fun!
Favor Boxes by Loralee Lewis /Vases by Parker Kennedy Living/ Styling and Photo by Lydia Menzies
Doing something different each time is always fun, and setting the table around the theme is, too! My friend David, of Parker Kennedy Living, showed me some vases they had just gotten in at their shop and offered to let me use them for the flower themed party. The colors were perfect, and I could picture them with pink, orange, and yellow flowers. We loaded them all into my car and they became the focal point of the Supper Club table.
I found ranunculus at Trader Joe's and bought all they had in the colors I needed. The blooms were stunning and I loved the way the stems curved and swayed. I formed a "table runner" with all of the vases down the center of the table and ended up using around 50 vases. The blue and green milk glass vases are gorgeous on their own and then even more so when you pop in all of the flowers. I especially like the different shapes and sizes of the vases. When I put them on the table, I didn't overthink the order of the vases but instead just varied the colors and heights to make it look eye-catching. I used more blue than green simply because that is what I had. Here is an overhead view...
For the placemats and favor boxes, I ordered from my friend Loralee Lewis. I loved the mix of green and white gingham with the floral print in pinks, yellows and greens. Inside of each of the favor boxes, we put a gold foil bunny from our local chocolate shop, Condor Chocolate. The favor boxes looked pretty at each place setting. This collection by Loralee Lewis is called Happy Floral and has lots of other pretty pieces in this design. I fell in love with the green gingham and Loralee printed the pattern on placemats for us.
I played around with the table setting a little- I loved the layer of yellow that the Kate Spade plates added to the white and pink glass plates...which way do you like better? See below for just the white with the pink depression glass plates. I found Rose Lemonade at Target and loved that it was a mix of lemonade with a flower- a perfect drink for our flower theme! Not to be confused with Rose' Lemonade- this drink is made with Rose Water and is non-alcoholic, of course - serving to teens and all! But the cashier at Target asked to see my ID because she thought it was wine lemonade... and then my daughter thought I had made a mistake and bought them Rose' too! I definitely drank one myself just to check and to be on the safe side. :)
And, in keeping with the "Best Buds" theme, each girl had a bud vase with a flower at her seat. I was lucky enough to meet Maizie Clark at The Southern Coterie Summit in February, and we teamed up to create these custom bud vases for the girls. Maizie send over 2 flower designs that she hand drew, and my daughter chose the flower that she liked best. They were then printed onto the vases and shipped to us to use as gifts for our guests. The girls seemed to love the thought and sentiment of the vases, and I can't thank Maizie and Michelle enough for creating such a sweet gift for us to share with friends!
Custom Bud Vases by Maizie Clark
We decided on the white flower (or Camille did and I agreed) because that way, no matter what bloom you put in the vase, it would always show off the beautiful flower. We love the "best buds" inscription on the vase!
The bud vases were such a hit and so were the fabulous paintings that were created for the girls by Mary Sams. Mary is the mom of one of the girls- she is so talented and was so kind to paint one for each of the Supper Club Girls.
The girls loved being able to choose the girl and color scheme they liked the most- and they look so pretty all grouped together! I love that the girls have some special treats to remind them of their buds- and that they know the artist personally!
For this Supper Club, I kept the menu very easy! Because I hosted my website re-launch party earlier on the same day, I ordered croissant sandwiches and a fruit platter from Chicken Salad Chick, salads from Maepole in Athens, and had pigs in a blanket from Home.Made in Athens. Some of the menu was the same as the luncheon earlier in the day- I just ordered enough to have for both parties. We did have an extra-special dessert for Supper Club...
Aren't these cake pops soooo cute??? Bunnies holding bouquets of flowers?? I couldn't love them more, and they couldn't be more perfect for our spring Supper Club that was held just before Easter! The cake pops were made by Pop Pedler in California and shipped carefully across the US to make it Georgia in time for the party. You can see they made the trip well! Pop Pedler was and is so wonderful to work with- she is just the most talented and most thoughtful!
The details are just so cute and sweet! From the bows in their "hare" (sorry) and their tiny pearl feet...there is also an adorable bunny tail on the back made of a pearl sprinkle. Pop Pedler has won me over with her creative treats, and I can't wait to order again soon! And, I ordered extra so that I could have some for Easter lunch with my family. I just put them in the refrigerator and they were perfect for dessert on Sunday!
I also attempted to make the bunny cake pops stand in the Dirt Cup desserts that my daughter and her friend made for Supper Club. I needed a taller container or a shorter stick, but you get the idea!
It was such a nice Spring night, we took the party outside and the girls enjoyed hanging out on the porch. They also got into the leftover cooler of sodas (with permission, of course) that we had earlier in the day at the website launch lunch. They are always a joy to have over and I can't wait to see them all again soon!
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