If your goal is to have a tea party-inspired wedding reception filled with romantic touches and sweet details, plan the event menu around the idea as well. Hire a private event catering service that shares your vision, and can turn your food dreams into a reality on your big day. 

You can host a tea party-themed reception in a wide variety of event venues, including lush vineyards, elegant ballrooms and banquet halls, quaint bed and breakfast inns, and even rustic country barns. Coordinating decor and light elements, such as antique vases of fresh flowers and delicate LED string lights, as well as the right menu, will bring the theme together. 

A tea party-themed wedding reception menu is versatile in that you can serve it for brunch, lunch, appetizers or even a full-course meal if you'd like. You can also tailor it to match any budget by filling the menu with gourmet dishes, laid-back fare, or a mix of both types of offerings. 

When possible, ask the caterer to use fresh, local ingredients when preparing the menu, for both the best taste and lowest cost possible. You can work many different types of farm-raised produce into a tea party-inspired reception menu, which will make it both tasty and healthy.

Here are some more catering ideas for your wedding reception: 

1. Tea Sandwiches 

One fun, charming way to keep guests satiated is by setting up a buffet filled with delicate tea sandwiches that are as enjoyable to look at as they are to eat. Fill elegant silver serving trays with mini sandwiches filled with creative ingredients such as cucumber, watercress and cream cheese, sweet and savory grape and chicken salad, smoked salmon, egg salad flavored with dried lavender, and ham and brie. 

Complement the sandwiches with a colorful vegetable platter featuring homemade dips and hummus, fresh fruit skewers, and bite-sized desserts, including tea cakes and brownies. 

2. Tea and Coffee Service 

You can't have a tea party-themed reception without a selection of freshly brewed teas and coffee, along with a choice of elegant, complimentary sweets. Some traditional hot tea ideas include Earl Grey, chamomile, peppermint, jasmine, lavender, dragon pearl, English breakfast and oolong in a variety flavors. 

You can also set up an espresso bar filled with flavored syrups, almond, soy and regular milks, and cane sugar for sweetening. If the reception takes during the warm summer months, provide several different types of black and green iced teas as well.

Make sure you offer your guests a few different accompanying treats as well, such as biscotti, scones and small pastries.