An Engagement Table

My youngest daughter is

ENGAGED!

She is the one that you met earlier on my blog

that graduated from Culinary Arts School, Amanda.

(Actually she has been for a while now, but I 

just wasn't able to get around to creating a table.)

I wanted to create a table to celebrate her engagement 

to a wonderful young man.

I think doing a wedding is one of the funnest,

most creative opportunities, especially when it is

a wonderful bonding time with mother and daughter.

Amanda is also the one that had the opportunity

to travel to Paris and Italy with us and take

some cooking classes there.

So we have decided to use a Paris theme for her

wedding reception.

I saw these fabulous Paris inspired plates 

the other day at Home Goods/ TJ Maxx and I knew

that she would love them.

I had to search all over for them to get enough 

for her to start her new home and I knew

that these plates were the ones that would be

used to create a tablescape to celebrate her engagement.

They couldn't be more beautiful.  I love the soft 

flowers that add a touch of femininity and the scalloped

edges.

I placed the stack on one of my favorite wooden

chargers.  Everything is cream but it looks more

white in the pictures.

Of course for the celebration we had to

break out the good silver plate.

and the silverplate goblets.

I had purchased these crystal napkin rings

some time ago and hadn't used them yet.

They look just like an engagement ring.

The pearl edged napkins are perfect for the elegance

of the table.

For a mother and daughter, planning a wedding, finding

the right wedding dress, picking the colors and all

of the details is like a fairy tale.  

And truly, they become king and queen of their own

little kingdom as they set up a home and begin

their new life together.

A touch of pale pink blossoms is the 

finishing touch for our table.

This gorgeous pinch pleated tablecloth is 

stunning and is one of my internet finds

at

Your Chair Covers

If you want to see all of the fun we have been

having on Pinterest, check out my board 

for weddings - Your Special Day.

I had started the board long before she

was engaged, because wedding ideas are like

the ultimate party ideas.

You might have noticed my new blog design!

Linda at Life and Linda

designed it for me.  I just love it.  She has a business

doing this and is so creative.  Send her a message

if you are interested in having a header design or 

a whole blog makeover like mine.

Let me just point out a few things I love -

I can put horizontal pictures on without

them being cut off, I don't have to edit each picture

to get a border on it, I now have a search, she created

a button for me,  I love the crown and

the little purple crown that appears up on the tab,

and of course I love that it features my kitchen and

looks like chocolate ganache decorating the  top of the

page.  I haven't had enough time to learn everything

or to organize everything yet in the subcategories,

but I definitely love my new design.  Thanks Linda!!!

I have had so many inquiries about the tablecloth

it was only $24 for one 120inch round!

I will be posting this with

Let's Dish

Pink Saturday

Tablescapes Thursday