On Saturday, May 9, we joined Andrea and her family and friends for an afternoon tea party bridal shower hosted by her soon-to-be mother-in-law, Donna, in the carriage house at J.E. Reeve's Victorian Home and Museum.

Surrounded by heirloom wedding dresses--including those worn by the mother, grandmothers, and great-grandmother of the groom--the guests sipped their Earl Gray from antique china set atop vintage table linens collected by Donna. The century-old space was decorated by Joan Fondriest of Joan Fondriest Interiors and Nathan Paternoster of Pam's Posies. Donna's 'Birds of a Feather': Kathy Weingart, Tammy Mathias, Joan Noretto and Melody Rader prepared and served the meal and tea.

Andrea, a New Yorker by way of England, listened as letters from loved ones unable to attend the day's events--her mother, sisters, and fiance--were read aloud. Please take a look at the day's many details (and hear a portion of her groom's letter) in the video and photos below.

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Andrea's Tea Party Bridal Shower