The Royal Wedding Party Ideas

I could not let my party friends down....party ideas for the Royal Wedding are far too important not to include in Everyone's party schedule!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! You are all invited to my Royal Wedding Party!

English Sweets are a must...

 This Union Jack Cake is too beautiful...This is From Betty Crocker click here for instructions

How cute are these Engagement Ring Mini Cupcakes

these are also from Betty Crocker, click here for instructions, please note the instructions do not tell where and how they attached them to the ring!

Nigella Lawson's Strawberries and Cream Mini Muffins

(This recipe was in People Magazine)

Ingredients

 1 cup strawberries, diced into quarter inch pieces

 1 squeeze of lemon juice

 1 cup flour

 1/2 cup sugar

 1 tsp. baking powder

 1/4 cup vegetable oil

 1/3 cup sour cream

 1 tsp. vanilla extract

 1 large egg

 1 tsp. powdered sugar



Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 and line mini muffin tins with baking cups.

2. Put diced strawberries in a bowl and spritz lemon juice on them and stir.

3. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and baking powder.

4. In a small bowl, beat together oil, sour cream, vanilla, and egg. Pour mixture over dry ingredients, stirring to combine with a wooden spoon. Fold in strawberries.

5. Divide batter into paper cups evenly. Bake for 12-14 minutes

6. Place on a wire rack to cool. Once cool, shake  powdered sugar over cooled muffins.

makes 24 mini muffins

These Photo Props are amazing!

Will and Kate Wedding Photo booth Props

These are from Paper and Cake 

You Can purchase them at Etsy, then print and cut out!

This will be the hit of the Party! Everyone wants to be a Princess!!!!!

FREE Bunting Download from Make Merry Events!

How Cute and Festive!

Click Here for the Download!

also from Etsy, these cute gift boxes!

Send home some English Treats!

Cheers!

xoxo

London Calling Party

This is the first in our "Round the World Parties.  

We celebrated England!
The table looked great,  The Union Jack Flag is made out of ribbon!
Entertainment.....Austin Powers, baby...for Adults only!
The royal Princess "Sabrina"
"Beve" of choice: "Shandy" (Not "Randy")

This is so good, Mix 1/2 ginger ale and 1/2 beer!

fish n' chips!

recipe for this from Chef Florence Tyler click here for recipe
An English Trifle:

Ingredients:

pound cake cut into cubes

fresh strawberries cut in small pieces

vanilla pudding

whip cream (cool whip)

and cherries for top

directions:

layer in order from pound cake to cherries in pretty glass bowl
D.J. Mike made our play list:

Beatles, Tom Jones, The Clash, The Ting Tings (yes, he wore his kilt!....he wears it often! and he pulls it off quite well!)

during dinner we had a game of "Speak Like You Are From England!"

"cheeky" = fresh

"biscuits" = cookies

"sweets" = candy

"bonnet" = hood of car

"boot" = trunk of car

"tele" = television

"loo" = bathroom

"jumper" = sweater

"dust bin" = garbage can

"arse" = buttocks

"knickers" = panties

"mumsy" = mom

"pint" = beer

"beve" = beverage

"butty" = sandwich

"cheeky" = fresh

"pissed" = drunk

"pisses down" = raining

"bum" = bottom

some English expressions:

Cheeky Monkey

Yes, Love....

"My Little Petal" ( a little girl)

"My little flower" (a little girl)

have it off 

Bloody Hell!

Lovely

Brilliant

You're top!

Cheeky cow (a mean girl)

pissing cats and dogs

Spot of Tea?

Tea and crumpets

English Food!

Bangers and Mash = sausage and mashed potatoes

mushy peas

fish n' chips

Trifle

Bread Pudding

Tea

Yorkshire Pudding

Pimm's Beverage

Fairy Cakes = cupcakes

tarts

Bubble and Squeak = cooked cabbage and potatoes

Cheers!  Joanna for all your help with English expressions!