Tea Room Bridal Shower

My amazing maid of honor threw me a gorgeous bridal shower over Thanksgiving weekend! She held it at Holly Berry Tea Room, an adorable tea room in an old house in the historic part of my hometown. Since it was the day after Thanksgiving, it was already decorated for Christmas!

We started with delicious tea sandwiches, chips, gelato, and lemon cream cake. Yummmm

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We moved on to some party games! First up was Clare and Anthony trivia:

When did Clare and Anthony meet? (August 26, 2003)
How did you meet? (student orientation for Turing Scholars)
Where was your first date? (Mozart's Coffee Shop)
How long did you date? (5 years)
Where did Anthony propose? (Mozart's Coffee Shop)
How many animals do you and Anthony own? (24)
How many animals do you roughly hope to own? (in the hundreds - mainly geckos)
Where is Anthony from? (New Jersey)
What animal distracted you before Anthony's proposal? (turtles in the water!)
What other important event was taking place the night of your proposal? (Obama's DNC speech)

Everyone was also asked to anonymously write down some marriage advice for me, which I read out loud. They ran the gamut from "Don't go to bed angry", "Win every fight", and "Try not to fight".

Remember my bridal shower outfit? I think it turned out well!