If you follow me on twitter then you may have noticed that I’ve been busy organising and hosting #BloggersTeaParty in the past few days. A lot of you have asked me about what a Blogger’s Tea Party is and the answer is super simple! There’s nothing more to it than a little bloggers meet up with lots of tea and cakes.
Nadja and I started organising Bloggers Tea Party back in September and to my surprise, we decided that 3-4 weeks was enough to organise a good event. Nonetheless, other than a few “mysterious dropouts on the day (you know who you are)” and a few packages not arriving on time, the actual event went sooo much better than what we had expected. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves, the cakes were delicious, the atmosphere was cheerful and there were lots of mingling, which made both Nadja and I very happy! Read on for all the details!
At 1pm last Sunday, Nadja and I arrived at Drink, Shop & Do with a HUGE box, a suitcase and three wicker bags to set up Bloggers Tea Party. The cab driver, who was really nice even asked if we were moving! That’s how much we had with us. Upon arrival the team at Drink Shop & Do were super generous and helped us with the setup by moving the tables and chairs around and making sure that we had everything we needed. I thought the venue looked really cute and we even had a little room to ourselves. At no time did I feel like that we were in a cafe because it literally felt like having a little tea party at someone’s house!
Other than having a few gorgeously decorated tables for food and drinks in our private room, we also had a pretty beauty bar at the back, a goody bag table on the side and a twitter raffle table by the entrance. I think the beauty bar and raffle prize table were well received and sparked a lot of interests.
The beauty bar, which was nicely set up by Nadja consisted of some Dr. Bronner soaps in all sorts of fragrances, two jars filled with Ciate nail polishes, a selection of Foryou Skincare mini pots and a large amount of envelopes filled with Jason Natural Care samples. At the Twitter raffle table we had a few skincare products from Seascape, a Mr. Jelly Belly Dispenser Machine (& loads and loads of jelly beans) and a Collier Campbell iPad case from Quintessential.
I think all the bloggers agree that the choice of venue was perfect and that the cakes at Drink, Shop & Do tasted D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S! I had a slice of Maltesers cake (picture below) and I managed to finish the whole thing in one go… sooo yummy!
Our first guest at Bloggers Tea Party was Aine coming all the way from Brighton for her first blogger’s event. Then came Renata, Alina and Pao, our most enthusiastic bloggers who have all been very active on Twitter prior to our event. The first table in our little room filled up rather quickly with the arrival of some familiar friendly faces: Bhavna, Alex and Hannah.
I definitely had a lot of fun catching up with some of the bloggers who I’ve met from various events. It was lovely having Lucie at our event as her presence really brightened up the room! I also had the pleasure to see my puzzle solving team, Jessica, Tom and Steph from a Hint Hunt event last month. Needless to say, they all arrived in style. On top of that, I had loads of fun chatting to the gorgeous girls; Nicole, Eilish, Hannah, Thais and Nicola, who I’ve met at previous blogger’s events. Last, but not least is Rebecca, who deserves a special mention as Nadja and I met each other at one the events she organised on meetup.com
In addition to seeing some blogger friends, I also got the chance to speak to Angelica. She was one of the bloggers I wanted to meet the most as she seemed really lovely on twitter and on her blog, but I can definitely tell you that she is even lovelier in real life! It was also nice meeting Jasmine, who looked just as gorgeous in person as on picture! I also met Stephanie and Segun for the first time and I regret not chatting to them more. The last two girls to arrive at our party were Buma and Jasmine, just in time, before the cakes disappeared. π
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| I found this photo hilarious!!! Don’t you? π |
I haven’t taken too many photos from the event as I was busy talking! Haha! If you want to see more photos of the people who came to our event then check out Nadja’s blog post on Bloggers Tea Party!
Nadja and I are planning to organise another event for Christmas, so if you missed out on Bloggers Tea Party, but still want to come to our next event then remember to follow us on twitter and keep up with the news. Also, if you are a brand, magazine or press that wants to get involved with our events, then feel free to contact us. π
#BloggersTeaParty Goody Bag Giveaway!
Now the moment you’ve all been waiting for: The #BloggersTeaParty goody bag giveaway! The bloggers attending our event loved their goody bags. We made sure that there’s a bit of everything: nail polish, makeup, skincare, sponge cakes etc. The brands involved really deserves a special thanks! So thank you: Ciate, Sleek Makeup, Balance Me, Makeup Revolution, Palmers, So…? with Attitude, Giovanni, Jason Natural Care, Dr. Bronner, Sponge Cakes, Foryou Skincare, Seascape, Quintessential and Jelly Belly!
So this is what you can win:
Sleek Bare Skin Foundation (choice of three shades)
Sleek Control Shine Primer
Balance Me Rose Otto Hand Cream
Full sized Ciate Nail Polish in ‘Couture’
Make up Revolution Lip Lacquer
Make up Revolution Kajal Eyeliner
Travel sized set of Giovanni Shampoo & Conditioner
So� Shop till u drop Perfume
Palmers Natural Bronze Gradual Tan
A set of Jason Sachets
All you have to do is log in on Rafflecopter below and follow the instructions to gain entries. This giveaway is open internationally and it’ll run for four weeks. T&C applies Good luck!
Nadja is also giving away a Bloggers Tea Party Goody Bag on her blog. For a double chance to win, you can enter her parallel giveaway on: Bloggers Tea Party + HUGE Beauty Give Away.
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Looks like you had so much fun! What a fabulous event! Well do e to you both xx
Great event! Nice photos!
Thank you so much for the awesome giveaway!
Wonderful idea this meet-up π
This sounds like it was such a fun event! I've never been to a blogger event before – I'm too far out of the way and don't know many bloggers around my area! I'd love to find one π
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looks this was a fun and lovely event
What a great event! It seems you had a lot of fun. Lovely photos.
looks lovely. thanks for the givewaway
It really looks like your hard work payed off! Well done! Also, I hope you'll have more tea parties in the future, as I am moving to England soon myself. π Hell, I'll even help you plan! Haha
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Lovely giveaway! Nothing better than a pamper, tea and cupcakes party with good friends!
thanks for the lovely giveaway!! glad you had fun π
Loved your photos!! I wouldn't mind eating a slice of that cake now, it looks delicious!!
Looks like a lot of fun! I wish there was more blogger parties were I live. Such a great way to network π
That malteser cake…. O_O I need it.
Such a lovely event! <3
Amazing giveaway , Thank you and Nadja as well for this opportunity :*:*
Can't wait until i'm old enough to attend one of these! 3-4 more years to go!!
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What a fabulous giveaway, lots of lovely pamper time products, thanks for the chance of winning x
Well done with this tea party, it sounds like you did a great job organizing it and I would love to attend the next one if I can! π
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Such a lovely event! Bummer we don't get to have such events here in my country. Thank you for the giveaway π
I'm so glad the event was a success and it was great fun reading the hashtag on Sunday afternoon! Looking forward to the Christmas meet up π
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This looks like it was so much fun! Love your photos, they're great. Thanks so much for the giveaway! π
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Fabulous giveaway!! I especially love so…? products π
Hy! π Can be noticed that it was a wonderful event, the pictures speak for themselves. <3
Thank u!
Thanks for the chance you lovely lady the event looked absolutely incredible you must have put so much work into it xxx
Those cakes look amazing! Tea parties are my favourite.
Love tea parties, and the cakes look so yummy! π Wonderful pictures, it must have been a great event.
Really well done getting it organised. It was a great event, can't wait for the Christmas meet up!
This all looks so lovely, I would have loved to have been there! The cakes look scrumptious too and I love the vintage tea cups π
OMG! That Maltesers cake looks like heaven to me! (^_^)
Can you make a giveaway for it please?? (a whole cake please, not just a piece!)
those shots of the goodie bags are ACES.
Thank you!! π
Fantastic idea!!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful event!I love all the pictures, everything is so cute.
Thank you for this great giveaway!
Have a fab weekend!
That malteser cake looks AMAZING! Where did you host this teaparty?
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The photo of everyone taking photos is so funny! π
What a lovely giveaway – thank you!
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thanks for the lovely giveaway!!!
fingers crossed ^_^
a dolly mixture of prizes
Hiya! The meetup looks like it was alot of fun and giveaway looks awesome!! Look forward to future meetup!
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Amazing event! i wish i was there
and awesome giveaway, hope i win
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i need that maltezers cake!!! π my sister actually does more than me, I like cadburry caramel's the most
I wish there was more blogger events in my area, if only for the delicious little cakes π
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what a lovely chance! π
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Please contact me via email if I win! Thanks so much!
This looks like such an awesome event! π
It see a to be a great idea
You did so well to organise all this so quickly!
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Such a lovely event! <3 I have never been on Tea party, looks interesting. π
This looks like it was an amazing event, I wish I could have gone x
that looks like the perfect party to me! π makeup coffee hoping booze??? ice cream.. yum! whats missing?!?!! NOTHING!
Seems that was a Great event… Love the food, the beauty items, and ofcourse the people… The goodies bags given to all beauty bloggers looks just Awesome… and obviously the Zoella Beauty giveaway organised by both of you Nadja & Olivia is Gorgeous. Thanks a lot for the chance to win! Fingers Crossed…
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If only I can even be a beauty blogger, then I will get a chance to bag home such goodies!
The event looks like it was a success and lots of fun. Love the products given away in the bags. (Rafflecopter name is Kimberly).
I am so jealous! I am a Greek blogger and have never been in a bloggers party, I wish I could have come to yours. And the cakes, oh my God….
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i wish one day , i will join you guys =)
I love all the photos from this beautiful event!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
ps Elena Rudaya in the Rafflecopter
thank you for the giveaway its really awsome <3
beautiful photos <3
Really great giveaway! Looks like the event was really good fun π
Love this giveaway π want to win badly π
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fantastic giveaway
thanks!!
What a lovely event and I love the photos. Thankyou for making this great giveaway!
I don t know what to say, just thank you for the giveaway and I hope I win π
Such an amazing giveaway! Love all the products, especially the Ciate Nail Polish! Fingers crossed π x
Thanks for this giveaway and thanks for your blog!
Both are fantastic!
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Thanks for the chance, great selection of prizes !
Looks like such a great event! So sad I missed it! Will you be organising another? Thanks for a lovely giveaway π x
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Looks amazing! Will be keeping an eye out for the next event π x
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Gracias por la oportunidad, parece que lo pasaron bien, un saludo !
It looks you had fun at the tea party:)
Thank you for the giveaway!!
Must have been a wonderful tea party! I'm especially impressed with the Maltesers cake π
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
Looks like great event! You guys must be having fun there! Tea party huh? I need one just like you! XD
Thank you for this lovely giveaway, sweety! lol
Looks great, I would like to win for my wife π
It sounds like a fab event! Great giveaway
This is such an original idea. I have read so many posts about meet ups, and yours is unique for sure! π
Thank you so much for the opportunity!
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Fun event! Thanks for the giveaway π
very exciting show, I'm hoping to get an invitation to feel special at events like this π
WOW love the cake hhahah π
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WOW love the cake hhahah π
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awesomeous giveaway!!
What a wonderful party! π Lots of delicious cake and looks like you had so much fun! π Thanks for the opportunity to win something special. Truly lovely and festive post!
amazing goodie bag…really awesome gifts!
wow this looks so much fun! lucky u π
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This looks like an amazing thing to be as part of! Lucky fingers crossed to win π
AWESOME CONTEST.LOVE TO WIN
What a great tea party. thanks for this!
since i came to live in the uk, i started to go to some tea parties, and i love them! they involve way more than anyone would think!
love the pics from the event .I t looks fun.! thanx for the lovely giveaway
Clearly alot of time and thought was put into this Teaparty – it looks lovely! Well done for setting all this up & for hosting a great giveaway! π
Roxie
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what a beautiful prizes! i love cosmetics and make up products, thank you for the giveaway!
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What a lovely giveaway! Your event looked a great success and I loved following the hashtag and pictures on Sunday.
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Wonderful idea this meet-up π
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Great collaboration! Congrats! π
Entered! Thank you for the giveaway! π
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Finger crossed! π
The meeting sounded really fun! What a great giveaway! Hope luck is on my side π
Looks like you had a great party. I would love the chance to attend one.
Thank you so much for the awesome giveaway! Your party it looks very fun π
what a beautiful prizes! i love cosmetics and make up products, thank you for the giveaway!
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Great giveawa! *_*
I hope to win and thanks for the amazing opportunity! π
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Kisses! :*
Thank you for this lovely giveaway! If only I could win π
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This is lovely , Fab giveaway xx
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Ahh a bloggers tea party sounds super adorable and fun! Too much cute stuff in one post for sure! It sounds like such a great opportunity to relax and chat!
Amazing contest!!!! Happy for this
thanks
Lovely giveaway
Congrats!
The gathering must have been amazing, thank you for the lovely photos and the excellent post, we feel the atmospehere even if we weren't there! thank you for the wonderful giveaway, too <3
It looks like you all had a fantastic time! What fun!
Wow, being a beauty blogger looks like it comes with lots of fun! You guys deserve it for all the hard work π
Looks like a wonderful event! I am creating a plus size blogger event so this is great inspiration. Love your blog, have been reading for ages.
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Looks like it was a great event. The goodie bags (and cake!) look fab, you must have had lots of happy guests. I really like how you laid everything out too xx
Seems like a awesome event, I wish I live in Uk now, so I can joined with u ^_~
thank you for this! Your blog looks so great
Great prize! I would like to win it and to use for myself – especially perfume, nail polish and natural bronze! Lubka
I love Drink, Shop, Do. Gutted I missed out on this event, the cakes look scrumptious. I'll keep my eyes peeled for the next one π
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I would have loved to have gone to a bloggers tea party! Sounds fab! x
Great prize! Thanks for the giveaway!
awesome giveaway, thank you for this chance!
I've always wanted to go to a blogger event but none are around me and I don't really talk to that many bloggers to meet up with π wahh!
Thanks for the giveaway x
great event!! amazin prize! I'm in π thanks for giveaway! <3
Looks amazing, I've never been to a blogger event but this definitely makes me want to!
Great prize! Thanks for the giveaway!
GREAT GIVEAWAY! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!
Your blog is amazing! As a new blogger your blog has gave me so many ideas! Winning this give away would be amazing! Thankyou x
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