Things I know.
Twelve year old girls play the role of high society women very well
and High Tea is an exceptionally fine way to celebrate one’s birthday.
Sometimes husbands and fathers make the world’s best butlers (but should not attempt to dance ‘the robot’ in front of his daughters’ friends).
and the hired help definitely know how to work a room (and in this case the yard).
While the high society sup on their tea and scones, the hired help play up… alot.
Good friends and good food make special days even more special.
Working on your feet for days on end is hard and you ache in places you never even knew you had afterwards
but when your newly 12 year old daughter comes to you and tells you it was the best day ever, it’s totally worth it.
Aches?
What aches?
12 is an age when everything changes
and mother hearts cry, just a little,
while they farewell the past
and welcome the future.
Happy Birthday!!!
And Tiff, these photos are amazing.
what a wonderful mumma you are.
looks like she had a ball!!!
12 is definately the age of change from girlhood to adolescence, from tomboy to young lady. This photo shoot of Lily’s high tea captures the very essence of this. Lily is developing into a beautiful, loving & sensitive young lady whose preference for a high tea for her birthday definitely reflects these changes. You are so right to say what matter all the anxiety & aches & strains when your efforts to make it so memorable for Lily is so appreciated. It certainly does make it all alright! xoxo
And butler/Daddy/Dave even dressed the part. What poigniant pictures – little girls becoming women. lovely! Thanks for sharing, blue hippo.
You know, my daughter Bronte just turned 12 (on the 18th) and you have written my thoughts in such a beautiful way. Twelve is so much more than 11, scarily so.
Love these photos. Love the Butler (and chuckled at him doing the Robot!) Love the joy and the love the love in your family.
I. don’t. know. how. you. all. do. it.
Hugs and happy birthday to your gorgeous Lily!
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I wish wish wish I had something like this when I was 12! She’s so lucky to have such obliging sisters and father, I know mine would never have done such a thing! Looked like a fantastic day.
How absolutely gorgeous…you girl will never forget such a “High Class Event”….Hats off to Hubby for playing his part, a lot of Dads wouldn’t have done it.
What a beautiful family you are.
What fun! You are the best mum ever!
Just lovely, Tiff! I bet they all had blast!xx
Oh it looks like a beautiful day.
That looks like such a great day. How nice to be waited on. I hope the “help” also had tea and scones…
You have great birthday ideas Tiff.
Happy Birthday Lily! I love all these photos. There is such a great story here. It’s so wonderful that her family were so involved in giving her a special day.
Happy Birthday Lily. Fantastic photos Tiff. I was smiling all the way through and now I want cake. xox
Beautiful, such vivid captures! I can’t imagine right now that intensity of being on the cusp of 12, my babies are still so little, but I do know, that when the time comes, it has to be commemorated with a high tea!
Precious, precious memories! I shall have High Tea to celebrate my 29th birthday! And maybe I can get my dad to don a tux for the occasion! So thoughtful!
Oh, Tiffany, these photos are GORGEOUS and I am STUNNED that you managed to pull off such a VERY fancy tea party with everything else you’ve got going on. Your daughter is a lucky girl; she has a fantastic mum and I’m sitting here aged thirty-one and jealous of that party!
What amazing pics that will forever freeze that day!
So so happy the ladies had such a fantabulous high tea! and what is high tea after all without the hired help messing around in the back? Love the outfits. Pass on my birthday wishes to Lily! Happy 12th!
precious memories!
Best mom ever!!! She is blessed to have you as her momma
The party looks fantastic!!!
It’s very sweet that you guys did this for your daughter : )
Completely impressive! What a great idea you have with the High Tea- please tell us what you did specifically because my daughter’s 12th is next year and I wanted to do something super special like this too. Your photos are to die for by the way…
Perfect! Happy birthday to a beautiful young woman. xxx
Looks like lots of fun
Glad Lily had a wonderful day xoxox
Everything looks so beautiful! Most of all, I love Lily’s look of constant delight. And I am so pleased that the weather cooperated.
This is simply awesome!! and the photos are just so special too!
What a beautiful party. Gorgeous photos, and everyone looks so genuinely happy … how fabulous you are to go to so much trouble to make a special day for your daughter and her friends!
What a wonderful birthday!! Love the pictures, you are so talented!