2018 Princess Tea!

If there is one event we will all miss when we leave Montana, it will be the annual Princess Tea.

Put on as a fundraiser for Helena Playable Playgrounds, and with sponsorship from Jensen Jewelers, the Princess Tea allows young princesses to dress up and interact with all the Disney Princesses. 

All the Princesses (and Princes) you see are volunteers and spend several hours learning how to be a Princess and then how to act with the kids. 

Since the event is in March, Aunt Savvy buys Lady K a 'Princess of the Day' ticket so she can attend. Being a Princess of the Day means you get a really nice tiara and a piece of jewelry. And we aren't talking junk here! This is some really, really nice jewelry and well worth the price of the ticket.

It also means we got in about 30 minutes early so we didn't have to fight the crowds for pictures with the Princesses and you also get to sit up at the front with one of the Princesses during the tea. Last year, Lady K was with Elsa. This year she was with Jasmine and Moana - 2 for 1!

This year the theme was "Alice in Wonderland". This also hit all of Texter's buttons as she loves Alice. And it's also one of my favorite books. (I need a replace my the annotated copy I had before the fire.)

The set-up is magical.

Lots of wonderful snacks. There are also goldfish, carrots, apple juice, tea and more cookies for each table.

The centerpieces were so fun. Some had a rabbit peeking out.

Others had a red heart.

Texter wanted to take home one of the centerpieces, but couldn't figure out how to sneak it out. She did wind up with a partial stack of teacups as one got broken and Savvy brought it home for her.

Speaking of Savvy...

She was there, representing Jensen Jewelers. They were handing out the 'Princess of the Day' bags and also had additional jewelry for sale for the little princesses.

There is also a massive silent auction going on during the event, mainly of baskets of kid-related toys.

The entire right side were tables set up with the items for the auction. Once again, the proceeds going to Helena Playable Playgrounds.

Texter and Lady K were checking it all out. There was a 'bit' of disappointment when we didn't 'win'.

Even the stage had whimsical decorations.

 

Face painting, nail painting, and hair coloring went on during the event. 

Princesses and Princes lined both sides of the upper floor with colorful backdrops for each one.

And there were some Disney Villainesses mingling with the crowd too.

The funny part of the day was Tinkerbell and Belle. 

You see, they both work with Aunt Savvy. And Lady K was very blunt in stating who Tinkerbell actually was. Along with Kristoff (from 'Frozen'), who also happens to be Tinkerbell's partner. But Belle? Nope, Belle is Belle. Not Aunt Savvy's manager, but she is Belle.  

After an hour or so of socializing with the Princesses, there is the grand entrance of all the Princesses escorting the Princesses of the Day.

One thing I noticed this year was there were many more fathers at the event. It was funny to see outfits ranging from jeans and t-shirts to formal tails. And this year it also seemed more and more of the mothers were using the occasion to dress up too.

Lady K was fortunate enough to attend 3 Princess Teas while we lived here. And has 3 tiaras to wear (which are put up actually).

And now that American Airlines flies into Bozeman and Missoula....hmmm....maybe another year?