So, as indicated, I was up at the crack of dawn on Saturday (Halloween!) to launder myself and put the finishing touches on the bridesmaid tea party. I arrived at the Gunn household wedding central at 10am and walked right into the middle of Project Hair.



Jess was first one under the spray nozzle 😛



Look how fancy!



I loved Jess’s curls, so I ordered the same ‘do.

Erin’s niece Gretchen became a fairy:



We all helped Siobhan with some last-minute cake tasks …

… because you can never have enough pumpkin cake …

… with cream cheese frosting:

And then we got the tea underway:

We started with these scrumptious scones that Jess had brought from Whole Foods:



Once again, I tried to remember that I had to stuff myself into a dress in mere hours …



… but I obviously had to try every single scone, too. And no dress is worth missing out on deliciousness!



The bride was a vision of calm collection and popped a seat for a cup also:



Finally, 1:00 rolled around and it was time for the entree!



We worked on our nails while nibbling.

And the sandwiches were delicious, if I do say so myself 😀 I made cucumber and cream cheese on German Wheat bread, smoked turkey and Earl Grey honey butter on pumpernickel, and spicy bacon and cheddar on seeded rye:

Dessert was dark chocolate-covered strawberries, special request of the bride:



In our last bout of manual labor as bridesmaids, we whipped up some slamming bouquets.



Yayyyyyyyyy fall colors:



And then we were off to the dresses!



What is your favorite part of primping for a fancy event?