An Enchanted dinner

Living in Spain is awesome! Whats not to love? There's the culture, the weather, the cuisine, the lifestyle and ultimately its one big adventure.
But there are a couple of downsides. One of those being that we don't get to see our friends as much! ​

So, our remedy to that is our annual Spanish weekend. We invite our closest friends for a weekend of sun, sea and sangria
And sometimes I get carried away and throw a bit of a party. ​

This year, I got truly over excited and hosted an enchanted garden party.
I was inspired by our lovely gardens, with its beautiful and very enchanting cork trees.​

And let's not kid anyone, any excuse to go crazy at the florist's...

A beautiful tablescape is a magic to me, I really do have quite the obsession! ​

For this party, I wanted it to look delicate and pretty with lots of crystal. And grey added into the mix to give a french shabby chic feel.  ​

The evening started with sangria and canapes! ​

We also hired caterers for the event. I think if I'd have undertaken the food as well as the styling on this I might have lived to regret it. It was actually a totally genius move as it meant I could enjoy the evening as a guest too and spend quality time catching up with friends ​

I hung glass baubles from pink and grey ribbon in the trees ... and filled them with a mixture of roses and tealights 
John lewis hanging glass tealight holder here ​

I also hung fairy lights from one of the cork trees to create a backdrop (and a photo op location) for the guests  ​

For party favours, I chose for the ladies, charbonnel et walker truffles and for the gentlemen, mini bottles of tequila  ​

The fairy lights really helped to create the magical enchanted feel I wanted. So easy and yet so effective  ​

For the table arrangements, I chose pink and white hydrangeas, Pink Esperance roses and Cream Vendela roses. I also added pink Hermosa roses.  ​

I placed largeblock candles in glass vases and grouped them together 

We decided a Spanish style buffet would be a fitting option for the guests. 

I must admit, I absolutely love hosting pretty party's. It gives me such pleasure to think of a theme and execute it the way I imagine it in my head. Not only this but its so nice to surprise and delight our guests. I really wanted to thank them for making the trip to visit us and create something a little more special.  

Belle 
​Xx