Parkview Ladies Luncheon

The Ladies at Parkview Mennonite Church in Reamstown, Pa had a special day of inspiration and fellowship on May 7th, 2011. I was asked to prepare a luncheon for them. I decided to have the tables set up at the park which is next to the church. Thankfully God blessed us with a nice day! Slightly windy but warm in the sunshine.    

Entrance to the luncheon area.

I wanted to hang these tissue balls in the trees but ran into a problem ! This park has very large mature trees and the branches were all to high ! I did find this one maple tree near the tennis court and just off the church parking lot, so that's the tree I used !

I decided to use an all white theme and that worked well with speakers theme!

Bird's nest salad

                                 Beautiful snowball viburnums in milk glass vases for centerpieces.

I created several different types of white flower pins for favors and used them on the napkins.

 And the yummiest part .... Dessert table !!!!  btw I hid my work space behind this curtain

Cake~pops

                         Yummy cake covered with chocolate and placed on a lollipop stick. 

A closeup view- Mmm... do not lick the screen !

Tortilla shells with cream

Angel food cake with lemon curd

Decorated with pretty little flowers

Yogurt covered peanuts

Fruit salad with fresh blueberries

                                                               Mints with jelly filling

Butterfly & Flower cupcakes. Butterflies have yougurt covered prezels for wings.

Yogurt pretzels

Before praying the ladies sang 'White as snow' lead by Michele Stauffer

MENU

Bird's nest salad

Dill Pickle Soup

Ham & Cheese Soup

Home Baked Rolls

Dessert Buffet

 and now I need to give credit to the amazing help I had in preparing this event !

~ Thanks so much Deb Zimmerman for giving up a morning of camping to help set up and providing lots of dishes and then returning to help clean up !  A true blessing !

~ Sandy Eberly for preparing the wonderful desserts, please give her a call if you need a cake or desserts !

~Mary Weber for making the soups and homemade rolls

~ Amanda, Jenna, Monica & Katrina for helping to set up and serving the ladies - you did a great job !

~ Marla Stauffer for letting me chop at her huge snow ball bush

 ~ my husband Dave & my son Dillon for lugging all the heavy tables down from the church and then back up again and for helping with setting up !!!