Bestselling author and popular speaker Alda Ellis invites all who love fine food, dear friends, and happy celebrations to tea--Southern style! Photographer Julie Johnson's fresh, full-color photographs, shot on location at Alda's beautiful and historical farm, Magnolia Hill, add wonderful detail to this lovely collection of seven easy-to-host tea parties.Each party includes a delicious menu with easy-to-follow recipes, tips on how to choose, arrange, and display flowers, and helpful instructions to make eye-catching table settings. Here is everything anyone needs to know about hospitality and entertaining. From the novice to the experienced Southern belle, everyone will find new, fun reasons to put the kettle on, take down the china cups, and set the table for tea.