Playfully flirtatious and unapologetically feminine, the coquette aesthetic has exploded in popularity on social media. It’s a gorgeous theme for a party, too, especially if you’re a maximalist. But if you’re not sure where to start with planning, I have so many coquette birthday party ideas to cover every aspect of your celebration, from food to decor and even game ideas.
Food Ideas for a Coquette Birthday Party
One of the most important parts of any coquette birthday party is the food. Your guests need to eat, and this theme opens the door to so many wonderful ideas.
Tea, Sandwiches, Cake and Sweets
A tea-themed menu is perfect for a coquette party. You can serve little crumpets, mini layered cakes, cucumber sandwiches (and other tea sandwiches) and macaroons or other sweets. Don’t forget to have pots of tea on the table to pair with your finger foods.
Serve your food on tiered displays to bring the tea theme home.
Baby Tea Cake
Serve elegantly decorated, bite-sized tea cakes that will steal the show at your party. You’ll want to decorate each little bite by hand and serve on pretty floral serving trays.
Here’s a great tutorial on how to decorate with icing to make fancy designs like the ones in this Pin.
Salami and Cheese Roses
Here’s a pretty appetizer that goes with just about any other finger food or main course. They look fancy, but they’re really easy to make.
Start with slices of salami, and roll them up to look like roses. String each rose onto the center of a toothpick. Add small leaves of fresh basil on each side. Then, finish with a small chunk of mozzarella on each end.
Follow each step in the Pin above to make perfect roses every time.
Fresh Fruit Cups
Simple but elegant and colorful. It’s all about the presentation with this one. Start with a fancy serving tray. Then, add pink and white checkered paper cups. Fill them with fresh berries and add mini forks.
To make this presentation even prettier, decorate the table with a pink and white checkered tablecloth and fresh roses.
CharcuTEArie Cups
This elegant food idea takes the classic charcuterie idea and serves it in pretty teacups. It’s all about the presentation with this one, so you’ll want to:
- Create salami roses or flowers on toothpicks
- Add fresh fruit on toothpicks
- Incorporate sprigs of rosemary or other herbs to add some green color
Follow the presentation in the Pin to create depth and interest with your ingredients.
You can buy your teacups online, or you can go thrifting to find pretty and unique designs.
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Pink Ribbon Sandwiches
It’s the little details that matter with this type of party. You can serve simple foods, like sandwiches, and make them more feminine and elegant by simply inserting toothpicks with pink ribbons.
You can serve any type of sandwiches you want, including vegetarian options. The more options you can offer, the better.
Strawberry Shortcake Skewers
These skewers have the perfect colors and flavors for a coquette party. And they’re so easy to make, especially if you buy the cake premade.
Just look for pound cake or strawberry shortcakes. Add slices or chunks of fresh strawberries in between your chunks of cake. Top with swirls of frosting and serve.
Cake Parfait
A pretty dessert that fits the theme and will impress your guests. Fill glass or plastic dessert cups with layers of vanilla or strawberry cake and vanilla or strawberry frosting. Top with pearl sprinkles.
I recommend pairing alternating flavors. For example, if you’re going to use vanilla cake, pair it with strawberry frosting and vice versa. Add pink pearl sprinkles to the vanilla frosting and white ones to the strawberry frosting.
Your guests will love the presentation – and enjoy their dessert
Best Decor for a Coquette Birthday Party
Food is an important part of the party-planning, but it’s not the only one. You need the right decorations to create the ambiance you want for your coquette party.
Floating Flower Backdrop
This gorgeous backdrop is perfect for a coquette party. It’s a little time-consuming to make, but so worth it.
You’ll need to start by shopping for pretty fake flowers that fit your party’s color scheme. Pink and white are always great options for this type of party. Use some pruning shears to cut off parts of the stem and leaves.
Then use a needle and clear or white thread to string your flowers. Essentially, you’re creating a garland that you’ll hang from the ceiling with glue dots.
I recommend arranging your garland on the table first so that you can create a design you like before you start stringing.
Don’t want to take the DIY route? You can buy pre-made garland online.
Giant Tablecloth Bow
A giant, pink tablecloth bow is the epitome of the coquette theme. It’s easy to make, too. You just need a pink tablecloth or two and the right knotting technique.
Follow the steps in the Pin’s videos, and you’ll be ready to hang multiple bows around your home or venue for the party.
Pink Ribbon Balloons
You can never go wrong with balloon decorations at a birthday party. But you can make yours a little more feminine to match the coquette theme with just a few supplies.
First, you’ll need clear balloons. Then, you can use glue dots to add pink bows or ribbons to each one. Don’t forget to attach pink ribbons to the bottoms of the balloons, so you can bunch them together and create different decorative arrangements.
Bow Garland
Hanging pink bow garland is a simple way to decorate for your party and add to the flirty vibe. It’s easier than you think to make your own.
Start with satin ribbon. You’ll be tying your own bows for this, so make sure your ribbon is wide enough.
Then, add hot glue to one side of each bow, and start attaching them (just like in the video above). Once the glue dries, you’ll have a string of bows that you can hang on the wall above your food table, across a fireplace or wherever else you want to decorate.
You can do this with different-sized bows and colors, too.
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Pink and White Table Settings
If you’re hosting a dinner party, you can decorate your table with pretty, feminine decorations. Start with a traditional pink, solid tablecloth. Layer with a white lace tablecloth or table runner on top.
Add pink crystal and brass candlestick holders with white candlesticks.
Incorporate glass vases into the mix with roses.
For the place settings themselves, go with pink scalloped plates and white and pink cloth napkins folded to look like roses.
Games and Activities to Make Your Party Unforgettable
No coquette birthday party is complete without a little fun. Plan activities and games to make your celebration more memorable.
Paint and Decorate Teapot Planters
Here’s a fun activity that everyone can do together, and you can even find kits online that include paints, brushes and palettes.
Set up a table with places for everyone. Include your teapots, paints and palettes at each setting. Store the paint bottles in pretty dessert bowls and put the brushes in glass vases to make the setup more elegant.
Don’t forget water cups for each person. You can also add sheets of rhinestones and stickers to each place setting to give everyone more decoration options.
Cake Decorating
How cool is this idea? Decorate mini cakes together. You can fill them with jam and top them with frosting. Give everyone the tools they need to make pretty designs.
The best part is that everyone gets to have their own cake to enjoy.
Poke a Prize
The “poke a prize” game is fun for any type of party, including a coquette-themed one. Grab some red Solo cups and fill them with little prizes.
Candy and cute trinkets work best.
Grab some pink and red tissue paper, and place it over the openings of the cups. Use a rubber band to secure them.
Then, use hot glue to attach the cups to a big, sturdy poster board. Arrange it in a heart shape to match the theme.
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Guess How Many Candies Are in the Jar
Here’s a classic party game that you can play. When your guests arrive, have them fill out a card with their guess of how many candies are in a jar.
Fill your giant jar with whatever type of candy you want. Just make sure that you know exactly how many you’ve added.
The person with the right guess, or the closest guess, wins a prize. That prize can be the jar filled with candy, another prize or both.
Planning a coquette themed party isn’t as complicated as you think. Use this guide to inspire your menu, decorations and activities. With just a little time and thought put into the planning, you’ll host a celebration that your guests will remember.
