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"We have been serving Afternoon Tea at the Chauncey Conference Center in Princeton for the past two years. I have been looking to do specialty teas with entertainment for some time. I had the great opportunity to meet Alisa Dupuy over Afternoon Tea this past spring. Alisa had many great ideas on how she could entertain our tea guests with stories from different periods of time, such as: Renaissance, Victorian, Great Gatsby and more. I decided that this would be perfect entertainment for our guests. Alisa and [her associates] have been a lovely addition to our afternoon teas. They have done a few teas with us, entertaining our guests in period costumes and discussing the history of tea while our guests are enjoying afternoon tea and being taken back in time through their stories. I look forward to the continued relationship and the many more specialty teas to come." - Sara Blivaiss, General Manager |
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"I had been considering what to do for my daughter,
Mary Grace's, seventh birthday party when I met Alisa Dupuy at a tea
room. Her costume, manner and appearance in general were so "in
character" and impressive that I immediately booked her for the
party. With Alisa's help, we decided that a princess tea party would
be perfect. She helped me envision the party as she described herself
arriving as Marie Antoinette. She sugggested that the girls would enjoy
a proper luncheon and that she would guide them in manners and etiquette.
What a success! The girls were noisy and rambunctious until Marie Antoinette
arrived. Then an awed hush fell, eyes were wide with wonder and admiration
for the princess. The girls sat at the dining room table suitably set
with silver, good china and linen tablecloth and napkins. They listened
and followed exactly the instructions Marie Antoinette gave them. I
heard soft, pleasant conversation with lots of "Yes, thank you",
"No, thank you" and "Please". I was completely captivated
myself as Marie Antoinette explained the intricacies of her costume,
which was exquisite and authentic in every detail. She told us interesting
bits about her life and described how her Ladies in Waiting dressed
her. She had hidden "jewels" in a pocket which she distributed
to the enchanted girls. She was regal yet warm, absolutely charming
and a complete hit. I overheard two girls telling their dads when they
came to pick them up, "We had a REAL princess!" My daughter's
school friends told her that the party was awesome and Mary Grace herself
said, "It was just the best!" Alisa Dupuy was more wonderful
than I had hoped. She had so thoroughly researched Marie Antoinette
that it was not difficult to really believe there was indeed a REAL
princess there."
- Mary R. (West Chester, PA) |
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"It has been my great pleasure on two occasions to be transported back in time by the amazing Alisa Dupuy. Both times were at elegant teas and Ms. Dupuy, in authentic attire and persona, regaled us with tales about her life as a Victorian lady and the customs of her day. She was thoroughly entertaining as she shared with us the history of tea service and her own opinions about what a civilized and refreshing tradition it is in both this country and in Europe. I have been involved in the tea business for several years and I found Ms Dupuy's research to be amazingly thorough in historical accuracy about Victorian times and in the traditions of tea. I am quite excited about the opportunity to hear her other presentations about different eras." - Sherri Anderson, Specialty Tea Coordinator (Yardley, PA) |
