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Home ยป Lovely Ideas ยป The Prettiest Picnic in the Park

The Prettiest Picnic in the Park

Published: May 30, 2018 ยท Modified: Mar 2, 2021 by Genevieve Manion ยท This post may contain affiliate links

It’s easy to throw the prettiest picnic in the park! All you need are some tasty treats, refreshing drinks, a picnic basket, and some strategically placed doilies and lace.

A picnic spread of baguette, a plate of deviled eggs and sandwiches beside a picnic basket.

What a BEAUTIFUL day for a fancy little Prospect Park Picnic! I wanted to throw a late summer picnic for my friends, and I couldn’t have picked a better day to do it! 75 and sunny all day.

I haven’t packed a picnic all summer, so I was really excited to go a little overboard. My mother gave me some lovely doilies and lace. I was finally able to use them!

An elaborate picnic spread. Trays of food, flowers, picnic basket and glassware on a blanket.

I made spicy little chipotle deviled eggs with Sriracha-soaked mustard seeds and a little baby’s breath ๐Ÿ˜‰

A few deviled eggs in arugula garnished with mustard caviar and baby's breath.

My husband was concerned that there wouldn’t be any room for a cocktail once I was done with the Pimm’s Cup garnishes โ€“ Fresh peaches, cucumber, thyme, rosemary and strawberries!

There was just enough room after all.

5 wine glasses on a wooden tray full of herbs, fruits and cucumbers.
A hand holding a Pimm's Cup cocktail in a wine glass, full of herbs, cucumber and fruits.

If you’re going to have a pretty picnic, not just any sandwiches will do. They better be extra fancy.

I made some roast beef sandwiches with horse radish, caramelized onions, spicy pickles, and gruyere cheese – and I also made turkey, Swiss, bacon, and fennel coleslaw sandwiches too!

Sandwiches wrapped in paper, tied with string on a cake platter with grass and a picnic basket in the background.

I thought it might be sweet to add a little baby’s breath to the napkins.

Napkins tied with string in a basket with baby's breath.

Itโ€™s easy to get glasses confused with everyone sitting in the grass, so I made these precious little glass charms with old jewelry that I got at a flea market.

The glasses got mixed up anyway. I think the garnishes were a little distracting.

A heart shaped charm tied with thread to a wine glass on top of a doily with 4 other glasses on a tray.

This was my glass ๐Ÿ™‚

A heart shaped charm tied with thread to the base of a wine glass on top of a doily.

Everyone loves this spinach dip and it couldn’t be easier to make!

A hand scooping spinach dip onto bread.

I made 2 different desserts. I brought along my raspberry-peach crisps and these sweet little brownies!

Brownies garnished with strawberries on a glass plate.

And a final touch – just a little Boursain and some of the yummiest blackberries I’ve ever had.

A cheese board with cheese, a big pile of beautiful blackberries and a plate of deviled eggs surrounded by arugula in the background.

It was such a lovely day with some of my favorite friends. Even Paddington Perchupon showed up!

A fake black bird sitting on a picnic basket next to flowers in a white jug, next to a basket full of napkins.

A Few More Summery Entertaining Ideas & Treats

  • Floral Dinner Party Napkin Bouquets
  • Layered Raspberry & Peach Crisp
  • Sunshine Lavender Lemon Bars

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  1. Sharmini

    October 22, 2021 at 4:18 am

    Youโ€™re space is beautiful and itโ€™s beautifully presented. So Iโ€™m following. Thereโ€™s much to be savoured here:)

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  2. Kseniya

    February 07, 2019 at 2:48 pm

    This picnic is now my dream, some day I’ll make the same… So inspiring <3

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