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It was right out of a fairy tale princesses stepped out of their carriage as gentlemen in formal wear held out the glass slipper, to see if it fit.

Saturdays princess-themed tea party at The Museum in Greenwood brought in princesses by the dozen. Disney princess gowns flowed through the crowd as the girls excitedly ran from table to table, decorating tiaras or enjoying the treats served as part of the tea party.

The centerpiece of it all was the carriage that inspired the event. A vintage carriage, part of the museums 50 Blooming Years exhibit, was used as a photo backdrop for each of the excited princesses.

We had it during our Festival of Flowers exhibit, said Karen Jennings, executive director at the museum. Its too fragile for adults, but we had so much interest in it that we thought we could open it up for children.

The outfits ranged from Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella to Merida, from the movie Brave and Ariel, from The Little Mermaid. Most of the young princesses stopped to take pictures with adult princesses dressed as Ariel, Belle, Aurora and Elsa.

Princess Kate not to be confused with Englands royalty was dressed as Rapunzel as she sat down in front of her fruit cup, cupcake, finger-sandwiches and tea cup of lemonade. She said out of all of Disneys princesses, Belle is her favorite singer, but she likes Auroras dress the best.

The carriage was so soft, she said.

Her grandmother, Anna Michaelis, said she heard about the tea party online. Kate lives in Columbia, so when Michaelis knew her granddaughter was coming over, she started looking for something to do.

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They always have something Uptown, she said. I didnt even tell her about it until yesterday, so it was a surprise.

As the princesses dined, museum staff had a raffle to give away one custom tiara which went to 4-year-old Pressley Liverman. She was going to dress as her favorite princess Elsa but said her dress was too itchy to wear.

Shes a comfort princess, said Pressleys mom, Lindsey Liverman.

Contact staff writer Damian Dominguez at 864-634-7548 or follow on twitter @IJDDOMINGUEZ.

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