Friday, January 21, 2011

Holiday Dinner Fête

The party planners: Karina, Rachel, Me.
Centerpieces of glass mirrors, pine cones and candles made
for a dreamy ambience.
Printed menu that highlights our potluck contributions.
The table aglow.
The most stylish family we know.
Marines and baby Santi. Adorable!
Clearly, Persis and I were not in on the joke.
Yummy appetizers!
The best gnocchi we've ever had.
Mingling guests.

Ah, if only we had snapped this photo before eating!

About a month ago, Karina and I, along with our fellow party planner, Rachel, hosted our first formal holiday dinner party. It was complete with rented tables and chairs, holiday decor that would have made Martha proud, and an array of the most amazing food, courtesy of our invited guests. We made it a potluck and were so incredibly impressed with everyone's dishes. Among my favorites? Sarah's sweet potato gnocchi, Karina's artichoke stuffed mushrooms, Charlie's Polish sausage, and Marines' key lime pie. It was all absolutely de-lish! So although we had this lavish affair quite a few weeks ago, we wanted to share the photos with you just for fun.



16 comments:

  1. Courtney at SL's No EnnuiJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    Love it!

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  2. Magdalena ViktoriaJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    wow, so impressive! everything looked so delicious and pleasing to the eye--from the food to the people. nice work!

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  3. Ana DegenaarJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Everything looks beautiful and delicious! What a spread!

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  4. Lisa Michelle CifuentesJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Thanks, ladies! It was definitely a fun night. :)

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  5. The Everything ListJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    looks great! your decorations turned out so well!

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  6. Heart CharlieJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Beautiful photos, I love that stylish family!

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  7. Claudia CifuentesJanuary 21, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    I am sooooo bummed I missed this! Looks like everyone really brought their A-game! The photos came out so beautiful.Those appetizers look so yummy!

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  8. LisaJanuary 21, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Looks delish! And I love your decorations! I had a potluck last weekend (that I blogged about).

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  9. AbbieBabbleJanuary 21, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    This looks like the perfect wintertime party- I want to go to one like that!

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  10. LizJanuary 21, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Is it possible to share the Gnocci recipe? That looks amazing.

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  11. RaquelJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    It looks like the party was so much fun! I love a dreamy candlelit atmosphere. :)

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  12. jillian :: cornflake dreams.January 21, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    how fun! looks like you had a great time :) love love the red lips too! xoxo jcd http://cornflakedreams.blogspot.com/

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  13. Lisa Michelle CifuentesJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Liz, our friend who made the gnocchi is traveling right now, but as soon as she gets back, I will definitely ask her to share the recipe! It was too good!

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  14. CarolineJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    The table settings look beautiful and the food sounds delicious! Glad to see that you all had so much fun; that is really the most important part.

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  15. Jenni Austria GermanyJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    i love all the party planners outfits. :) and the food looks so good.

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  16. tiger in a jarJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    This party looks amazing and the food looks delicious! Well done!

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