{"id":67406,"date":"2018-06-19T07:16:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T12:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=67406"},"modified":"2018-06-19T07:19:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T12:19:25","slug":"white-party-remember-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/19\/white-party-remember-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A white party to remember part 1!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello…..we had been planning a graduation party for my sons college graduation\/summer party for a few months. Since my life has gotten a lot busier, I only started really thinking about all the details about 3 weeks before the party realizing I better myself in gear!<\/p>\n

I knew I wanted to do a white theme, so envisioned white flowers, white tablecloths, the clear Chiavari chairs and I wanted to do great big white (36″ big)\u00a0 balloons. Found a local balloon company that was able to order them for me and I must say that was a great decision…they really made the decor. We were a big group, about 115 people, almost half of whom were my sons friends (both from college and high school). The young adults in the mix made for a really lively charged energetic atmosphere which only made it more fun:)<\/p>\n

We had a fabulous caterer who we have used several times, Elegant Affairs who runs their business like a well oiled machine, flawless! Then we hired Los Habaneros, an excellent Cuban band, the music was amazing and created such a wonderful atmosphere. We even had a cigar roller come after dinner which was a huge hit with the guys! For cocktails we also had a sushi bar, and my son who had about 50 of his friends at the party\u00a0 practically put the sushi guy out of business, he couldn’t roll those sushi rolls fast enough! There were two bars with specialty drinks which was of course a big hit. All these ingredients just set the tone for a really fabulous party.<\/p>\n

My only major regret was not hiring a photographer, such a mistake. I thought about it and then figured everyone always has their phones. But fortunately, my sons good friends have a small videography side business\u00a0 and are producing a video for him as a keepsake of the night, cannot wait to get that!<\/p>\n

I must say, we were so blessed with the weather, it was a picture perfect night. This is part 1 where I show you behind the scenes of the party prep and part 2 will be the actual finished set up and some of the actual party (next week). Here we go-<\/p>\n

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A few asked about these big white jars, they were not expensive jars bought years ago from a vendor, but they are not really high quality and the bottom turned yellow-ish when water was put in them, but they did the trick for the night!<\/p>\n

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We had finished our basement\/lower level about 2 years ago and it’s a really beautiful space however one we don’t use that much. We made this huge room to be like a party room with a gorgeous bar and we have only used it a few times for a few gatherings that were small never for a “party”. So I decided this was the perfect occasion to christen this space! It was a great move as it worked out so well. It opens to a side patio with stairs going either to the driveway or upper patio off living room.<\/p>\n

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I lined the stairs going up to the main patio with oversized hurricanes, it looked so pretty at dusk<\/p>\n

This set up worked out really well as we had valet parking and the valet attendant directed our guests to walk outside (extra nice that it did not involve people coming inside) down the stairs to the party. We opened the French doors and the bar was perfect as was the large room and the outside had bar top tables set up with a big guacamole bar. We had waiters serving a whole host of amazing appetizers.<\/p>\n

It was a nerve wrecking week as the forecast was all over the place that entire week leading up to Saturday and I was a maniac watching the weather, flipping channels constantly…really made myself nuts. To me, getting a tent would kind of ruin the vibe and effect I was after, so I crossed my fingers and prayed…..and miraculously it worked!<\/p>\n

Even put the graduation boy and nephew to work…..<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile in the back, sprucing up the patio as the existing furniture was going to stay but be rearranged<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile inside yours truly put on her florist hat and went to town with her white hydrangeas-<\/p>\n

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How beautiful are these peonies! Got them from a farm stand on the North Fork, and they were some of the prettiest I have ever seen!<\/p>\n

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Flowers are done….kept them inside to stay cool<\/p>\n

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I always put out monogrammed towels in the powder room and light a candle, it’s those small little touches that mean something<\/p>\n

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Flowers waiting to be distributed to their designated areas-<\/p>\n

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In the kitchen, the chefs were getting busy preparing an amazing array of food for the cocktail hour and dinner….so sad we didn’t’ get pictures, it was incredible! (thank you Elegant Affairs)!<\/p>\n

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And deliveries were being made for all the essentials to carry out a flawless evening by the caterer<\/p>\n

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One of the best things I did was get 20 of these incredible 36″ balloons…they added SO much to the party decor and really made the entire party feel so festive!<\/p>\n

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Outside the caterer arrived around 4 and started setting things up, after the patio was washed down<\/p>\n

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And let the setup begin<\/p>\n

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Balloons just hanging out:)<\/p>\n

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