It was a wonderful challenge... create a modern environment for a "Rat Pack" fan to share his 50th Birthday Dinner with family and close friends. Our client gave us only a few directives, the event needed to be elegant, guests needed to dine at one long table, and the event needed to feel modern.
The event would start with a cocktail reception inside the home, and then move to the tent [pictured above] for the seven course dinner in honor of the Birthday Boy. The tent provided several challenges, it would be built on top of the pool, it was summer time in Dallas TX - that means ample AC, and it needed to feel masculine and sophisticated. It would come down to a complex combination of platinum, silver and black... minimal lighting, and mirror top table to create the depth and glam worthy of the modern Rat Pack Birthday Fete!
The addition of a floor to ceiling mirror at the end of the table, exaggerated the already dramatically long dining table. We set every piece of silver, each charger, votive, wine glass on a very precisely measured grid to add to the visual feast on the tabletop!
Our clients were thrilled with an evening that exceeded their very high expectations, and we were thrilled too, as we heard the audible gasps of guests as they entered the space for dinner!
Happy Birthday to You!
