“Great Gatsby meets the Beach” was the theme for our ballroom. We wanted the sophisticated elegance of the Gatsby era mixed with the natural relaxed feeling of the beach. To do this, we chose a color scheme of eggplant purple, silver, and white, accented by purple and blue uplighting in the room. The centerpieces consisted of purple hydrangeas, lisianthuses, ranunculuses, and a single purple orchid, all surrounded by votive candles.
A live Frank Sinatra tribute singer serenaded us and our guests during dinner! We started off with an antipasto salad and then a rigatoni pomodoro dish for the pasta course. For the main course, guests were given a choice of horseradish herb-crusted Atlantic salmon, country chicken stuffed with apples, sliced chateaubriand, or eggplant rollatini.