Markus (the Big Fish of Plentyoffish.com) and Annie had a fantastic reception at the Fairmont Pacific Rim last night. On the invitation it said 'black tie'. No problem. I dressed in my best dress. Once we got there, we realized that black tie was part of their theme. Their theme was Venetian mardi gras. Their reception was held on the third floor of the Fairmont Pacific Rim. Once we got to the 3rd floor, the entrance to their reception was floor to ceiling white drapes. There were also two cherub ice sculptures in front of the white drapes. Behind the cherubs is a vase of calla lillies. After we walk passed the white drapes, on the right there were the Venetian masks. There were actresses dressed in Venetian costumes. They were there to help put the mask on the guests. We got to pick which ever mask we wanted. After we put on a mask, we walked into the festivities. There was a stilt-walker. There was a contortionists trying to fit herself in a cube. There was also a magician which really looked like Bill Nye the Science Guy. He juggled and made balloon animals. We enjoyed the festivities from about 6:15 to 7:30pm. There were also two areas like a lounge with couches and coffee tables. It was beautifully decorated with white drapes and a chandelier in the middle.
It was announced that dinner will be served in the ballroom. Wow! It was beautifully decorated. The walls were covered in the white drapes. The center piece for each table was a five arm candelabra with flowers in the middle. The chairs had seat covers and sash. The table setting was very elaborate with each setting having 3 forks and 3 knives and 3 wine glasses. It was a plated dinner with a salad, pasta, sorbet, entree and dessert. The salad was heirloom tomato, Buffalo mozzarella salad, speck, oregano creme fraiche. The pasta was smoked sablefish ravioli, sauteed spinach and tomato concasse. The sorbet was like an amuse bouche. It was a Grenadine sorbet with a splash of prosecco. My entree was a red wine braised veal cheeks, cannellini beans, white truffle essence, vegetable ratatouille and sage pan jus. The dessert was the Fairmont Pacific Rim Tiramisu. The presentation of the foods was fantastic. As background music, there was a quartet with a singer. It was like a mini symphony with an opera singer. Between the dishes, there were also a few speeches, some planned and some impromptu (because it was open mic). After the food and the speeches, the party got started. Once the dance floor opened, their slide show also started. It seemed like everyone (all 180 people) got their groove on the dance floor. After boogying for about an hour, it was time for us to head out. Once we got outside of the ballroom, it seemed like there was a party outside. There was after dinner snacks; pizza, an ice cream sundae bar and a platter of fruit. We had a little bit of fruit then we saw the bride and was saying bye to the bride and groom. The bride said we had to take our picture at the 'photobooth' before we headed out. The 'photobooth' was a backdrop made from the white drapes to make it look really classy and romantic and there was a photographer to take the picture. They had a printer on hand to print the images. We just had to wait about 5 minutes for the pictures. While we were waiting, there was a scrapbook. We got two sets of pictures: one we got to keep and the other was to be put in the scrapbook. The scrapbook had questions like how you met the couple and any advice for them. After all the festivities, it was time to call it a night.
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