SAVOR the White House

Last night Greg & I got to attend a State Dinner!!!

OK not really. But it was a charity event that was modeled after the White House State Dinner. It was a black tie event & very fancy :)

Here we are getting ready to meet his parents, who kindly invited us to attend with them. It was so fun to get dressed up!

The event was held at a very fancy country club & I was so excited to be able to go there. First there was a cocktail hour & silent auction. When it was time for dinner, we were escorted to the ballroom by a woman playing the bagpipes! Then we were asked to remain standing behind our chair until the "President & First Lady" made their way into the room. This is standard protocol at a State dinner. We were not quite sure who would becoming through the doors. It turned out to be a Bill & Hillary look a like!

One of the chefs responsible for the dinner that evening was the former pastry chef at the White House, Chef Roland Mesiner. He was at the White House for 26 years. So he had lots of stories to tell!

We had a four course meal and each course was one served at a past State Dinner. And we got a wine pairing with each course.

After dinner there was a live auction, which was pretty entertaining! Then there was the after party with a live band. We rode with some other people who were ready to call it an evening. But we had a wonderful night & really enjoyed ourselves! We feel lucky to have been able to experience something like that.