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” Is anyone here on the CR (apart from CTLawyer) considering hosting a fancy party? ”
Atty. and Mrs. CTL will be hosting a chasunah for their youngest daughter the Sunday after the three weeks are over.
Will it be lavish?
Considering it’s an outdoor BBQ on our grounds I don’t think it will be as lavish as those in the Weddings halls or hotels of NYC.
Women will not be in long gowns, men will not be in formal wear.
I’m sure many will eat some of the BBQ with their fingers.
Yes, there will be a live band, not a DJ
Ample Beer, wine and booze will flow, but crystal, fine china and sterling flatware will be nowhere to be seen.
What will be lavish is the love we have for our daughter and future son-in-law.
The entire guest list will be less than 225, none of those 700 person events like in Brooklyn, Monsey and Lakewood.
The nature of a BQQ is such that guests will go to buffet serving stations to choose their food, no white gloved French service at your seat.
I have smoked and cured much of the meat/poultry myself in our backyard smokehouse. I’ll also be doing quite a bit of the cooking. Three good friends of mine who compete on the kosher BBQ circuit will be manning the fires that day. I’ve hired bartenders and service personnel through the union local. There is no caterer running the show. Mrs. CTL comes from a family of bakers. Retired great aunt and uncle are baking and decorating the wedding cake in our kitchens.
This is the affair my daughter wants, at home and relaxed. It will be done in good taste and not over the top.
Leftover food is being delivered to a local soup kitchen in Bridgeport to be served to those in need.
Lavish? I don’t think so. I never heard a BBQ called fancy