We had the pleasure and honor of co-chairing the 2011 Greater Washington National Association of Catering Executives 11th Annual Capital Style Awards Gala which was hosted at the Hotel Monaco in DC. The theme was 1940′s: Hero’s to Hollywood and we had two rooms to take each idea to it’s fullest. With the Hero’s room, we draped it in all red, hung American flags and served red, white and blue martini’s. We had our amazing silent auction (78 packages!) on the perimeter of the room with one of our favorite DJ’s, Jaime Easson dressed in military, spinning hits from the Andrew Sisters. Guests them moved to the next room for dinner and dancing. This room, Hollywood was all black and white, featuring feather and all white centerpieces, black and white lines, silver chargers and a huge frames screen, playing Casablanca all night against the black and white dance floor. The effect was stunning and so much fun. Guests dined on cobia with pumpkin oil and mushroom risotto with red, white and blue desserts.
Through the silent auction and ticket sales, we raised quite a bit of money for our charity, Operation USO.
Congrats to everyone on the NACE team and thank you for everyone who attended!
Thank you to Eli Turmer for these amazing photos!
