Page 6 - Paradise City Guide Fall 2017

Special Feature

Life of the Party!

…the art of celebration

There’s nothing like a celebratory occasion – a wedding,
a holiday, New Year’s Eve, Mardi Gras, a birthday, an
anniversary, a graduation, even a festive gathering of old
friends – to raise the spirits, inspire us to lift champagne
glasses high and break out in song and dance. There is a
rich and nuanced art to celebrating. Some celebrations
are carefully planned and choreographed. Just
picture a wedding or a coronation with costumes
and flowers and pageantry. The glassware sparkles,
the music is sublime. Or a festive family gathering
where embroidered linens, artful serving pieces and
blown glass goblets turn an ordinary dinner into an
occasion to remember. It doesn’t take a hole-in-
one for comrades to gather and hoist a few pints
after doing battle on the links.

"THE MORE YOU

CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE,

THE MORE THERE IS

IN LIFE TO CELEBRATE."

–Oprah Winfrey

R. Jason Howard,
Tying the Knot,
wedding goblets

Nnamdi Okonkwo,
Jubilation, bronze

Jane Herzenberg,
Cocktail Party Tunic

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