Private celebration
Forty under the pillar candles
A fortieth birthday dinner by candlelight, with a shared-plates menu, a surprise string trio and a dessert table built around the host's grandmother's recipes.
At a glance
Celebration
Private celebration
Location
Example Townhouse, Old Quarter
Guests
32 guests
Season
November
The idea
The host wanted the feeling of a dinner party at home, only bigger and without anyone stuck in the kitchen. We found a townhouse with one long room and built the evening around a single table.
Details that mattered
- Ninety pillar candles, lit in sequence before guests arrived
- Handwritten place cards with a memory from each guest
- A dessert table based on three family recipes
The string trio stepped out from behind a curtain during dessert. It was the only cue of the night, and the only one we rehearsed twice.
Moments from the day
A few favourite frames
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