What do you do when you have a group of people coming to Nashville for the first time and you want to impress them?
Answer: Throw them a party and show them both sides of the south, of course!
When you think of Nashville, you think of Music. So what better place than the Musician Hall of Fame!
By the way, check out these awesome photos taken by Joe Hendricks, www.joehendricks.com. They did an amazing job for us!
We held a lovely “old” southern reception using garden toile linens for the cocktail tables which had beautiful floating peonies as the centerpieces. For the hiboys we brought in the apple green lamoure linen. The feel of the room was a southern garden that made the guest feel relaxed and welcomed!
A gorgeous centerpiece perched atop the food display wowed guest as they entered the room. Jennifer Edwards from Reveal Event Style designed the flowers!(www.revealeventstyle.com)
The main hors d’ oeuvres table featured our lavish fresh fruit and cheese display, chili almond shrimp and fig & goat cheese flatbread.
As the reception ended guest were encouraged to stroll though the museum and take a step into music city.
At the end of the museum guest found themselves in the performance hall where they were greeted with a band and a plated dinner.
The performance hall showed off an updated glamorous south with beaded curtains hanging from the ceiling with a garland of magnolia leaves, a la Jennifer with Reveal and Village of Flowers.
Fun and swanky lounge furniture were featured in the corners of the hall.
With the guest tables we carried the theme over using the same linen (apple green lamoure) that was in the reception as the underlay. The table topper brought in the updated southern feel, the black floral silhouette set the mood and the atmosphere for the rest of the evening.
As guest took their seats the southern meal began! First we served a fried green tomato salad, with sherry vinaigrette. When dinner came out, guests were pleased to see southern fried chicken breast with a vidalia orange blossom sauce and wild salmon with a honey jack daniels whisky glaze. YUM!
Dessert featured our river of chocolate and the “dessert display case”. We brought in the color scheme with the green and amber lighting to showcase the desserts!
The event turned out wonderful! Here are a few more pictures for your viewing pleasure! Everyone enjoyed there time “in the south!”
Everything Turned out Wonderful! It was a fun event to do!
Carole Ann
