This weekend was our annual dinner and dance. It is the fanciest event we throw and so much fun! This year our theme was "An Evening in Paris". We went up on Thursday night, which we haven't done before, to get started. Some of the YM leaders couldn't get up there early on Friday and we were worried about getting it all done. We also brought our husbands along for man power and we got a lot done in the 3 hours we were there. It turned out to be a very good thing as we've had "weather" and the kids had a 2 hour delay for school starting. It would have made for a very stressful morning for me if I had to try and be at the stake center at 8 like we usually like to start.
Friday we worked all the day and the gym was transformed, it was beautiful. I'm sad that Hannah is still a few months shy of her 16th birthday. I wish she could have been there. The youth had such a fun time and are so good and happy. Next year!
How the evening works. The youth arrive and sign in. We have them go down the hall where we have appetizers set up and they nibble and visit. After about 15 mins of arriving we divide into two groups and they go to classes. We have a dance class and an etiquette class. I think that's always really fun for them. While they are in class Anthony and I played match maker and we assign them their "dates" for the evening. They come in and say hi to Pres. Sakai and his councilors and wives and then are seated.
Our Bishops all come and act as waiters and washers. We give them black bow ties and black aprons to wear and they all look so sharp.
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| Debbie, Becky, me and Jamie |
After dinner we have dancing to live music and it's wonderful. The youth dress up and it's very glam!
So for my remembrance:
what it entails.
flowers: $600.
food: $610
band: $600, some years it's free because we have all stake members. Last year it was $400 because we only had to pay 2 people. This year we had to pay 3. They play jazz and it's lovely.
photographer: Jodie did it this year and I can't wait to see the pictures!
Debbie owns all the linens and chair covers, etc. She has a catering business.
incidentals: $100. We had to buy paint and paper and some material. Everything else we made with that. Jamie painted this beautiful backdrop that we had in the foyer as a wow factor to set the scene, and then we used it for our photo backdrop. We made the city scape out of construction paper and rolls of table cloth and mailing label stickers for the windows. Bishop Slade made the lamp posts out of cereal boxes, pvc pipe, pool noodles and paint.
invitations and stamps: $170
We have such talented and generous people who are always willing to share and work. It is such a wonderful blessing!
Wow, you guys really go all out. Everything looks beautiful.
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