Dîner en Blanc Cincinnati

A few weeks ago Shawnie and I went to the famous pop-up picnic, Dîner en Blanc held in Cincinnati, OH.  This event originally began in Paris twenty some year ago when a group of friends had a get-together in a park and decided to wear white so they could easily find each other.  This became a tradition, it grew to enormous proportions and now, years later it has spread to other countries around the world, including here in the U.S.  My sister and I were lucky enough to get invited to the picnic in Cincinnati earlier this month which had 1100 guests.  It was Dîner en Blanc that inspired picnic we founded here in Columbus 2 years ago, Fête en Blanc.

Waiting to walk to the picnic location.  At this point we still don't know where we're going!

Our group of picnickers.

Waiting to be led to the secret location

A very chic couple!  Love her gloves and hair!

Finding our way to our patch of grass.

Quickly setting up our table.

My lovely sister, Shawnie!

Ready for dinner!  Sante!

Coq au Vin Blanc and other delectables

Love this Eiffel Tower!

Sky lanters!  This table lit 10 and set them free!  They floated away into the night sky until they disappeared .

Sparkle!

Let them eat cake!

Here are a few blogs that featured this event.  I spy Shawnie and I in quite a few pics!

 http://www.ispycincy.com/top-10-pics-from-le-diner-en-blanc/

http://www.destinationyum.com/articles/down-the-street/diner-en-blanc-cincinnati

http://smalltownbigcincy.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/le-diner-en-blanc-cincinnati/