The Reception

When dinner was announced, more black velvet drapes opened to reveal a Technicolor reception room, as though guests were actually in a scene from The Wizard of Oz, going from black-and-white to color. Tables were draped in crushed garnet silk and topped with blazing orange napkins and an arrangement of red, orange, and green flowers. Chargers were a deep garnet color with gold crackle, while red and orange Japanese lanterns swayed from the ceiling.