Le Dîner en Blanc: A White Haute Affair

Picture this… You’re invited to an exclusive affair at the backdrop of the most beautiful view in town… but its location is unknown. The requirements; wear your finest white attire; pack a picnic feast along with a table and a few chairs. Oh, and most importantly, bring a friend.

On a brisk day in the city, under the eve of a moonlit sky, Atlanta’s most chic crowd did exactly that… at Le Dîner en Blanc.

Held at the gorgeous Millennium Gate Park at Atlantic Station, this private, posh picnic that’s equal parts mystery tour, pop-up feast, je ne sais quoi, and must-attend epicurean phenomenon, brought out Atlanta’s most fabulous for a fashionable feast underneath the stars. Moët & Chandon hosted this white haute affair with sips courtesy of their Moet Ice Imperial. Fitted in an all-white bottle and filled with luxurious flavor, Moet’s Ice Imperial served as the perfect pairing to the night’s festivities that featured decadent dining, lots of dancing, candid moments captured on camera, and many wishes that the night would never end.

Images courtesy of Robin Lori Photography

Known as the world’s most fashionable flash mob, and celebrating its 25th anniversary, Le Dîner en Blanc is much more than a simple mix and mingle over a meal. A fabulous “tres chic picnic” is exactly what you get when you break out the blanc and experience it for yourself. With over 100,000 members worldwide, the beautiful people that signup for the privilege to attend this privé affaire revel at the chance to partake in a memorable moment that shapes up as the most magical meal under the moon.

Le Dîner en Blanc, a Parisian-born, worldwide-adored and exquisitely performed dinner outdoors draws over 15,000 attendees each year in cities across the globe. Diner en Blanc is only specific about the important things: wear white and bring a cosmopolitan appetite.

Images courtesy of Robin Lori Photography

Those in the know for this posh pop-up picnic eagerly await the venue announcement. Donned in all white and ready for a regally rowdy night, attendees know that whichever spot is chosen, they are sure to “see and be seen.” And a sight to see it is. Both revelers and passers-by gasp in awe at the sight of partiers dressed in all-white as they walk in procession to their final destination. Diner en Blanc graced Atlantans for the first time this year as the private dinner party to which you wish you were invited – which is only fitting, since that’s exactly how the event began 25 years ago.

Native Parisian Francois Pasquier had been studying abroad for about three years, and upon his return to France, many of his friends wanted to meet for dinner to catch up. Knocking out two birds with one incredibly chic and well-thrown stone, Pasquier decided to invite all his friends to dinner, encouraging each to bring a plus one. Everyone was instructed to wear white as to recognize the others in attendance… And, well, the rest is history.

Images courtesy of Robin Lori Photography

Diner en Blanc proved to be nothing less than the delectable dinner party that served up fashionable food and scrumptious style. Diner en Blanc is a place where new friends are made and elegance is on full display. And although this posh party was a first for Atlanta in 2014, it definitely won’t be the last. Until next time, friends!