Gala @ BPL

If I ever get married in Boston, it will be at the Boston Public Library.

What a beautiful place! White lights & icicle-colored ribbons decorated the old marble staircase leading to a five-star dinner on the second floor. Downstairs, in the classic and impressively painted reading room, a live band played the blues. Next door, open bar — complete with my favorite red, Paul Jaboulet’s Parallel 45. And beyond that, a small seating area in one of the historic library’s most gorgeous rooms, with the ceiling high glass doors opened to the beautiful courtyard… where the fountain became the center of the dance floor, and the between the flowers and bushes of the gardens hid more bars and tables of hors d’oeuvres. The people matched the loveliness of the décor.

And after just two hours of hanging around with palm pilots pretending we knew what the hell we were doing, Cosa, Michelle, Steve and I joined the party.

(Nothing like volunteering to wave the $1500 cost of entry…)