Anatomy of a Dinner Party: a day in the life of a hospitalityaholic
 

Lofty Aspirations

Written by Patti on December 28th, 2009

Good Morning, Darlings!

Eric and I were most fortunate to be invited by our sweet Clint to a party at his swell friends Calvin and Steve’s loft in Castleberry Hill last night.  This loft was really something and I can’t wait to share the photos with you. Everything in the loft was huge – the Christmas tree, the disco ball, the giant nutcracker – all remarkable.  But I do believe my favorite spot was the section of First Class airline seating in their foyer – who has a foyer big enough for a section of an airplane???  Why, Calvin and Steve, that’s who!  Take a look:

Fun In First Class!

Fun In First Class!

Steve & Calvin, Our Hosts, With Bestie Clint

Steve & Calvin, Our Charming Hosts, With Bestie Clint

New Friend Carrie With Clint and Eric

New Friend Carrie With Clint and Eric

Nothing Says "Happy Holidays" Like a Giant Disco Ball!

Nothing Says "Happy Holidays" Like a Giant Disco Ball!

Fabulous Tree For a Fabulous Loft!

Fabulous Tree For a Fabulous Loft!

View of Downtown Atlanta From The Roof Deck

View of Downtown Atlanta From The Roof Deck

Rooftop Self Portrait #1 - Patti and Clint

Rooftop Self Portrait #1 - Patti and Clint

Rooftop Self Portrait #2 - Eric and Patti

Rooftop Self Portrait #2 - Eric and Patti

Eric and Clint Pose With The Nutcracker

Eric and Clint Pose With The Nutcracker

This was one swanky party. There were some folks that we already knew and some we just met.  Party hint – if you are going to a party where you know no one but the host, take your camera and ask folks if you can photograph them. Then ask how they know the hosts. That will give you hours of fun. It worked for me and I left a party where I knew only a few people at the start, with a ton of new friends as I left.

Tonight – Lady GaGa at the Fox Theater! Another great evening of entertainment!

xoxo, Patti

 

4 Comments so far ↓

  1. Steve & Calvin says:

    Hey Sunshine! So glad that you and Eric could make it to the party. I’m sorry that I didn’t get to talk to ya very much but we’ll have another and hopefully we can spend some time chatting! We can sit in First Class and talk about Clint! Thanks for coming! Really enjoyed seeing you all! Happy Holidays!

    Thanks for the great review of the party!

  2. Patti says:

    Steve & Calvin – we had the greatest time and I adored meeting everyone…

    Carrie – you are the everyone I am talking about!

    And the Mikes – I met lots of Mikes last night. LOL

  3. Molly says:

    I can’t wait to see what is in store this year.. My sister is having a huge get together, similar to this one and she has a giant nutcracker too! They are awesome. I think hers is actually a cookie jar or something though. Hmm…
    Neat.

    -Molly
    Antique Jewelry

  4. Patti says:

    Molly, That sounds great! I would love to see some photos and hear some of the details after the party. I always love to see how other people do it up for the holidays! xoox, P