Dîner en blanc (dinner in white)

There is one château in Bourron Marlotte (our village). It is privately owned & only open to the public once a year for the " dîner en blanc". Basically everyone comes with their own picnic/fabulous dinner and it is mandatory to be dressed in white. You bring EVERYTHING...tables, chairs (these you can rent if you want at the château), REAL china, cutlery, goblets, linens, candles, flowers, food & drink. Let me tell you I felt like I was walking in the scene of a movie when we entered the château grounds. It was magnificent...kind of like what you might picture heaven to look like. The tables were so beautiful. Huge candelabras on some & tiny tea lights in a circle on the grass around the perimeter of others. There were huge long tables for big groups of friends and tiny tables meant only for two. Anything goes as long as it's white.

The kids came for the early part of the evening (this all started at the wee hour of 8:30pm!) so they could see the château grounds and just experience the fun of the evening. They had some pretty cool entertainment as well. It was all very French, almost surreal & quite a beautiful site.

We had a great evening with INSEAD friends the Franks, Adners & Thomas'. It was filled with hilarious conversation, amazingly delicious food and an incredible ambiance. If you are ever in Bourron Marlotte at the end of June I highly recommend that you plan to attend!