Thursday, September 30, 2010

Golden Gate Bridge dinner party

Whoa! Our girl Jordan just hosted a four-course dinner party on a beach underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. It must have felt so magical to be eating parsnip soup in the cool breeze beneath the twinkling lights.

Read her full story here.

(Photos by Paul Ferney for Oh Happy Day)
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70 comments:

Karen Wallace said...

So romantic. Warmly, Karen

Aura said...

That's amazing. Do you have to ask or get permission to do something like that?

hellolorimeyer said...

Whoa. I just pulled up this story to read online and poof!... you have a post about it too :) Yea for twinkle lights!

sarah K said...

wow- how amazing! This is really inspiring to try something like that around where I live. All you need is a little creativity:)--- The Golden Gate Bridge helps too!

esdelope said...

That's so cool! I love the added touch of the white lights. I wonder what she served?

Becca

Anna said...

That is insanely cool. What a magical life! Xoxo

gemma said...

jordan is awesome!

Diana Mieczan said...

I just read the full story..Its so magical...What an amazing setting!...I am dreaming about a dinner party under twinkling stars:)
Kisses,Joanna

Anonymous said...

Spectacular scene!

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What an amazing feeling!
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Erin said...

Aw looks so romantic!

ag. said...

Oh that looks gorgeous! What a magical scene! Do you know if she needed permits? Would love to have been a guest! :)

Morgan said...

I'm obsessed with this! OB. SESSED.

Julie said...

I love the idea of this! I am dying to eat a fancy lit dinner in a remote place-perhaps this will be a birthday gift to myself!

kara lynn said...

oh so magical. i have seen so many fall dinner parties on blogs i'm thinking i surely must host something myself!

lisa golightly said...

Magical is the key word here. Just the fact you had no fog is magic alone ! Very swoony evening !!!

PoetessWug said...

What a fabulous "Out of the Box" thing to do!!! Don't you just love creative minded people!!! :-)

Camilla Leila said...

that is seriously rad. i live right on the other side of the golden gate bridge - in sausalito. would love to do this someday!

awesome.

jordan said...

Thanks Joanna! Tell me when you're coming to SF next and I'll plan one for you!

Café Bellini said...

Wow! What a fab idea. It looks splendid!

hip hip gin gin said...

This is amazing!! Magical is the only way to describe it.

fep said...

it looks like a dream

Carolyn said...

wow that looks INCREDIBLE. what a great idea! genius indeed

Joanna Goddard said...

jordan, haha, YES! i want to take you up on that :)

Christiana said...

Love, love love! What a magical evening that must have been!

amynicole said...

I love the Golden Gate Bridge. It is definitely one of my most favorite places in the world. Lots of childhood and just married memories. . .

ink and post said...

What a beautiful idea! The 2nd picture is magical.

Signe said...

Oh wow, that really does look magical!

Samantha said...

Wow..what an amazing idea! It does look magical!

-Samantha
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Iza said...

Congratulations magic night! Adorei!

The Girlie Blog said...

What a creative way to treat guests!

kid. said...

wow! that looks so fantastic, i am jealous just from looking at the pictures.

Hollie said...

amazing!! San Francisco is one of my favorite cities in the world. This would be so much fun!

Suburban Girl said...

I rarely use this word, but this is whimsical!

tenlinespica said...

Jordan and Paul have some very lucky friends!

meg said...

too cute!!

Rachael said...

That looks amazing!

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Christine said...

The last picture looks like an little alien spaceship landed near the Golden Gate Bridge! Such a great dinner party idea, thanks for sharing.

margott said...

sooo sweet... (sights)

Michele said...

Uh, sweetness! I am jealous of the people that were invited! :)

cailen ascher said...

what an awesome idea for an intimate dinner party! very cool

Holly Hatam said...

The lights look like teeny tiny fairies...so magical!

Coyote Kind said...

Wow! So beautiful and inspiring. I have to have some friends over now.
Thanks!

XO,

Coyote Kind

Vfriedrich said...

And my husband thinks I'm crazy for wanting to move to SF some day???? Nevahhhhh. XO Valerie

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Elizabeth @rosalilium said...

Absolutely wonderful

Cassandra Marie said...

So magical! Talk about dinner with a view!

Tiffany's Small World said...

i love it!


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A Flourishing Perspective said...

Oh my goodness! That would be blissful. I love anything along the seaside. :)

XOXO-
Rachel

Flora said...

So beautiful! I'm actually looking for ideas for my birthday, I want something intimate with my closest friends this year and something like this translated to my backyard will be perfect!

lgk said...

that looks FREEZING. love, lgk in sf

Courtney at Scattering Lupines said...

What inspiring images!

Victoria said...

Oh how lovely. What a fabulous dinner party.

Lucy Calico said...

wow, incredible! So inspirational! I want to do this now!

keli * said...

oh my goodness, this is so lovely.

copywaitress said...

lovely :)

Tanya (a Taste of T) said...

Everything about this is perfect

Beth said...

I NEED to do this!

taylor said...

so pretty!!

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Johanna said...

I love the way the lit table looks after dark. So beautiful!

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