$1000 Dinner

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This is about the eighth time we've done one of these. Our first dinners were for six because that's all we could seat comfortably. We start early, 5 or 5:30, and it takes until 10 or 11 to finish eating. Amazingly, no one feels too stuffed, partly because it's stretched out over so many hours, partly because (with exceptions) no one takes seconds.

It's so much fun--we use all the wedding china and silver, and I make enormous flower arrangements. Lots of candles, printed menus (to help pace your eating, so you know what's coming up) and place cards. The planning and prep are almost as much fun as the dinner itself.

We aren't wine drinkers, so people tend to bring their own wine, which is great.