The always glamorous event is surrounded by an array of cocktail receptions, formal dinners and an afterglow feast and dance party.
Wedding Feast A cocktail hour and reception at the hotel followed the ceremony.
A post-concert reception will round out the Russian experience with a feast of caviar, blini, pirozhki, smoked salmon, a variety of fish and meats, cookies, petit fours, candy, entertainment and plenty of vodka and Georgian wine.
The reception was potluck in every sense of the word: the tablecloths, vegetarian feast, iced herbal tea and entertainment were all provided by friends.
Forcing herself to linger on a phone call about decorations for the fifth-grade Thanksgiving feast when her client is checking his watch in the reception area?
Jayalalitha Jayaram took the cake for largest wedding feast when she spent $23,299,162 on her foster son's reception in 1995, hosting 150,000 guests.
A crowd of 50 gathered on the patio of El Portal Restaurant for a "margaritas and taquitos" reception complete with strolling Mexican musicians before sitting down together for a feast of tacos, enchiladas and chile rellenos.
At the reception, 175 guests, including the actor Billy Crudup and the actress Claire Danes, feasted on a lavish three-course, Tuscan-style meal, delivered on large platters.
Groups of no more than 12 should request a reception or meal in the well-stocked wine cellar or a specially prepared feast served in the rustic private dining room located next door.
It was only a morning reception for foreign diplomats and important local figures, a way to celebrate the Muslim post-Ramadan feast, Id al-Fitr.
