Lobby for another delicious surprise! A ride in a 1934 Rolls Royce (not easy to drive with no power steering and a very long body!) to our dinner spot. We had an amazing drive down the Champs Élysées with all its Christmas lights showing off this amazing city! You should have seen the looks we got in the Rolls! We had no idea where we were going, so imagine our surprise when we pulled into an underground garage (a great thing since it was pouring rain!) with a Peninsula Sign on it. At first I was thinking there was a second Peninsula Hotel,in Paris? Hmmm. Actually, not.... We had returned to our very own hotel,where we were whisked to the top floor and taken out (under umbrellas) to a heart shaped enclosed air bubble! It took the, all afternoon to set it up (in the pouring rain no less)! The decorations around and inside the bubble were beautiful, AND, once again we had a a amazing view of the Eiffel Tower!
Our dinner menu was superb and the Exeutive Chef even stopped by our "bubble"! Everyone was so attentive! A big thank you to Arlene Feen who sent my husband over with an amazing CD of special music she had created for this evening! This has, by the way, been in the planning stage for 18 months! Arlene sent out an email to all her Virtuoso agents for ideas and 100's came back! She and Bill began the process of whittling down and detailing! What a great job! Nothing will ever top this! In spite of the rain, the roof top "bubble""was amazing! It was double insulated-- two doors to enter our very special bubble!
The piece de resistance, however, was the treasure box on the table! Bill bought the basic box at Hobby Lobby and then crafted the interior to hold the beautiful ring, necklace, bangle and earrings! All are engraved (except for the earrings!). He purchased them aboard them aboard the NCL Getaway on our trip earlier this summer! Beautiful! You have to see them in person. The camera doesn't do them justice!
Some photos of our magnificent evening....
I LOVED my red shoes, but they are suede and NOT to be worn on a rainy evening!
My new jacket and scarf!
What a handsome guy!
Our Magical Carriage ride --- a 1934 Rolls Royce!
Our romantic bubble! It took them all afternoon to create! Thank you Peninsula staff!
Our Table!
The "Mastermind!"
Could it ever be more perfect?!
My dress even matched the orchid spray on the table!
Peninsula hotel swizzle stick toppers!
The Executive Chef who created our amazing dinner and our WONDERFUL server who brought food through the pouring rain! Have no idea how he could do it holding an umbrella! But he did an amazing job!
Centerpiece on the table!
Note ring, bangle and heart necklace! Delived in a handmade treasure box !
What an amazing "WOW" adventure! This can never be topped! Thank you to all the MANY people who helped make this a memory for a lifetime! I can't begin to imagine all the effort of so many who helped pull this off! My eternal gratitude to all who participated in my "fairytale"!
thank you for sharing your love story!
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