Where's Dave?

Where am I? I'll give you a hint. It's one of President Obama's favorite restaurants. In fact, he made a surprise visit on an official trip to Chicago. I just gave away the second hint! It's in Chicago. And last, its a rehearsal dinner for a wedding! Wha??

It's Manny's Deli! And it was the inspired choice of a rehearsal dinner of a wedding I attended in Chicago last month for the son, and now daughter-in-law, of event planner Audrey Gordon. The bride and groom wanted their wedding to be fun, so they bought out Manny's for the night.

In the next few blog posts I'll show you more of this wedding, designed by Audrey, and her colleagues / long-time friends. You'll hear from Audrey and from me about how event designers and planners approach the events of their own lives!



Oh what a group! From left to right, Raymond Thompson, Ken Kristopherson, Ronnie Gordon, Steve Kemble, Dean Faulkner, and Michael Cerbelli.

Even AFTER dessert at Manny's we found room for ice cream sandwiches from this roving truck. I had two chocolate chip sandwiches. Still paying for it now!