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Why were guests at this fancy party emailed the location just hours before ? 

 It was the party with a secret location. So secret,  that even the guests didn’t know where it was going to be until  a few hours prior. Although the scenario sounds like it was for a celebrity wedding, and the guests were surrounded by fancy white flowers and other decor, this was a charity party.   

 About 850 people turned out for the evening of cocktails, dinner and dancing amidst an array of art work and a model painted in Van Gogh's "Starry, Starry Night" famous piece. It was all part of the pop up party experience presented by Dinner d’ Arte which hosts events around the country. The flash mob adorned in white were asked to bring their own picnic dinner, a white table linen, a white napkin, non- alcoholic beverage and white garbage bag. 

 The $35 tickets were sold at the door. So where was the “door?” Well, it was a place in Fountain Hills where the sun melted in the beautiful horizon and guests partied under a beautiful moonlight. That’s because the secret location was Fountain Hills Park. The winner of the contest for the best decorated table was Martha Andrighetti Simkins of Andrighetti Designs, Interior Design. Congratuations. 

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Kathy Shayna Shocket is a freelance Writer and TV- Field Producer based in Phoenix, AZ. She's a former TV-Reporter who's written for TIME magazine, PEOPLE magazine, MONEY magazine, The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER and The NEW YORK TIMES. You can reach her at    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it