Did you ever heard about the White Dinner?
This is a truly amazing event organized in several European cities during summer (check some pictures of the one in Paris here).
The rules are more or less always the same: the dinner is taking place in a public place that is kept secret till the very last, everybody should be dressed in total white and you must provide for everything for your group (table, chairs, food, etc.).
It is actually less complicated than it looks and having been to four White Dinners in Luxembourg already, I can ensure it is definitely worth the effort – and each and every year you want to improve!
It is just important you try to plan a bit in advance the event and to share the tasks with your group of friends. Keep the group limited, above all if you are inexperienced. A table of 4 or 6 is easier to manage and you won’t feel overwhelmed.
Previous White Dinners in Luxembourg took place among all at the Roses Garden in front of Arcelor Mittal building, in Rue Philippe II, on the Corniche.
Some suggestions:
– Normally you receive indications regarding the “meeting point” ahead the White Dinner day. The “meeting point” is at a walking distance from the place where the White Dinner will actually take place. Therefore, start to wonder where the dinner could be and above all try to find the closest parking place/bus stop. You can share the easy things to transport with your friends (have backpacks, boxes and cooler bags ready and filled). Have just one friend with the car that could move heavy stuff and tables when the place is announced. Use foldable tables and chairs for garden that are light and easy to clean.
– If you are afraid of taking china with you, check at shop like Hema or Ava, in Luxembourg city. They have wonderful catering items at small price and some nice decoration solutions.
– Coordinate the food and the drinks, to avoid ending up with ten red wines bottles and nothing else. Take in consideration that, from the announcement of the “place”, it takes some time to arrange the tables and collect people, so be ready with an icy cold champagne bottle or a nice aperitif for your friends, while you are setting your table.
– Go cold (pasta salad, raw fish, cheese and charcuterie) and simple (what about a bento box for your friends?). If you are afraid is going to be too complicated, you might consider to take something take away (Sushi shop box, for example).
– Don’t forget ashtray if you have smoking friends, big bin bags to clean everything at the end and eventually some rags/cleaning paper as disaster recovery option (open Aperol bottle overturned on the table anyone?)
– If it is your first year, don’t bother too much about the appearance. Try to be clean, have a nice organized table and above all to enjoy. You might see crazy stuff that night, like people having their own butler carrying them stuff around, but White Dinner is not about the best table. It is about having a different special night, about a secret place, about being thrilled of organizing something with your friends and enjoy this special and lovely moment.
Have fun!
Pictures of my previous editions are following:
Barefoot in Luxembourg 
Wow, thanks for this info!!! I know about the white sensation parties but never heard about this dinner.
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Do you know any website for Luxembourg cause I only found French website
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There is no website for Luxembourg. You must send an email to the address I mention in the post and you will get all the information (in French and English!)
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Thanks, I will
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Hope to see you there!
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Wow, looks like a fun event. I had never heard of it before.
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Hope to see you there! It is next Friday 17th!
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when is the event taking place?
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Hello – it is going to be next week in Luxembourg city!
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Hi Corie! Thanks for the info! But I cannot see the adress to which we have to send an email!
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Hello Margarida. We needed to remove it for security reasons. Mrs. And Mr. White are organizing the event for free and it is a big effort for them. They are responsible for it so I respect their decision to mantain it private. Send me a private message on FB and I will try helping you! Thanks
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I almost went to last year’s but for some reason I couldn’t in the end. Would be great to participate at some point but I won’t be in Lux on 17 July 😦
LUXESSED
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Oh what a pity! It is a really great party!
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What a look party!
♡
Giha
http://chicadventureit.com/
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Omg!I love the white dinners and this is just a brilliant post about it!awesome!!!:)Soooo excited fot this year!:)
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Just send you a quick message on FB Yan!
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I just love the white dinners and I have to say I’m so excited for this years dinner:) such an awesome post about it!Yay!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Hi, oohh I would have loved to participate… Any way my love and I could find our way in? 🙂
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Send me a message on FB and I will try to help you out!
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I have always wanted to attend this ‘white dinner’. I think the concept is by far the best to meet old friends and other people from your country (as everybody knows ever body from somewhere) .
I’ll try to attend the next one, has a day already been set ?
xx
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Yes Jenny, send me a PM and I will give you the details, they cannot be make public!
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Fun idea, but for eating I fear wearing all white because of spilling 🙂
♥ Mlle Wanderlust ♥
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Just take something that is not messing up your clothes like raw fish, ham or sushi 😉 thanks for your comment! Corie
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I hadn’t heard of this but what a brilliant concept, wonder if it exists in London? I’d certainly be up for doing this with friends here
Suze | LuxuryColumnist
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Hi there! I participated in the white dinner Luxembourg 2015 event on Friday. I believe I drop my phone while having dinner and I was wondering whether one of the organizers found it. It’s a HTC one mini. Thanks
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Hello Fernando try to write to Mrs. White on FB.
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I never experienced this event but it looks so nice! And your dress is stunning I love the cut and this effortless knot!! Where did you buy it? ^_^
http://www.sunzibar.com
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Thanks! The one of last year is from Asos – I used it only for the White Dinner and then sold it at a second hand market 😂
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