Asher’s naming brought together families of Christian and Jewish traditions. It was only fitting that the menu be filled with home-style family recipes from both heritages.  Bagels and lox, tuna salad and pastrami mingled with devil dogs, pasta salad and sour cream and onion dip, mmmmmmmm! The guest were reminded of their own childhood while celebrating the life of the new addition Asher Maurice “Pincheas” Stern.

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It all transpired in a house which eerily resembled that of the Addams Family. As the guest arrived they were coerced into the grave yard by a freak, eight feet tall with no head. They would soon realize the grave yard was infested with the living dead. Here we staged three hideous looking ghouls posed to terrorize. If they made it into the house they were happy to find a more civilized atmosphere. A maestro, dead for hundreds of years, played on a grand piano the dark minor sounds of Bach, Greig, Chopin and of course The Funeral March of Marionette.

Guests mixed and mingled throughout the house for cocktails and were surprised to find none other than Julia Child, (a large man in drag of course,) cooking up some festive hors d’oeuvres. Unfortunately there was a mishap with a knife and Julia cut herself very badly. There was blood everywhere. It was wonderful.

As the cocktail hour winded down guests were invited into the dance party tent by the sweet sounds of a maniac with a chainsaw. And the party began. The dance floor was packed with ghouls dancing to Thriller and the guests joined in with their serious Michael Jackson zombie moves.  It was a dream come true for owner Holly Stern to choreography a custom Thriller meets the Electric Slide dance.

The mood was hauntingly happy. The zombies attacked the guests and they were transformed into fellow ghouls (with makeup of course). They danced all night and for a brief moment the dead and the living played. Rest assured order was restored for Halloween and good and evil were at once odds again.

We embarked on our adventure on two of the coldest days ever and though we had to wear our winter gear through the tour, The York Harbor Reading Room in York Harbor ME. warmed Halie and her mom from the inside out. (what can I say I am a mush!)

The  wedding date was July 24th 2010.  A perfect New England summer day.  Most important to Halie and Scott was that their guests enjoy their time.  Their planning choices reflected this.  The escort cards were dangled from a bottle of Geary’s beer. A perfect choice for a hot day in coastal Maine. The band, the Prenups were A typical and rocked the party! Guests were encouraged to take silly photos with props in the photo booth designed by Halie’s sister K8 Hardy.