A birthday dinner for

Elena Marques

Saturday 18 September 2027Lisbon

40

Forty years, one long table.

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You are invited

Forty years deserves a long table.

Join me for an evening of good wine, a slow dinner and the people who made the last four decades. Under the lemon trees of a Lisbon garden, we will eat, toast and dance until late.

Elena

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The place

Casa do Jardim

Rua da Escola Politécnica
Príncipe Real, Lisbon, Portugal

A tiled house with a walled garden at the top of the hill. Walk through the front door and straight out to the lemon trees.

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The evening

By candlelight

  1. Drinks in the garden

    Chilled sparkling wine under the lemon trees.

  2. Dinner

    A long table, five courses and Douro reds.

  3. Toasts

    Short speeches, long applause.

  4. Dancing

    Records on the terrace until the candles run out.

Dress code

Garden chic

Linen, florals, a good jacket. Choose block heels or flats for the gravel paths, and bring a layer for when the evening cools.

Gifts

No gifts, just you

Your company is the present. If you insist on bringing something, bring a story about us for the toasts.

Kindly reply by 1 August 2027

Will you join us?

Let me know so I can save you a seat at the table.

Will you come?

See you at the table

Saturday 18 September 2027 · Casa do Jardim, Lisbon

With love, Elena