Sue Porter and Susan Norton
Jamie Sterling, Lori Buglisi, and Camille Johnston WL SPONSORED
PINK TIE PARTY Jennifer Hammond and Jeri Ward
Vidya Ramakrishnaiah and Deepak Bansal
W Washington, D.C. PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON
BLOSSOMING BUNCH It’s a sure sign of spring when the National Cherry Blossom Festival throws its annual Pink Tie Party, and this year’s fête, presented by Shiseido and Mazza Gallerie and hosted by chef Charlie Palmer, topped them all. Guests, dressed in stylish cocktail dresses, snazzy ties, and other mostly pink apparel enjoyed “cherry picks” cocktails and dishes prepared by top Washington chefs at the elegant W Hotel. PRETTY IN PINK Festival president Diana Mayhew, Steve and Debra Neibergall, Atsuko Hurley, Coventry Burke, Linda Semans Donovan, Kara Kennedy, Hugo Stabio, and Sal Naso. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
Matt Hill and Charlie Palmer
Anna Kimsey and Jim Devine
Blake Allison, Sandra Gonzalez, and Tony Brown
Sunny and Dolci Bajaj
Marvin Rosskopf, Wendy Gordon, Heather Shaw Menis, and Sandy Heilner
Art Smith and Travis Timberlake
Ernesto Santalla and Gina Sacripanti
Nick Kassman, Rochelle Nagy, and Ed Baten
Sachiko Kuno, Yoriko Fujisaki, and Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki
Shawn Breck and Tom Weirich