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When inclement weather prompted organizers to cancel Philly\u2019s 14th annual D\u00eener en Blanc<\/a> Thursday night, would-be revelers dealt with their disappointment and celebrated anyway.<\/p>\n Attendees paid $146 per couple to attend the picnic, which attracts thousands of people. Every year, they bring their own white chairs, tables, tablecloths, food, and drink to a secret location, revealed hours before the event. Last year\u2019s event<\/a> had 5,000 participants. This year\u2019s D\u00eener en Blanc was sold out and the location had not yet been disclosed to participants.<\/p>\n The Inquirer asked D\u00eener en Blanc representatives if participants would be refunded, or if the event would be rescheduled, but has not yet received a response.<\/p>\n Table leader Candy Rathsmill, who was set to lead 50 D\u00eener en Blanc attendees to the location, had already prepared for rainy weather, adjusting her outfit to include a poncho and white sneakers. But she and her friends still \u201cdressed in our whites,\u201d drank champagne, and dined at Spice Finch. \u201cMany of my guests partied at hotels, others picked up the food they had ordered and celebrated at home with friends,\u201d said Rathsmill.<\/p>\n \u201cWe made lemonade out of lemons,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n TV host and style expert Jen Su was already dressed for the occasion before the cancellation announcement was made shortly before 4 p.m. on Thursday. \u201cMy dress was from [the brand] Akira and it was styled by Soku Massimo. And my hair was done by [red-carpet hair stylist] Linnternational,\u201d she lamented. \u201cMy hubby ended up cooking dinner for me and we wore our white outfits by candlelight and drank champagne.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c[We had] Sichuan spicy chicken and rice as the rain poured outside. It ended up being a beautiful D\u00eener en Blanc,\u201d said Su.<\/p>\n Melissa Joyner, owner of Tangibles Salon & Beautique<\/a> in Voorhees, and her friends also made the best of the situation. They were already dressed up and had packed their decor, so they headed to Smokin\u2019 Silverbacks Cigar Lounge<\/a> in Fishtown<\/a> and set their tables up inside. \u201dOur D\u00eener en Blanc was born. From napkin-swinging to sparklers, good food, cigars, laughs, and unforgettable vibes, we had it all and we had a ball,\u201c said Joyner.<\/p>\n \u201cThe original plans may have been canceled, but the celebration definitely wasn\u2019t. Sometimes the best memories come from the plans you never planned,\u201d said Joyner.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Rathsmill is keeping the party going even longer and planning to meet up with members of her group today. \u201cOne of the best parts of D\u00eener en Blanc is making lifelong friends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min When inclement weather prompted organizers to cancel Philly\u2019s 14th annual D\u00eener en Blanc…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[114094,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-270742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-diner-en-blanc-storm-cancelation-celebrate-at-home","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}