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Every year at the Dîner en Blanc, there’s a magical moment. At Bryant Park this year, it was mid-dinner when the back facade of the New York Public Library became packed with guests dancing and drinking wine (in public, *gasp!*). Last year at Lincoln Center it was when the 3,000 guests flooded the geometric plaza, which we captured in a time lapse video.

We’ve been part of the organizing committee for the dinner, as one of the co-head leaders this year, in partnership with Dîner en Blanc International, Kim’s Events and French Tuesdays. We’ll let the photographs tell the story.

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Columbus Circle Group, 252 guests:

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Waiting for the subway at Columbus Circle:

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Last group to get out of the subway at 42nd Street:

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Setting up at Bryant Park:

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Waving of the napkins:

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Everyone seated:

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Panorama, click to enlarge:

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Untapped Cities writer Julia Vitullo-Martin goes all out with the table settings:

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Untapped Cities columnist, Luke Kingma, brings some festive decor and brewed tea at the event:

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You can also learn more about the dinner and our involvement in the Dîner en Blanc in this official documentary. See more photos from the 2012 NYC Dîner en Blanc and the 2013 Paris Dîner en Blanc at Trocadero and the Eiffel Tower.