The last party I booked was a friend’s wedding, and it was a doozie. There is a British comedy called Noises Off where act 1 is a play within the play—perfectly calm and lovely. In act 2, they turn the stage around, and you see the bedlam and chaos going on backstage—people fighting and being pushed onstage. The final act of the play is the original play again (act 1), but now you know what’s actually going on backstage and it’s hilarious. Catering always seemed to me like Noises Off. My goal was always that the client never saw the chaos, only how beautiful their party was.
