Angela’s All-White Jamaican Party

WESTERN BUREAU: AMAICANS FROM the diaspora as well as locals turned up in large numbers for Angela Escoffery’s stunning allwhite affair at Marley Place (Beach) in St Mary recently.

The Jamaican-born New Yorker, who works with a genetic research company, fell in love with the venue, Marley Place, last year and decided to throw a party, but not without her friends from cities across the United States experiencing the beauty and diversity of Jamaica.

Employing the services of one of St Ann’s finest decorators Angela Strudwick, Escoffery transformed the beach into a fairy wonderland

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of beautifully adorned tents, colourful lighting, and tiki torches.

Keeping to the all-white theme, the hassocks, chiavari chairs and cocktail tables provided a comfortable space for all to mingle and meet new friends.

On arrival, guests were treated to traditional stamp-and-go, coupled with chicken wings delicately prepared by Milton ‘Rice’ Sewell. He was the man responsible for providing the specially done pork and sweet and sour chicken served at the buffet.

The sumptuous local fare of manish water, escoveitched fish, curried goat, and jerked chicken, complete with dessert of fresh fruits, sweet potato pudding, and chocolate cake, prepared with love by Claudia Royal, were hits, particularly among the visitors.

Additionally, the fruitcake which Major Evelyn Barnes baked and intricately decorated was mouth-watering.

Revellers, all dressed in white, with the water’s edge as the backdrop, danced their feet off to the music provided by Merritone with Monte Blake at the turntable, accompanied by DJ Mikey Thompson.

Great fun was had by all who were in attendance and as they left, were begging for a repeat of this session come next year.

From left: Andrea Davidson, Michelle Bingham, Lloyd ‘Clive’ Baker, Angela Escoffery, Michael and Colleen Hall, Debbie Archer, and (in front), Damani Baker having a grand time.

Andrea Davidson (left) and Michelle Bingham are all smiles for our lens.

From left: Lisa Thomas, Nathaniel Dobson, and Brad and Andrene Lee-Escoffery.

From left: Pauline Smith, Dollis Campbell, Iva Walters Baker and Marilyn Bennett.

PHOTOS BY JANET SILVERA From left: Lloyd ‘Clive’ Baker, Angela Escoffery, and Michael and Colleen Hall.

Craig Dann (left) with Dwain Donaldson.

The woman of the moment, Angela Escoffery, and Dean Sutherland.