On April 9, 2011, the
Burlington-Camden Kappa Foundation hosted its third beautillion titled, "A Few Good Men." The beautillion program consists of four months of workshops, enrichment activities, community service and individual mentoring designed to prepare high school juniors and seniors for college and subsequent life. The culminating event, the beautillion ball, is a black-tie affair where the "beaux" and perform talents, dance a waltz with their "belles" and receive a scholarship. The Society Pages Spotlight goes to "Mr. Beautillion 2011" (below), who was given the title as a result of his extraordinary performance throughout the program.
The event was held at
Lucien's Manor in Berlin, New Jersey. This venue offered a magnificent ballroom (which you can see in the bottom photo) and picturesque landscaping. The photo below captures all 23 of the beaux and belles before the night's event began.
Although the beaux are young, each of them realized that the beautillion was a formal affair and required strict adherence to the rules of black-tie attire. Each young man wore a black tux, white shirt and black bow tie. This created a timeless and mature look for the beaux. Their belles wore black evening gowns with black opera gloves. They can all look forward to prom as an opportunity to spice up their black-tie looks.
Esquire1911 tip: Oprah once commented that "love is in the details." I strongly believe in this as well. In decorating the ballroom, we selected red uplighting to line the room's ceiling. It was a subtle addition, but a perfect touch to include the fraternity's colors. I'd recommend uplighting/pinspot lighting at any formal affair. It adds so much and is a true expression of love.
