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Find out morePhotography by Rebecca Baxter February 13, 2017
Mischa and Chet Kirby
David Welle, Rosemary Reinhardt
Mary and David Cobb
Clara and Roberto Villanueva
Orchid Ball
Rob and Jennifer Rominiecki
Flora Major, Ron Kendall
Annette and Bill Lloyd
Tony Pinjho
Donna and Mike Baker
Trip and Brenda Noll
Christie Krugler and Brenda Noll
Kameron and Bart Hodgens
Bill and Debbie Partridge
Jennifer Rust and Steve Johnson
John Sciara, George Cappello
Samantha Kasprzyk-Benge, Dan Perales, Anna Von Gehr, Jeannie Perales
Chris and Katie Cianfaglione
Steve Hutchison, Brenda Patten
Terri and Michael Klauber
Kim Mancini and Mary Ellen Mancini
Charles Githler, Maria Angostino, Audrey and Harry Leopold
Jena Wilson, William and Monique Paterson, Lorie Romano
David and Brenda Maraman
Becky Duran and Lee Ann Swor
Brian Manibusan, Sheena Palacios
Felice Schulaner, Dennis Rees, Anno Swain, Susan Erhart
Margarete Van Antwerpen, Carmen Baskind, Sylvia Barber
Jason and Carrie Riley
Sean Dunham, Katherine Scott, Deborah Blue, George Adley
Julie and Mike Johnson
Susan Jones, Sally Schule
Liebe and Billy Gamble
Liebe Gamble, Katie Hollingsworth, Emily Stroud, Ashley Kozel (Chairs of the event)
Monique Paterson, Lorie Romano, Jennifer Smith
Brian Mariash, Emily Walsh
Lauren Hayes, Katie Cianfaglio
Orchid Ball under the Banyans
Adam and Jamie Still
Chris Hershman and Julie Pepi
Event Tent
Marko Radisic, Mike Scialdone, Terry McKee
Nora, Bill and Mackenzie Johnson
Orchid Ball
The theme, une soiree un fleurs, was tied to the gardens' current exhibition featuring works by Marc Chagall.
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