2019 Military Ball

Greg and I left for our honeymoon right after our wedding weekend, but I have a lot of fall blog posts to catch up on so I’m going to wait to talk about our honeymoon until after the new year. If nothing else, it’ll be more fun reliving our Bora Bora trip while it’s snowing and awful outside!

We made it back to New York City just in time for the Military Ball, our first event as a married couple.

2019 SSMAC Military Ball - New York City - Wanderlust in the City

If you remember from past Military Ball blog posts, Greg and I serve on the Junior Committee for the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club (SSMAC). As always, our Committee arrived at The Pierre early to help decorate and ensure everything was in order for that evening’s event.

Then it was time for the fun to begin! Cocktail hour kicked off in style in the hotel’s Cotillion Room.

Then the sound of bagpipes called guests into the ballroom.

Where we took our seats surrounded by red, white and blue lighting and bunting. This is a patriotic event, after all!

Typically, the Military Ball honors one branch of the service each year. However, this year was a special one. We celebrated 100 years of SSMAC’s charitable mission towards our military personnel, veterans, and families by toasting to all branches of the military.