This year, in celebration of San Luis Salute’s 25th anniversary, Tilman Fertitta super-sized every aspect of his family’s annual Mardi Gras bash in Galveston, with a record-breaking 2,000 tickets to the ball sold within hours. Take a look at the photos.
Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / ContributorExplaining San Luis Salute, the Fertitta family’s annual Mardi Gras bash on Galveston Island, is trickier than you’d think. Remember MTV’s short-lived reality show, “My Super Sweet 16?” The marathon party is kind of like that — except with Texas debutantes, a nine-figure yacht, a concert by a Grammy Award-winning band and some politicians sprinkled in just for fun.
A parade of blue and red flashing lights by way of police escort clear the motorcade’s path. Upon arrival, there are always two pre-party attractions: a Veuve Clicquot “Crystal Tent” pop-up lounge and free reign on Tilman’s yacht. Most ran — after removing their shoes — onto the “Boardwalk,” a 252-foot motor yacht designed by De Voogt Naval Architects that comes with an estimated $150 million price tag.It has seven staterooms, a swimming pool and a helipad.
Longtime event planner Richard Flowers of the Events Company transformed the space into “Cabaret in Paris,” a theme loosely inspired by the film “Moulin Rouge.” Think of a ballroom awash in crimson, black-and-white Damask linens, tens of thousands of roses and ostrich plumes, burlesque performers and an Elton John-style impersonator playing piano from the “ceiling.”
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