Hot New Houston Hotel Opens With a Wild Vegas Bash

Beauties, Electric Violin and a Bewitching Scene

By Shelby Hodge // Feb 21, 2018

Photography CatchLight Group, Daniel Ortiz

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Meaghan & Matt King, Kelley & Brett Ellis

Charlie & Laurie Givens, Becky & Tim Dykes

Champagne served from on high

Brad & Joanna Marks, Amy & Gary Haymond

Mari & Bryan Glass

Casey Mitchell, Laura Stein, Elizabeth Stein

Ian Bush, Matthew Nuss

Cissy Smithers, Debbi Gan, Terry Agris

David Peck, Donna Nisenson, Dominique Johnson

Part of the J&D Entertainment crew

J Mac, Chita Craft

Lori Freese, Lily Paxson, Leslie Hassen, Caroline Kenney

Taylor DiMartino, Debbie Festari, Dr. Roland Maldonado

Emily Wilkinson, Dancie Ware

Yvonne Guidry

Car hop girls serve guests

What: Hotel ZaZa Memorial City grand opening bash

Where: In the rocking new property’s ballroom and around the pool which morphed into a Veuve Clicquot hotspot

PC Moment: Hotel ZaZa mastermind Charlie Givens and his wife, Laurie, flew in from home base in Dallas to welcome more than 700 guests to his latest high-style caravansary. Garnering a first look at the highly touted property guests swooned as they toured the Magnificent 7 Suites, where each was specially themed with music, cocktails and dessert.

A Vegas vibe prevailed in the Great Expectations ballroom where J&D Entertainment provided a covey of burlesque beauties and DJ Kenny Flip, adding an electric violin to his sound. At the weekday bewitching hour of 10 pm, ZaZa staff amped up the party with sparklers and light-up wands.

Who: KHOU Channel 11 meteorologist Chita Craft, fashion designer David Peck, Joanna and Brad Marks, radio personality J Mac, Leslie Hassen, Austin Alvis, Lily Paxson, Stacy and Jason Johnson, Case Mitchell, Amy and Gary Hammond, Lori Freese, Elizabeth Stein, Lori Stein, Caroline Kenney, Taylor DiMartino, Debbie Festari, and Roland Maldonado.