{"id":1535,"date":"2013-07-26T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/2013\/07\/26\/the-rich-are-fleeing-and-gays-are\/"},"modified":"2017-02-13T22:46:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T22:46:05","slug":"the-rich-are-fleeing-and-gays-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/the-rich-are-fleeing-and-gays-are\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rich are Fleeing and the Gays are Flocking… plus it’s DesignerShowcase Time!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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No more rich people??!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Who cares if it took you 5 hours to get here this weekend and Nick and Toni’s had nothing available after 5 o’clock, The Hamptons are over! \u00a0 Well, they’re over for rich people. \u00a0Well it’s over for rich people according to Richard Kirchenbaum,<\/a> “noted rich person’ and New York Observer columnist. \u00a0But while I’m convinced it’s only over for people named Richard Kirshenbaum. \u00a0 He believes he and his friends can’t deal with the “social pressures of summer on the East End.” \u00a0 So, while they’re getting their Grey Poupon elsewhere , I’m pretty convinced we’ll be fine here on the East End, especially now since Fall is the new “Second Season!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Love on the rocks! \u00a0The East End is booming !<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

One of the factors that I keep hearing over and over again contributing to the September-November boom is weddings. \u00a0 But to be more specific, it’s gay weddings that are infusing some much needed bucks into the “Second Season” in the Hamptons. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0One recently wedded couple of gentleman told
\nme it was a no brainer to tie the knot here rather than in NYC. \u00a0 “We have more space to host family members and close friends for dinners or overnight as opposed a two bedroom apartment in the city.” \u00a0 They also went on to say there’s ample hotel rooms and they’re available at off season prices. \u00a0Even I know it would be crazy to try it anytime between Memorial Day and Labor Day. \u00a0 The traffic alone would cause blood to spill and make for a tension filled event to say the least.<\/p>\n

Two of most frequently mentioned locations among these newlyweds are East Hampton Point and Wolffer Vineyards. \u00a0 \u00a0In fact, Wolffer\u00a0Executive Marketing and Communications Director Judy Malone expressed it’s been good to their bottom line, “we’ve had several over the last few years and all of the weddings here were quite elegant and Unique.” \u00a0 It’s no doubt that the spectacular settings of a vineyard or sweeping sunset over the water are part of the draw but it’s the Hamptons welcoming attitude that is also attractive.<\/p>\n

Bridgehampton Florist Michael Grim and his partner Jim Osburn<\/a> tied the knot in a small ceremony here last year and they also did flowers for several gay nuptials. “Last year we did about 6 gay weddings, which is a lot, considering we don’t accept many wedding jobs.” \u00a0 I guess there are only so many weddings you can do on a Saturday or Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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One of the few standouts in the showcase!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

So forget the Rich or Richard folks Hamptons people we’ll be fine and we know the boys like to spend their money on a good party!<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the new Hamptons Designer Showcase house is opening this weekend. \u00a0 While I don’t want to say anything bad since it benefits a great cause with Southampton Hospital. \u00a0 \u00a0 I will say, I’m not a fan of cramming as much furniture and art work in one room as possible but there are a few stand out rooms. \u00a0 \u00a0It’s worth the visit to see the house built by Frank and Dawn Bodenchak. \u00a0It’s well appointed and features a great lay out. \u00a0 \u00a0So, what are the standout rooms? \u00a0I liked the works of AnneMarie DiSalvo, Brian Del Toro, Hagins & Mortimer and especially Lynn Scalo’s amazing dining room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No more rich people??! Who cares if it took you 5 hours to get here this weekend and Nick and Toni’s had nothing available after 5 o’clock, The Hamptons are over! \u00a0 Well, they’re over for rich people. \u00a0Well it’s over for rich people according to Richard Kirchenbaum, “noted rich person’ and New York Observer … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","generate_page_header":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[2023,1347,2024,1987,1402,1358,2025,2026,1350,2027,2028,1642],"class_list":["post-1535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bridgehampton-florist","tag-east-hampton","tag-east-hampton-point","tag-fall","tag-gay","tag-hamptons","tag-michael-grim","tag-off-season","tag-real-estate","tag-richard-kirchenbaum","tag-wedding","tag-wolffer-vineyards"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8pfeo-oL","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/blogger-image-1111986052.jpg?fit=320%2C196&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1535"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3328,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1535\/revisions\/3328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}