The hors d' ouevre were set on tables as well as being passed. The passed hors d' ouevre included sushi rolls and coconut shrimp. There was also a station where quesadillas were cooked to order.

Lime, orange, blue and purple linens covered the tables. Signature Party Rentals provided the chairs, tables, linens and tableware.

The guests were served a "Zootini", this year's signature drink.

A plated papaya salad with mixed greens, hearts of palm, raspberries and almonds was the first course.

As evening settled in on the zoo; the Friends of the Santa Ana Zoo became an island of light in the darkening night.

The main course included roast salmon with mango salsa, teriyaki tri tip, a vegetable Napoleon andwild rice pilaf, garnished with a fresh orchid.

Jeremy and Kristen put the final touches and a chocolate animal on four hundred dessert plates.

Cathi Decker, Executive Director of the Friends of the santa Ana Zoo thanks the contributors and volunteers for their hard and successful work.

These are just some of the photos of the great time we had putting this party on. To see it and taste it yourself, attend next year. Get info at www.santaanazoo.org