Epic Celebrations of 2025:

Thomas J. Henry Celebrates Engagement to Dr. Elena Alvarez-Westwood

Dr Elena Alvarez Westwood and Thomas J. Henry

Photo Credit: BFA / Matteo Prandoni

Thomas J. Henry celebrated his engagement to Dr. Elena Alvarez Westwood with an epic celebration at the Fairmont El San Juan Hotel. Hundreds of guests traveled to San Juan, PR for an evening of live music and late-night dancing at the Isla Verde resort.

Guests arriving at the historic oceanfront property were greeted by an outdoor performance by the Earth Harp – a string instrument suspended across the entrance to the hotel with imagery matching the performance projected onto the hotel building.  A lavish cocktail reception set against the hotel’s iconic lobby saw intricate ice sculptures and 35 musicians from the Philharmonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico who played familiar compositions with a Latin twist. The couple requested an “unplugged” experience to encourage guests to fully engage with and enjoy the festivities.

The night’s entertainment featured an extraordinary lineup of Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin and other Latin superstars whose high-energy performances turned the engagement party into a private stadium-level concert that had guests on their feet from the first song.

Following the surprise performances, an outdoor drone show lit up the Caribbean sky above Isla Verde, choreographed to music and tracing celebratory patterns overhead. As the drones dimmed, a full fireworks display erupted above the resort, drawing cheers from the crowd and setting the scene for the presentation of a birthday cake in honor of Dr. Alvarez-Westwood.

After the formalities, two DJs took over, transforming the celebration into a late-night dance party that continued into the early hours of the morning with the final performance of the celebration by Robby Elias from Miami. Guests moved between indoor and outdoor spaces, enjoying signature cocktails, late-night bites and views of the resort’s palm-lined pools and shoreline.

One of the beautiful outcomes of this romance is the how this couple is seeking to transform lives of people around them.  Their goal is to Build together on recent philanthropic work on the island, helping post-earthquake recovery of education services in Guayanilla and more recently as title sponsors of the American Cancer Society Puerto Rico Gala.

Dr. Alvarez-Westwood’s Hair was by Eddy Scudo and makeup by Hung Vanngo.  She wore outfits from Paris fashion designers Zuhair Murad and Gustavo Arango from Puerto Rico.  Guests departing the event were gifted a bottle of Don Q Gran Reserva Anejo Rum from Dr. Alvarez-Westwood’s hometown, Ponce, and Chocolates from Montadero.