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Calendar ■ Sunday, November 4, 2012 8th Annual Crème de la Crème Grand Wedding Showcase Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver 791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver Email: inquire@countdownevents.com Web: cremedelacreme.ca Elegant, beautiful, lavish, luxe and unabashedly romantic! CountDown Events is proud too present Crème de la Crème Grand Wedding Showcase, Vancouver's most anticipated luxurious wedding show. This year's luxe event will feature an haute couture fashion show featuring Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier, Oscar de la Renta, Romona Keveza and many more. The day will include full-scale pampering and top-of-the-line cuisine and elixirs. Tickets are limited — visit cremedelacreme.ca ■ Sunday, November 4, 2012 Kelowna Bridal Extravaganza Rotary Centre for the Arts 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna Tel: 250-717-5673 Web: bridalandgradexpo.com ■ Sunday, January 13, 2013 Spring Bridal Exhibition ■ Saturday, March 2, 2013 Hush! Wedding Showcase Pearkes Recreation Centre 3100 Tillicum Rd, Victoria Web: bridal.ieginc.ca Terminal City Club 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver Web: tcclub.com Billed as Vancouver Island's largest bridal trade show, the Victoria fair runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes fashion shows and a grand prize honeymoon draw. Admission is $15 at the door, or $10 advance tickets available at Thrifty Foods. Hush! Vancouver's best-kept wedding secret begins at 7 p.m. with cocktails, delectable delights, live music, lounge space and invaluable information. See our ad on page 47. ■ Sunday, January 20, 2013 Engage ■ Monday, March 4, 2013 Fraser Valley Wedding Festival The Vancouver Club 915 West Hastings Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-685-9321 Web: vancouverclub.ca/weddings/engage The Vancouver Club's second annual boutique bridal showcase features a live runway show featuring couture wedding fashions from Blush Bridal. Tickets are $35 online or at the door. ■ Saturday, January 26, 2013 Indie I Do Fashion shows, entertainment and thousands of dollars in door prizes plus trip giveaways. ■ Saturday & Sunday, January 5 & 6, 2013 34th Annual Wedding Fair ■ Sunday, October 21, 2012 22nd Annual Brock House Wedding Show Brock House Restaurant 3875 Point Grey Road, Vancouver Tel: 604-537-3575 Web: brockhouseweddingshow.com Vancouver's longest-running boutique-style wedding show produced by DreamGroup Productions (so you know it's going to be good!). "Unlike Any Other." The most amazing swag bags stuffed with goodies, plus door prizes and a Grand Prize Honeymoon! ■ Sunday, October 21, 2012 Seasons of Love South Asian Wedding Gala Crown Palace Banquet Hall 12025 Nordel Way, Surrey Tel: 604-897-4102 Web: bigphatindianweddings.com Planning your wedding is made easy! Come and check out our preferred vendors in the wedding industry all under one roof without having to travel place to place, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. With lively entertainment, fashion shows, delicious food, door prizes, a $30,000 Grand Prize and reputable vendors, you can't miss the opportunity to attend! Visit our website for details on show times and ticket info. ■ Sunday, October 21, 2012 Victoria Wedding Show Victoria Crystal Garden 713 Douglas Street, Victoria Tel: 1-800-670-8833 Web: bridalevents.ca This is the most fun-filled day of decisionmaking you'll ever have in planning your wedding. In one day, in one place, the beautiful Crystal Garden, you can meet with over 80 wedding professionals. Bring your fiancé, your friends and your family, and you'll discover that the Victoria Bridal Expo is the second most important day of your life — next to your wedding day! 104 Heritage Hall 3102 Main Street, Vancouver Web: indieido.com Bringing together independent, edgy and innovative exhibitors, the fifth annual Indie I Do provides alternatives to express your unique personalities and style. Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring more than 30 local vendors, swag bags for the first 30 couples and roaming fashion shows and entertainment. Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver Tel: 604-251-9491 Web: weddingfair.ca With over 150 exhibitors, brides and groomsto-be, and their family and friends, can find fresh ideas and reputable industry professionals to help them plan the wedding of their dreams. The show includes a Fashion Show Extravaganza featuring gorgeous gowns, beautiful bridesmaid dresses and honeymoon lingerie. With over 1,000 unique prizes and gifts valued at over $250,000 including the Dream Wedding, this show promises to be a highlight! See our ad on page 111. ■ Sunday, January 6, 2013 Okanagan Bridal Expo Prospera Place 1223 Water Street, Kelowna Email: okbridalexpo@live.ca Web: okanaganbridalexpo.com Kelowna-area brides-to-be can enjoy fashion shows, meet local vendors and enter to win one of several prizes. ■ Saturday & Sunday, January 12 & 13, 2013 It's My Wedding TRADEX Trade & Exhibition Centre 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford Tel: 604-807-1553 Email: zoey@itsmywedding.ca Web: itsmywedding.ca This large-scale wedding show in the Fraser Valley includes fashion shows, valuable prizes and more. Featuring Monte Durham from TLC's Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta. Information on this calendar has been supplied by the show or event producers and is believed to be correct as of press time. Please be sure to verify all information such as locations, dates and times. ■ February/March 2013 Style & Strut: Vancouver's Premier Bridal Fashion Event Web: styleandstrut.com This event produced by DreamGroup (Vancouver's most trusted wedding planning company) introduces Vancouver's Urban Bride and her entourage to the latest and loveliest fashion and beauty products on the market. Enjoy designer fashion shows, chat one on one with stylists, get pampered with on-site complimentary beauty treatments, conduct on-site dress fittings with Vancouver's most sought-after wedding fashion boutiques, play with the city's best jewellery collection, admire our famous Shoe Wall featuring over 20K worth of fabulous shoes, sip champagne, enjoy edible delights and indulge in the best gift bag in the business! Tickets are $45 each. See our ad on page 5. Cascades Casino The Coast Hotel & Convention Centre 20393 Fraser Hwy, Langley Web: fraservalleyweddingfestival.com From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., check out more than 40 wedding specialists and fashion show, seminars, bridal tea and gift bags. ■ Sunday, April 7, 2013 Vancouver's Original Bridal Swap The Roundhouse Community Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver Web: bridalswap.ca Her something old is your something new! Connecting past brides and brides-to-be in a fun atmosphere to buy and sell gently used wedding items. Also wedding dress consignment and sample sales, professional vendors and door prizes! Tickets $15. See our ad on page 5. PHOTO COURTESY LINSEY HULLS (LINSEYHULLS.COM) wedding show & event ■ Sunday, April 7, 2013 Vancouver Wedding & Honeymoon Spring Show Vancouver Convention Centre East 999 Canada Place, Vancouver Tel: 604-251-9491 Email: info@vancouverweddingshow.ca Web: vancouverweddingshow.ca/spring Top wedding and honeymoon professionals showcase the very best in Vancouver's wedding industry. In celebration of Vancouver's multicultural flair, the Vancouver Wedding & Honeymoon Show has also invited some of the best wedding specialists to lend their expertise and inspire your creative spirit. See our ad on page 111. ■ Welcome Wagon Showcases welcomewagon.ca ■ Sunday, February 17, 2013 Victoria Wedding Show Victoria Crystal Garden 713 Douglas Street, Victoria Tel: 1-800-670-8833 Web: bridalevents.ca Meet with more than 80 wedding professionals and see the latest stunning creations in bridal gowns during fashion shows at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Plus, enter to win the grand prize of a $15,000 wedding package. Show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance or $20 at the door. ■ Sunday, February 24, 2013 A Wedding Affair River Rock Casino Resort 8811 River Road, Richmond Tel: 604-329-0754 Email: info@imaginethatevents.ca Web: aweddingaffair.ca A special event for brides at Richmond's River Rock Casino Resort showcasing 40 local wedding exhibitors and over $10,000 in prizes. See our ad on page 95. Sponsored by the local businesses in your community, Welcome Wagon Showcases are opportunities to meet the people behind the companies with gift bags, door prizes and a bridal fashion show. Tickets are free for the bride and her guest. Showcases are held in each community twice a year, spring and fall. ■ Cinderella Bridal Shows cinderellabridalshows.ca Tel: 604-533-5569 Admission is free for everyone! There will be wedding vendors on hand to help you find everything you need for your special day. Cinderella Bridal Shows occur throughout the year for Langley, Fort Langley, Surrey and Delta. Visit the website for more information on the next show. Read more on upcoming events: blog.realweddings.ca R EA L W EDDINGS pg101-106_News_Calendar_Shop.indd 104 12-09-24 1:29 PM