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Style & Strut Show 2012 was held at one of Vancouver’s premier hotels, the Sutton Place. Dreamgroup created a fantastic show that included the a Bridal Fashion Show that featured 3 of Vancouver’s Best Bridal Boutique’s. Bisou Bridal, Isabelle’s Bridal & Pure Magnolia  and special guest Randy Fenoli from TLC’s hit reality TV Show “Say yes to the Dress”  Some of Vancouver’s best Wedding Professionals were at the sharing how they can contribute to the brides on their Wedding Day.

We know how all you ladies love your shows so here are some of the latest styles from Prada & Christian Dior from Holt Renfrew. Bling Bling!

The bridal gowns at the fashion Show were from designers Oscar de la Renta, Jim Hjelm,  Monique Lhuillier, Paloma Blanca, Lazaro, Lillen Collection  and Jenny Packham. Wow, which one to I pick??

Randy Fenoli shared with the Brides at the show how to pick the perfect dress. Randy shared first about his love for fashion started at a young age. Born into a family with seven siblings and gowing up on a farm is not what the room full of brides had in mind about their fashion guru. He created his first dress for his mother as a teeneger, taking a pattern from the  dress that Marlo Thomas wore on the TV hit Show That Girl. The dress was a surprise for his mother, she came home from work and saw the dress hanging in the house and his mother asked” where did this dress come from?”. Randy replied, “I made it for you Mom”. His mother was so impressed she wore it to work the next day and said ”can you make a skirt for me? and the rest is history.

Randy enrolled the brides in a converation that their dress should reflect a story about them and reflects their personal style. One of the first requests Randy had of the audience was the need for a volenteer . A few hand , awent up and the image you see below is the lucky bride. Randy gave the bride $100.00 US dollars, as you can see she was so excited. Randy shared his philosophy in life is that everyday we have an opprotunity to create our life as we see it and not let your past define your future. What a fantastic view on life, be engaged and get out there and live your possibilty.

So happy to get $100.00 US for raising your hand!

Randy took the time to autograph photos with all the brides.

…and take a photo with each of the brides.

Thanks to Dreamgroup for a fantastic show and Randy Fenoli for showing Vancouver brides how to find the perfect dress.

One of our past clients  Ramona is the president of the  Carnival Sensations Caribbean Society http://www.carnivalsensations.ca/ and contacted us to photograph their Soca Delights costume lineup for 2011. Carnival Sensations Caribbean Society is a Vancouver, BC based non-profit organization.  There mission is to promote the history and culture of the Caribbean through education and cultural exhibition. This is done primarily through our presentation of locally designed and handmade costumes in the annual Caribbean Days Festival in North Vancouver, BC.  
 The festival which takes place in North Vancouver on Saturday, July 23rd & 24th, 2011 at Waterfront Park. Prepare yourself for weekend of parading, dining and dancing in the sunshine. This is a weekend of tropical rhythm, cuisine, carnival and culture as only the Caribbean can offer. Over the years, the Festival has grown into the largest Caribbean event on the local calendar, Drawing tens of thousands of attendees, it is among the very largest cultural events in BC, Canada. Checkout their website, http://www.caribbeandays.ca/ for all the info for the lineup of all the activities happening on the weekend.

Carnival Sensations Caribbean Society Soca Delights Costumes 2011

Caribbean Society Festival July 23rd & 24th, 2011