Friday's Fabulous Finds

This week we bring you unforgettable entertainment that will make your guests feel in love, creating that oh so ever romantic mood, being fun and exciting yet relaxed.

I am sure you have heard her name though out the city of Vancouver...I introduce you to a Vancouver native and the very talented  

Jaclyn Guillou!

At the very young age of 2, Jaclyn Guillou knew she had found one of her passions.  Once you hear her beautiful voice, you will be hooked and taken to a different land, which I like to call "Land of DayDream" and once you listen to her songs, you will understand what I mean.  Miss Guillou and her band will help you create the perfect ambiance for your guests to remember your wedding or event!  I have had the honor of Jaclyn Guillou share her amazing voice at some of my weddings, corporate events and private home events.  At the weddings, Jaclyn sang during the cocktail hour and dinner reception, which provided the perfect ambiance for guests to enjoy!

Jaclyn and her very talented band come prepared with everything, she will sit down with you and your planner before the event and ensure she understands your event clearly and plans accordingly ie) style of music, etc.

Here is what the Jazz community has to say about Jaclyn:

“Guillou puts a slightly more organic contemporary jazz spin on music steeped in tradition and thus makes old school become new cool, the sign of a true artist.”               
~ Critical Jazz 

“An album that is so rich with dimension you need a pair of 3D glasses to listen to it.”  
~!Earshot Magazine

“BC has produced another rising star, someone perhaps to follow in the footsteps of international jazz artist Diana Krall in the years to come.”
 ~ Review Vancouver 

Visit her website and take a listen, the website not only lists her work but her latest music videos but also Jaclyn's upcoming shows.
 

Make your event unforgettable!  

To contact Jaclyn Guillou, please click here!  

CONTEST ALERT!!: Tell us at DreamGroup what you think of Jaclyn's music by writing on DreamGroup's Facebook wall and you will be entered to win a copy of Jaclyn Guillou's very latest CD!

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 CONTEST DETAILS

  WIN a copy of Jaclyn Guillou's latest CD

Value of this Prize is $20.00 CAD (exclusive of taxes)

CONTEST RULES
 

• Winner must live in the Vancouver Lower Mainland
 
• This Contest ends Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 5:00pm PST.  Winner will be drawn randomly and announced on the DreamGroup Blog, Facebook and Twitter on Friday, November 9th.  The winner must contact DreamGroup within 72 hours to claim their prize.

• The winner is responsible for picking up their prize

• This prize cannot be substituted by the winner or redeemed for cash.

HOW TO ENTER

To Enter: Tell us at DreamGroup what you think of Jaclyn's music by writing on DreamGroup's Facebook wall

Good Luck!

By Sandy Pandher, Associate Planner with DreamGroup Productions

With her "hands on" energetic approach to planning, Sandy offers a perfect balance between assertiveness and calmness -- two qualities instrumental in qualifying oneself as a great planner. This smart, savvy and dedicated planner's passion is in building relationships and connecting with each of her clients so that their wedding day can truly reflect who they are as a couple and what their love story symbolizes. Sandy is best suited to the busy Urban couple looking for a knowledgeable and intuitive planner to help bring their wedding vision to life.

Friday's Fabulous Find meets Cadeaux Bakery

Want to experience a new bakery in our beautiful city!?...

I introduce you to Cadeaux Bakery located at 172 Powell Street in Gastown.  It's a perfect spot for spending time with your girlfriends or a Sunday morning coffee and croissants with your boo.  But Cadeaux Bakery doesn't just stop there, they provide their stunning space for events; for intimate wedding showers or high tea themed events.  Their space is perfect for enjoying the company of your closest friends as you sip on creamy cappuccinos and enjoy their delights. 

Whether it's cupcakes, delicious cookies or something custom baked for your wedding such as favors, or if it's Cadeaux's gorgeous wedding cakes you're after, pop in and be amazed! Check out their website which shows off some of their wedding cakes 

Oh and...
Not to worry about calories when you enter, as Hannah Fletcher the fitness guru will be waiting for you outside.  Besides, having a little fun doesn't hurt nobody. 

So let your Wedding Planner know, you want your next creative meeting to be at Cadeaux, so that you can be inspired by their creative treats.  Table for 2?...

Cheers as you enjoy delectable delights on your next coffee date.

  

By Sandy Pandher, Associate Planner with DreamGroup Productions

With her "hands on" energetic approach to planning, Sandy offers a perfect balance between assertiveness and calmness -- two qualities instrumental in qualifying oneself as a great planner. This smart, savvy and dedicated planner's passion is in building relationships and connecting with each of her clients so that their wedding day can truly reflect who they are as a couple and what their love story symbolizes. Sandy is best suited to the busy Urban couple looking for a knowledgeable and intuitive planner to help bring their wedding vision to life.

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Friday's Fabulous Find Leaves You Hungry For More!

Looking to plan a stagette or bridal shower and don't want to plan something typical?

Well, look no further, I introduce you to a flavor that is original, unique and very exciting. Did I mention delicious!

The Birds Nest Dining

Whether it's brunch, lunch or a dinner you want to plan for your Jack and Jill wedding shower or stagette, Chef M can accomodate your party for a private event for 10 to 20 guests.

To see just a few of Chef M's delectible creations, check this out...But before you click on the following link and begin reading, warning...it may cause your saliva glands to over produce and droolling may occur. ;)

http://birdsnestdining.com/edible-diaries/ .

Chef M can accomdate all menu requests from gluten free to vegan.

To reserve your next seat right by the window, don't wait another moment and reserve with Chef M today! Birds Nest Dining boasts beautiful natural light that leaves you full and inspired!

http://birdsnestdining.com/reservecontact/ 

Bon Apeitite Everyone!

By Sandy Pandher, Associate Planner with DreamGroup Productions

With her "hands on" energetic approach to planning, Sandy offers a perfect balance between assertiveness and calmness -- two qualities instrumental in qualifying oneself as a great planner. This smart, savvy and dedicated planner's passion is in building relationships and connecting with each of her clients so that their wedding day can truly reflect who they are as a couple and what their love story symbolizes. Sandy is best suited to the busy Urban couple looking for a knowledgeable and intuitive planner to help bring their wedding vision to life.

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We promise to inspire, inform & indulge!



Client Expectations Exceeded!...

We just received this wonderful testimonial from the people at Slant Six Games after creating their Launch party for their latest game, Resident Evil: Raccoon City.

It was very cool to see this event come to life!  If you missed the post featuring this one of a kind event, check it out here.

“Sarah and the DreamGroup Productions team know how to create a phenomenal event! This super creative and highly organized team delivered the most memorable, fun and originally themed wrap party for the global release of our video game Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Every detail around the décor, entertainment and food & drinks had been so carefully researched and considered to produce an amazing zombie atmosphere in homage to our game. Behind all this seamless fun and entertainment is a slick team of efficient workers ensuring all logistics run like clockwork so all we had to do was enjoy the zombie cocktails and socialize. We would highly recommend this team for any of your event planning needs”

Best, 

Ruth Spink, Slant Six Games

And here are a few of the comments that we received from the staff the morning after the party...

Hi Sarah,

I wanted to thank you again for all your hard work and for helping us throw the best Slant Six party yet! I had an amazing time and was blown away by how perfectly everything came together.

There are a ton of emails going around the office today about how much everyone enjoyed the party and I thought I’d share with you some of the feedback we’re getting:

“This is the coolest party I’ve been to with so much detail, especially with the Raccoon City police car, Vector, Clare, Zombies, the G-virus dispenser, and the flip books. :)

I had a blast.  I would to thank everyone who helped out to make this amazing party possible. Thank you!”

“Thank you so much for such a brilliant party. Everything was perfect. I’m sure there are probably more people I should thank, but I’m not sure who they are, so please pass my thanks on to any and all applicable parties.”

“I’ve been to a fair number of Slant Six parties now, and this one was the best! Just fantastic on all levels – you guys outdid yourselves. :D

Thank you for a great night! :D”

“that party was awesome – many thanks to everyone that had a hand it making it come together ! :) ”

“I also wanted to send out a huge thank you to all involved with Friday night’s festivities.  It was the coolest wrap party I’ve ever been to. “

“It was incredible - I couldn’t believe the attention to detail. Just epic, thanks guys! :-D“

“Best party ever :)”

“That was truly awesome. Had the best time!

Thank you!”

“Awesome party you guys.

I can't imagine how much planning and coordination it took to pull all that together, there was so much going on.”

“It was one of the best events we have ever had!”

“Thank you for the most epic and dream come true party I've ever had!”

Check out the photos from this event here

Sarah Shore
principal planner

Sarah Shore always knew she would be an entrepreneur.  In 2002 Sarah graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Commerce in Business.  Sarah started a successful wedding website design company that gave her a taste for the entrepreneurial possibilities to come.

Sarah brings to the company a priceless range of cherished talents that give DreamGroup both a technical, stylish, and efficient edge.  Methodical in nature, and organized to a fault, Sarah’s composed approach to running the company and managing her accounts is always appreciated by both clients and associates alike.  Her ability to act as mediator for her clients in times of difficulty and keep her cool in times of stress are only two of Sarah’s most admirable qualities.  Her candidness and calm manner have brought for her the affectionate moniker, “No-Nonsense Shore”. 

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How much fun are Flipbooks? THIS MUCH!...

One of the fun elements that we incorporated into one of our recent events, the Slant Six Launch Party, was the ever growing in popularity Flipbook provided by Vancouver Flipbook.

This was so much fun, there was a line up of people wanting to get a piece of the action all night long.

Basically, you get in front of a camera, goof off for a few seconds and then presto! in 2 minutes you will have a custom flipbook that has captured your "performance". 

Check out this great video from the Slant Six Launch Party that showcases some of the fun that the guests had.  Keep in mind that this was a Zombie party...

If you missed seeing the photos from this one of a kind event, check out the post here.

Vancouver Flipbook will provide all of the props and everything that you need to incorporate this great interactive activity into your event. 

Sarah Shore
principal planner

Sarah Shore always knew she would be an entrepreneur.  In 2002 Sarah graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Commerce in Business.  Sarah started a successful wedding website design company that gave her a taste for the entrepreneurial possibilities to come.

Sarah brings to the company a priceless range of cherished talents that give DreamGroup both a technical, stylish, and efficient edge.  Methodical in nature, and organized to a fault, Sarah’s composed approach to running the company and managing her accounts is always appreciated by both clients and associates alike.  Her ability to act as mediator for her clients in times of difficulty and keep her cool in times of stress are only two of Sarah’s most admirable qualities.  Her candidness and calm manner have brought for her the affectionate moniker, “No-Nonsense Shore”. 

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DreamGroup...More than just Fabulous Weddings! Zombies Anyone?

Once in a while we get the opportunity to plan special events which we love just as much as weddings.  And it's not often that we get to do something so out of the box. 

Recently, Slant Six Games, a Vancouver Video Game company, hired DreamGroup to plan their Launch & Wrap party for their latest game, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.  If you aren't familiar with this hugely popular video game franchise it's all about Zombies that have taken over.

When I first heard about this opportunity I jumped at the chance to plan this event.  My husband is a video game designer (he works for a different company) and basically this was my two worlds colliding: Event Planning meets Video Games.  How fun!

The vision for this event was to create an environment where guests would basically be walking through Raccoon City...an abandoned city that had been overtaken by Zombies.

And the result?  Well, I'll let you take a look at the photos...and just a warning that some of these are a little gory.

As guests arrived at the party zombies were shuffling about...

   

...and trying to "eat" the helpless

Luckily some of the heros from the Video game were there to help protect the innocent guests

 

Tasty Zombie treats were created by Savoury Chef Foods

 

And guests enjoyed the T-virus cocktail through the Ice Luge (in the video game, the T-virus is what tranforms people into zombies)...and by the end of the night...

...most of the guests had been Zombiefied by our special FX makeup artists provided by Mink Makeup

 

 

Tunes were playing all night long courtesy of DJ Rich and..

The Paul Pigat Band

Guests experienced Vancouver Flipbook where they acted out mini scenes with the Resident Zombies...

 

...Or they just relaxed and played the video game

When the guests entered this party they didn't know what they were about to walk into but they totally got into the spirit!

Photos: Jeff Ow, Stu-di-O

Special Thanks to:

Greenscape Design & Decor
Promosa
Cool Creations
Furnishings by Corey
Event Cleanup
HollyNorth
Rowe Events
Acme Props

Sarah Shore
principal planner

Sarah Shore always knew she would be an entrepreneur.  In 2002 Sarah graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Commerce in Business.  Sarah started a successful wedding website design company that gave her a taste for the entrepreneurial possibilities to come.

Sarah brings to the company a priceless range of cherished talents that give DreamGroup both a technical, stylish, and efficient edge.  Methodical in nature, and organized to a fault, Sarah’s composed approach to running the company and managing her accounts is always appreciated by both clients and associates alike.  Her ability to act as mediator for her clients in times of difficulty and keep her cool in times of stress are only two of Sarah’s most admirable qualities.  Her candidness and calm manner have brought for her the affectionate moniker, “No-Nonsense Shore”. 

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We promise to inspire, inform & indulge!

 

Bring Your Event to the Next Level...

Style & Strut was decked out thanks to A&B Rentals who supplied the classic dark brown chiavari chairs topped with contrasting white seat covers. And the extra long runway was the centrepiece to the beautiful fashion show!

A&B Partytime Rentals is renowned for being the ultimate "Full Service" party and corporate event rental company... A&B organizes all stages of special event planning and execution, including delivery, layout, set-up, off-site kitchen design and catering arrangements.

([Stu-di-o] by Jeanie)

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Did you know, DreamGroup is more than just fabulous weddings! This past summer, DG brought the guests of a Burnaby birthday party to Hawaii (no airport pat-down required!). The moment guests arrived they were greeted with fresh leis and the aroma of the islands! Guests were treated to Hawaiian-themed drinks and appies while enjoying the late summer heat and tropical decor.

(Adam & Kev Photography)

DreamGroup's attention to detail, style and connections, that have made them renowned for weddings lends itself perfectly to creating fun, elegant, and well executed private affairs. Clients are always blown away by the transformations accomplished whether it's a birthday bash, anniversary, holiday event or VIP corporate dinner experience. "Part of hosting a brilliant event is in the details... Want to dress-up your next special event to the nines? Find out more about DreamGroup's Special events here!

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