Yosemite.. here we come

Arrived just outside Yosemite last night and we found a hotel with a dog (picture to come)! So cute! I miss Cleo.
We are driving through Yosemite this morning /afternoon and should be in Vegas by dusk. Just waiting for our hotel breakfast right now and we will be on the road. Here are some pictures from our drive over and almond trees! I love these things. We drove past some huge almond orchards. I had no idea how they grew and we ended up stopping on the side of the road to pick some fallen ones. Unfortunately, they were not ripe, but it kept me entertained.

Where in the world is lotus events?

We left early Saturday morning and drove down the I-5. We made it as far as Eugene, Oregon tonight and will be driving to Sacramento tomorrow. Not really many picturesque moments so far, but we will definately being keeping our blog up to date as we travel over 600km over to Death Valley, Yosemite, Las Vegas, San Francisco, LA and more!

Stay tuned!

Sunshine Coast!

Katie and Allan's wedding went like clockwork! Holy, this is definately one of our favourite weddings! We couldn't have asked for a better couple, for better food, for better weather! Can you tell how much we love them!?

We returned to Vancouver Friday afternoon, but not for long.....

It's June!

I remember Rob and I freezing our behinds off wondering if summer was ever going to arrive and then POW!

So what's happening in June?

Thanks to Blue Olive for having us over last night to play some WII and drink mojitos! You guys have the cutest cats ever!
They also came out to our last event at the Western Front - GOT CRAFT? - and took some amazing (as always) photographs of our vendors' crafts - thanks for the college.

Rob and I are headed to the Rockwater on the Sunshine Coast this Wednesday for Katie and Allan's wedding. Most of their guests are coming from out of town, so this is a destination / holiday wedding with a BBQ in Vancouver on Tuesday, Rehearsal BBQ on Wednesday at the Rockwater, Wedding on Thursday and Breakfast on Friday.

Has anybody seen the UBC Boathouse in Richmond? What a beautiful venue! We have a wedding their in the Fall and can't believe that we never knew about this hidden gem.

5 more days to LA!

Rob and I leave on Sunday to meet up with Cassandra from I Heart Indie Weddings in Seattle, then off to Portland to check out Crafty Wonderland. We are travelling through Oregon and stopping in San Francisco, the Coast, Anaheim (Disney, of course!) and will be at the Great American PitchFest from June 21 - 24.

So next question is... how much stuff can I fit in the back of a Toyota, two door, hatchback?

Two Posts in One Day!

Two posts in one day! This may never happen again.. so better start reading!

lotus events just finished wrapping up the 3rd Annual Friends for Life Society's Volunteer Recognition Event. The event was held on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 at the Heritage Hall located by Main Street and E. 15th. This venue rocks! The staff there are so nice, polite and know exactly what they are doing! The prices are very reasonable and you can bring in your bar - which is super duper especially if the event is for a not for profit and they are not big drinkers! This venue is also wheel chair accessible and has a full kitchen including two fridges, convection oven and huge sink.

Anyways, this year, the theme was Western! We got an awesome photo booth from Houle Games and the kind folks at Squares Across the Border came out to show us some moves! Rob and I also found some cool horse soap on Etsy and asked the woman if she could make 10 soaps on a rope with horses on them to present to the top volunteers. All the food was kindly donated by Costco, Cobs Bread, Emelles Catering, Capers and Fountainhead Pub.

Best Craft Fair Ever!

Ok.. I really have no idea if it was the best craft fair ever, but being our very first craft fair.. we had a blast! 537 people walked through our doors over two days - woo hoo!!!!!

We were pretty happy with the media too! Mention in the Westender, Vancouver Sun, Beyond Robson, Poppy's Blog and a huge number of links throughout the web from our free listings! Go listings - you rock!

Oh yeah.. and the crafters were amazing too! Kisses to all for making this such a smooth running event! We love you guys!

Big thank you to Reilly and Miranda from Blue Olive for stopping by and taking some pictures of the event. I will post them as soon as I receive them ?? Hmmm... we will check on that!

Next GOT CRAFT? .... Saturday, July 21st, 2007 from 2:00pm to 8:00pm at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House located at 2325 W. 7th Avenue (At Vine Street). Free swag bags for the first 25 guests and free hourly giveaways between 3pm to 8pm.

It's Cleo's Birthday!

The summer has definately arrived! We seem to be out of the office working on-site more and more these days which is why this post is late :P

Here is a picture of Cleo. Cleo is a snowshoe siamese tabby and is 12 years old today! I'm not sure what that is in human years, but she is just so darn cute. She loves the warmth of our portable heater and this is a picture of her splayed out on my lap enjoying the heat. She has the cutest pink toes and nose and the bluest eyes ever. Rob and I adopted her 5 years ago from the BC SPCA and she has been a grand addition to the family!

In other news... GOT CRAFT is in 8 days - ahhhhh! I can't believe it is almost here! Rob and I woke up at 5am this morning and cozied some of the local streets - check out the pictures! Can you guess where each cozy is located?! If so, email us the 4 answers and you could win a prize!!!

I was reading an article the other day titled "Bridezilla culture" that stated it was a sense of entitlement that turns normal every day men and women into self-absored monsters, by examining the $161 billion dollar wedding industry made of people who they describe resent the very people on whom they depend. It was quite interesting, so if you are looking to read more, please email me and I can send you the article.

Something totally off topic, but has anybody tried Facebook? I friend of mine invited me and after the 3rd invite, I went through the registration process to see what this was all about. Holy moly, the whole world seems to be on this thing! This is similar to myspace, but as I mentioned, the whole world seems to be on this! I mean people that I went to elementary school found me. Scary... yet enticing...

Before I forget, Ariel Meadow Stallings, the author of OffBeat Bride will be in Vancouver tomorrow (Friday, May 4th) at 7pm at Sophia Books at 450 W. Hastings Street!

More Articles...

More interesting things to read....

Fantastic article about un-traditional weddings!
http://nymag.com/weddings/brides/features/2006winter/attackoftheindiezilla/

Green. Green. Green. Be environmentally conscious for your next event. Check out A Soolip Wedding - a wedding fair focused around the Green Wedding. This event is based in LA, but this concept will definately be spreading to other cities!
http://www.asoolipwedding.com

More on Green Weddings from The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/fashion/11green.html?ei=5088&en=94b881812c6d617e&ex=1328850000&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1175558853-sO6xI2mFON1Le9sUr29LlQ

Happy Reading! Enjoy!

Ps. If you have any interesting articles related to events and / or weddings, please feel free to send them to us at info@lotusevents.ca

Oh The Talent We Have In This City!

My oh my what talented designers we have in this city! I am so very impressed with the number of vendors that have applied for Got Craft and the overwhelming response that we have received.

I am even more excited to announce that Got Craft taking place on Saturday, May 12th and Sunday, May 13th at the Western Front (303 E. 8th Ave at Scotia St.) will be featuring 29 local designers ranging from clothing to soap to accessories to wood work to jewellery to paper goods and more!

Come check it out!

For more information, please visit our website at www.lotusevents.ca and click on GOT CRAFT at the top right hand corner.

a BIG thank you goes to Yvonne at www.spoonfuldesign.com for donating her graphic skill to our posters and postcards!!

Wedding 101 - DIY

For all you DIY brides, lotus events inc. will be hosting:

Wedding Planning 101 in conjunction with the Vancouver School Board
Point Grey Secondary School at 5350 East Boulevard
Tuesday, April 24th and Thursday, April 26th - two part series
6:30pm to 9:30pm
Cost is $89.00

To register, please contact the vancouver school board at 604.713.4550 and quote PG18594

Hope to see you there!