The Civilized Bride Wedding Show in The Distilleries Friday January 21st, 2011

This past Friday evening, we had the pleasure of being a part of the Civilized Bride, a unique take on a bridal show.  Bride & Groom's to be were invited to mix and mingle with the GTA's finest Wedding Professionals while enjoying a cocktail and a canape. Here are a few pictures I took before it became too busy for pictures. 


The Bar



Wedluxe - Official Sponsor



Fantastic Fruit Platter Display



Guests Starting To Arrive

The Arta Gallery is a Fantastic & Hip Venue

Our Uplights Among the Great Art on Display



Funky Table With Promo Material

It was a great evening. Not only did I meet with some amazing couples, some of which booked us right on the spot, but I had the chance to finally meet some of the fantastic vendors that I hear about all the time while catching up with those who we work with regularly.



Wonderful Weddings of 2010 in review... Part II

Due to the popular feedback we received from our first launch of pictures last week,  Laura and I decided to add another round from my Wedding picture files.... Hope you Enjoy!

Just the boys having some fun at Wooden Sticks!



A Very Unique Wedding Cake at Markland Woods Golf and Country Club

Our Mini Starball effect.

Laura's creative flair gone wild as we uplit our meeting room and Christmas Tree

A wonderful Fall Wedding at Canoe atop the Toronto Skyline

A themed Wedding in Ancastor at Knollwood Golf and Country Club

The Sutton Place Hotel overlooking the downtown core

A priceless cake topper, for a wonderful couple

Ceremony Set up at Halton Regional Museum

Our uplighting on display behind the podium

A terrific fun filled evening at Toronto's Liberty Grand

An unbelievable evening at Toronto Design X

A funfilled cocktail hour at Markland Woods Golf

The outdoor Wedding Gazebo at Halton Regional in Milton

Many Thanks to all of our 2010 couples who made these memories possible!

The Civilized Bride - January 21st, 2011

Please join us this Friday evening as Dan and I will be participating in this new concept boutique style Wedding Show.  This will be a stunning and original event that has been sponsored by our dear friends at Wedluxe. Magazine.  Like the concept of Wedluxe, all vendors have been hand picked and are by invite only.  This will make for an enjoyable experience discussing your plans and dreams amongest the industries cream of the crop  Wedding Professionals. 

Stop by and say Hi... we would love to see you!

Cheers,

Dan and Laura Forbes

Ambient Decor Uplighting @ Hockley Valley Resort.

We recently had our Ambient Decor Uplighting set up for an elaborate display at Hockley Valley Resort with our good friend and fellow DJ Matthew Beauchamp.  Here are some pictures which show you just how amazing these fixtures are.  These were even taken during the day, as the sun set and it became dark outside, the room became a soft blue creating a whimsical atmosphere.

16 Uplights were used to highlight the entire ballroom at Hockley Valley Resort.

A Look Back at 2010!

2010...... what can we say other than WOW... what a wonderful year! Our business and family grew last year!  2010 was filled with amazing couples from all around the world.  We also travelled most of Ontario for Weddings and other amazing events. Words cannot tell you what a great year we have had, but pictures can.

~Here are some of photos of some of the highlights of our 2010~



Laura is now the Wedding & Special Event Coordinator for the Alton Mill.

 

Jennifer, Laura, Dan & Lisa in the Funky FotoBooth!



Reception at the Alton Mill

Great Music is Timeless ~ bringing free services to Seniors Homes

Kevin & Nora's Wedding @ The Old Mill

We welcomed baby Chase to the family on April 20!

We invested in Ambient Decor Uplighting (Hockely Valley Display)

Rustic/Elegant Wedding @ the Alton Mill.



Spring Wedding @ King Valley Golf & Country Club

Suze & Andrew's Royal Wedding @ the Royal Ambassador

Rocking it out in Chattam @ The Retro Suites

Uplighting in Aberfoyle.

Rockin' the Top Floor of the Sutton Place Hotel.

Lion Dance

The Great Hall - Toronto

Reception on the Lake with a beautiful Couple



Modern Wedding at the Gardiner Museum

 
2010 was a fantastic year.  We made tons of new friends and colleagues in the Wedding Industry and also had just amazing clients to work along with.  We took a more active roll in the CPDJA and are now reside on the National Advisory Committee. 

2011 looks very promising to make this past year seem lame.... stay tuned for some amazing announcements and updates on where we will go, work and take Sounds of Distinction Entertainment in this new year.

Dan and Laura Forbes

A thank you from Stephanie & Dave.

Dan and I both had the pleasure of working along with Stephanie & Dave for their wedding this past June, Dan as their Dj and I as their Wedding Coordinator. 

Yesterday we received a couple of thank you cards and we wanted to share them with you.  If you are interested in a sneak peek of how their wedding day turned out, I blogged it with photos a couple of months ago. (http://soundsofdistinction.blogspot.com/2010/07/stephanie-dave-june-26th-2010.html)

Here is the first card.

Dear Dan,

Thank you so much for the unreal job you did DJing our wedding.  We still get comments on how fun our wedding was & how our guests at the end of the night kept begging for one more song!  We were so happy you were able to play all of Dave and I's favorite songs!

It truly was a night to remember!

Thanks again!

Stephanie & Dave Collet!

And here is the second card.

Dear Laura,

Thank you so much for the amazing job you did on the day of our wedding. All the behind the scene tasks you did, did not go unnoticed!  Our day ran like clock work because of you and we were both able to enjoy our special day knowing you were there to handle any problems that arose. 

I cannot thank you enough!! You made our day extra special!!

Thank you again,

Dave & Stephanie Collet

Thank you Dave and Stephanie for having both Dan and I as part of your Wedding day.  It was an absolute pleasure getting to know you both!

Dan and Laura Forbes.

September 11th, Veronica & Dan's Wedding

I had the pleasure of working along with Veronica & Dan for their phenomenal wedding reception held at the beautiful and historic Alton Mill. (http://www.altonmill.ca/)

This wedding was straight out of a magazine with no details spared.  The amazingly hip & rustic location to the elegant decor & ambiance, created this spectacular event.  The Ceremony was out doors with a setting of maple trees in the background just starting the transformation of fall.  A cocktail reception was held in the Millrace room and Waterfall Courtyard where guests enjoyed the music of an amazing Jazz Trio.

The dinner reception was held under a Marquee in the Annex Courtyard where I took over for the evening. It was beautifully uplit with our Ambient Decor Uplighting to accentuate the natural beauty of the Historic Buildings ruins.  A dance floor was set up under the stars where unfortunately do to this Falls weather we were unable to use.  This was the only downside to the amazing reception.  Dinner was catered by an amazing Chef, Ezra from Chez Vous Dinning (http://www.chezvousdining.com/) and let me say first hand that it was amazing.

After diner, the reception moved back down stairs to the Millrace Room where I was able to work my magic.  The dance floor was packed from their first dance to the end of the night.  I cannot say in words how fun this reception was for me, it felt like I was hanging out with friends all night and playing all of my favorite music.

For the professional video & pictures visit Still Motion's Blog @ http://stillmotionblog.com/2010/10/28/veronica-dan-the-colonel/ and http://stillmotionblog.com/2010/10/25/veronica-dan-the-colonel-food-photos/.

I wish to congratulation Veronica and Dan once more and thank them for choosing me to be a part of such a magical day.

Laura