Kootenay Wedding Connections Huge Success

Happy Brides and Grooms did the vendor stroll at

Kootenay Wedding Connections on October 4, 2009

- an ecstatic Bride & Groom won the Dream Kootenay Wedding Package!

CASTLEGAR BC – Kootenay Wedding Connections was a huge success on Sunday October 4, 2009. Held at the Castlegar Community Complex close to 150 guests had the opportunity to meet close to 40 local business owners in the wedding industry to help plan 2010-2011 weddings. Brides and Grooms had the opportunity to taste samples from Selkirk Classic Catering, see beautiful décor by Just Your Style, rental options from sarees to linens to coffee machines and sound equipment from L.O.V. Event Rentals, cake-tasting from Fantasy Fondant, lighting options from Sounds Alive, dress selections from Kiss The Bride and a local photographer in action from Peridot Photography.

Helpful seminars were offered in choosing a photographer from FRESHphotography, Financial advice from the Investors Group and wedding coordination tips from Destined To Be.

An elegant fashion show was sponsored by Kiss The Bride and door prizes galore were handed out throughout the day. Kootenay Wedding Connections would like to thank all of the vendors for their enthusiasm and door prize donations. Larger door prizes were also gratefully accepted from FRESHphotography, Vanilla Bean Bakery and the Fireside Inn & Conference Centre.

The Grand Prize Winners were Brittany Meierhofer and Richard Feeley from Nelson. The thrilled bride and groom won full coordination from Destined To Be, a décor package from Just Your Style, a wedding dress (up to $1000) from Kiss The Bride, Banquet room and $500 gift certificate from The Hume Hotel, $400 gift certificate from Feelings With Flowers, Full photography package from Peridot Photography, Trash the Dress Session from Ali Watt/Chicken Little Photography, Mic package and sound pass from L.O.V. Event Rentals, Tupperware Package from Susan Wilson Tupperware, “Welcome Basket” from Columbia Gardens Weddings, Gift Baskets from Sharon Hilts for Arbonne, and Country Roads, Gift Certificate from Mountain Spa Retreat and a $200 Duvet from Kootenai Moon.

“We were thrilled with this fall’s bridal fair. It is fantastic that we can let brides and grooms know that they can plan almost every aspect of their dream wedding right here in the Kootenay’s. And it was thrilling to present such a fantastic grand prize to a local bride and groom! We couldn’t have done it without our community of local business owners, Thanks!!!” says Marni, Cecilia and Andrea of Kootenay Wedding Connections.

Looking forward to next years’! And a big thanks to all of the local press, without you functions like this wouldn’t be able to reach the community.