Wedding Planning 101 Seminar: Learn How to Plan Your Wedding

We would like to cordially invite you to our first of six wedding seminar that are in conjunction with the "We Wed Bridal Show".

We are super excited and very honored to have two wedding planning experts, Danielle Andrews Sunkel and Tracey Manailescu, founders of the The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada to kick off our series of Wedding Seminars.

The topics for this seminar includes:

1) Where to Start after engagement

2) What is WPIC….only for planner?

3) Why hire Wedding Planner

4) Consultant vs Coordinator

5) Tips in choosing the right vendor

6) Difference between planning a local wedding and destination wedding

Both Danielle and Tracey have been planning and Coordinating weddings since 1998. They have each worked on over 200 weddings of all different religions, cultures and budgets. In 2003 , they founded The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada (WPIC), which to this day is the only licensed in-class Wedding Coordinator Certification program. They also run the only Canadian Association for Wedding Coordinators; WPIC Alumni. Graduates of WPIC must uphold our ethics to stay Certified and stay as a member of the Alumni network. We do not accept kickbacks/commissions from vendors and we treat each of our client fairly. We always endeavour to benefit our client and not ourselves. As mentioned in our previous post, Danielle and Tracey are the producers of The annual Wedding Professionals International Conference, since 2004.

Danielle and Tracey are indeed experts in the field of Weddings and have spoken on Wedding-related topics at International Conventions and Conferences. They have been quoted in every major newspaper across Canada, as well as the leading Wedding Magazines and several national Television programs. The Cover-featured article, “Top 25 Hot Trends for Weddings” in Today’s Bride Spring/Summer 2010 was written by both Danielle and Tracey.

If you want to learn about how to plan your wedding and tips for picking the right vendors, hurry up and RSVP for our seminar this Sunday. We are expecting a good turnout this Sunday and there is only limited seats left. Please RSVP by emailing Rhonda @ rhonda@devotedtoyou.ca.

Seating is limited and is first come first serve. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Performers Unite for Haiti

PERFORMERS UNITE FOR HAITI

Fundraising Concert in association with The Canadian Red Cross Haiti Earthquake fund

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Toronto, February 10, 2010 – The massive earthquake that devastated Haiti occurred on Tuesday, January 12, may have killed 200,000 people and was described by UN as the most serious humanitarian crisis. The Greater Toronto Area’s local singers, dancers and performers join together in a fundraising concert to benefit the Haiti earthquake victims.

Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Venue: Canadian Chinese Table Tennis Association (1181 Denison Street, Unit 6-9, Markham)

Tickets: $20 includes a grand prize draw

Performers Unite for Haiti is honored to have special guests, Antoine DeRose, representative of the Council General of Haiti in Toronto, and Kai Tao, the Former President of The Canadian Red Cross Ontario Zone, to update us on the current status of Haiti.

Master of Ceremony will be Joseph Tsang of AM1430 and Yinsey Wang. Performances for this charity event includes 12 Girls Band, Aerien Vuong, Aruande Capoeira – East Branch lead by Tazito Parafuzinho, Berlane Gavino, Billy Duong, Bucc N' Flvr Dance Crew, Catalyst Dance Crew, Chinx, Kathy Pau, Keeno, Kevin Bresser, Promise, Snowzei Chau, Trinity and Ze-yon.

First 50 attendees will receive a free hair mask from RST Institute. Raffle tickets will also be sold for $2 with prizes ranging from $50-$500.

100% of all proceeds will be given to The Canadian Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Fund. Donation cheques should be made payable to Canadian Red Cross - Haiti Earthquake Relief. Canadian Red Cross would issue tax receipt for donation of $20 or more with provision of details of donors. Federal government will match, dollar for dollar, till February 12, 2010.

For tickets or enquiry regarding the Performers Unite for Haiti Event, please contact the committee of the event at 416.887.3068 or email at info@impressionevents.com.

More info can be viewed on our facebook event page - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=468118785227

Looking for sponsors and performers for "Performers Unite for Haiti"!

Impression Events is pleased to be a part of the Haiti Relief Fundraiser - "Performers Unite for Haiti". We are looking for performers and sponsors to make this event a success. All performers and sponsors will be credited in our program book.

The fund raising event is on February 11, 2010 at C.C.T.T.A Center at 1181 Denison Street, Markham, Ontario. The performances are scheduled to be held from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. We have 10 days to pull off this event as the government will only match our donations up until February 12, 2010. So due to the short period of time we have, you must send in your confirmation by Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

We also welcome any monetary donations and aid in sales of tickets. The tickets for the show is $20.00 and all proceeds go towards the Canadian Red Cross for Haiti Relief foundation. For sponsorship kit or more info on how you can help, please contact us at 416.500.9118 or email at info@impressionevents.com.

Thank you for your generosity and we look forward to your participation in this great cause.

Added Performances and Appearances for the 'Kiss of Death' After Party This Friday @ Chic Lounge!!! IT'S GOING TO BE HYPE!!!

Impression Events is proud to add Body Noise Entertainment to the mix! They will be providing HOT dance performances from Hot 'N' Fresh Dance Crew (The Finalist of 2009 Beat Down Hip Hop Competition) and also vampire models that will be scavenging throughout the night for photo ops with their victims! (Photography by Neil Mohammed)

And last but definitely NOT least! We have a special performance by Terry Im a.k.a. KrNfx, the 2009 Korean BeatboxBattle Champion! His latest performance was at the Beat Down 2009 where he WOW'd the audience with his amazing beat boxing skills. You can check him out on youtube at www.youtube.com/krNfx and video section within our event page!

The Beauty Team

Top (L-R): May Nguyen and Brenda Pham (Muah Cosmetics), Dao Van (Hair by Dao), Vi Trinh (Beauty By Kien)

Bottom (L-R): Naa Tran, Jessie Yam (Impression Events), Tia, Kien Tran (Beauty By Kien)

And if you haven't called in to book your appointment for your makeup, hair and nails package, please do so as we're filling up and you don't want to miss the opportunity to help out this great cause!!!

Call 416.500.9118 or email us at info@impressionevents.com for Info, Guest List and VIP!!!

Check out more details on our event page
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157517687647

See you all on Friday!

Halloween Beauty Charity Event! Fri, Oct 30th!

Do Good, Look Good, Feel Good!

Are you ready to make a difference?

On Friday, October 30th, 2009 from 6-10pm, Impression Events will be hosting a charity beauty event at Chic Lounge on 214 King Street West, Toronto, ON (@ King just west of Spadina at Simcoe).

Makeup: May Nguyen
Photography: Mikey Tsang

For only $30, you can get Halloween/Glam Makeup, Hair & Nails application done by Professional Industry Artists. Setting appointments is highly recommended so that we can secure a spot for you the day of. Please call 416-500-9118 or email us at info@impressionevents.com to book in your appointment


Our sponsors for this event are MUAH Cosmetics, Beauty By Kien, Hair By Dao, Hair By Tia, Naa Tran, RST Institute, JUZD and Trendshop! (Contact us if you would like to be a sponsor for this event or our upcoming events) Proceeds for this event will be going to Rethink Breast Cancer Foundation! Rethink Breast Cancer is a charity helping young people who are concerned about and affected by breast cancer through innovative breast cancer education, research and support programs.

Starting at 10pm, we will continue with an after party within Chic Lounge! We have over $1000 worth of prizes for the best costumes! Dress in your halloween costume for free cover before 11:30!

For more information, limo, guest list and VIP booth bookings, please contact us at 416-5009118, email us at events@impressionevents.com or simply click attending on our Facebook Event Page and we will automatically put you on the Guest List!

Hope to see you all there! Thank you for your continual support!

The Pink Bedroom Party

Impression Events were honored to be part of the Sixth Annual Pink Bedroom Party which was held on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Berkeley Church on 315 Queen Street East.The Pink Bedroom Party is designed to raise money and awareness for a worthy cause in a fun way. The attendees got to enjoy complimentary drinks, Hors d'oeuvres inspired by David Rocco's Dolce Vita, Silent and Live auctions, Utb Untouchable Lingerie and Jeanne Lottie handbags fashion show.

The stage for the Pink Bedroom Party

Silent Auction @ the Pink Bedroom Party

The view from above

Jeanne Lottie's Jane Ip (Founder of Pink Bedroom Party) was the organizer for this great event! Photographed here with Jazz Artist, Amanda Martinez and ABC General Hospital’s, Jason Cooke; Jeanne Lottie is a fun Canadian designer handbag company with a philosophy of True Happiness for 24 years.

Backstage with Amanda

Backstage @ the Pink Bedroom Party (Well, more like the basement, but you know what I mean) with the team putting on makeup and styling hair for the Geishas. And yes that's me in the back and yes, I can style hair too =)

After the Geishas, it's my turn! Getting my hair did by Ms. Tia!

MUA - May Nguyen and Pretty Beauty Blogger (Allllllll the way from L.A.) - Kimberly Tia

The team that put together the Geisha look for the night! (Missing Amanda)

One of our Geishas - KT
The Geishas looked amazing that night!

Full House! I see a geisha! Can you?

The thank you gift we got for helping out with the event =)

The Pink Bedroom Party was definitely a GREAT event and can't wait to be a part of it again next year!

Maxwell's Concert After Party @ Maro

Maxwell had a concert at the ACC on September 25, 2009 and Impression Events were invited to attend the Maxwell's after concert party at Maro that night. Maxwell is an American R&B artist that has the voice of an angel and we were thrilled to be a part of his after party.

The lovely ladies that accompanied me to Maxwell's After Concert Party @ Maro!

Surrounded by a group of talent!
Fashion Designer - Jing Liu
Hair Stylist - Naa T
Hip Hop Dancer - Amanda Chen
Makeup Artist - May Nguyen
CEO of Camera Ready Femmes - Yvonne Kai

Girls...they just wanna have fun =)

FastLane Networking Event @ Proof Bar

On September 22, 2009, I joined a group of professionals at the Proof Bar on Bloor in a networking event. The theme to this month's Fastlane Networking Event was 'Fashion' and the room was filled with people from all business class. They had mini appetizers that were to die for and booths were set up to showcase items used or needed for a professional business look. Our booth showcased our in house hair and makeup services.

May Nguyen was our makeup artist for the night and I helped out with hair. Our station was a big hit! The ladies from the event all came over to get some neat tips in makeup application and hairstyling. They also had a bowtie booth where they showed the gents and ladies how to tie a bowtie. I even got a hand at trying it out, not as hard as I thought. It was definitely an experience! Wonder if I will ever have to tie a bowtie for a wedding? And they also had a booth that featured gem bra straps so instead of wearing the infamous clear straps that *no one's* suppose to see, you can have nice straps with gems which goes well with any outfit and the most important thing is they don't hurt!

Fastlane also featured a speed network session much like speed dating. Professionals had 5 minutes to get to know the other person's business and a little about each other.

The night ended with a draw for the door prizes. Our prize for the evening was a free admission to our beauty charity event happening on October 30th. Want to know more about our event? Stay tuned for details. It will be in our upcoming blog entry.

Grand Opening of Home Night Club and Lisa Marie Chen's Pre Pink Bedroom Birthday Party

September 18, 2009 marks the Grand Opening of Home Night Club and Lisa Marie Chen's Pre Pink Bedroom Birthday Party. HookMeUp.TO was the one behind this great night and they invited Impression Events to witness this fun event! Great music, Great crowd! I would definitely recommend the party goers to check out the place on Fridays. You won't be disappointed! Below are pictures taken from the night.

The lovely girls that accompanied me at Home's Grand Opening and
Lisa's Pre Pink Bedroom Birthday Party ~ Esther, Amanda and May

Lisa (Editor in Chief of Blink Magazine) getting the party started!

With my MUA - May Nguyen

With Hookmeup.TO's Director of Marketing - David Ying

Hookmeup.TO's CEOs - Michael Buenaventura and Albert Tang
with their Operations Manager - Derek Andrew Chen (center)

Blink Magazine's Editor in Chief ~ Lisa Marie Chen
with her swag bags for her Pre Pink Bedroom Birthday Party!

Again with more swag bags, there was literally a sea of them and all proceeds went to charity!

It was a very good turn out!

~Inside the Swag Bag~
Purse by Jeanne Lottie
Physicians Formula Mineral Wear®
5 Gum
Tarte Makeup

More Services To Make Your Event A Success!

How was your summer?! It's been awhile since we've blogged and I thought we would come back with a BANG! It has been hectic around here and a lot has happened at Impression Events. In addition to our event planning and event rentals, we now offer even more services to make your event a success! We have added Yummy Asian Cuisine Catering, Professional Make-Up Artists and Hairstylists to our roster, Delicious Cakes and Other Baked Goods and last but not least Amazing Photographers and Videographers to capture all those special moments in your life. But that's not all! We will be adding even more great in-house services in the very near future so check back with us soon!

I would also like to add that we will be taking a spin on our blog. Not only will we blog about events that we will be offering or events that we have worked on but we will cover all the great events happening around the GTA and we will blog about new products or interesting items to make your events pop! So be sure to follow us as we will blog about things you do not and cannot afford to miss!