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Five Challenges That Event Planners Face
I thought I had seen it all … and then we have post-Covid. I have been an Event Producer for three and a half decades. I have lived through many recessions in the event industry and survived. And through all of these years, I have seen all kinds of challenges, but the...
With Love From Paris Wins 2 International Awards
With Love From Paris, a corporate Holiday event produced by Bright Ideas Event Agency in Vancouver, BC on Saturday, December 10, 2022, was awarded two international awards last Thursday, August 10, 2023 in Texas.
CBC BC – Graduation Interview
CBC BC Today host, Michelle Eliot interviews CEO & Founder Sharon Bonner about creating meaningful Graduation ceremonies.
Bright Ideas wins 2 ILEA Awards!
We are incredibly proud and happy that our holiday event “With Love From Paris” won Best Design/Décor. There was such strong competition that we were quite shocked when we won.
2023 ILEA Vancouver Nominations
On May 18, 2023, the Vancouver ILEA Gala Event Awards announced that “With Love From Paris” was nominated in two categories, as well as Founder & CEO was nominated for…
2023 Women in Events To Watch
These leaders are compassionate, strategic, gritty, creative, resilient, strong, kind, smart, empowered, and authentic. They are the women who make the meetings industry – and the world…
“With Love From Paris” WINS at CSE
On May 03, 2023, at the CSE Awards in Toronto, “With Love From Paris” was nominated in three categories, capturing the award for Best Event Design/ Decor $50K – $150K …
“With Love From Paris” Nominated CSE
With Love From Paris, a Holiday event produced by Bright Ideas Event Agency in Vancouver, BC on Saturday, December 10, 2022, is nominated from Coast to Coast in Canada with 5 nominations
I am a CSE Judge!
I am always the first one to put my hand up to help the event industry when I can. It’s been a wonderful career for me and giving back is my way of saying thank you.
5 Event Profs Prioritize Mental Health
The events industry is now solidly on the path to recovery, which is bringing relief and joy to event professionals around the world after what have been an incredibly stressful and uncertain last few years.
Holiday parties are back!
A recent event, a staff party for Norland Limited, was held at the Rocky Mountaineer Train Station. The theme was travel and the destination was Paris, “the city of love and light.”
We Won A CSE Award
We are happy to have won a Canadian Event Award for our Virtual Tropical Corporate Retreat where we took 60 employees on a island excursion.