WOW!!! A night to remember

Heather (left) and Tammy - Park Lane

Ladies Night Out, A Red Carpet Affair was an evening that catered to women... And what an evening it was!! The first 50 ladies to arrive were lucky to get blinged out by Park Lane Jewellery with Tammy before walking the red carpet to the flashes of our many photographers!

The smiles were enormous and some of them really strutted their stuff! We used the excuse that we were organizers to walk down the carpet but in reality, we just wanted to join in on the fun!!! Stay tuned for some of our favourite images generously edited and provided by our volunteers.

The room was the picture of elegance and buzzing with excitement. All of the attendees were shining in their red carpet wear and making the rounds to see all of the wonderful items on offer from our fabulous vendors and silent auction contributors. It was all we could do to tear the ladies away from the shopping and schmoozing to be seated for the big program!

Kim Woodbridge

Jen and Rita on the Red Carpet

Kim Woodbridge from Fresh FM was the perfect MC for the event - truly dynamic. Her introduction set the tone for the evening with her bubbly personality and winning smile. It was such an honor to have Kim in attendance and in support of such a worthwhile event.

Saidat

Saidat showed us how she lives her message: One Person Can Make a Difference; Together We Can Can Change the World.

She encouraged, challenged and uplifted the room with her thought-provoking and positive message through speech and song.

The night could have ended there right? Well of course it didn't! 10 beautiful women hit the fashion runway modelling clothing
from Jockey P2P, Carmina de Young, and
Juniper Dress Boutique.

Wow, they looked amazing. 

And of course, we had to walk the catwalk ourselves. Too much fun! But we couldn't leave the stage just for the models! All of the women attending looked absolutely gorgeous and deserved to be celebrated, so they walked the catwalk too!!!

And the winner of the grand prize $2,500 diamond necklace from Poag Jewellers? You won't believe it when I tell you!! None other than one of the mothers who are supported by Single Women in Motherhood. Serendipitous no?

Each lovely lady went home with a rose and a smile from this special night in support of SWIM.

There is so much to say about all of the amazing people who were involved in this spectacular event so stay tuned for more, including updates from our fantastic vendors, sponsors and volunteers.

To all of the lovely ladies who joined us to celebrate and support this night, we thank you. Comment below with your favourite part of the evening. And we want to see all of your pictures too! Head on over to the Ladies Night Out Event Page to post and share.

Juniper

Some may not know, but will surely find out, what an amazing team of ladies there are at Juniper Boutique.  

www.juniperdress.ca

At the healm is Jennifer (love the name by the way).  Some of you may be asking, what the heck is Jen (Pink Ink Jen) talking about?  Ok, let me back up.  Let's rewind!!!

In 1975, Jennifer A. was born into the world....  OH WAIT!  Not that far back?  LOL  Ok, let me get serious.

Last year, Pink Ink co-hosted an event to support the London Anti-Bullying Coalition.  

We had a small competition for a youth to audition and sing at the event.  There were some budding stars who performed like Saidat, Brooklyn Roebuck and Austin Price to name but a few.  

Saidat

Brooklyn Roebuck

Austin Price

Anyways, the young girl that won, Victoria Zubick, was going to perform in front of an audience for the first time.  

We wanted her to feel glamorous and special.  

Victoria

We heard of this boutique called Juniper so we went and spoke with the owner.  Without a bat of the eye, Jennifer offered to outfit our young star in two GORGEOUS gowns.  Amazing!!!

Here's a sample of what they carry:

This year, Pink Ink and London Mompreneurs are hosting an event to support Single Women in Motherhood (SWIM).  We felt we wanted to do a fashion show this year.  When it comes to evening gowns where else were we going to go other than Juniper?!  

Again, we approached Jennifer.  With a big grin on her face she said "Sure we will help out!  Why not?!".  Now Juniper not only is "helping out", they assigned one of their stylists to fit all of the models prior to the event AND to attend the event AND help outfit the ladies AT the event.  

Juniper has advertised the event for us.  

Juniper has opened up their doors to support an event that supports mothers to raise strong and healthy children.  

Whatever we ask of Juniper the response is always "Sure, no problem".  From the bottom of our hearts we want to say THANK YOU!!  You have been phenomenal and you have added a piece of elegance to the evening that otherwise may not have been there.  MUAH!

Let's tell you a bit about Juniper.  Juniper boutique is located in the North West par to the city of London on Fanshawe Park Road by Wonderland.  As their daughter graduated from grade 8, Jen and Jeff Bibbings experienced the excitement, and the challenges, of grad shopping.  They fell in love with the idea of creating a unique place where ladies of all ages could discover designer dresses from around the world, and share in the celebration of finding "the" dress.  That place is Juniper Dress Boutique, names after Jen's childhood nickname, Juniper.  A graduate in Fine Arts at the University of Ottawa, Jen brings her artistic touch to every facet of the Juniper experience.

Thank you Juniper (Jennifer and Ashley).  We appreciate you and what you do with big and open hearts. 

Ladies Night Out - A Red Carpet Affair will be taking place Friday, October 17th.  Doors open at 6:30pm.  Silent Auction, Dinner, Fashion Show, Shopping, Guest Speaker (Saidat!!) and so much more!!  If you would like to attend please send your contact information and someone will be in touch with you right away.

Red Carpet Styles

So in the midst of all of the Face of Pink Ink hype we have some other stuff going on like... hmm, let me see, A RED CARPET GALA!!!!!  Yes, in the midst of all the hoopla in searching and finding the perfect three to represent our company (very hard choice by the way), we are also planning a gala event with one of last year's FOPI winners, the one and only, Sara Clarke (owner of the London Mompreneurs).  

A question that many are asking is "What do I wear?"  A comment that we frequently hear "I don't do dresses".  Well, I figure we will incorporate something for everyone here.  Some gala dresses, the little black dress and the dressed up black pant.  Yes, you CAN wear pants to the Red Carpet Affair as long as you what?  ACCESSORIZE!!!  Let's begin with the traditional glam.

Little Black Dress

 The Little Black Dress can bring you to the office and out to the gala if you accessorize and change up your makeup!  

www.carmina.ca

www.juniperdress.ca

www.juniperdress.ca

Ok, now let's go for some untraditional glam.  The dress pant at a gala event.  We see this more and more these days and let me tell you, the ladies who rock a pant outfit at a gala are uber confident and look simply AMAZING!!! I mean, you would have to if you are going to break the mold - lol.  Seriously though, the key to looking glam in dress pants is dressing it up with bling, killer shoes and a rockin makeup look.  The bling could be sequins on the top or in your jewelry.  Also, sheer anything on top will dress up any outfit!!  Check it out.

As for the bling!  You leave that to us.  

Remember, the first fifty ladies to walk through the doors at Ladies Night Out - A Red Carpet Affair will be jeweled for the evening by a special guest with Park Lane.  Let's just show you what type of treats we're talking about.

https://www.facebook.com/pl.tammy

https://www.facebook.com/pl.tammy

I could go on but... I'd get in trouble.  So, now the question is, how to put it all together.  Don't you worry.  We've got you covered.  We're having a makeup and jewelry night on September 26th and we have scheduled a few nights to try on dresses from Carmina de Young and Juniper!  All prior to the Red Carpet Gala.  AND we have a few other surprises up our sleeves for you ladies.  

Why are we doing this?  We LOVE women!!  

We want to see you in all of your glory and, let's be honest, we needed an excuse to dress up.

Can't wait to see you.  Contact us today!  If you want us to contact you with details on the Red Carpet Event or the mini-events leading up to the MAIN event, leave us a message below or on facebook.  

We will get back to you within 48hrs!