‘Ottawa Gala’ Entries

 

Ottawa Gala 2009

April 19th, 2009
A Weddings post, tagged as ,
 

The 2009 Ottawa Gala was yesterday and as always it was the place to be. This is a semi-formal charity ball bene­fiting the Fund for a New Generation. This year’s theme was the Golden Age of Glamour.

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The evening started out with some live enter­tainment including both ballroom and swing dancing…

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…and some jazz in the VIP room.

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A little later, a fashion show featuring clothing inspired by the Hollywood classics:

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Then the Conference Center was trans­formed into the biggest dance club in Ottawa:

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There were tons of candids taken throughout the night; the full set of images is here if you want to find yourself :) ? See you next year!

  1. Andrew Van Beek wrote “Gorgeous shots of the Gala Mike! Not an easy place to shoot...”
  2. Mareta wrote “Hey Mike, I want to ask you a quick question about your Gala pictures. I am in picture #164. I would love to have a copy of the picture, but I also want to respect your copyright as well. Is there any way I can get a copy of it? I manged to look through all your pictures -- they are amazing. Nice work. Let me know. Thanks again Mike, and I hope you enjoyed the event as much as I did! Mareta Howards Jewellers”
  3. Mike wrote “Hi Mareta, Thanks for asking :) As this was a charity event, I'll need to clear it with the Gala first, but I don't see any issues. I'll contact you directly as soon as I find out.”

Ottawa Gala 2008

April 13th, 2008
A Charities post, tagged as ,
 

Last night was the Ottawa Gala. This is the fifth year I have photographed it and I think this was the best yet!

The Gala is a semi-formal ball, complete with live enter­tainment, prizes, and a great dance club atmos­phere. The VIP lounge is where most people started off the night, enjoying the great food and open bar.

This was one of the prizes: a $7,000 diamond ring donated by Howard Jewelers!

This years theme was “Through the Looking Glass.” There were jugglers dressed up as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum…

…a contor­tionist…

…even an ultra­violet dancer :)

This was followed of course by the tracks laid down by DJ Select and DJ Magnificent!

If you missed it this year, make you plans now to attend next year! It’s a great way to benefit a great charity :)

…Mike

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