This is the weekend that a huge amount of us have been waiting for a very long time. Thursday night was the opening night for the IDS show and a few of my fellow blogger and design friends got a chance to make it down to Vancouver for it!
A big Thanks to Victoria, Barbara, Nancy and Karla for making this night come together! 
Tonight, 50 of our Design & Lifestyle West Group will be meeting at the Loden Hotel Downtown for a smashing party!
Our group consists of designers, graphic artists, esty shop owners, business owners, photographers, and all around great bloggers!
The Loden Hotel
This is where we will be meeting for our Cocktail party!
One of the great details of the night is out FAB Sponsor and that being IKEA!!!
Ikea is our Premier Sponsor for this event and I speak for all 50 of us when I say thank you.
Ikea is not only hosting an amazing event for us but they are also bringing along Susanne Dimma {Editor in chief of House and Home Magazine}. Mark Challen {VP of communications for House and Home}, Kelly Deck {From Kelly Deck Designs}, Andrea Mills { Design specialists for Ikea}, and Jen Knight { Our local PR for Ikea}.
Quite a line up huh?
Not only do Darryl enjoy a great night out with like minded folks {Our Design Life style Group Rocks!} but it is an amazing chance to meet some amazing and talented designers and people.
I am also so excited that I get a chance to personally interview Kelly Deck. I’ve prepped some amazing Questions for her to answer and I will share them with you next week hopefully. Stay tuned for that.
Anyways, it’s been a really busy week prepping for this event, and we feel honoured to be able to go and we thank our family for watching our kiddies the night that we are away.
Stay tuned for more amazing pictures of the weekend and I look forward to sharing my experience of this great event!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Jodi