This year, Divertido is proud to Sponsor WordCamp Edmonton 2011 happening November 18 and 19th. WordPress enthusiasts unite, to discover and learn how to better utilize the WordPress platform. With an expected attendance of over 80 people, there will be a variety of people there, from first time bloggers, professionals, content creators to savvy developers.

We are pleased to be a sponsor this year – as we believe that knowledge is power!

“What is WordCamp?

WordCamps are casual, locally-organized, non- profit conferences covering everything related to WordPress, the free and open source personal publishing software that powers over 25 million sites on the web. WordCamps come in all different flavors, based on the local communities that produce them. In general, WordCamps include sessions on how to use WordPress more effectively, beginning plugin and theme development, advanced techniques, security, etc. The types of sessions typically seen at WordCamps can be viewed on the WordCamp channel at WordPress.tv.”

Thinking about getting married by the sea? There are so many beautiful cues that you can take from nature when planning the decor for your big day. Picture a seashell inspired 3 tiered cake, aquatic color schemes, and picture perfect day.

We thought we would share some inspirational ideas we found:

The Grey Cup festivities are in full swing in Edmonton, Alberta right now! The city has designed an exciting venue outside with “mini” football games, the option to repel across city square, live music and more. This year the Saskatchewan RoughRiders and the Montreal Alouettes will compete against one another for the title of the 2010, 98th Grey Cup Championship. With any major sports event though comes along with it insane fans and the most craziest get-ups (outfits) that you can possibly imagine.

Today I saw people with green hair wigs, green twinkling star shaped glasses, and even people with plastic hats that resemble wheat fields (called wheat heads) – can you guess what fans these are? Thats right the Saskatchewan rough riders! I really think Edmonton now has the entire province of saskatchewan visiting our city right now.

There is something so simple and beautiful about flowers submersed in a vase of water. Or even better, is when there is a “tablescape” or a landscape of numerous vase sizes and types of flowers arranged in a cluster ( or landscape formation) amongst the table.

It is a great alternative to more “traditional” floral arrangements for numerous reasons. The main reason is usually price because even though the “individual” flower may be more expensive – it is a lot more cost affordable then a typical floral arrangement.

Inspire yourself with the essence and beauty of these designs:

The Latte “Lounge” at Spinelli’s Bar Italia proved to be another wonderful event featuring wine, beer, deserts, and of course a great crowd.  Thank-you to everyone who came out on April 29th for this event – it is always a pleasure seeing past attendees and meeting new.

A special thank-you also goes out to our sponsors, Spinelli’s located at the Italian Center Shop in Little Italy, Sleeman’s Breweries, Yellowtail, Edmontonians, Katya Pekh our photographer and of course our founding sponsor Lexus of Edmonton. 

The photos for this event will be up soon!

What a fantastic event featuring Edmonton’s up and coming artistic talent! We especially appreciate all of our sponsors, as well as Kim and her wonderful staff at the Eye Care Group on Jasper and everyone who came out ready to have a good time on March 18, 2009. If you haven’t already done so, please check out our new website and some of the Pop Art Photo’s under our gallery.

Thank you as well to all our supporters and sponsors: Lexus of Edmonton, Alberta Women Entrepreneurs, Eye Care Group, Bacardi, Sleeman, and Katya Nova Photography. Thank-you as well to our artists: Nancy Schulz, Brent Felzien, and Mark Sheppard.

The Divertido Team