WPIC Ottawa Regional Rep, Dalal Saikali of Apropos Productions put together this fantastic get-together for our Ottawa WPIC alumni. What a great summary!
Take a handful of lovely WPIC Alumni.
Mix in a top beauty expert.
Drop them all off in a corner of heaven.
What do you get? Just about the most perfect mix of education, inspiration, and relaxation you can imagine.
WPIC alumni at Nordik Spa Nature
Mother Nature really helped us out by providing great weather during July’s WPIC Alumni Regional Workshop in Ottawa, which started out with a warm welcome from the professional staff at Nordik Spa Nature. Armed with notepads and bathrobes, we got an exclusive tour of the facilities with Groups & Events Coordinator, Karine Laroque-Martineau. She showed us the ins and outs of the facilities and explained the various activities and events that the Nordik can accommodate. She also let us in on some of their future plans, which will be major game-changers! Stay tuned.
As part of our site visit, we had the pleasure of touring the Nordik Lodge, which you (yes, you!) can rent for a sleepover. This is no cabin in the woods, folks. It’s a fully furnished, luxurious lodge that comfortably accommodates 14 during the day, and 12 overnight. Its amenities include a private sauna, wood-burning furnace, wrap-around balcony, and much more. The Alpina Lodge, a little further up the hill, also boasts a hot tub and beautiful private space where we all immediately started staging a private ceremony/cocktail area/outdoor dance floor. Kudos to Stephanie and Kiley who trudged up the mountain with wedding legs! (picture “Nordik terasse”)
We got to experience the Nordik Lodge’s accommodations by having a makeup workshop in the boardroom/dining room, led by the talented and beautiful Melody Iafelice. Don’t let the topic mislead you. We weren’t getting our makeup done, although given Melody’s talents, that would have been a treat. Instead, she let us in on some of the secrets of the makeup artist’s world. It was incredibly helpful for us planners to get tidbits on what the ideal setup and timing is for these professionals, and to get ideas on the essential emergency kit (Melody’s Fab Five). But ultimately, those who benefit the most from this knowledge are the stars of the show: our couples. By wedding experts working together, openly and honestly, we heighten the standards of our industry. What’s good for the industry is good for me, and what’s good for me is good for the industry. Are you fed up of hearing me say that, yet? Perhaps. But it’s the truth.
Now, I leave you with images of this incredible facility, which was conceived and continues to develop with the most admirable philosophy. Be sure to keep track of their expansion; Winnipeg boasts their first jaunt with Thermëa by Nordik Spa Nature and, as a piece of great news for our GTA Alumni, Nordik’s third project is coming to you soon.
PS: For those of you who have been there, have you tried the Källa treatment? No? Go right now. I insist. In fact, I’ll go with you!
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