Dishin’ about the BC Girls Getaway
April 22nd, 2007
The First Annual Boutique Cafe Girls Getaway weekend is officially over and if you weren’t there you really missed out. Everyone who attended had their cups of couture filled to overflowing with new experiences (many Salt Lake City first-timers), new friendships (those avatars now have real names and real faces), and lots of new ideas (”If it’s something you really believe in, you’ll be successful”–Carrie Miner from Puddle Jumpers).
Now that’s just a very small taste of the delicious weekend the attendees enjoyed. I was not able to indulge in every activity (it doesn’t help when, after over an hour of waiting, you realize you’re at the wrong Bucca di Beppo), but I did get to hang with the BC girls for the PJ Party Friday night and learn more about these wonderfully creative and inspiring women. That hotel room simply oozed creativity–and a few great stories (but that’s for us to know and perhaps non-attendees to never find out). By midnight I had OD’d on way too many bite-size candy bars but I did learn that Chicago has some of the best barbecue sauce in the U.S., Daria is a big fan of musical toothbrushes (especially those with music from the Cheetah Girls), and Preston, Idaho is home to a world-famous rodeo.
The Saturday session was quite possibly the highlight of the event with three fabulous guest speakers. My pen could hardly keep up with the great tips and ideas floating around the room. I’m sure you’ll be able to catch the conference via video in the near future, but personally meeting these women is something you won’t be able to do via broadcast. Oh, and the giveaways were something else! And yes, I actually do own a sewing machine, girls, and I promise to make good use of my gift certificate to Fashionable Fabrics.
And major kudos to Daria, who even on her deathbed managed to attend the Saturday conference and put on a brave face. With a stomach in turmoil from much more than stress about the event, Daria kept her famous smile and just-as-famous laugh intact through the whole weekend. With help from our Queen of Chat (Megan), Eva, Amelia, and many others, the First Annual BC Girls Getaway was a true success. Plans are already in the works for next year’s Second Annual BC Girls Getaway, “The Hot 100,” but that’s all I’m going to tell you. Just be sure and pencil it in so you too can fill your cup of couture to overflowing. –Emily
April 23rd, 2007 at 8:30 am
“OH my HECK!” (tee hee hee) what an amazing weekend!!!!! One event after another full of laughter, bonding, creative and inspiring ideas and yes a few tears shed as well!
It was so amazing to be able to meet and network with all the talented ladies who attended and spoke to us. The planning has begun for the next event and it will be BIGGER and BETTER so BE SURE not to miss it!
Get your group mates together and meet up with us at the next event! We promise it will all be worth it! BUT if you don’t take my word for it, just ask anyone who attended!
Megan
April 23rd, 2007 at 8:35 am
WOW!!! What an amazing weekend we had! We cant even start to tell how awesome the whole event was! (Well, we can, but thats for the Blog! lol)
Daria, Megan, Emily, Amelia, and Eva…we cant thank you enought for everything your did! What a dream come true to hug and talk to each and every one of you! We cant wait for next year!!!! Can we buy our tickets now?!?! hehehe
We love you girls!!!!
Nikki And Terry (Daria’s Bella’s and Megans Gazza Girls! hehe)
April 23rd, 2007 at 8:38 am
It was such a great experience! What a great way to meet in person all of the creative and talented people that we associate with everyday. I had so much fun! I’m so glad that I went. Many thanks to all of you awesome women that helped put this on!
April 23rd, 2007 at 8:40 am
Ohhhh, I wish we could all get together and play again next weekend! After reading this I’m sad all over again that I missed the PJ party, but I’m so glad I was there Saturday. Thanks BC gals for planning such a worthwhile and FUN conference! I took a lot of notes as well, and plan on putting the info to good use. It was a blast getting to know more eBay boutiquers. So many wonderful women, I wish you were all my neighbors.
THANKS AGAIN!
Marni
April 23rd, 2007 at 8:57 am
I had such a blast! It was so fun to be able to put faces to names (or more like ebay ids). I will definitely be back next year. The conference was so informative and the speakers were just inspiring. Great job girls!!!!
Lisa
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:04 am
I just want to thank all of those involved in organizing this FAB event. It was WONDERFUL!!!! Everyone was so supportive and kind…not to mention GORGEOUS!! I’ll most definitely be attending next year! (Are you sure we can’t do this bi-yearly?! LOL) Thank you, thank you!!!!
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:17 am
All I can say is WOW! So much fun. My cup is OVERFLOWING. Thanks to all the girls who put in so much to make this happen. This weekend was so much more than I even expected. I walked away a better person, if nothing more.
Thanks
Mandy
PS, for those of you who missed it, I’m sorry to rub it in, but you won’t want to miss next year!
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:18 am
What an incredible weekend! I fell in love with so many people! Everyone is incredible and were so warm and welcoming! If you missed this trip….YOU MISSED OUT! The event was so well organized and I think just about everyone won a prize drawing! I can’t say enough abou this trip. I have a whole new perspective on the boutique community…and it’s filled with more beautiful and tallented women than I could ever imagine…
I miss everyone already and still choked up and crying, LOL!
Dayna
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:46 am
The weekend was amazing from airport to airport….
I was met by the smiling girls of Ragazzabella, Nikki and Terry, as soon as I landed! From that point on I was surrounded by talented, sweet, amazing women, it was such an honor and blessing to meet each of you!
Thank you to Daria and Megan especially, the planning and contacts you girls made….WOW! I loved all the goodies I brought home, purchased and won! :o)
Thanks for listening to me ramble on, I hope you all had fun putting my wild shopping tips to use on Saturday afternoon!
Love you and anxious for next year~ (Dayna, I totally cried the whole way home and twice today…I’m such a private cry baby!)
Amelia
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:49 am
It was so amazing!!! The most fun I have had in a long time. I really enjoyed meeting everyone and getting to know some of the very talented designers out there. I learned alot on Saturday and definately filled my cup to the brim:) Daria, Megan, Amelia, Emily, and Eva did an incredible job organizing everything and it all went so smoothly. I miss you all and I can’t wait until the next Getaway!!!
Chelsea
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:47 pm
How wonderful!!! This was a great account of events, Emily. I had an amazing time meeting all the ladies of boutique cafe and all the other wonderful designers that attended this getaway. I blogged all about it and posted a link back to here… lots of pictures so check it out! (oh, and don’t forget to click the link to see the rest of the pictures… they are GOOD!)
http://modkidboutique.blogspot.com/
Thank you all for putting this together. The event was a success!!!
Patty
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:53 pm
I cried all the way home! No surprise to any of you that attended I’m sure. I was a blubbering mess leaving all of you sweet amazing ladies. I can’t thank you each enough for leaving your families and traveling to meet up with us. It was BEYOND my wildest expectations and I will never forget the feeling that was there throughout the entire event of friendship and love for each other. This event was so beyond a conference for me, it was a bonding experience I will treasure my whole life.
Thank you for posting your feelings and experiences this weekend. I want everyone who couldn’t attend to be able to feel the way we all did - we are soaring high with ideas and inspiration!
I consider you each dear friends and thank you all for filling my cup of couture to overflowing!
With love and thanks,
Daria
April 23rd, 2007 at 2:43 pm
OH I have been a mess today..it was a wonderful experience and I can not wait for the next one! I will have t-shirt #1!!
Sandi
April 23rd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
That was such an incredible experince for me. It really changed my perspective on a lot of things and my heart has been aching since yesterday. I know we only had a few days together, but it was so fun to be amongst women who share the same interests and passions in life. I have never felt more at home and I felt such a connection with many of you.
Daria, Megan, Amelia, Emily, and Eva Thank you so much for all that you did. It was a life changing experience.
XOXO,
Chelsea
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Oh I am soooo jealous!!! I am definately going to be there next year!!! I`m marking my calender as soon as the date is released. It sounds like an amazing amazing event that would totally add to the sisterhood of the boutique community and spark amazing creativity!
Laurie
April 24th, 2007 at 7:06 am
Okay, so I need to start saving NOW for the next one, right?
April 24th, 2007 at 7:23 am
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot begin to express what a fantastic time I had at the BC Girl’s Getaway weekend. Every designer I met is such a fantastic person and oozing with talent and an eye for beauty. Daria, you should feel so proud at your successes and in your being able to surround yourself with top quality people. Your smile and gift of expression are unmatched. Watching Megan take the baton and run with things so professionally and lovingly was a true inspiration. Emily made me start crying no less than 10 times simply because she is so beautiful and able to somehow deeply connect with other women with a simple glance and with words of encouragement and understanding. Amelia has a poetic soul–she was the best roommate imagineable and so very beautiful and stylish who could stand it!!
I love thinking of her dancing with her girls so much at home that Masyn “breaks it down” and show her dance moves to other little girls on the playground. Nikki and Terry are the coolest–wow! I love those two ladies. I need an entire blog to comment about everyone. I had the best time–a life altering experience that included a walk in red heels to eat great pasta, a waiter named Tom who didn’t know what he’d gotten himself into, flashes from the camera like we were on the red carpet, a pj party to remember, impeccable service from the Hilton banquets staff, inspirational presentations from 3 hot moms. One who inspired us to jump any puddle in our path, another expressed that having the courage to wear yellow heels with a navy blue blouse will bring out the hotness in you, and one who demonstrated how taking the time from a busy, star-studded designers’ life to speak to newbies and share a cab with one of those hopeful breakthrough designer is her way of giving back in gratitude for the success she is enjoying in her life. What could be more fantastic than this! The weekend was a huge success-I wish I could have stayed for the shopping. I made new friends that I already absolutely love and as Emily said–this cup of couture runneth o’er! Tears on the plane for me as well. HUGS, Eva
P.s. I left my pj party gift! I was lucky enough to get a fabulous pin cushion made by Ticia (CAMERON DIAZ ain’t got nothin on this beauty) Megan—I am hoping you picked up my gift
April 24th, 2007 at 9:21 am
It is so great to hear how much this weekend meant to everyone that you all felt it was worthwhile. I was shocked at the great connections and insider info that was given out from our speakers and all the swag we recieved and GREAT prizes being given out.
Eva - Amelia said she would mail your PJ party gift to you.
Laurie - we would LOVE TO have you next time!
TEXAS here we come 2008!!!!!!! Everything bigger and better in Texas right?
April 24th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Thats Right Megan! Everything is Bigger and BETTER in Texas! We CANT WAIT! I already want my ticket!
We FINALLY got our pics up on the Blog! If anyone was unable to come, PLEASE check out these pics! I tried to get as much of the weekend on there as I could!
http://rbcouture.blogspot.com/
We cried the whole way home! I even broke down several times in the airport! (We had a 4 hour wait! lol).
Thank you Daira and all the Mods! this weekend changed our lives!
–Nikki and Terry
April 24th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I finallly got to blog about it!
here’s the link!
http://creativeoutletdesigns.blogspot.com/2007/04/girls-getaway-boutiquecafecom.html
April 24th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
I am jealous. I WILL be there next year….
April 24th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
OHHHH
Is everyone coming to TX next year? How wonderful! Although I wanted to go on vaca. with the girls.
Jamie
April 24th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Oh my…is it in Texas next year???? How exciting!!!
I rarely get out of California!!! Sooo fun reading all the stories and seeing pictures!!
Laurie
April 24th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
I am also sad that I missed out on the pj party! It sounds like you ladies had so much fun!
I really enjoyed the speakers Saturday and meeting all the amazingly talented ladies. When the announcement for next years Girls Getaway Weekend was announced I leaned over and asked Marni if she was up for a road trip.
I went to the conference Saturday not really knowing what was going on and left completely inspired!
April
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