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Vintage Bridal Fantasy – Mannville – 2023
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The original idea was brewing back in October 2022, however at that time our efforts went into the Kid-Safe Halloween party; but our first gown was garnered at that time.
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Mrs. Crystal Semeniuk of Vegreville; had advertised her gown on Facebook for a bride in need, “I contacted her and asked if she didn’t find a bride would she consider our event? She later agreed and the first, Vintage Bride and Gown was acquired. Along with a tremendous story, that Crystal and Gordon were married in Mannville, so our first Full Circle moment.
The stories and contacts were amazing. Gowns were offered from across the province, with one being mailed up from Calgary, our beautiful brocade that had been destined for a Halloween Horror became our
14th gown from Jennifer,” said Shirley Wonsik.
In total, we had 26 gowns, three bridesmaid dresses, and three flower girl dresses. One – our 1955 flower girl dress modelled by our Amanda was worn by little Elaine at 11 years old. Elaine and her daughter joined us from Lloydminster.
In January of 2023, the idea was broached to Leslie and Pastor Dave at the Mannville Community Church. The idea grew so exponentially that we outgrew the Church and moved the venue to the Mannville Rec Centre in April.
Pastor Dave still graciously MC’d our event. We missed the nostalgia of the church environment, however, our volunteer Wedding Planner, Jenna Smith from Myrnam, filled the rec centre with flower décor. Another great addition was the music provided by Chris Brinklow from Maxwell Music – Lloydminster. Both shared their time generously.
The core volunteer group who consisted originally of seven people wanting to help the Haying in the 30’s organization planned and organized the entire event, even though life caught up with a few and the faces changed the event was very successful. The group of individuals who were involved in organizing the event were not associated with any local organization.
The Vendor MarketPlace was organized by Patina, who did the beautiful crochetting on our Souvenir pennies. Kim Garnett did the tag and together they made a lovely keepsake. We had 6 vendors, from Vermilion, St. Paul, Mannville, and Myrnam.
The Just Married Car show was part of our event, that Janine and helpers looked after. Raising the two huge circus tents was a herculean effort by local fellas. The show was extremely well attended, and all participants need to be thanked. We had over 40 vehicles, from Clandonald, Lloydminster, Wainwright, and all points in between.
Our Bride Models were Cynthia, Kelsey, Louise and Vicky and our show stealers were Amanda and Gabrielle – the wee ones. The opportunity to see their dresses again was a wonderful experience for our Vintage Brides, sixteen were in attendance.
Meeting our Vintage Brides in person was an honour, after first hearing their story.

Our goals were all met, fundraising for Haying in the 30s, building community, meeting new friends; we were all Blessed.
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