Professional Services in Nanaimo

With close attention to detail, a positive attitude, and a wellspring of creativity, Garden Party Flowers brings custom-designed buds and blossoms to Vancouver vases. Purchasers of this Groupon can choose a Garden Party Flowers fresh cut flower bouquet, such as the Designer's choice bouquet ($50) or the Rock and roll bouquet ($55), or the Groupon can applied toward a custom order.

Since 1946, Dayton Boots has been setting standards for strong and stylish shoes, with a slate of handcrafted boots made from high-quality materials. Envelope toes in tradition with the Black Beauty ($399) and its single-seam shaft of leathered comfort, or opt for that boot's big brother, the Black Beauty Double Sole ($499), a western-style boot outfitted with two soles for twice the toughness. The Rider ($399) stays snug with a single-buckle ankle strap, and the Bourbon Confederate ($379) showcases antiqued leather on its heel-huggers. Pair your staunch refusal to let your food settle before going swimming with the Rebel boot ($399), or protect your piggies from wayward waltzers with the Hard Toe Toughie ($379).

Armed with a diploma in commercial photography and a photojournalist’s sensibilities, Kim Bellavance possesses an artistic flexibility that enables her to shoot in a wide range of styles. Fashion, for instance, has always been Kim's main inspiration, and it comes through in her industry-quality headshots and elegant boudoir photos. But like a mountain bike that has learned to obey vocal commands, she can instantly switch gears to capture the organic moments that occur between family members during urban family-photo sessions or weddings. In her spare time, Kim keeps a camera close at hand, putting on clinics to initiate students in the craft.

The leather-cleaning experts at Breeze Bag & Shoe Cleaner not only rid shoes, wallets, and handbags of difficult scuffs and stains, but also condition and treat leather goods so they retain their good looks in the long term. The staff uses only organic and eco-friendly products to carefully shampoo articles before applying a protective treatment that keeps water damage from rain and elephant spit-takes at bay. Luxury items receive extra attention, and they are carefully handled with specialized cleaning and colour-restoration procedures.

The sidewalk outside Garlands Florist's West Broadway storefront is often occupied by the colourful, locally sourced plant life that earned the shop its recent acclaim as one of the Vancouver Courier's best florists of 2011. A resident team of designers creates both classic and innovative arrangements from a fragrant cache of internationally and locally sourced flowers. They premake bouquets in contemporary, modern, and European compositions or collaborate with clients to invent one-of-a-kind arrangements using eight different colour schemes. The florists' blossoms can be paired with selections from the shop's gift inventory, which includes elegant stationery ideal for sending a special someone a heartfelt message, such as "You are Loved" or "Thanks for Passing the Salt."

While helming various digital and web firms in the corporate world afforded her many perks, Amanda Kerr couldn't relinquish her passion for photography and film, so she relinquished the corporate world instead. Since 2003, Kerr has been busy establishing a stock-footage business, getting her degree in photography, and helming photo shoots for top clients such as Eden Fashion Boutique, MAC Marketing, and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Her hands-on teaching approach helps students grasp photography fundamentals as well as new techniques, whether they're snapping professional-level pictures with their phones or harnessing their camera's flash to take photos of strangers kissing in a movie theater.