MIM+E held its annual Best of Michigan party May 22 at the new Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron. Empty Canvas provided the entertainment; Kurt Colone and the team from Mike Staff Productions emceed and played music; Chateau Chantal provided a wine tasting table; SugarHigh Bakery delighted guests with a sweets table; and Emerald City Designs provided the floral arrangements and linens.
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Event Snapshots: 10th Annual Best of Michigan Readers Choice Awards
BY Photos by Mike Staff ProductionsPOSTED December 7, 2015
1. The staff at the Blue Water Convention and Visitors Bureau went all out to welcome guests.
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Event Snapshots: 10th Annual Best of Michigan Readers Choice Awards
BY Photos by Mike Staff ProductionsPOSTED December 7, 2015
2. Lifetime Achievement honoree Stephen Stawicki, The Wedding Connection, with MIM+E Editor Alexa Stanard.
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Event Snapshots: 10th Annual Best of Michigan Readers Choice Awards
BY Photos by Mike Staff ProductionsPOSTED December 7, 2015
3. Brandon Sheldon, Hall of Fame inductee, Mission Point Resort.
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Event Snapshots: 10th Annual Best of Michigan Readers Choice Awards
BY Photos by Mike Staff ProductionsPOSTED December 7, 2015
4. Laurie Burger, Kurt Colone and Alexa Stanard.
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Event Snapshots: 10th Annual Best of Michigan Readers Choice Awards
BY Photos by Mike Staff ProductionsPOSTED December 7, 2015
5. The crowd takes in the awards presentation.
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Event Snapshots: 10th Annual Best of Michigan Readers Choice Awards
BY Photos by Mike Staff ProductionsPOSTED December 7, 2015
6. Guests had plenty of time to mingle before the main event.
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Event Snapshots: 10th Annual Best of Michigan Readers Choice Awards
BY Photos by Mike Staff ProductionsPOSTED December 7, 2015
7. Liz Diliberti, Rachel Jarosz (Hall of Fame inductee), Allison Beers and Kayla Condon, Events North.
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Event Snapshots: 10th Annual Best of Michigan Readers Choice Awards
BY Photos by Mike Staff ProductionsPOSTED December 7, 2015
8. David McNight and Ann Owens, Emerald City Designs.
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Event Snapshots: 10th Annual Best of Michigan Readers Choice Awards
BY Photos by Mike Staff ProductionsPOSTED December 7, 2015
9. Mike McMath, Empty Canvas, with Port Huron Mayor Pro-Tem Sherry Archibald, the winner of the evening’s painting.
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