Pure Romance Awards Party

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Pure Romance Awards Party
at NOVA 535 Unique Event Space.

Pure Romance by Mia Rivero. Mia and her delightful ladies held their annual Pure Romance Awards Party here at NOVA 535 Unique Event Space on Sunday, July 2, 2014, in beautiful downtown St. Pete. There were many award categories, for sales, most improvement, best this and hurrah for that. OK, so I was a bit busy snapping all of these photos and not completely paying attention to the small print. What I did learn was that these Pure Romance ladies were all a delightful mix of fun and professional, friendly and eager to learn and grow. Mia has built herself a fantastic team, and it seems like there is nowhere to go but up up UP!

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Great crowd!

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Lots of love in the room today!

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Some of the lady’s awards were beautiful necklaces and jewelry. Bling Bling!!

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Lots of cute outfits and accessories today. And of course all those SHOES!!

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One of the many group awards, congrats ladies!

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These ladies certainly aren’t posing for their first photograph, are they? For some instant charm, just add a photographer.

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Mia is a fantastic speaker and presenter. She’s calm yet witty, focused yet relaxed and really enjoys being in ‘the spotlight”. Nice work Mia!

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Yes, as I said there were a LOT of awards, but the crowd stayed tuned in the entire time.

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A shot from upstairs in our VIP section.

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This couple caught me trying to sneak a candid photo of them. I said something silly so I’m sure to get a smile/laugh reaction. It worked on her, he’s playing it cool.  2014-07-27-Pure-Romance-at-NOVA-535-St-Pete-50

Mia and her team created these beautiful flower centerpieces for today!

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Lots of lovely ladies received this award….good thing my new lens can capture them all.

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Cute hat! And the flowers were awarded for something extra special. I SHOULD have paid better attention. =D

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All of the official photos will be provided by Soleil Boucher Photography. All of these photos here are from me, a guy with a good camera, but not anywhere near a true professional photographer.

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He came dressed to impress with the cool pink tie and matching rose. Smart!

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Mia thought I was flirting with one of the ladies and stopped to give me “a look”. I wasn’t flirting, not me, really! ;-D

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Most everyone brought their significant other or family member to enjoy these special moments and awards. A night filled with positivity and gratitude. Congratulations ladies, bravo!!2014-07-27-Pure-Romance-at-NOVA-535-St-Pete-67 2014-07-27-Pure-Romance-at-NOVA-535-St-Pete-68 2014-07-27-Pure-Romance-at-NOVA-535-St-Pete-70

Chelsea is wading her way deeper into the event world, and so she’s helping me out on select events. She’s here posing in our floating DJ booth. Welcome to NOVA!

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Be careful there are two hat ladies, plotting some form of trouble. =D

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This table wins MY AWARD for the best photo lineup. Everyone did an excellent job!

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Here they are again, table fantastico!

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Ladies do love photos, so as they were enjoying the always fun and cool Foto Box Live photobooth, well I was playing paparazzi. All of the official photos will be provided by Soleil Boucher Photography. I’m just a guy with a good camera, she’s a true professional.

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Mia really LOVES her ladies, and in addition to a delicious lunch by the fabulous Affordable Catering, she provided yummy cupcakes for everyone.

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Just another wonderful afternoon here at NOVA 535 Unique Event Space. People always ask “Is NOVA open to the public?” and I explain that 98% of the time NOVA is closed for private events, Weddings, Receptions, Mitzvahs, Film Shoots, Corporate Parties, Fundraisers, Birthdays and such. If you or a friend is looking to rent NOVA 535 for an event, please click here. Thank you and good luck to us all!

What about that 2% you may ask? We do open up occasionally for PUBLIC Events…some truly unique and amazing ones, like NOVAWEEN, NOVA NOEL, Sunscreen Film Festival and more.