Ember Productions

Ember Productions Certified Event Planner based in YXE • Packages to suite a variety of budgets Double Certified Event Planner available for events across Canada.

Based in Saskatoon, SK, I have a variety of planning packages to suit multiple budgets. Specializing in children's/family events, and available for Galas, Trade Shows, Fundraisers, Public Speaking, and more! Little Wonders also puts on public events, so watch our website and social media for event types and tickets. For information on the Little Wonders Family Program - please visit their website & social media.

On Sale Now!  November’s Persist event will feature .free.wellness Tickets are $20 • Non Alcoholic Event •  will be on s...
11/03/2024

On Sale Now! November’s Persist event will feature .free.wellness

Tickets are $20 • Non Alcoholic Event • will be on site for anyone that may need to talk during/after the talk.

Following the presentation from Christine, Michelle with will be providing an optional sound bath (separate ticket). It was such a beautiful way to close the event at last month’s Persist. Highly recommend!

We hope to see you there 💕

About Christine:

“Live Free Wellness is dedicated to providing women who have faced adversity with the necessary tools, inspiration, and hope to transform their pain into resilience.
Christine’s primary objective is to assist women in evolving past challenge, change or shifts in life to utilize that metamorphosis as an opportunity for joy.
Christine herself is a two-time cancer survivor, now in remission, and chooses to share her lessons with folks from all walks of life in the hopes that they too can turn their pain into their power. She is an educator, podcast host, author, and mentor.
One thing is constant and that is change. How can we utilize our experiences for evolution?”

True Crime. Glass of Wine. Bed by Nine. Just kidding about that last one.  I cherish my evenings once the kiddos go to s...
10/31/2024

True Crime. Glass of Wine. Bed by Nine.

Just kidding about that last one. I cherish my evenings once the kiddos go to sleep. No matter how exhausted I am, I still find myself wanting to take that time for “me” at night. Whether it’s sports, a movie, trash TV, or catching up on scrolling - I’ve definitely become more of a night owl than ever before.

How about you? Morning Person or Night Owl? I used to think I was a morning person until I lived with someone for the first time and they spoke to me before coffee. Update - I am not one.

“This is my oilers watching blanket” -
“That’s what she said” Wine Glass -
Eminem Tee - .ash.edit.company
Hair - .yxe
Makeup -

Two more sleeps 🎃🎃Come tell me your fave Halloween activity, tradition, movie, or what you’re dressing up as this year. ...
10/30/2024

Two more sleeps 🎃🎃

Come tell me your fave Halloween activity, tradition, movie, or what you’re dressing up as this year.

I’ll be picking a random name and sending you a coffee!

My fave costume that I’ve done as an adult is Jem from Jem and the Holograms. Fave movie is the original Halloween for classics & Exorcism of Emily Rose for newer ones. We neeeed a good new horror release. Tradition fave is decorating and watching as many horror movies as I can in October (like it’s different any other month). Fave candy to get Trick or Treating would be a toss up between Reese Peanut Butter Cups and Tootsie Rolls. I can’t eat either anymore because of a dairy allergy 😭

Sweater on pic one is from .ash.edit.company

Our first Persist event…Powerful.  Inspiring.  Brave.  Beautiful.  Connecting.   It was so many things 💕 - your openness...
10/29/2024

Our first Persist event…

Powerful. Inspiring. Brave. Beautiful. Connecting. It was so many things 💕

- your openness and vulnerability yesterday is something I will never forget, and am so grateful you chose this event to be your first time sharing in a public space. You are one of the most incredible women I have ever known, and you’re changing lives with your bravery. I’m so lucky to have you in my life. I cannot wait to see this journey grow for you, and for all the good you will be putting into the world.

After Sarah’s talk, some of the attendees stayed and enjoyed a beautiful sound bath from Michelle with . We will definitely make this a part of every Persist event moving forward.

Huge thanks also to for being on site for support in case anyone needed someone to speak to during or after the event.

Our next Persist event will be November 24th, again at , with our speaker to be announced soon! Tickets will go on sale November 1st.

Max attendance at these events will be 40 people in order to keep an intimate setting for our speakers, as many will be sharing for the first, or one of the first, times. Our first event saw 26 attendees, and we are so thankful for your support!

Early bird ticket prices end on noon on October 31st (Thursday)!Don’t miss out on your chance for reduced price tickets ...
10/28/2024

Early bird ticket prices end on noon on October 31st (Thursday)!

Don’t miss out on your chance for reduced price tickets to this amazing event. VIP tickets are going fast!

Additional early bird promo incentive : all that purchase standard early bird tickets will be entered for a VIP Upgrade. All VIP early bird tickets will be entered for a Swag Bag full of incredible products and discounts. One winner per city.

Headliners: & a second TBA in January (we are so excited to tell you who it is)!

Speakers: .carey

Emcees:

Venues:

Presented by Tour Manager .jen , with Title Sponsor

“And suddenly you know……it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.”I posted this quote in my st...
10/25/2024

“And suddenly you know…

…it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.”

I posted this quote in my stories yesterday, and it may be one of my most liked stories to date (that doesn’t involve jump scares). The idea of new beginnings and following your heart resonates for so many.

I have a lot of changes coming up in the next few months, and as scary as change is for someone with anxiety - I am really excited - for me, for my kids, for my business - and for my mental health. I can’t wait to share the fun things and events coming up for Ember, as well as some personal updates. I want to finish 2024 with my vision laser focused on the future I’m building for my little family. 2023 & 2024 taught me so much, and did not always teach me gently. I want 2025 to be for goal crushing, being the best version of me that I can, surrounding myself with people that feel like sunshine & home, and finding all the glimmers possible.

So many people right now are going through heavy things - change, loss, grief, mental health struggles - it’s been a lot. We are all at max capacity it seems lately. I do not believe everything happens for a reason. Sometimes things are completely unfair and should never happen, and it’s okay to feel that way and grieve. Toxic positivity helps no one. Let’s be kind to one another 💕

Here’s to new beginnings, continuing what makes us happy, grieving whatever we need to, and leaving behind the things that no longer serve our highest selves.

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Last day for ticket sales!Head to .jen website to grab your tickets for this Sunday’s Persist event, featuring keynote  ...
10/23/2024

Last day for ticket sales!

Head to .jen website to grab your tickets for this Sunday’s Persist event, featuring keynote

Tickets are $20. For an additional $10 ticket, you can stay after Sarah’s presentation to do a relaxing sound bath with Michelle from

This event is non-alcoholic, and we will have a member of the team from on site for anyone that may need support during or directly after the event.

This is going to be a powerful afternoon of connection ❤️

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🌸 Hello, Gorgeous 🌸If you received a swag bag at the Jillian Harris event, you would have seen a beautiful print from Al...
10/22/2024

🌸 Hello, Gorgeous 🌸

If you received a swag bag at the Jillian Harris event, you would have seen a beautiful print from Alberta based, woman owned, small business -

After seeing their work, I’m so obsessed. If you’re looking for signs, seating charts, and more special touches for your special event - definitely check them out.

DM me for more details on this amazing business! I would love to connect you with them 💕

Wear the outfit. Take the photo.  Live your damn life.  How many times have you put something on and thought - “this is ...
10/21/2024

Wear the outfit. Take the photo. Live your damn life.

How many times have you put something on and thought - “this is too much”, “what will they think” (also - who the eff is “they”?!), “I can’t pull this off” … and on, and on, and on.

Wear what makes you happy. Know how amazing you look - even if no one tells you (but I hope they do). Life is too short to put yourself into a box of what you “should” wear.

Thank you forever to pages like ,and more, that remind me daily that you can wear what you want regardless of what “they” say.

‘Your body is the least interesting thing about you’ will forever stay with me from last year’s Heart’s Desire Gala. We are more than what society commonly tells us we should be, wear, and do. We are also more than what past toxic relationships have said we “can” wear.

There was a time I would NEVER have gone out in a shorter dress or thigh high boots. There was also a time in my past where I did and was shamed for it. Last night - I did it again - and I felt amazing. You are in the driver’s seat ladies - Wear. What. You. Want. ❤️

You’re beautiful exactly as you are.

Small Business Shout Out!  Edmonton and area followers, please check out the incredibly talented  .  They now have this ...
10/20/2024

Small Business Shout Out!

Edmonton and area followers, please check out the incredibly talented . They now have this beautiful new backdrop that is completely customizable with florals and plants of your choice.

I recently got to see their work in person at the conference, and it was the most stunning backdrop for the speakers.

DM them for info!

Some of the things that make me, me…• I will climb the tree.• I am going to dance on your doorbell camera and sing “it’s...
10/17/2024

Some of the things that make me, me…

• I will climb the tree.
• I am going to dance on your doorbell camera and sing “it’s Britney b*tch”.
• I’ll eat the pickles you don’t want on your burger…but will never eat your veggies.
• A card or hand written note will forever mean more to me than any gift.
• I do not take for granted the people who embody if home was a person.
• Spontaneous adventures are always a yes, but I know that contradicts my natural planning side.
• I’ll forever be the friend that vanishes on side adventures on a night out and have met some of my favorite people on these quests.
• Seeing elderly couples holding hands makes me tear up every time.
• I’d pick hanging out with kiddos and babysitting over almost any chance to hang with adults. Kids are magic.
• I’m more of a homebody than anyone would ever guess.
• Airports make me SO happy. The tearful goodbyes and hellos - the best. Everyone deserves an airport kind of love.
• I will always be the person risking safety to try and pet and/or domesticate an animal I shouldn’t be.
• I want a goat more than any other animal…and love even the “creepy” animals like mice and snakes.
• Horror movies make more sense to me than rom-coms.
• I will always be trapped in the 90s.
• Music is both my therapist and my Time Machine.
• The Oilers are my chosen family.

Tell me some random and fun “makes you, you” facts and I’ll be dm’ing some Starbucks cards!

Gala Look:
💇🏼‍♀️ .yxe with blowout by
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💉 .clinic_esthetics
👁️ .yxe
💅🏻 .af.nails
💍 .ca

✨ Early Bird Contest ✨Early Bird Pricingfor the Persevere Tour is in effect until noon on October 31st.  Contest time!  ...
10/16/2024

✨ Early Bird Contest ✨

Early Bird Pricingfor the Persevere Tour is in effect until noon on October 31st.

Contest time!

Everyone who purchases a standard admission ticket during the early bird time frame will be entered to receive a free upgrade to the VIP Experience, which includes a meet and greet cocktail reception and plated dinner.

Everyone who purchases a VIP early bird ticket will be entered to win a swag bag full of amazing goodies!

One Standard and one VIP winner for each city!

Tickets are on Eventbrite.

Vancouver - September 19th -
Calgary - September 21st -
Winnipeg - September 25th -
Toronto - September 27th -

We are soon approaching last chance status for a few events!Boo Bash - October 26th with  • Three event times to choose ...
10/15/2024

We are soon approaching last chance status for a few events!

Boo Bash - October 26th with • Three event times to choose from. Tickets on .jen website.

Persist - October 27th with • Monthly series featuring incredible women sharing their stories of Persistence. Optional ticket available to add a sound bath at the end of the event with . Tickets on .jen website.

Heart’s Desire Gala • November 16th with .carey and with Emcees & | Event also includes a Fashion Show with 11 models and emcees & . Tickets on Eventbrite.

Tickets sales close:
October 18th for Boo Bash
October 23rd for Persist
November 1st for the Heart’s Desire Gala

Can’t wait to see you there 🎉

Our November 16th Gala is Looking For:• Trade show vendors (includes your dinner/event ticket)• Auction items • Handful ...
10/11/2024

Our November 16th Gala is Looking For:

• Trade show vendors (includes your dinner/event ticket)
• Auction items
• Handful of sponsorship opportunities remaining

Please DM me for info! If you’ve requested trade show info already, I’ll be sending that out today/this weekend.

We cannot wait for this event ❤️

If you love someone who battles with mental health challenges…On World Mental Health Day, as someone who has been diagno...
10/11/2024

If you love someone who battles with mental health challenges…

On World Mental Health Day, as someone who has been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and ADHD, I wanted to share a bit from my lense. Note that I am not a counselor or mental health professional, and everyone’s journey is different. These are just a few things I’ve noticed through my journey personally, both myself and my needs - and what I’ve heard / experienced from friends and family.

If you love someone who battles with mental health challenges…

Be patient. No one is more frustrated with the challenges and blocks we face than us.

Be kind. Don’t downplay our fears, sadness, and worries as silly or ridiculous. There’s a good chance we know - but talking it out of existence helps. Talking through is huge, but be gentle.

Reassurance is a love language. It’s not always easy for us to ask for reassurance, or admit it’s needed, but it does so much. Especially when offered freely.

Be a good listener. Closing off is more common than opening up for us, so if we start - active listening is huge.

Normalize counseling, medication, holistic healing and/or any healthy modalities that we need/choose to do.

Empathy. We don’t want to be a burden. We don’t want anyone taking on our struggles. We just want to feel understood, especially when we can’t always understand it ourself.

Be accepting when we need time to ourselves. It’s not about you, or us necessarily not wanting to see you or talk about our lives. Sometimes that time to reflect and recharge is a huge help to get us to a point that we can do that with you.

It’s okay to not always be okay - MH is a daily and life long battle. Your low days do not make you weak or define your identity. You are loved. Counseling and medication do not make you weak. You matter.

💙 It’s. Finally. Game Day! 🧡 No surprise, but I’m out of office the rest of the week 🏒Cannot wait for another trip to Ed...
10/09/2024

💙 It’s. Finally. Game Day! 🧡

No surprise, but I’m out of office the rest of the week 🏒

Cannot wait for another trip to Edmonton for the home opener and the start of another season of Oilers hockey. I always feel so much more content during hockey season; no matter what is happening in my life - I have a constant source of focus (even when it’s a roller coaster of emotion).

Let’s go boys! 2024/2025 season starts today!!! LFG 💙🧡

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We are just over one month away from the Third Annual Heart’s Desire Gala at  ❤️Tickets and a handful of sponsorship spa...
10/08/2024

We are just over one month away from the Third Annual Heart’s Desire Gala at ❤️

Tickets and a handful of sponsorship spaces are still available. Please dm for a sponsorship package.

This event will be donating all profits to: to support remaining 2024 initiatives , , and Child Life Department.

Keynotes : .carey

Emcees :

Featuring a Fashion Show, emceed by & , titled “Around the World”. Models will be • Olivia A • • • • .05 • • • .mahitabkhaled •

Event photographers & videographer :

Presented by: .jen with
Title Sponsor

Live Auction • Silent Auction • Raffles • Photo Booth • Connection - we can’t wait to see you!

If you know a medical momma and/or medical professional who works with children that you’d like to nominate for a ticket at one of our sponsored tables, please tag them below or send me a DM. We’ll also be sponsoring a table for anyone who has cost as a barrier for the gala.

🍂 “The trees are about to show us how beautiful it is to let things go.” 🍂Fall always feels like such a reset - more of ...
10/05/2024

🍂 “The trees are about to show us how beautiful it is to let things go.” 🍂

Fall always feels like such a reset - more of a New Year than January does for me. I feel so focused on future goals and evaluating the previous months of the year. And of course, the ‘ember months are my fave for holiday and nature’s beauty reasons 🎃🎄

Do you find Fall or January more of your “reset” time?

🎉 Here we go 🎉Your September 2025 Persevere Tour Dates & Cities:September 19 - Vancouver, BC - September 21 - Calgary, A...
10/02/2024

🎉 Here we go 🎉

Your September 2025 Persevere Tour Dates & Cities:

September 19 - Vancouver, BC -
September 21 - Calgary, AB -
September 25 - Winnipeg, MB -
September 27 - Toronto, ON -

Headlining all four cities will be & a second co-headliner that will be announced in January!

Opening Speakers will be in Vancouver, in Calgary, in Winnipeg , and .carey in Toronto.

Emceeing will be in Vancouver, in Calgary, and in Winnipeg & Toronto

You’ll have two ways to enjoy this event!
1) Standard admission for speeches only
2) VIP Package with meet and greet cocktail reception and seated banquet dinner prior to speeches

We will have a payment plan available for VIP Tickets to help make it easier for attendees who need to break up the payments over two months.

Tickets will be on Eventbrite. Event sites go live this afternoon for full info, and tickets will be on sale at 10am local time for each city. Early bird pricing will be in effect until noon on October 31st.

🍁🍂 September 🍂🍁🍂 Family photos by  🍂 PSL’s and Fall Shopping with  &  🍂 Movie night fort made by my kiddo for Mommy/Daug...
10/01/2024

🍁🍂 September 🍂🍁

🍂 Family photos by
🍂 PSL’s and Fall Shopping with &
🍂 Movie night fort made by my kiddo for Mommy/Daughter night
🍂 An Evening with .harris - .nico1e
🍂 Grand Opening (pic with )
🍂 Wander’s Tiny Farm with Miss Q -
🍂 Sam Hunt Concert -
🍂 Edmonton trip for the Inspire & Awaken Summit and the Oilers Home Opener -
🍂 Annual Pumpkin Farm & Pumpkin Maze Visit with my girls -

Grateful for another month of memories and looking forward to what October will bring 🎃

The real faces behind Ember Productions ❤️My heart living outside my body x 3 and my why for every day.   The ones that ...
09/27/2024

The real faces behind Ember Productions ❤️

My heart living outside my body x 3 and my why for every day. The ones that remind me to smile on the hardest days. The ones that tell me when I’m working too hard and need to take a night off. The ones that make me laugh daily, and remind me that “we get it from you, so you can’t get mad”.

Being a Mom is the best thing I have ever done, and the most important role I’ve ever had. We talk openly about everything…mistakes, celebrations, fears, joys, ambitions - I never want any subject to be off limits. Being a single mom is a role I never envisioned for myself, but it’s a role that has shaped all four of us in so many ways. We’ve grown together, laughed together, and leaned on each other in so many ways that will stay with us always.

My babies - may you never stop believing in magic, always know you can do anything you aspire to do, and that you have a Mom in your corner that will always be there for whatever you need.

I love you ❤️

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“No act of kindness , no matter how small, is ever wasted.”Thank you again to all of the businesses that donated product...
09/25/2024

“No act of kindness , no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

Thank you again to all of the businesses that donated products and services to our live and silent auctions for last week’s event, and to our bidders.

The live auction raised $2650, and the silent auction raised $4258.35 (after auction site fees). This means we will be donating $6908.35 - split between each of our three initiatives!

Neoma Wellness will receive $721.93 Cash and we will be paying $1580.85 to send a Little Wonders Mom to their upcoming Evoke Wellness Retreat.

STC Emergency Wellness Centre & The Little Wonders Family Program will each receive a $2302.78 cash donation.

Sponsors - the event financial report will be ready next week for those that would like a copy. We are just waiting on one final invoice.

While the event itself didn’t make a financial profit, the connection and takeaways - and each and every hug I saw given through the night - was worth every second of work put into making this event happen. Not every project we do as small business owners may be a financial success on paper when we look at numbers, but the impact it makes and the lessons / growth that come with it are life changing. There is always something to take forward to the next project , and the takeaways from this event overall - most notably the people that took the stage, and the messages I received post-event, will stay with me always.

Thank you again to all auction item donors and to our bidders. Your support is always so appreciated 💕

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👻 3rd Annual Boo Bash 👻Join Anna, Elsa & Olaf for singing, dancing, candy, and more!  Wear your Halloween costumes and c...
09/24/2024

👻 3rd Annual Boo Bash 👻

Join Anna, Elsa & Olaf for singing, dancing, candy, and more! Wear your Halloween costumes and come celebrate.

🎃 Three time slots available • 1 hour event
🎃 Adults and Children 2 and Under are Free - (Max 2 adults in attendance per family due to event space capacities)
🎃 11am • 1pm • 3pm
🎃 Location :
🎃 Tickets on .jen website (link in bio)
🎃 Limited spaces available for each time - don’t miss out!

🌸 Thank You 🌸Hugest thank you to everyone involved in Thursday’s “An Evening with Jillian Harris” Event.  Sponsors, swag...
09/23/2024

🌸 Thank You 🌸

Hugest thank you to everyone involved in Thursday’s “An Evening with Jillian Harris” Event. Sponsors, swag bag donors, trade show vendors, volunteers, auction item donors, attendees and auction bidders - as well as the women in this photo - whose vulnerability and openness surely impacted everyone in attendance. It was a beautiful evening of connection, with so many take aways.

It’s truly such a gift to be an event planner and get to work on things that bring people together for inspiration, laughter, and connection. There’s no other job I can imagine doing - besides maybe Eminem’s assistant.

We are still waiting for a few auction payments to trickle in, but once we have the final number of donations - I’ll announce the three way split totals for our three initiatives. Hopefully mid-week!

Thanks again to everyone involved in making this event what it was.

If I could wish for women entrepreneurs to not be called one thing, it would be……lucky.   I am SO grateful for every bit...
11/02/2023

If I could wish for women entrepreneurs to not be called one thing, it would be…

…lucky.

I am SO grateful for every bit of growth and success that I have achieved in my professional life. That being said, most small businesses/entrepreneurs do not just grow on their own - it takes a community of support, vendor relationships, and happy clients.

Those things do not come with being lucky. They come with working your ass off, sleepless nights, tears, dedication, loss, failures, planning, anxiety, imposter syndrome, time away from family, and so much more - but definitely not luck.

Little Wonders is a relatively new business at 2.5 years old, but my very first paid event planning job was in 2010. I’ve put a lot of years into classes, certifications, trial & error, success & failure into my career and into building Little Wonders. I’ll never stop trying to learn and grow and do better for the community and my clients.

We have to stop calling business women “lucky” , because there are so many layers to what you see.

Here’s to all the women crushing their dreams, growing, and kicking ass on their goals 💖

Also, a moment for this photo and the amazing Gala Emcess - who are also two of the hardest working women I know! &

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