Glam & Great was the vibe at the ever-epic seventhannual Lise Watier Foundation (LWF) Benefit Event, presented in 2018 at Windsor Station under the honourary co-presidency of National Bank vice-president, Investment Nancy Paquet and Optimum Talent executive president Ronald Dahms. AMoroccan-themed party paradise for sure but most importantly, $790,000 was raised for the benefit of women to overcome challenges and blaze their own trails with financial independence and grace! Photography MARC MURI
FOUNDERS CORNER: Foundation tops and lady of the hour LISE WATIER and husband, board member, SERGE ROCHELEAU.
ALL IN THE FAMILY: PENELOPE ST. GERMAIN, foundation tops and lady of the hour LISE WATIER and husband, board member, SERGE ROCHELEAU.
TEAM LISE: Foundation director CLAUDE BERNARD in ETRO and GM, MARIE-LISE ANDRADE in DUY.
ELEGANCE PERSONIFIED: Hon. co-president, Optimum Talent executive president RONALD DAHMS and wife, LWF ambassador, NATHALIE BUSSIÈRES.
MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC: MARC FORTIN, foundation director CLAUDE BERNARD, La Voix’s DOMINIQUE SAVOIE and JEAN LAMOUREUX, and NATHALIE BROWN.
LIFE IN THE PINK ZONE. BOTTOMS UP!
HOLDING COURT WITH HOLTS: Holt Renfrew’s SHAWN BERNARD (left) and MARC-ANDRE GAGNE (right) flank foundation tops and lady of the hour LISE WATIER.
FIERCE! HUBERT SIBRE and DOMINIQUE ROCHEFORT in MICHAEL KORS.
SOCIAL GALS ON SCENE: SOULEF HDJOUDJ and STEPHANIE TERRIAULT in DVF.
STAR POWER: NADINE S. and MARC HERVIEUX.
BIG SMILES, BIG STYLE: JOEL ROSEN in BOSS and love, red Carpet & Rug Co.’s REESA HUBERMAN in PUCCI.
WRIGHT ON! MICHAEL WRIGHT and wife, ELISABETH WRIGHT, founder of With Love Darling.
CHEERS TO A BEAUTIFUL EVE: Foundation chair, National Bank Financial luminary GUY CÔTÉ and wife, foundation ambassador, KATERINE ROCHELEAU (also of National bank fame).
FONDATION Y DES FEMMES TOP BRASS: ISBELLE LAJEUNESSE, LOUISE DUFOUR.
DOCTORS IN THE HOUSE: MERLE ELMAN and DR. SHELDON ELMAN.
TRUE BLUE: CAROLINE COTE.
GRAND ENTRANCE: Foundation tops and lady of the hour LISE WATIER makes her way into the ball.
CHIC & SLEEK: GINA FORTIER, PAUL-ANDRÉ GOULET.
CREATIVE CREW: MARIE-CHRISTINE LANOUETTE and husband TANK president MARC LANOUETTE.
THE WELCOME CREW!
BLACK TO BLACK: CHRISTINE MURAD in MCQUEEN, Diary’s JENN CAMPBELL in SOCIAL GAL SOIREE.
READY, SET, TABLE!
ELEGANTLY EXPECTANT: PHILIPPE VILLIARD, ISABELLE LONGTIN.
MODEL COUPLE: Chuman’s NICOLAS LEBLANC, Bicom’s VICKY BOUDREAU.
LEAN ON ME: Chuman’s NICOLAS LEBLANC, Bicom’s VICKY BOUDREAU.
RED HOT: LOUIS-JACQUES BARBEAU, ANNIE MARSOLAIS.
BLACK TIE MEETS MOROCCAN FLAIR: ADRIAN POPOVICI, SABNIE RONDEAU.
HUE BOTH LOOK FAB! MARIE-ÉVE SAVARD and CAROLINE FLETCHER in HAUTE HIPPIE.
VELVET PERFECTION: Groupe Richmond sales and communications maestro IBTI SAADI stuns in vintage velvet.
GOWNED &TURBANED: STÉPHANIE ROY and husband, Lemay’s LOUIS LEMAY.
LEMAY LOVE: STÉPHANIE ROY and husband, Lemay’s LOUIS LEMAY.
SEATED IN SATIN: Biz whiz TANIA DUPONT, in shimmering FAITH & LOVE, and husband, Deloitte managing director ÉRIC MICHAUD.
PRINTCESS PARADE: JULIE LAJOIE in DRIES VAN NOTEN, DIOR and LOUBOUTINS and DAPHNÉ MOLLOT.
WITH HER LOVE: DAPHNÉ MOLLOT.
KOOL KREW: Chief creative officer / co-founder Sid Lee PHILIPPE MEUNIER, hangs with friends MARC PÉPIN and VANESSA MENARD.
SOUL SISTERS!
PRINTS IN PRINT! Good friends and foundation supporters ISABELLE POIRIER, CAROLINE FLETCHER, DEBRA MARGLES and CATHERINE MELLING TURNER.
SHIMMY THAT! CHANTAL BASTIEN.
SHIMMY THAT! CHANTAL BASTIEN.
LOOK OF LOVE: FREDERIC CASTAN and CAROLINE CODSI.
THUMBS UP: Groupe Sandbox’s SEAN O’DONNELL and B2Billing’s MARTY LEMIEUX.
NAUGHTY SOCIAL GENTS: Optimum Talent executive president RONALD DAHMS, Groupe Sandbox’s SEAN O’DONNELL, B2Billing’s MARTY LEMIEUX.
HUGGING IT OUT!
POWER OF PRESIDENTS: Optimum Talent executive president RONALD DAHMS and National Bank vice-president, Investment NANCY PAQUET.
THE PAYSAFE POSSE: From left (standing) CLAUDIA TORRES, DAVID AUBUD, EWA STALEGA, JOEL LEONOFF, KATAYOUN MOAVEN and YANNICK BOUCHARD and (seated) NATHALIE DROLET, JEAN-FRANCOIS NOEL, ANNIE POUPORE and STYVE BOUCHARD.
