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About niko

Nicholas ("everyone calls me 'Niko'" ) Lourotos is an original founder and the managing partner of Bridal Network Inc. (2001) He launched the first online wedding directory in Canada in 1995 (remember? when we still used modems!) and has happily remained in this space ever since. These days, he prefers to be called the "Network Manager". A suitably vague job description which allows him to float a lot, talk to people a lot, go to lunch a lot, brainstorm a lot and blog a lot - and generally oversee the network and try to keep his finger on the pulse of the industry.

Wedding Books & Photo Album Outsourcing

Posted on January 31, 2012 by niko

Made a new friend on Twitter last week :-) Theresa Brawn running this very neat operation (from Nanaimo; but of course location is irrelevant this day and age..) producing wedding albums and storybooks for brides AND wedding photographers. So, if … Continue reading →

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Will you please Stop Worrying about those iPads??

Posted on January 26, 2012 by niko

“All the brides use iPads these days, we really need an app..” “Can’t have any flash on our sites, because of iPads” “If you are not iPhone-friendly, you’re not in business” Really?? I don’t think so.. Apparently everyone got an … Continue reading →

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Casting Call : For Toronto Wedding Professionals

Posted on January 18, 2012 by niko

An interesting press release we received; your time to shine and be a star? ‘THE PERFECT DRESS’ CASTING CALL The Perfect Dress is an exciting new bridal fashion reality TV series, from Peace Point Entertainment, for Slice Network, that focuses … Continue reading →

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Photographers : Engagement Photo Contest

Posted on January 12, 2012 by niko

The BRIDE.ca Best Engagement Photo in Canada Contest is on again.. Fall 2011 Edition, the last “batch” of 2011. Christmas and the new website got in the way, so we had to change the submission deadline to January 31st. Super-chance for … Continue reading →

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