Best Wedding: Grand Celebration

2026 Canadian Event Awards | Canadian Special Events

Description

This award recognizes an outstanding large-scale or highly complex wedding experience that delivers impact on every level; design, production, guest journey, and logistics. Grand Celebrations typically involve multiple spaces, layered production, larger teams, and intricate coordination, executed seamlessly to create a memorable, elevated experience for guests.

Requirements

Choose this category if the wedding involved significant scale or complexity, such as multiple spaces or venues, multi-event programming (welcome event + ceremony + reception + after-party), major production layers, custom builds/scenic/fabrication, integrated technical production, larger teams, and extended install/strike timelines. This category recognizes complexity and orchestration.

  • Videos: Recommended but not required.
  • Budget: Not Required.
  • Images: All events require a minimum of ten images.
Criteria
Criterion Weight
Concept & Creativity 15.0%
Overall Aesthetic Impact 15.0%
Craftsmanship & Execution 15.0%
Guest Experience 15.0%
Detail & Innovation 15.0%
Other / Overall Score Based on Entry-Specific Factors 25.0%