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Corporate event case studies / Vancouver Real clients. Real numbers. Real nights.

Not testimonials. Full write-ups: who booked, what the brief was, what actually happened in the room.

Crimson After Dark, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver's 600-guest annual staff gala
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Fairmont, Hyatt & the Westin

Four nights, two years, three hotel brands

Hotel staff run everyone else's party all December. Here's what happened when Fairmont, Hyatt, and the Westin threw their own.

Feb 2025
300 guests
Fairmont Empress, staff gala
Jan 16, 2026
250 guests
Hyatt Regency, annual awards
Jan 18, 2026
250 guests
Westin Whistler, staff celebration
Jan 25, 2026
600 guests
Fairmont Vancouver, annual gala
“You were Amazing Kel, the team really enjoyed the show, we got some great video footage! I especially enjoyed your up close magic!!”
Nicky Fourie, Regional Director, Fairmont
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Guests at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver watching close-up magic during the Endeavour Silver corporate event

Endeavour Silver

Hyatt Regency / full evening

Mining and resource crowd, three hundred seats, cocktail hour through to the awards.

Kel performing close-up magic with McDonald's Canada staff at their Hilton celebration in Vancouver

McDonald's

Hilton / two years running

Two consecutive years running the full evening, close-up magic, stage show, games, and DJ, for McDonald's Canada's staff celebration at the Hilton.

Kel performing close-up card magic for McCarthy Tétrault guests at their Vancouver holiday party, with the firm's logo visible on screens behind him

McCarthy Tétrault

Five years running / holiday reception

"He absolutely crushed it." The awards are nice. The repeat bookings matter more.

Guests reacting with surprise during close-up magic at Vireo Video's 10 year anniversary party in Vancouver

Vireo Video

10 year anniversary / close-up magic

A referral from a birthday party, a company with really strong values, and magic in a downtown loft.

Kel performing card magic for Shiva and Conner at their wedding at The Pipe Shop, North Vancouver

Shiva & Conner

The Pipe Shop / DreamGroup wedding

Two and a half hours of strolling magic, and two signed cards that became one for the guest book.

MLT Aikins

Client appreciation / four years running

Nobody is trying to impress a boss. The job is simple: deliver an epic experience for the firm's clients.

Kel performing in front of the windows at the UBC Boathouse, with the river and mountains behind him

Sharon & Regan

UBC Boathouse / MC and stage show

Hosting the reception and performing the show, with the river and the mountains right outside the windows.

A prediction reveal during Cathy and Eric's wedding reception in Vancouver

Cathy & Eric

Strathcona / one vendor, 2:30 to 10pm

A warehouse wedding with no stage and no ballroom, booked as one package from the afternoon to the last hour.

Kel performing a card reveal for the wedding party at Jennifer and Robert's reception

Jennifer & Robert

Chef Tony, Richmond / MC, close-up and show

Eighty guests at a Chinese wedding banquet, and one person doing all three jobs.

A packed school gym of families watching the fundraiser magic show at Connaught Heights Elementary

Connaught Heights Elementary

School fundraiser / magic show

Most PACs can't fit a magician into the budget. So the magic show became the fundraiser, and raised almost $2,500 in one night.

NAIOP & Orion Construction

Golf tournaments / magic hole activation

A live magic hole activation turned a routine stop on the course into the one people talk about.

VIP table guests reacting with excitement during a selfie at the Sun Life Excellence Cup banquet in Vancouver

Sun Life

Excellence Cup / MC and stage show

Kelvin managed the evening's agenda with professional precision while simultaneously captivating our VIPs and guests. The night concluded with a truly fantastic magic show that left everyone mesmerized.

A guest laughing as she holds up the card Kel just revealed at the Studio by Regency Lexus grand opening in Burnaby

Regency Lexus

Staff soft opening + client grand opening

We wanna have a party just to hire him lol... we can't get enough.

Kel presenting a drawing reveal during the feature show at BCLC's VIP guest evening at Grand Villa Casino, Burnaby

BCLC

Grand Villa Casino / VIP guest evening

He was professional, flexible, easy-going, and worked seamlessly with our event schedule and venue setup.

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One person.
The whole night.

Close-up magic during cocktails. Table to table as dinner starts. A 45 minute stage show after. MC throughout. No patchwork of vendors, no dead air.

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