Events by Lauren
Inclusive, memorable events - designed with care and clarity
Whether you’re planning a corporate conference, a community gala, or a once-in-a-lifetime queer wedding, Lauren Semple brings creative vision and expert coordination to events of all kinds. Based in Nanaimo and serving Vancouver Island, Lauren is known for creating welcoming, well-run experiences that reflect your values and leave guests feeling connected, celebrated, and included.
Lauren offers planning, production, and hosting support for a wide range of events in Nanaimo, across Vancouver Island, and beyond.
What’s Included
Corporate events and conferences
Awards ceremonies and fundraisers
Media launches and press events
Learning events, panels, and roundtables
Community festivals and cultural celebrations
Weddings and private parties with a special interest in:
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Queer weddings, trans-inclusive ceremonies, and chosen family celebrations.
Why Work with Lauren?
Lauren combines over a decade of experience in inclusive event production with a background in strategic planning, inclusion work, and creative community building. They’ve produced conferences, large-scale Pride events, corporate galas, and fundraisers, always with a focus on meaningful experiences that run smoothly behind the scenes.
From vendor management to day-of support, from timelines to team coordination, Lauren ensures your event flows with care and ease, so you can focus on what matters most.
Specializing in Queer & Inclusive Weddings
Not every wedding planner understands queer love stories, but Lauren does. With lived experience and a decade of producing inclusive events, Lauren creates 2SLGBTQ+ weddings and celebrations that centre the people getting married, not outdated traditions or assumptions.
Whether you’re planning a chosen family backyard ceremony, a two-bride barn party, a trans-inclusive gala wedding, or an unapologetically queer elopement, Lauren helps bring your vision to life with logistics, community care, and affirming joy at its heart.
Let's Plan Something Together
If you’re planning an event on Vancouver Island or in Nanaimo, whether it’s a corporate gathering, a cultural celebration, or a queer wedding, book a call with Lauren to get started.
Serving Nanaimo and Vancouver Island
Lauren offers event services throughout Nanaimo and Vancouver Island, including Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Ladysmith, Duncan, Victoria, Courtenay, Comox, Campbell River, Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Tri-Port area.