Rocky Mountain Groom Expo

11/20/2025

🌟 Big News! 🌟
Rocky Mountain Groom Expo has a new home — and it’s one you’re going to LOVE!
📍 The Antler’s Hotel, Colorado Springs
🗓 July 17–19, 2026
The Antler’s is a historic gem offering:
🍽 A delicious on-site restaurant
🍸 A cozy bar filled with Colorado charm
🐾 Comfortable pet-friendly rooms
🏊‍♀️ A pool with breathtaking views of Pikes Peak
🚗 Free underground parking during the event (plus adjacent parking for large vehicles!)

With historic charm, stunning mountain views, amazing food, a pool, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking… what more could a groomer ask for? 🐾💇‍♀️

Better yet — turn Expo Weekend into a mini vacation!
Colorado Springs is packed with family-friendly attractions, beautiful trails, and iconic sights like Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak. Bring the family, mix a little work with a whole lot of fun, and make it a trip to remember! ✨🏔️

🎥 Hit play to take a peek inside, and start making plans to join us at the foot of Pikes Peak for Rocky Mountain Groom Expo 2026!

11/18/2025

Congratulations!!!!!

Rocky Mountain Groom Expo
we achieved Best First Timer

11/17/2025

PHOTO DROP TIME!! 📸🎉
Karen Evasuik uploaded everything — yep, ALL your ring moments, candid smiles, and glam shots are ready to grab!
Hit the link 👉 https://evasuikcustomdesign.photoreflect.com
Click Events, choose Colorado or Arizona, and grab your fav pics!
Then come back here and show them off so we can cheer you on! 🐾💕

11/11/2025

More Photos have posted!! For those anxiously waiting - Karen Evasuik (our amazing photographer) has posted MORE PHOTOS on her website!! Go to evasuikcustomdesign.photoreflect.com, click on Events and you'll see our folder for 2025 Rocky Mt Groom Arizona.

11/07/2025

A huge thank-you to Evolution Shears for sponsoring our Best Scissor Award at Rocky Mountain Groom Arizona!

Your support and dedication to advancing the craft of professional grooming help make our competitions even more special. The Best Scissor Award celebrates precision, artistry, and skill—and it’s only fitting that it’s powered by a company known for innovation and excellence in grooming tools.

We’re so grateful for your partnership and for continuing to uplift and inspire our grooming community.
With love and appreciation,
The Rocky Mountain Groom Arizona Team

11/06/2025

📸 PHOTO UPDATE!
Not only is Karen an incredible photographer who captures all the magic at our shows, but she’s also out there in the ring showing her beautiful AKC dogs this weekend! 🐾
That means our event photos will be fashionably delayed until Monday while she’s busy shining in the show ring. We told her not to worry — we’re a patient bunch (mostly 😉) and can’t wait to see the amazing shots when she’s back!
Thank you all for your patience and support — the wait will be worth it! 💖

You probably met them in the lobby - these wonderful people are my parents Gerry & Sharon with Trixie. Trixie got a beautiful make over by Mindy Dinwiddie in her "Hot Mess to Marvelous" make-over demo. They drove down with me from Colorado and LOVED meeting you all!! They were such a huge help with set up and letting me know if something needed my attention. THANK YOU Mom & Dad, it was fun having you there and I'm so grateful you could come along!!! 🩷❤️🩷❤️🩷❤️

11/06/2025

Dre created these awesome grooming loops for us. If you need or want custom grooming loops with your logo on them, he's your guy!! Reach out to place your order on Instagram, Email: [email protected] or Etsy: Thedrecreation

11/05/2025

I wanted to take a moment to share something truly special from Rocky Mountain Groom Arizona — our Fun Community Awards! 💕

✨ There’s so much talent in our grooming community — but even more heart. These awards were all about celebrating you — the people who make Rocky Mountain Groom Arizona shine! 🌟

With the help of our friends at Eau Du Btches, we rolled out the red carpet for a lighthearted and heartfelt awards celebration! It was something totally different — not the kind of thing you see at the big shows — and it turned out to be one of my favorite moments of the weekend.
These awards were created to honor the heart of our grooming community — the people who lift each other up, bring smiles, and make our events so full of joy. Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations and joined us in celebrating! Watching our winners walk the red carpet and seeing the laughter and cheers reminded me why we do what we do.
I think this might just become a tradition at all our shows! Why wait a whole year to celebrate amazing people when we can recognize them in the moment and send everyone home on a high note? 🎉
✨ Here are the winners of our Rocky Mountain Groom Arizona Community Awards:

🏆 Best Expo Vendor – “The Pack’s Choice Award”
Mash Tattoo

🎪 Best Booth Spirit Award
The Handle It Company

🎤 Best Speaker Awards (voted by seminar attendees):

Golden Shears – Best Demo Presentation: Dana Chavez-Rey

Leader of the Pack – Best Presentation: Audi Ryerson

Heart of the Industry – Most Motivational Presentation: Dr. Cliff Faver

🐩 Favorite Competition Judge (voted by contestants)
Sarah Penrod

📱 Social Butterfly Award (shared the most on social media – selected by RMGx Staff)
Marshello Arnold Icmg Cce

👗 Best Dressed Human or Pet (nominated by attendees and voted on by RMGx Staff)
Audi Ryerson

💖 Spirit of the Expo Award (nominated by attendees and voted on by RMGx Staff)
Melissa Dominice & Pedro Ortiz

🩷 Heart & Hands Award (voted by contestants in the ring) Sponsored by All for Groomers and presented by Tommy Stockstill
Erin Huland