Anomaly Con 2014 - Shae's Recap

The Denver Marriott Tech Center  has a reputation for being my personal favorite hotel to host conventions. And this year, they hosted Anomaly Con! Prior to this weekend, I have never been to Anomaly, but I have heard of it. Once held at the Tivoli at Metropolitan State College of Denver; Anomaly is a a relatively new convention to the Colorado con scene. The beauty of growing is being able to move. I had no idea what I was really expecting when I heard about this con. All I really knew was that it was supposedly primarily Steampunk. Never believe everything you hear from the grapevine though. Because this convention is more than just Steampunk. It is quite accepting of all genres with a plethora of costumes that ranged vastly. 

Surprisingly, there were some Doctor Who cosplayers, bringing to life the earlier incarnations of our favorite Timelord. Of course it was a con, with cosplay, so of course Mattie and I had to dress up (totally her idea and there was absolutely no pressure from me to do so.) and that's exactly what we did! Neither of us had anything Steampunk related, but we do always have some costumes on hand. 

With our Supernatural costumes on, we hit the con and weren't disappointed by what we saw. The dresses and costumes people were wearing were utterly astonishing. The craftsmanship that goes into the amount of detail a lot of these people put into their cosplays was utterly amazing. The costume contest featured many of these wonderful people, two of whom I actually knew personally! Everyone was fun to talk to and this con had that really nice family feel to it that we have all come to love about conventions.

Of course, costumes were not the only thing about the convention that were amazing. The Dealers Room was pretty sweet! There were plenty of vendors with a lot of really cool stuff. We ended up getting Meg and Mattie pins! I regret not buying anything, but I had fun nonetheless. Artist Alley was where it was at. Authors, artists, and craftsmen had the most unique original work I've ever seen! One of the artists, the amazing Robert Elrod, was kind enough to talk with us for some time. Everyone was kind and the arts of their trade were equally stunning and amazing.

There were also panels for all types of interests! Many of which continued on into the late evening. This convention, for my first time going, was memorable and I had so much fun. I hope this con continues to grow and spread its awesomeness.

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