From Wilmington To Paris: How A Convention Changed My Life

Conventions today are HUGE! If you look online you will see the usual fan favourites likeComic-Con, and shows like ‘Supernatural’ which truly dominate the television show convention calendar.

But other tv shows, ones still filming or finished long ago, are getting in on the act. And why not? These conventions are not cheap and fans will pay BIG bucks to have even a moment with their favourite stars!

In 2013, I stumbled across a convention by Guests Events that was being held in October that year in Paris, for my favourite television show ‘One Tree Hill’.

From Wilmington To Paris 2013

‘One Tree Hill’ was not an ordinary tv show. It was focused on the teenage audience, but it was far more than a show for teenagers. Each episode and storyline inspired. They taught us all to dream big, work hard for what you want, and if things don’t work out…keep trying until it does. It was more than just characters on a show. These messages remained within us and years later as an almost thirty year old, I still love it because of this reason. There aren’t many shows that offer this to its audience.

It is truly luck that any of us get to meet celebrities whom we idolize in our lifetimes. But to meet 8 of them from one tv show-what an experience!

The ‘One Tree Hill’ convention was called From Wilmington To Paris and would be attended by stars: Hilarie Burton (Peyton Sawyer), James Lafferty (Nathan Scott), Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley James Scott), Shantel VanSanten (Quinn James), Robert Buckley (Clay Evans), Torrey DeVitto (Nanny Carrie), Lindsey McKeon (Taylor James) and Tyler Hilton (Chris Keller). It was a dream come true for any fan, even if two of the main stars were not in attendance: Chad Michael Murray (Lucas Scott) and Sophia Bush (Brooke Davis).