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Wedding Wonderland of Great Ideas Awaits Soon-to-weds in Biggest Wedding Fair

by: Themes and Motifs
Photos courtesy of Lito Genilo of Smart Shot Studio
2009-03-03

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MANILA - More than 300 of the Philippines' finest wedding suppliers will gather under one roof as WEDDING EXPO PHILIPPINES celebrates its 14th edition of being the biggest, most comprehensive, and most prestigious wedding fair in the country. Special discounts, exclusive giveaways, great deals, and loads of the newest and best wedding ideas are in store for brides & grooms visiting the 2-day event on 7 and 8 March at the PICC Forum, CCP Complex.

Event highlights include the following sub-events:

Wedding Banquets Manila. With Josiah’s Catering as lead caterer, soon-to-weds will be treated to the most elaborate of banquet set ups that approximate actual wedding day grandeur by more than 20 of the country’s well loved caterers. Josiah’s Catering will conduct a free grand food tasting session that will give brides & grooms-to- be a sampling of its very popular wedding menu. To reserve a seat, soon-to-weds are requested to email Josiah's Catering with their names, wedding date, and venue. Furthermore, a complete wedding banquet package plus refunds on a couple’s down payments with participating fashion designers, videographers, photographers, cake suppliers, invitation makers, etc. are stake in the “A Blissful Wedding Promo.” Worth more than P250,000.00, this comprehensive wedding showcase awaits the lucky soon-to-weds booking Josiah’s Catering plus at least two other wedding suppliers in Wedding Expo Philippines.
Floral Fete Philippines. As the country’s biggest and most fabulous floral and event styling showcase, Wedding Expo Philippines features the most talented and best event designers the local wedding industry has to offer. Flowers of all shapes, sizes, and color will compete with the sweet scents of the freshest blooms and foliage for the attention of even the most discriminating of soon-to-weds. Stylemeister of the rich and famous, Robert Blancaflor will weave his magic once again in Wedding Expo Philippines as one of its official event stylists. Henry Pascual, fast becoming the event stylist of choice of the jet-set crowd, will introduce the latest trends in floral design and world-class event styling.
KasaLitrato. The Philippines cream of the crop photographers and videographers will exhibit their international award winning form in Wedding Expo Philippines. Lito Genilo of Smart Shot Studio, will exhibit his prize winning photographs from various award-giving bodies for excellence in wedding photography. Fresh from his top prize wins in the U.S. early this year, Mr. Genilo will personally entertain queries from soon-to-weds in Wedding Expo Philippines.

There will be more than 40 world-class photographers and videographers who will try to outdo each other with state-of-the-art techniques presented in the most memorable of portfolios that can only be found in Wedding Expo Philippines. Also, couples and their friends to pose for souvenir shots with free picture-taking sessions in the photo booths, a fast rising keepsake concept that debuted in Wedding Expo Philippines a couple of years ago and now rising fast in popularity.

Debuting this year in Wedding Expo Philippines is the chocolate buffet intended to be a part of the dessert bar or a stand alone option for couples with a sweet tooth. Pastry chef Amandes, a division of Josiah's Catering, will present a mouth-watering assortment of truffles, pastries, glass desserts, petite fours, and a luscious Belgian chocolate fountain, buffet style. Also, wedding guests that want to linger over a cup of coffee nibbling on some delicious macaroons and pastries can enjoy themselves in the coffee lounge.

New companies including interesting concept venues and banquet stylists will get their initial public introduction in Wedding Expo Philippines – March 2009. The biggest gathering of invitation suppliers will feature the latest custom made styles and trends in wedding stationery. Also, soon-to-weds can expect a big display of bridal limousines, product sampling of cakes and wines, a showcase of never-before-seen wedding gowns from the country’s well-loved wedding couturiers.

A trip for two to Bangkok, Thailand awaits the lucky soon-to-weds who will book their wedding suppliers in Wedding Expo Philippines. Every P1,000 booked onsite is entitled to a raffle coupon for the grand draw on March 8, 2009. Hourly raffle draws will also be conducted for all soon-to-weds who will visit the event. This is free of charge and will feature tokens and door prizes from participating exhibitors of Wedding Expo Philippines. Goldenhills Jewelry, will also raffle of a pair of elegant wedding bands worth P25,000.00 on top of big discounts that they will extend to their clients exclusively in the 2-day prestigious fair.

For free admission, guests are advised to pre-register online through the Themes & Motifs Website or get their free passes from Themes & Motifs Makati Shangri-la branch along Ayala Ave. in Makati City.

Pre-registered soon-to-weds are entitled to additional giveaways to be included in their loot bags courtesy of the event organizers. One of these is the “Everything I Need” CD with minus-one, the Wedding Expo Philippines jingle-turned-single composed by international topnotch singer & songwriter, Ms. Trina Belamide.

As part of its advocacy to promote the Philippines as a wedding destination in Asia, supporting the efforts of the Department of Tourism and also to position the country as a prime source of world-class wedding suppliers, members of the international press and wedding planners from the region have been invited to attend the event. This augurs well for the local wedding industry, both soon-to-weds and suppliers alike, as it will further boost creativity and excellence and increase choices of wedding ideas.

Wedding Expo Philippines is produced & organized by Themes & Motifs – The Special Events Co. with Goldenhills Jewelry, Josiah’s Catering, & Smart Shot Studio as Major Sponsors. International styelmeisters Henry Pascual and Robert Blancaflor will be the official event stylists. Event partners are Paper Elegance, T&M Gifts, Weddings & Lifestyle.com,and Allied Bank. Media Partners are Bizlinq.net, Manila Bulletin Lifestyle, 88.Db, Wedding Essentials Magazine, & Metro Weddings. This 2-day highly prestigious event is supported and promoted by the Department of Tourism. For more information, please call (632) 371-9783 or 409-2555.

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