THOUSANDS of soon-to-weds are expected to visit Wedding Expo Philippines (WEP), now on it’s 26th edition, on March 21 and 22, at the country’s biggest trade fair venue, SMX Convention Centre.

Widely regarded as the single must-attend event among the numerous wedding fairs in the country, WEP has been the wedding fair of choice not only by brides and grooms but also by wedding suppliers from all over the Philippines, and at times from other countries, for its very organized event management where the best deals, discounts, ideas, and inspirations may be found, since its first event in 2002.

Looking forward to another edition, organizer Themes & Motifs introduces its all-new interactive wedding website that allows soon-to-weds and wedding suppliers to connect and share the latest ideas and promos. Aptly called The Wedding Ideas & Promos Portal TWIPP (www.themesnmotifs.com), the feature-rich website allows soon-to-weds to create their personal wedding website and print their free admission tickets to Wedding Expo Philippines while wedding professionals, on the other hand, can update their company information, post their latest promos and suggested ideas for weddings of all themes, budgets, and sizes by themselves at any time.

For the first time, top rated and popular Marriott Hotel Manila joins Asia’s biggest wedding fair to showcase its latest wedding banquet packages and its much awaited new world-class grand ballroom, touted to be the biggest in the Philippines using state-of-the-art technology, with its own wedding chapel, and bridal suites with private gardens.

The SMX Convention Center ground floor will be converted to a 6,000 sqm wedding wonderland with more than 400 of the country’s top wedding professionals in a two-day grand celebration of the latest trends and the newest ideas in walking down the aisle. Wedding related products and services professionals such as fashion designers, caterers, photographers, videographers, limousine providers, invitation makers, hotels, venues, florists, and others will offer their new promos and great deals to soon-to-weds visiting the event.

To make it really convenient for visitors and guests to easily find what particular items they need, Themes & Motifs, organized the venue into five exciting zones, sub-events in themselves, of the most popular supplier categories.

KasaLitrato, House of Pictures and Wedding Photos. This photo and video festival features Asia’s widest selection of photographers and videographers, major sponsor Nice Print Photo showcasing their most popular celebrity wedding photos, with a display of their masterpieces that earned for them the moniker “photographer of the stars.”

Wedding Fashion Extravaganza, where wedding gowns, suits, barongs, and fineries for the entourage will be featured in a catwalk-inspired layout, from the most simple and subdued creations to elaborate beaded, elegant masterpieces, regal barongs and dapper suits, all in various styles and colors.

I Do HMU, where hair and makeup artists take center stage with free trial make up offered by participating exhibitors, and the soon-to-be brides can decide what will be the most flattering makeup, and the most appropriate hairstyle for the big day.

Wedding Banquets Manila. The country’s top wedding caterers will create an ambiance of wedding day grandeur and offer their wedding menus in the biggest gathering of culinary and gastronomic experts ever assembled. Soon-to-weds will be treated to food samplers from caterers, cake artists, dessert buffet providers, etc. Hizon’s Catering, with its new and revitalized team of culinary experts and banquet styling masters, will spearhead a free grand food tasting session within the main exhibit hall of WEP.

Floral Fete, is the area where event stylists and florists will enthrall guests and visitors with visual feasts of their magical floral designs and fabulous set ups in what is expected to be a showdown of creativity among the Philippines’ best of the best.

Henry Pascual, WEP 25th Official Event Stylist will welcome everyone with a dazzling creation in the foyer of the event grounds. His ceiling treatment and grand table display is the visual highlight of this event that should not be missed.