Kasalang Filipino 2007, the premiere 10-city wedding fair road show program of Kasal.com and ABS-CBN, opened in the cool summer city of Tagaytay last February 23-25, 2007.
Dubbed My Wedding in Tagaytay, the grand program launch was held at the Olivarez Convention Center at Olivarez Plaza, which is strategically located at the heart of the city. My Wedding Fair in Tagaytay is the biggest and grandest to be held in the province of Cavite, with over 70 participating local wedding suppliers.
Ephel Olivarez of Tagaytay Country Hotel, co-organizers of the Tagaytay leg with Town’s Delight, said, "Our goal is to promote Tagaytay City and the province of Cavite as the ultimate wedding destination. No other place can offer a more romantic ambiance—a picturesque view of the Taal lake, cool weather all year round, lush flowers and foliage. Our close proximity to Metro Manila also makes us a viable and practical choice for an out-of-town wedding destination."
Fair visitors were welcomed with street dancing. Soon-to weds were treated to free calesa rides around the vicinity, tours of the city’s wedding venues, pre-nuptial pictorials, and many more giveaways and raffle prizes. The first day’s main attraction was the wedding fashion show from Amadeo’s Pahimis festival, featuring Ramon Santiago, Bibsy Mae del Rosario, and Fe Seducon.
Cologne fountains, handmade earthenware from the local Corner Stone Pottery, and drawings and engraving on stones from Petroglyph Handicraft were just some of the new wedding ideas displayed during the 3-day event.
The second and third day featured guest speakers such as event stylist Henry Pascual and acclaimed designer Renee Salud. Mathel Ong of Kasal.com said, "This wedding fair truly embodied Kasal.com’s goal of promoting the richness and diversity of our local wedding industry. We hope this event will inspire more provincial-based wedding suppliers to come out and show the unique product/service they have to offer."
Kasalang Filipino’s 2007 run will continue at Legazpi’s Pepperland Hotel and Metro Gaisano on April 27-28. Kasalang Filipino 2007 is co-presented by Kasal.com and ABS-CBN; and is made possible by Philippine Airlines, Fuji-YKL, Chinabank, Standard Appliances, Red Hat, MozCom, QP Designs, Ariel Javelosa Photo & Video, Bitstop Network Services, and Manila Bulletin’s About Weddings. For more details and supplier contact information, visit http://www.kasal.com.
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