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The 6th edition of Exotic Wedding Planning Conference successfully concluded on August 14th, at Goa, India. The conference which took place at the Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa, Goa was a spectacle of glamour and festivity. The 2-day extravaganza hosted 150+ wedding planners coming together from more than 65 countries under a common roof to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the fraternity. The ‘DAY-1’ commenced with a welcome note by Rishikesh Shetty (Managing Director, Exito Media Concepts Pvt. Ltd.), followed by a session on industry insights with Alison Philips, the Chairperson. She explained the trends followed by the millennials and how the wedding planners can effectively reach to this set of audience by engaging on the Social Media Platform and develop an unpassable personality. Next, a keynote session was taken by Samit Garg focusing on how the venue, décor, food and beverage, hospitality, and entertainment come together to create great experiences. To bring all this together and create an extraordinary experience the wedding planners need to have a perspective and be thoughtful, imaginative, original, and bold. He also focuses on the art of story-telling. Next session was addressed by Sumant Jayakrishnan on "The un/bearable LIGHT/ness of being..." focusing on how the correct lighting in a wedding set-up works wonders. The audience then broke for the focused one-on-one meetings in the meeting area. Two more sessions were addressed before breaking for the luncheon. Serrao Francis Socorro briefed on the “Professionalism in the Event Management industry” followed by a presentation on the wedding Jewelry by C. Krishniah Chetty. The first session post-lunch was taken by Devika Narain who walked the audience through her work and designs and the idea behind them. She focused on how she developed themes and designs based on the things and feelings that were very close to the hearts of the couple. Following her, an experts’ panel initiated discussion on “In a world of online vendor directories, how do wedding planners manage their clients?”, and invoked open dialogue among the audience taking up questions and solving queries. Bhavnesh Sawhney shared his experience and insights on successfully planning high profile /celebrity weddings. With the kind of weddings, he was down for the B-Town couples, he brings a lot to the table when it comes to celebrity weddings. Another panel discussion with the expert panelists discussing on ‘Managing large scale events/weddings'. Both these sessions discussed the planning and logistical issues of high profile and large-scale weddings respectively. The day ended with the cocktail and dinner which was a fab affair The second day of the conference was commenced with Priya Shah deliberating on “Growing your wedding planning business using Pinterest.” She focused on how Pinterest could be used to the advantage with all the material and designs it has from the worldwide audience. Taking this ahead, next up, Nadia Duran explained how technology could be used to gain business momentum. She stressed how to intelligently benefit from the Social Media Analytics (esp. Instagram) and go hand in hand with technology updates. She also explained how bridging analytics with the right kind of engagement could contribute to achieving better results. In his session, Elie Berchan, enlightened the audience on How to recycle your decorative items while preserving their quality? This is a great move towards preserving ecological balance by reducing the waste generated from the weddings industry. After this session, the audience aligned for the speed networking session. An experts' panel discussed on ‘Managing wedding planning logistics’ and stressed on busting the pain points in logistics to have a seamless execution of weddings. The panelists kept the audience gripped with their intense and engaging discussion. Just before breaking for Lunch, Rituraj Khanna, known for planning and executing stellar destination weddings disclosed the "tricks of the (destination weddings) trade". It was indeed an interactive session with the King of Weddings. Post-Lunch Amit Dabke drew insights on the "Blue Ocean Strategy" in the context of the wedding planning industry. He speculates the results that could be achieved by adopting this strategy into business decisions. After the intriguing and engaging learning sessions, it was time to relax and have some fun with the Yoga and Zumba activities and loosen up a bit. The last two sessions of the second day of the conference were a Panel Discussion on "Change in attitude towards weddings by families across 2 tier cities”, and a session on the concept of design & décor by Chris Stephenson. The day ended on a high note with a laid back sheesha set-up where the attendees could unwind and relax before returning back to their usual routines and life. Read the full article

Bangalore, India, June 29, 2018: The Indian Wedding market is big and fat in all the aspects. The wedding business in India is thriving and the socioeconomics unmistakably confirms this reality. A normal Indian spends more than one-fifth of his lifetime's savings on a wedding. With each passing year, the size of the wedding market continues expanding, and we at EWPC, scale the tempo to make these multi-day celebrations as sumptuous and grand as possible. India, being one of the biggest wedding markets, witnesses nearly 10 million weddings every year, with total spends ranging anywhere between INR 25 lacs to INR 25 crores. Exito Media Concepts Pvt. Ltd. has announced the 6th edition of their flagship event; the Exotic Wedding Planning Conference - to bring together more than 150 wedding planners from around the globe. The event is an ROI driven platform enabling the confluence of wedding planners, vendors and service providers in the industry to initiate meaningful business relations. The industry leaders and innovators are invited to share their knowledge and experience with the peers at the conference through keynotes and panel discussions. The first list of speakers includes some really big names in the fraternity: Gunjan Bansal (CEO, L’amore Weddings), Alison Phillips (Chief Wedding Orchestrator, Engaging Events Ali), Meltem Bayazit Tepeler (Founder President, KM Events), Sarah Young (Director and Owner, Sarah Young Events), Rosemary Ratnam (Proprietor, Rings and Roses), Nadia Duran (Director, Events by Nadia), Devika Narain (Founder, Devika Narain and Company), Chris Stephenson (Creative Director, Exquisite Productions), Rituraj Khanna (CEO, Q Events Pvt. Ltd.), Mohomed Morani (Director, Cineyug International Entertainment), Rahul Kumar (Director, Vivaah Weddings), Mushtaq Ali (CEO, Celebrations), Elie Berchan (Creator, Elie Berchan Weddings and Event Creations), Aarti Mattoo (Founder and Chairperson, Momentum Group), Samit Garg (Founder/ Director, E Factor), Neelabh Kapoor (Creative Director and Founder, Studio Neelabh Experiential Weddings. Apart from their phenomenal body of work and unique experiences, the speakers will be deliberating on the following topics including, ‘The usage of technology to gain momentum’, ‘Licenses and the norms of hosting Weddings’, ‘In a world of online vendor directories, is there a need for a Wedding Planner?’, ‘TMI! Too much information for the client: ‘Effective’ or ‘Harmful’?’, ‘The role of a Wedding Planner: The Couple v/s The Parents’, ‘With so many new destinations opening up to weddings, how does one keep focus?’, ‘The art of client servicing’, ‘Managing wedding planning logistics’, ‘Leveraging the power of Social Media and its advantages’, ‘How to recycle your decorative items while preserving their quality?’, ‘Wedding industry 4.0’, ‘The change in attitude with the rise of Middle Class’, ‘ Budgeting – Bang for their buck’, ‘CSR initiatives for wedding planning companies’ EWPC aims at extending a holistic platform to the wedding planning fraternity; facilitating learning, networking and collaborations over the two days’ in a celebratory setting. Read the full article

Bangalore, June 6th, 2018: The 5th edition of Exotic Wedding Planning Conference successfully concluded on May 1st, at Dubai, UAE. The conference which took place at the Palazzo Versace, Dubai was a spectacle of glamour and festivity. The 3-day extravaganza hosted 150+ wedding planners coming together from more than 65 countries under a common roof to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the fraternity. DAY 1 commenced with a welcome note by Rishikesh Shetty (Managing Director, Exito Media Concepts Pvt. Ltd.), followed by an introductory note about the property, Palazzo Versace, by Sumesh Nair (Executive Assistant Manager, Palazzo Versace). The keynote session of the day was taken by Sumant Jayakrishnan of Scenografia Sumant on ‘Design – through the looking glass’, showcasing some of his design masterpieces. What followed the keynote was the session on ‘The story of Stories – Wedding photography’ by Joseph Radhik and Joshua Karthik of ‘Stories by Joseph Radhik’. The gathering broke for networking coffee break and pre-scheduled and focused one to one business meetings. After mingling with the peers, the attendees listened to a session by Gamze Geray (Psychotherapist/ Counsellor and Published Author), who addressed on ‘Passion with business meaning - Centered Life and Happiness’. The last session of the day was a Panel Discussion moderated by Christina Holt, and featuring Jean Charles, Sarah Young, Sandra Santoro, Hamid Moeini, and Funke Bucknor discussing on the ‘Low-grade competition - Dealing with Pricing challenges' and encouraging open dialogue and discussions. The discussion focused on the tactics to handle price negotiations and how to manage such clients. It also had a section on how to overcome the challenge of low-grade competition, its impacts on the business of established wedding planners valuing and delivering service quality and the remedies to minimize the effects. Top financial tips were also given to wedding planners for them to stay ahead of the competition. The day closed with a networking cocktail party and entertainment. The second day of the conference was initiated with the keynote by Steen Jacobson of DTCM, introducing the mesmerizing city of Dubai to the attendees, followed by a session on ‘Introduction to Audio-Visual’. Alison Philips deliberated on ‘Art of Sale and techniques’, focusing on the revenue generating aspect of the wedding planning business. An interesting session was conducted by Sarah Young discussing the unrealistic wedding day expectations and how to prepare the bride & groom for the same. She mentioned that with the advent of social media, drawing inspirations have been facilitated to a great extent. But at the same time, it is invoking unreasonable aspirations among the bride and groom that cannot be entertained, especially when the budget constraints arise. Her session focused on the remedies to counter these challenges. Post her session the gathering broke for a speed networking session, and one to one meetings. The experts’ panel on ‘Finding the right vendors, and avoiding the wrong ones’ was moderated by Meltem Tepeler, and featured Joann Gregoli, Salah Busheri, Zahira Domenech, Ziad Raphael Nassar, Mohomed Morani, and Sumant Jayakrishnan as panelists. The discussion was focused towards tips and ways to qualify vendors to align with the requirement of the business. The insight drawn from the discussion was along the lines of advice against bad coincidences while collaborating with a vendor, ways to maintain the work ethics and standards when working with a local or foreign vendor for the first time, measures to safe keep one's knowhow from competitors once your vendors start working with them, and how often to replace vendor companies based on price, quality, and the standard of deliverables. The networking lunch wound up for the attendees to enjoy and experience the music and vibes of ‘Dubai Drums’ through an interactive team building session by the very talented professionals. Joann Gregoli deliberated on the ways ‘how to market to the millennial bride’, focusing on the fact that the millennials are seeking to explore the exotic locations across the globe, and aren’t afraid of exploring new customs and practices over the wedding experience. They look forward to striking a right balance between uniqueness and popularity, get immersed in the culture of the wedding destination and more importantly, they want to ensure that the guests should feel the wedding and not just attend a wedding. In such digital era, the wedding planners should continuously come up with creative ideas and engagement activities, curated to touch upon all the senses, i.e., sight, feel smell, taste, and hearing. Also, they should always look forward to establishing connections across geographies, instill cross-cultural ideas and practices for weddings, forge long-lasting relationships, and encourage collaborations to pull off a millennial wedding. The final learning session of the conference was a panel discussion moderated by Bhawnesh Sawhney, with panelists Alison Phillips, Meltem Tepeler, Bibi Hayat, Devika Narayan, and Nadia Duran. The panel discussion focused on the importance of collaborations and the future of destination weddings. The challenges and the things to keep in mind while collaborating with vendors and artist management companies were discussed. Also, insights were drawn on the ways collaborations could help expanding to international markets! The highlight of the second day of the event was the gala dinner at Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach. The party and celebration continued on the day three with the brunch and entertainment at Atlantis, The Palm. The conference was an epitome of glitz and glamour ensuring business discussions, paving way for partnerships in a festive environment. The 5th edition EWPC celebrated the wedding planning fraternity and applauded them for all their efforts and work towards making the industry ever growing! Closing in on the grand success of the 5th edition in Dubai, Exito has announced the 6th edition of Exotic Wedding Planning Conference in Goa, India on the August 13th & 14th, 2018. About Exito Media Concepts Pvt. Ltd. Exito is a business solutions company which constructs tailor-made solutions and contexts by designing platforms facilitating new business opportunities and business solutions. An innovative alliance of human connects and business needs through research on the market requirements & trends are engaged by Exito to create congresses, forums, exhibitions, and conferences. These platforms connect the world markets for reeducation and collaborate to be the meeting point for industry specific buyers and sellers. Having established high levels of trust with their partner organizations, Exito is renowned to be the go-to events company for creating business opportunities. For more information about the conference and participation inquiries, Reach us out at [email protected] or http://india.weddingplanningconference.com/ Ph.: +91-80-4952 2392 Read the full article

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