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Destination Wedding Planners to launch luxury wedding awards

DUBAI, February 13, 2019

The sixth edition of the Destination Wedding Planners Congress (DWP), taking place in Dubai this March, will witness the debut of the DWP ACE Awards.

The awards, which will be held at the Atlantis, The Palm hotel, will honour the significant efforts and extraordinary talents of international wedding planners and suppliers who have shown their ultimate commitment towards innovation and creativity in the luxury wedding industry.

The DWP ACE Awards will take place in conjunction with the Destination Wedding Planners Congress, recognised as the world’s strongest business platform for destination wedding planners that will be held in Dubai along with Destination Partner Dubai Tourism and Hotel Partner Atlantis, The Palm, from March 27-29. The DWP Congress is a luxury closed-door by-invitation-only business platform that brings together more than 500 destination wedding specialists from over 70 countries under one roof.

Along with a stellar speaker line-up with names such as Preston Bailey (US), Vandana Mohan (India), Ali Bakhtiar (UAE), Fanny Ng (China) among many others, the upcoming edition of the DWP Congress will step into the world of awards by launching the DWP ACE Awards. Set to take place on the night of the glamorous Gala Dinner on March 29, the awards will highlight, honour and celebrate the extravagant work of the world’s top luxury wedding planners and suppliers globally.

With over nine categories and 16 awards to nominate from, the DWP ACE Awards is a platform that aims to bring into the forefront and give credibility to the crème-de la-crème of this dynamic multi-million dollar industry. “The highly anticipated DWP ACE Awards will honour and celebrate the brightest talent and best creativity in the globally diverse wedding industry. Designers, suppliers and planners spend hours to get their client expectation right and it is only fair to recognise the hard work amidst all the glitz and glamour. The introduction of DWP ACE Award is to confer, highlight outstanding talents, laudable initiatives and recognise the hard work of those in the luxury wedding and destination wedding industry,” said Ackash Jain, director of QNA International.

Nominations will be accepted till February 15 for luxurious destination weddings undertaken from the period January 1- December 31, 2018, and spread across the below nine categories.

For Wedding Planners:
Ace Planner Award (Domestic) – An award that recognises the most sought-after planner for 2018 in their own country.
Ace Planner Award (Globetrotter) – Recognising a wedding planner who has organised the most number of destination weddings outside their own country, i.e., in different destinations in 2018.
Social Buzz Award – The wedding with the largest social media imprint in 2018: the planner behind the most talked about wedding on social media with the most hashtags, likes & shares
Starry Affair Award – The award for the planner who was responsible for the biggest celebrity wedding that had everyone going gaga!
 
For Wedding Suppliers:
Capture Award – The award for creative excellence to the photographer who captured the most number of destination weddings in 2018
Destination Spotlight Award – For the videographer who beautifully captured the emotions of a wedding while highlighting the aesthetic beauty of the destination
Wedding Property of the Year Award – A hotel, chateau, villa or a venue that has made the biggest impact in the region in 2018 (Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, Indian Sub-Continent,  North & Central America, South America and Caribbean, Middle East and Africa)

For Media:
Blogger Award – Recognising the social media influencer/ blogger making a huge digital impact about all things weddings
Telly Wedding Show Award – The most popular TV series dedicated to weddings. The one that created the maximum buzz in the industry! - TradeArabia News Service




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