Wedded Week – the world’s largest global wedding event, celebrated both online and in-store, is fast approaching! This year, Wedded Wonderland is thrilled to be collaborating with a diverse range of professionals across various categories, including but not limited to wedding planning, design, photography, and content creation. These ambassadors are the beating heart of the wedding industry globally, and now Wedded Week, sharing a passion for weddings that matches our own, and a dedication to innovation and servicing their couples in the most magical way!

With great excitement, we introduce to you our esteemed Wedded Week ambassadors!

Oceania 

Alysia Bridger

Title: Director of Alysia Bridger Events

Website alysiabridgerevents.com.au

Instagram @alysiabridgerevents

Location: Based in Brisbane, Australia

Alysia Bridger Events is a Brisbane-based luxury Wedding and event planning, styling and design company. Director, Alysia Bridger has been recognised as one of the Top 20 Global Wedding Planners. Her expertise and vision is sought by many from around the world. Alysia has been guest speaker for celebrity floral designer Karen Tran in Phuket, Greece and London and travels globally to work her magic. Alysia and her team love working in the wedding and events industry and making memories to last a lifetime for their clients. 

Nadia Duran

Title: International Event, Planner, Designer and Producer

Website nadiaduran.com

Instagram @nadiaduran

Location: Based in Sydney, Australia

Nadia Duran plans, designs, styles and produces weddings and events all over Australia and internationally, including Royal weddings in Qatar, Fiji, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Thailand, UK, Mexico, among other exotic destinations. Multiple industry awards have recognised Nadia Duran experiences. She has received 3 Australian National Awards by the Australian Bridal Industry Academy as the best Wedding Decorative Hire Business in Australia. From weddings to corporate events and everything in between, Nadia Duran offers innovative ideas to transform your event into an incredible experience. 

Jimmy Naumovski

Title: Founder of Jimket Events

Website jimket.com.au

Instagram @jimketevents

Location: Based in Sydney, Australia

Jimmy has been living the passion for over 10 years, and believes that every event is a masterpiece waiting to be crafted. With no compromise on quality and impeccable attention to detail, a promise is made to meticulously curate your event and create leading personal experiences that are recognized globally and will leave a lasting impression for you and your guests. 

Diane Khoury 

Title: Director of DK Weddings & Events

Website dkevents.com.au

Instagram @dianekhouryweddingsandevents

Location: Based in Sydney, Australia

Diane Khoury Weddings and Events has been credited for revolutionizing the planning, styling and concept design of luxury weddings and events in Australia. With a passion for bespoke events and an appreciation for unique transformations. Diane’s Weddings stand out as masterpieces – easily spotted and loved through the Instagram feed. Sought after by celebrities and socialites alike, Diane continues to catapult the definition of celebrating love and luxury in Australia and internationally. 

Asia

Srikant Kanoi

Title: Co-Founder & Director of Operations of Ethereal Celebration Management

Website etherealcm.com

Instagram @ethereal.cm

Location: Based in India

Srikant is the founding Vice President of Karnataka Event Management Association, the Director of Grower Flower Council of India, the Vice President of India Florist Association, the Co-founder of Brandfluenzers, and the CEO of Nupur Dreamz & Ethereal Celebration Management. He strongly advocates the beautiful and upcoming locations within India and abroad, and the luxurious properties that are opening across these locations. He believes that each property has its own unique DNA, and the same needs to blend and match with the client’s needs. 

Frieha Altaf 

Title: CEO of Catwalk Event & PR

Website catwalk.net.pk

Instagram @catwalk_events

Location: Based in Pakistan

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the events services industry. Skilled in Event Planning, Advertising, Event Management, International Relations, and Management. Strong business development professional with a Diploma focused in Fashion Design from International Academy of Design, Ontario.

Nanya and Jess Tantapaiboon

Title: Co-Founders of The Wedding Bliss Thailand

Website theweddingblissthailand.com

Instagram @theweddingblissthailand

Location: Based in Thailand

Established in 2011 by the visionary sisters, Nanya and Jess Tantapaiboon, The Wedding Bliss Thailand has rapidly evolved into the luxury wedding planning company with international acclaim. Beyond a standard event organizer, they are storytellers who transform their clients dreams into timeless celebrations, curated with utmost care and attention to detail. 

Europe

Ines Nanić 

Title: Managing Director of Dubrovnik Event

Website dubrovnikevent.com

Instagram @inesdubrovnikevent

Location: Based in Croatia

Ines Nanić graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology Croatia in Dubrovnik in 2004 in Hospitality and Tourism and just graduated from the Masters of Science program in Service Leadership and Innovation at RIT. Ines established her event management company for tailor-made weddings and events for international clients in Dubrovnik back in 2008, as a pioneer in the event industry for destination clients in Croatia. Ines is today a trendsetter in destination weddings and is constantly looking for new challenges and ways to bring quality of service and guest experience to a higher level. Dubrovnik Event is today among market leaders in building a luxury tourism brand in Dubrovnik. 

Elizabeth Solaru 

Title: Founder of Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium

Website elizabethscakeemporium.com

Instagram @elizabethscakeemporium

Location: Based in London

Elizabeth Solaru, the visionary founder of Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium, is a luminary in the world of luxury cake design. Born with an innate passion for baking, Elizabeth turned her childhood love into a groundbreaking enterprise that has redefined the art of confectionery. A multi-award winning artist, Elizabeth’s accolades underscore her mastery in cake design, setting her apart as a celebrated figure in her field. As a sought-after speaker and educator, Elizabeth shares her expertise through workshops and speaking engagements, inspiring aspiring bakers and entrepreneurs worldwide. 

Cinzia Beretta & Valentina Pioltelli

Title: Bespoke Unique Weddings & Events

Website lakecomobespokeweddings.com

Instagram @bespokeuniqueweddings

Location: Based in Italy

Bespoke Unique Weddings are a wedding planning and designing agency specialized in crafting unique and bespoke weddings throughout Italy and Europe. With many years of experience in the luxury industry, fashion, architecture and design, they know the value of planning stylish events and have an eye for the very best. 

Tara Fay 

Title: Director of Tara Fay Events

Website tarafay.ie

Instagram @tarafayevents

Location: Based in Ireland

Tara and her team have been producing award-winning events for high profile and celebrity clients throughout Ireland, as well as the UK, Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and the Caribbean. She is known as the “Wedding Planner’s Wedding Planner”, and is a sought-after industry speaker. 

Rime Arodaky

Title: Founder of Rime Arodaky

Website rime-arodaky.com

Instagram @rimearodaky

Location: Based in Paris and New York City

Rime Arodaky was born and raised in Paris but with Syrian roots, Rime developed a perfect blend of effortless glamor, impeccable craftsmanship, and fashion-forward style. Rime started designing bridal gowns in 2011. She trained at the prestigious Chambre Syndicale de la Couture de Paris. Rime took her first steps with Sonia Rykiel, who left a forever print on her vision of the eternal Parisian, an “effortless, boyish yet sophisticated woman.” 

Hassan Anwar 

Title: Founder of Saffron Events

Website saffroneventsuk.com

Instagram @saffroneventsuk

Location: Based in the UK and Pakistan

Saffron Events UK is one of the UK’s most established and respected Asian event management and catering companies. With a wealth of experience in creating exclusive packages for weddings, themed events, corporate functions and privates, they are a one-stop event planning and management service. 

Bruce Russell

Title: Director of Bruce Russell Extraordinary Events

Website brucerussellevents.com

Instagram @brucerussellevents

Location: Based in the USA and the UK

Bruce Russell is an internationally-acclaimed wedding and event planner with offices in the Hamptons, New York, San Francisco, California, and London. He has been designing the inspired unimaginable for clients and couples around the globe for over a decade. Named one of the “Top Wedding Planners in the World” by Harper’s Bazaar US, he also co-starred on primetime wedding reality show, My Big Day Home or Away, on Ireland’s RTE2 Network. 

Gideon Hermosa

Title: Director of House of Hermosa

Instagram @gideonhermosa

Location: Based in the Philippines

Gideon Hermosa is today’s most in demand celebrity florist and events stylist. With a natural flair for creativity, Hermosa has taken the events industry in the Philippines and the world by storm, creating exquisitely detailed weddings and events beyond your wildest dreams.

Middle East

Yara Estephan

Title: Director of Yara Estephan Weddings & Events

Website yaraestephan.com

Instagram @yaraestephan

Location: Based in Beirut and Dubai

Yara Estephan is a wedding and event planner, specializing in creating and designing events worldwide. With a decade of professional expertise under her belt, Yara and her team specialize in guiding clients through every facet of their significant day. Their collaborative approach involves a team of experts, each specializing in specific aspects to ensure a comprehensive and seamless experience. 

Majeda and Sewar Bisharat

Title: Majeda – Founder and Creative Director of MY Event Design

Title: Sewar – Co-Founder and Events Director of MY Event Design

Website my-eventdesign.com

Instagram @myeventdesign

Location: Based in Jordan

MY Event Design is a full-fledged luxury event design, planning and management company established in 2008. With its headquarters in Amman, Jordan, it has covered events across the MENA region and Europe, and caters to clients internationally. From consultation and conceptualization to designing, planning and managing each event, the team is fully aware that the smallest detail matters. The company prides itself with its approach to each event with a keen eye for innovation and excellence. 

Zainab Alsalih 

Title: Founder and Creative Director of Carousel Events

Website carousel.ae

Instagram @carousel_weddings_events

Location: Based in Dubai

Zainab left a career in banking to merge her financial prowess with her creative flair. In 2008, she founded Carousel Events as a solution for creating luxurious and memorable events that bring people joy. Carousel quickly became one of the region’s best known companies for event design, and Zainab’s expertise is highly sought-after by those in the industry. Currently, she divides her time between Dubai, Italy, and Dallas, Texas. 

Arun Bablani 

Title: Founder of Vivaah Weddings

Website vivaahweddings.com

Instagram @weddingsbyvivaah

Location: Based in Dubai

For over a decade, the Vivaah Weddings team of experienced professionals have conceptualized, managed and delivered in excess of 250 weddings & events globally. Known as innovators and trendsetters, they offer their couple’s a way to blend the expected and much-loved traditions of a wedding with a unique twist and modern elements. 

Meltem Bayazit Tepeler

Title: Founder President of KM Events 

Website kmevents.com.tr

Instagram @kmeventsturkeydubai

Location: Based in Türkiye 

As an international destination luxury Event and Wedding Planner and founder of KM Events in Turkey and KM Events Beyond Luxury in Dubai, she does not only work in Turkey and UAE, but also organizes exclusive events and weddings in the region, like Azerbeijan, Greece, Europe and the other neighbour countries.

Jessy Karam

Title: Founder of Strawberries & Champagne

Website strawberries-and-champagne.com

Instagram @strawberriesandchampagne_

Location: Based in Beirut and Paris

Strawberries & Champagne is a full-service destination events management company. They are committed to designing and producing effective events and PR solutions with the highest quality results. 

Americas

JoAnn Gregoli 

Title: Founder of Elegant Occasions

Website elegantoccasionsbyjoanngregoli.com

Instagram @joanngregoli

Location: Based in the USA

After receiving her degree in Public Relations, she joined a PR firm where she planned events for many major corporations, as well as private events for corporate clients. By far, one of her most memorable and touching projects was assisting brides who lost wedding venues after the attacks on NYC on 9/11. 

Pervez Taufiq

Title: Founder of Ptaufiq Photography

Website ptaufiqphotography.com

Instagram @ptaufiqphotography

Location: Based in the USA and India

P.Taufiq is the award winning luxury photography and videography company from the U.S. Its founder, Pervez Taufiq, once a singer for a well known rock band, teamed up with his wife Nicole Taufiq, once an Internationally acclaimed model,  to build a global team that did more than 250 luxury weddings last year all over the world. Passionate about pushing the envelope and doing something different in the industry has been a focus for the company, and they’ve been on the forefront of finding and creating new technologies and methods to be able to give brides and grooms a rock star experience for their weddings. The P.Taufiq team can be found traveling the world  curating and creating imagery and videos for their brides and grooms that have become iconic, making them one of them one of the most highly sought after team in the world for luxury weddings.

Sacks Productions 

Title: President and Founder of Sacks Productions 

Website sacksproductions.com

Instagram @sacks_productions

Location: Based in Los Angeles, USA

Sacks Production, an internationally sought after event production company, understands the importance of life’s precious moments. Sharon Sacks and her team dedicate themselves to making each and every event “its own piece of art” and have applied this unique perspective to create memories for hundreds of clients worldwide. 

Angela Proffitt

Title: Founder of GSD Creative

Website angelaproffitt.com

Instagram @gsdcreative_

Location: Based in Tennessee, USA

Angela Proffitt is a dynamic productivity expert, renowned podcast host, and the creative mastermind behind crafting processes and designing unforgettable celebrity weddings and events. Her expertise has graced the screens of TLC and ABC Family, and her insights have been featured in the pages of People Magazine, Success Magazine, and US Weekly, among others. 

Ceci Johnson 

Title: Founder of Ceci New York

Website cecinewyork.com

Instagram @cecijohnson (Followers: 12.9K)

Location: Based in New York, USA

Ceci Johnson’s design agency, Ceci New York, is globally regarded as the leader in luxury invitation design. Ceci herself has been widely recognized as the founder of “Couture Invitation Design”. Her fashion-forward style and sophisticated aesthetic have lead her to be named by Tory Burch as a “Woman to Watch” and called by Anna Wintour of Vogue magazine, “a favorite designer.”

Selina Howard

Title: CEO of Vainglorious Brides

Website vaingloriousbrides.com

Instagram @vaingloriousbrides 

Location: Based in the USA

Vainglorious Brides is a boutique bridal styling solution for the modern bride. Selina Howard is a Creative Director and Stylist for Vainglorious Brides. She started out as an event planner but soon discovered her love for working with clients more intimately and ensuring that the most important aspect of their wedding (the dress) is exactly what they envision. 

Africa

Precious The Planner 

Title: Founder & CEO of Precious Celebrations

Website preciouscelebrations.co.za

Instagram @precioustheplanner

Location: Based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Precious Thamaga-Mazibuko commonly known as Precious The Planner is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and curates bespoke celebrations all over the world. Precious The Planner is one of Southern Africa’s top sought after Luxury Wedding Planner & Event Designer with over 14 years as a creative entrepreneur and 8 years experience in corporate. 

Christina Holt

Title: Founder of Wedding Concepts

Website weddingconcepts.co.za

Instagram @weddingconceptssa

Location: Based in South Africa

As South Africa’s premier Wedding Planners, they pride themselves in handcrafting weddings of distinction for a select and limited group of clients from across the globe. Having coordinated and managed over 400 unforgettable weddings, their internationally experienced team and network of the finest service providers, can help achieve everything their clients have ever dreamed of and more. 

Funke Bucknor-Obruthe

Title: Founder of Zapphaire Events

Website zapphaireevents.com

Instagram @zapphaire_events

Location: Based in Nigeria

Zapphaire Events is a bespoke event management company with a wealth of experience in event management, event solutions and coordination services for over 18 years, having planned, produced and coordinated over 1,000 events. 

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