Could someone in your area be set to win the Wrapit Wedding Industry Awards?

Wrapit announced the national finalists for the South region last night. The event took place at The Living Room in Islington as part of the second Wrapit Wedding Industry Awards, sponsored by Condé Nast Brides and Wedgwood, in association with The National Wedding Show.

The awards are designed to find the best wedding suppliers in the country. Selection is based on feedback from their customers. There have been three Regional Awards ceremonies, in Manchester (22nd Jan), Birmingham (23rd Jan) and London (30th Jan) at which the national finalists were announced.

Finalists are now invited to the glamorous National Awards Ceremony in London at Claridge’s on the evening of Wednesday 20th February 2008.

The winners will be chosen by a distinguished panel of judges - including Pepita Diamand, Wrapit’s founder and retail director, Brides’ editor Deborah Joseph, Moira Gavin, the Chief Executive of Wedgwood and Alexandra Campos, the National Wedding Show’s Marketing Manager.

The national finalists for the South region:

BRIDAL DRESS RETAILER
London Bride Couture, Miss Bush Bridalwear

BRIDAL DRESS DESIGNER
Louise Selby, Ritva Westenius, Suzanne Neville Group

BRIDAL ACCESSORIES
Emmy, Little Bevan Ltd

WEDDING VENUE
Stoke Park Club, Waddesdon Manor

WEDDING PLANNER
Perry’s The Wedding Company, The Pink Pumpkin

FLORIST
Cindy Kirkland at Creative Works, Pollen Nation, Tiger Rose Floral Design

PHOTOGRAPHER
Barney Jones Photography, Damian Bailey Photography, Keith Appleby Photography

WEDDING CAKE
Little Venice Cake Company, Peggy Porschen Cakes

WEDDING STATIONERY
Lollipop Designs, Ruth Kaye Design, Two by Two Weddings

WEDDING CATERER
Food Show Ltd, Jacaranda Catering, The Galloping Gourmet

HAIR & BEAUTY
Beautyarray, Elle au Naturel, Sarah Brock for Daniel Sandler

ENTERTAINMENT
5 Consultants and Their Fish, Classic Nomad Disco & Light Show Experience, Function Junction

WEDDING CARRIAGES
Mechgem Luxury Wedding Cars Ltd

MENSWEAR
Hugh Harris, Tux ‘N’ Tails

SPECIAL TOUCHES
Artful Splodgers, First Dance Ltd, The Wedding Lounge

Pepita Diamand, Wrapit’s founder & retail director, says: “We are pleased to have had such a great response among wedding suppliers and couples alike. This year, we have had more than double the entries of 2007. Almost 7000 votes were received by brides and grooms for their suppliers.”

To find out more: www.wrapitawards.co.uk.

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Wedding Industry Awards - The 15 categories are: Bridal Dress Retailer, Bridal Dress Designer, Bridal Accessories, Wedding Venue, Wedding Planner, Florist, Photographer, Wedding Cake, Wedding Stationery, Wedding Caterer, Entertainment, Hair and Beauty, Wedding Carriages, Menswear and Special Touches.

Size and number of clients are not key factors and the focus is on great customer service, so all suppliers – big or small, new or well established – have a chance of winning.

All wedding suppliers had to enter the Awards before their customers could vote for them. They had to demonstrate that they provide ‘outstanding service’, ‘excellent product quality’, ‘great value for money’ and that they have ‘the willingness to go that extra mile’.

Wrapit plc has 15 showrooms nationwide - in London’s West End and Wandsworth, Beaconsfield, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Canterbury, Darlington, Glasgow, Harrogate, Manchester, Newbury, Newcastle, Northampton and Norwich. It launched the most advanced wedding list website in the world in May 2001. This can be found at www.wrapit.co.uk

Through its ‘virtual department store’ Wrapit offers a wide product range. Couples can choose from over 400 brands and over 40,000 products, including all the leading brands as well as more unusual gifts. Wrapit prides itself on providing exceptional service. Each couple gets a personal consultant who provides help and advice from the beginning to end of the process.

This is supported by the online facility, which allows the couple to create and manage their list online although many prefer to create their wedding list with the help of their personal consultant over a glass of wine in the relaxed atmosphere of a Wrapit showroom.

The website also makes life easier for the guests, who can view, choose and purchase a gift online at any time and from anywhere in the world. Wrapit also caters for those guests who do not wish to buy online and copies of the list can be sent out and gifts bought over the phone or in person.

Pepita Diamand is happy to give tips & advice and talk about style trends. For a regular copy of Pepita’s Top 5 monthly gift selections see contact details below.

For further information and images, please contact Silke Lohmann, Wrapit PR department on 020 8877 6385 or 07932 618754 or slohmann@wrapit.co.uk.