Wrapit announces venue for Wedding Industry Awards

The first Wrapit Wedding Industry Awards, in association with Condé Nast Brides and Wedgwood, will be held at The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Portland Place, W1 on the evening of Tuesday 20th February 2007.

RIBA will stage the Awards ceremony and champagne reception in its impressive Florence Hall and Charlton House Catering Services will offer guests a taste of its gourmet catering.

The Awards will recognise excellence across 12 categories within the wedding industry voted for by brides and grooms. Each category will have five finalists, which will be selected based on the quality of votes received. The finalists will be announced on the Awards website on Monday 22nd January 2007.

The winners will then be chosen by the panel of judges - consisting of Pepita Diamand, Wrapit's founder and retail director, Brides' editor Deborah Joseph and Nick Robinson, Wedgwood's managing director Europe & UK wholesale.

Samantha Ezro, Wrapit's head of marketing, says: "We are thrilled to launch the Wrapit Wedding Industry Awards with the support of Brides and Wedgwood and are delighted to have found a very glamorous venue for the Awards reception."

The closing date for entries is Friday 8th December 2006 and all reviews must be received by the 22nd December 2006.

To apply check out: www.wrapitawards.co.uk.

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The 12 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.

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 need to enter the Awards before their customers can vote for them and they have to have offices or an outlet in London or the Home Counties. They will need 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'.

It's £60 to enter which also entitles the supplier to two tickets (£30 each) for the Awards reception. Entrants will be supplied with marketing literature to encourage past and present customers to vote for them on the website.





Wrapit plc has 14 showrooms nationwide - in London's West End and Wandsworth, Beaconsfield, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Canterbury, Darlington, Glasgow, Harrogate, Liverpool, Manchester, 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.