R ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, MAR 22
Come April first week, it will be ‘Weddings Vows’ with a difference for 101 underprivileged couples, including differently-abled, in Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. The Chennai-based ‘Wedding Vows’ magazine organizes `WV Connect 2023’ to bring over 500 wedding planners under one roof at the scenic Mahabalipuram from across the globe.
Announcing this at a press conference on Tuesday, N DakshinaaMurthi, CEO, WV Connect, said, “Wedding Vows is organizing this kind of summit for over a decade. The purpose of organizing such summits is to connect wedding planners like decorators, caterers to event management etc. Already, a considerable no of wedding planners from various cities in India and across the globe have registered their participation and it is expected that the registration would cross 500.”
- ‘WV Connect 2023’ to bring over 500 wedding planners at scenic Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu
- Top players from the Indian wedding industry like Abhinav Bhagat, Parthip Thyagrarajan, Rajnish Rathi, Rituraj Khanna, Vijay Arora, Srikant Kanoi, Sima Taparia (Netflix fame) will be present at the summit: Vikram Cotah, CEO, GRT Hotels & Resorts Group
- Asia’s Largest B2B Wedding Summit to be held at GRT at Radisson Blu Temple Bay, from April 3 to 5
The summit has been organized at scenic Mahabalipuram to align with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to promote wedding destinations recently.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his post budget webinar expressed that “These days even the middle-class and upper-middle class are opting for destination weddings. Special packages can be announced for such destinations. This will encourage people to hold their wedding ceremony in different states, people from Gujarat will be excited to hold their rituals in Tamilnadu style,” Dhakshinamurthy added.
He said, the summit is also attracting top International wedding planners from around the world to showcase India as a wedding destination and what it can offer. To name a few, Meltem Bayazit Tepeler (Turkey), Gabriele Rizzi (Italy), Sakul Intakul (Thailand), Gideon Hermosa (Philippines), Hemant Dadlani (Sri Lanka).
Top players from the Indian wedding industry like Abhinav Bhagat, Parthip Thyagrarajan, Rajnish Rathi, Rituraj Khanna, Vijay Arora, Srikant Kanoi, Sima Taparia (Netflix fame) will be present at the summit.
Considered to be the Asia’s largest B2B Wedding Summit promises to promote destinations in India for weddings, with Mahabalipuram in the spotlight this season.
Around 50+ hotels and resorts along its coast, including the luxurious Radisson Blu Temple Bay, Mahabalipuram serves as a dream destination for traditional charm with a contemporary flair.
During the 3-day summit, members of the extended wedding fraternity will meet the game-changers, hobnob with the best in the business and experience an occasion like no other. It is a splendid opportunity to explore destination wedding properties in Mahabalipuram, engage with over 600 + wedding industry veterans, and numerous brands on display, where participants can attend over 18 hours of masterclasses and be inspired by fashion trends from top designers.
The Panel discussion will revolve around topics like Navigating the Post Covid Wedding Shift, the landscape of destination weddings, latest trends in photography, food & more!
The grand finale awards night will be hosted in collaboration with EY (Ernst & Young) as the official tabulators, and will honor the brightest minds of the wedding industry.
Vikram Cotah,CEO, GRT Hotels & Resorts Group; Aditya Motwane – Director, Motwane & Co; Srikant Kanoi, Vice President, Ethereal Celebration Management; Baisakhi Ghosh – Founder, Baisakhi Flower; Rakhi Kantaria – Founder, Rachoutsav Events; and N DakshinaaMurthi, CEO, WV Connect & Nandini Vijay, director of WV Connect jointly announced the upcoming WV Connect 2023- Asia’s Largest B2B Wedding Summit at GRT Grand Hotels, Chennai.
CSR initiative: 101 marriages to be solemnized for poor couples
As part of WV’s CSR initiative 101 Weddings to be solemnized on April 5, to fulfill the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to develop tourism industry, said N DakshinaaMurthi.
This will serve India and its culturally diverse states on a world platter as a preferred destination for weddings. Marriage of 101 couples, including the economically backward & differently abled, will be solemnized on free of cost, which would cost around Rs 1 crore.
This auspicious ceremony will set the cornerstone for making destination weddings accessible and not just a dream for millions of Indians. It will no longer be just for celebrities and the upper class but also cater to the other side of the spectrum. There’s always a pricey connotation attached to destination weddings and the majority only think of Udaipur or Lake Como. Just like Mahabalipuram, there are several other undiscovered gems that can offer a variety, be it for the luxurious or the budget segment”’ says N DakshinaaMurthi, CEO of Wedding Vows.
Nandini Vijay, Director of Wedding Vows, said it was N DakshinaaMurthi’s dream to get 101 couples married for free.
In the end, the highlight of the event was 4 couples were introduced out of 101 couples who are going to get married at Mahabalipuram.
WV Connect 2023 is happening at Radisson Blu Temple Bay Mahabalipuram on April 3, 4, & 5.
Those who wish to participate can visit www.wvconnect.in or write to hello@wvconnect.in
